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Today's Bluegrass Playlist
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myergin
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Just joined this sight a few months ago and just saw this thread... so I had to post after seeing this. I think was the first vinyl album I bought. Anything Tony Rice does I will always be a fan of.
Tony Rice ~ The Bluegrass Album Volume Four (Rounder, '85)
US
Welcome to the thread specifically and the community at large.
Anyone who bought The Bluegrass Album for their first LP is more than welcome to the thread. I, too am a big fan of Tony Rice, I have a good collection of him on Vinyl and CD. I just wish Unit Of Measure were available on vinyl.
Are you familiar with Backwaters? One of my favorite LPs.
pmsummer
simul justus et peccator
Welcome, sir! Pull up a chair and set awhile.
I had no idea that Jorma played Bluegrass.
BLUE COUNTRY HEART
Jorma Kaukonen
Columbia
pmsummer
simul justus et peccator
I think I called it 'Blues Grass', as that's really the angle he comes from (acoustic blues), but on a few cuts, and with the players he has on the recording, it's definitely into the bluegrass wing of things.
On CD:
Ronnie Bowman, Starting Over
I heard it on the local Bluegrass station and had to buy it. The title cut has Ronnie Bowman, Barry Bales, Dan Tyminski and Jerry Douglas on it. I knew I liked the Dobro work there.
Ronnie Bowman, Starting Over
I heard it on the local Bluegrass station and had to buy it. The title cut has Ronnie Bowman, Barry Bales, Dan Tyminski and Jerry Douglas on it. I knew I liked the Dobro work there.
flyz51
dipolar since 1990
But is it bluegrass?
The Duhks - The Duhks
Sugar Hill SUG-CD-3997 (2005)
Canadian ensemble out of Winnipeg, Manitoba - this release covers a very wide range of material. Overall, there's a strong bluegrass inflection throughout. If I had to put a percentage on it, I'd say 30% bluegrass and 40% Celtic that includes Scottish, Irish and Breton sources, in other words much the same oral traditions that gave rise to bluegrass on American soil. Other influences such as gospel, spirituals and a bit of country blues along with more straight ahead folk just add to the blend.
Béla Fleck was one of the producers for this release. Guest musicians included Fleck, Edgar Meyer and Victor Wooten. This is a wonderful recording by a very talented group of musicians that were not only keeping the flame alive, but adding new fuel to the fire.
A caveat, one of the songs - Four Blue Walls - is a much more graphic and visceral work lyrically than one normally sees in this tradition. It's a harrowing tale of an incest victim exacting retribution on the perpetrator and the repercussions after doing so. It's a remarkable and chilling piece of work that may not be for everybody.
The Duhks - The Duhks
Sugar Hill SUG-CD-3997 (2005)
Canadian ensemble out of Winnipeg, Manitoba - this release covers a very wide range of material. Overall, there's a strong bluegrass inflection throughout. If I had to put a percentage on it, I'd say 30% bluegrass and 40% Celtic that includes Scottish, Irish and Breton sources, in other words much the same oral traditions that gave rise to bluegrass on American soil. Other influences such as gospel, spirituals and a bit of country blues along with more straight ahead folk just add to the blend.
Béla Fleck was one of the producers for this release. Guest musicians included Fleck, Edgar Meyer and Victor Wooten. This is a wonderful recording by a very talented group of musicians that were not only keeping the flame alive, but adding new fuel to the fire.
A caveat, one of the songs - Four Blue Walls - is a much more graphic and visceral work lyrically than one normally sees in this tradition. It's a harrowing tale of an incest victim exacting retribution on the perpetrator and the repercussions after doing so. It's a remarkable and chilling piece of work that may not be for everybody.
pmsummer
simul justus et peccator
I just heard of this in the last week. Is it more like Thile or Meyer?
And PM, I just saw the Dillards on Andy Griffin Tuesday.
And PM, I just saw the Dillards on Andy Griffin Tuesday.
...this gem could be posted in any one of for or five different genres...
Edgar Meyer & Chris Thile - Edgar Meyer & Chris Thile
Nonesuch 512586-2 (2008)
flyz51
dipolar since 1990
David Grisman & Tony Rice - Tone Poems
The Sounds Of The Great Vintage Guitars & Mandolins
Acoustic Disc ACD-10 (1994)
Audio and visual porn for vintage instrument lovers everywhere :drool:
I haven't heard enough other material by either of them to judge that appropriately. Everything on the CD was written by the two of them together, and they share the spotlight equally throughout. Their collaboration on this release is the real star here IMO.
I just bookmarked it to buy when I'm back from vacation.
BlindBoyGrnt
Nullius in verba
Hmmm... that's "at Ojai" -- looks like a good'un.