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  1. 12-16-2011, 11:15 PM #1
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    Default Bluegrass Anyone?

    I was feeling kind of hillbilly...uh...I mean Appalacian American so I decided on a little Bluegrass to warm up for my Friday night shave. Stumbled across these guys and thought to myself, "Gee, this are really young kids." but man they can JAM. I was also quite surprised that they're from New Jersey. I thought banjos were illegal up there. Anyway here they are:
    The Sleepy Man Banjo Boys - YouTube


    Of course the obligatory Hee Haw clip. IMHO, Roy Clark is terminally underrated as a musician. He can play about anything and is one of the greatest guitar players that ever lived. His version of Malaguena will have to wait for another night. This here is some good banjo pickin'
    Roy Clark and Bobby Thompson - YouTube


    Still one of the sickest versions of Foggy Mountain Breakdown seen to date
    Earl Scruggs & Steve Martin - Foggy Mountain Breakdown (Best - YouTube


    Being a Florida boy, this has always been one of my favorite songs. Roy Clark showing his fiddle chops (along with those pork chops growing on his face.)
    Roy Clark - Orange Blossom Special - YouTube


    And last but certainly not least, a great song which in my estimation is the best part of a really good movie
    Soggy Bottom Boys- I Am A Man Of Constant Sorrow - YouTube


    Now I'm off for the Friday night shave. Cheers Felllas! Enjoy!
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    Quote Originally Posted by 1OldGI View Post
    I was feeling kind of hillbilly...uh...I mean Appalacian American
    I was disappointed when I went down south and east a few years ago. I had a hard time finding me some hillbillies. I know many more her in MN. Maybe I just know where to look! It ain't an Appalachian only thing. LOL

    Good music!
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    Delaney Brothers: Central NY acoustic music band

    Ray was "grand-dad" for quite a bit so I grew up with Bluegrass. Kind of funny since we grew up in upstate NY. Also my first guitar teacher.

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    When I talk to folks about Bluegrass, what almost always comes to their mind is "I Am A Man Of Constant Sorrow" which they remember from the movie "O Brother Where Art Thou".

    I had the privillege to meet the Father of Bluegrass Bill Monroe in person and one of my favorite songs of his is "Footprints In The Snow"

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    OldGI, this one is for the both of us.



    These are for the new generations





    This one is a fine bridge



    There are tons of good music out there.
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    Quote Originally Posted by hornm View Post
    Ray was "grand-dad" for quite a bit so I grew up with Bluegrass. Kind of funny since we grew up in upstate NY. Also my first guitar teacher.
    Great tunes! must have been quite a childhood growing up around talent like that.

    Quote Originally Posted by erickson View Post
    I had the privillege to meet the Father of Bluegrass Bill Monroe in person and one of my favorite songs of his is "Footprints In The Snow"
    Another fantastic tune by a legend in Bluegrass and (dare I say) country music as a whole.

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    OldGI, this one is for the both of us....There are tons of good music out there.
    My older brother turned me on to Old and In the Way more years ago than I care to admit. We were both just kids at the time. Now he's an older old fart than me.
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    Tough to talk bluegrass without mentioning Allison Krauss, who has the best voice in music, bar none:
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    We got a few hillbillies up here as well

    Here's a couple from a Norwegian Country/Bluegrass band called Ila Auto, first one is in english, the last two is in norwegian.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dpk-Hk4pqb4


    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=682BAiOiPYk


    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMlzkKxv-Fs
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    I love Bill Monroe, Flatt & Scruggs and especially the Stanley Brothers but for some old timey in the style that gave birth to the bluegrass ......

    "Intermediate WV Clawhammer Banjo" Instructional DVD Sample - Kitchen Girl - YouTube


    The Rambling Boy - YouTube


    Two Songs by Roscoe Holcomb - YouTube
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    Quote Originally Posted by HNSB View Post
    Tough to talk bluegrass without mentioning Allison Krauss, who has the best voice in music, bar none:
    Oh but I must disagree. I can't fault your choice, not a bit. But during the "Oh Brother" tour, Patty sang them all off the stage. She's amazing recorded, but you have to hear her sing live to know what I'm talking about.



    And if that don't bury you, this one will. I wanted to find her version of "Cheap Whiskey" and couldn't.

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