Red Henry (of The Murphy Method family of Murphy Henry) posted this a few weeks ago on his Facebook page.
Red gives a very good demonstration of Monroe Style Mandolin by playing "Whiskey Before Breakfast". For those of you who think that Bill Monroe and this style is "sloppy", you're missing it! Lots going on here under the hood(staggered 16th notes, blues-like phrasings, etc), and the "drive" is in the right hand!.
On a side note, Red is the owner of and playing Randy Wood #1, which is a Loar tribute mandolin that Bill Monroe said was the "closest" mandolin he ever heard compared to his July 9, 23' Loar in it's tonal qualities.
We each have our preferences in mandolin playing style, and there is no good or bad, right or wrong! For me though, this says everything I desire to be about on the manlin'!
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