Members Davepch Posted January 10, 2008 Members Share Posted January 10, 2008 hi alli recently answered an add for bluegrass players (begginers welcome, that's where i come in:)) and wondered if anyone out there could point me in the right direction, as far as good quality bluegrass music to listen to? any help appreciateddave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tkris Posted January 10, 2008 Members Share Posted January 10, 2008 you could start with bill monroe. i'm no expert but some of the artists i like include jimmy martin, flatt & scruggs, stanley bros., del mccoury, old & in the way. that's just scratching the surface. then there's so-called newgrass, which would include david grisman, sam bush, bela fleck. i'm sure others here could list lots more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Davepch Posted January 10, 2008 Author Members Share Posted January 10, 2008 thanks for the tips ps love the avatar, always smile when i see that, it took me years to find out elvis did that first after only being familiar with the clash's "london calling" album cover tribute?/rip-off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members daklander Posted January 10, 2008 Members Share Posted January 10, 2008 Here're a couple of sources that will have some good information:Bluegrass GuitarBluegrass CountryBluegrass WorksInternational Bluegrass Music Association Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Davepch Posted January 10, 2008 Author Members Share Posted January 10, 2008 Here're a couple of sources that will have some good information:Bluegrass GuitarBluegrass CountryBluegrass WorksInternational Bluegrass Music Association cool thanks man, lots of great info there and a bucket load of tabs, will try to get some of the songs to make the tabs useful:thu: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AndrewGG Posted January 10, 2008 Members Share Posted January 10, 2008 Try 'Rounder Bluegrass Guitar' (Rounder CD 11576) for a sampler of many different players and styles: Clarence White Tony Rice David Grier Wyatt Rice Norman Blake Doc Watson Russ Barenberg Dan Crary Mark O'Connor Scott Nygaard Peter McLaughlin, etc. It's a good intro to bluegrass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members totamus Posted January 10, 2008 Members Share Posted January 10, 2008 Bill Monroe is an acquired taste. He is the originator of Bluegrass music, but to my ears, his music sounds best when others are performing it.Check these out Emmy Lou Harris and the Nash Ramblers: Live at the RymanRicky Skaggs: Bluegrass Rules!Rhonda Vincent and the Rage: Ragin LivePeter Rowan and the Nashville Bluegrass Band: New Moon RisingOld and in the Way (Jerry Garcia on banjo!, Peter Rowan, Dave Grisman) Those are incredible CDs... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AndrewGG Posted January 10, 2008 Members Share Posted January 10, 2008 Bill Monroe is an acquired taste. He is the originator of Bluegrass music, but to my ears, his music sounds best when others are performing it.Check these outEmmy Lou Harris and the Nash Ramblers: Live at the RymanRicky Skaggs: Bluegrass Rules!Rhonda Vincent and the Rage: Ragin LivePeter Rowan and the Nashville Bluegrass Band: New Moon RisingOld and in the Way (Jerry Garcia on banjo!, Peter Rowan, Dave Grisman)Those are incredible CDs... I agree with you about Monroe; he's pretty much for the purist! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Minstrel Posted January 10, 2008 Members Share Posted January 10, 2008 Hot Buttered Rum:thu: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members outdoorgb Posted January 10, 2008 Members Share Posted January 10, 2008 I have been a fan of Ricky Skaggs for 20 years. Saw him twice at BG festivals around Portland. Great outdoor summertime fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dhoenisch Posted January 10, 2008 Members Share Posted January 10, 2008 The Grascals have two guitar players that are just awesome. Plenty of guitar solos in their songs. You may want to give them a listen. Here's a link to their website: http://www.grascals.com/ Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cozmo Posted January 10, 2008 Members Share Posted January 10, 2008 Once you get past all of her ballady stuff, Alison Krauss and Union Station is a great group. Check out their live album. There's some stuff on there that'll blow your mind. I always skip over the ballads and go straight for songs like "Choctaw Hayride" and "Take Me For Longing." Alison Krauss is an incredibly underrated fiddle player, and her entire band is made up of first-class musicians (especially Jerry Douglas on Dobro). Then there's always Doc Watson, Ralph Stanley (whose banjo playing has been called "manic"), Flatt and Scruggs, et al. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bernie P. Posted January 10, 2008 Members Share Posted January 10, 2008 For BG git you cant do better than Tony Rice,Ricky Scaggs or Doc Watson.For something a little different try Bela Fleck.He's a banjo pik'r but it's great stuff.Flatt and Scruggs is great for trad style as are the Dillards (Andy Griffith) but Earl does some neat stuff with others thats non trad.Any of the others mentioned are excellent as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members totamus Posted January 10, 2008 Members Share Posted January 10, 2008 For instrumentals the three best albums that I know of are John McEuen String Wizards Ricky Skaggs: Instrumentals Mark O'Conner: Heroes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bjorn-fjord Posted January 10, 2008 Members Share Posted January 10, 2008 I find that the very traditional bluegrass begins to grate on me after a while. I know I'm a heathen, no need to point it out.It's just a little too thematically silimilar if you catch my drift. Too much "Dear Lord", "Golly Gee" for my liking. But I do love the music. I just wish some of it had a little more edge. My favorite bluegrass album so far is The Mountain by Steve Earle/Del McCoury. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members totamus Posted January 10, 2008 Members Share Posted January 10, 2008 I find that the very traditional bluegrass begins to grate on me after a while. I know I'm a heathen, no need to point it out. It's just a little too thematically silimilar if you catch my drift. Too much "Dear Lord", "Golly Gee" for my liking. But I do love the music. I just wish some of it had a little more edge. My favorite bluegrass album so far is The Mountain by Steve Earle/Del McCoury. +1000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Samilyn Posted January 10, 2008 Members Share Posted January 10, 2008 If you have some traditional/old timey bluegrass CDs but need lyrics, here's a good site:http://www.bluegrasslyrics.com/index.cfm.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cheeseadiddle Posted January 10, 2008 Members Share Posted January 10, 2008 I've always thought of Gillian Welch as sort of a folk/bluegrass fusion. Especially her first two albums, Revival and Hell Among the Yearlings. Good stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RedsFan75 Posted January 10, 2008 Members Share Posted January 10, 2008 If you want to push the limits check out Missy Raines and Jim Hurst. Saw them perform, She is amazing, he's not too bad either, but they can combine bluegrass and Jazz to a bit. Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver is one of my favorite groups. Here's a link to the Video of his latest release.http://www.cmt.com/videos/doyle-lawson/197572/sadies-got-her-new-dress-on.jhtml Edit! Oh, and check out the link in my sig to the Music Moose. Great site with some good videos and lessons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Davepch Posted January 10, 2008 Author Members Share Posted January 10, 2008 thanks for the tips, plenty of stuff there to get me going, will do a you tube search on some of those guys and try to pick up a cd or 2 dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Samilyn Posted January 10, 2008 Members Share Posted January 10, 2008 If you're interested in delving into some very old bluegrass, there is a 5-CD set of The Carter Family - 1927 to 1934. A lot of stuff was written by the A.P. Carter, but the story has it that he used to travel around the backwoods asking people to play their music. Then they recorded the songs. If nothing else, check out the track list, then search YouTube for performances of the songs to get a feel for the real old stuff and how people may have modernized it. The traditional music grates on some people's nerves, but it's as "grassroots" as it gets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members daklander Posted January 11, 2008 Members Share Posted January 11, 2008 You might look for some New Grass Revival stuff to listen to as well. Certainly not traditional bluegrass by any means.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MaxVolume Posted January 11, 2008 Members Share Posted January 11, 2008 Keb' Mo' Ricky Skaggs David Holt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tkris Posted January 11, 2008 Members Share Posted January 11, 2008 +1 on "the mountain" by steve earle and the del mccoury band. a great album. there's also a live bootleg out there somewhere when they were touring in sweden that is really great. i would agree bill monroe is an acquired taste but one worth acquiring. a real gem is a live album he did with doc watson in the early 60s called "Live Recordings 1963-1980: Off the Record Volume 2." two masters just shredding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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