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know1know1 Posts: 6,794
edited May 2007 in Other Music
Does anyone else like Bluegrass Music? Over the past several years, I find myself listening to it and enjoying it more and more. The musicianship is amazing. I wouldn't say that I could listen to it constantly, but I sure enjoy it periodically.
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  • rhinomagicrhinomagic Charlottesville, VA Posts: 2,552
    I'm no bluegrass scholar, but I do enjoy Alison Krauss & Union Station. Rhonda Vincent & the Rage are good, too.

    They're not strictly bluegrass, but I also dig Nickel Creek and Old Crow Medicine Show.

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  • normnorm Posts: 31,146
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrlqQ1_vZVE

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhenZCbUb_g
  • know1know1 Posts: 6,794
    cutback wrote:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrlqQ1_vZVE

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhenZCbUb_g

    Yeah - that's the kind of stuff I like. I didn't know that Steve Martin played the banjo that well.
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  • markymark550markymark550 Columbia, SC Posts: 5,177
    I'm being serious when I say this....you need to take a trip to the Appalachian Mountains. You should be able to find some good live Bluegrass music.
  • desandrewsdesandrews Posts: 143
    The Little Grasscals is a good compilation CD.
    Del McCoury is great.
    Doc Watson is also a good one.

    I too enjoy Nickel Creek but only have one of their CDs. I like the old school Flatt & Scruggs, Foggy Mountain Breakdown type stuff. Fingers moving 100 miles a minute and the harmonies... I wish I had the real high bluegrass voice, that'd be awesome.
  • know1know1 Posts: 6,794
    desandrews wrote:
    The Little Grasscals is a good compilation CD.
    Del McCoury is great.
    Doc Watson is also a good one.

    I too enjoy Nickel Creek but only have one of their CDs. I like the old school Flatt & Scruggs, Foggy Mountain Breakdown type stuff. Fingers moving 100 miles a minute and the harmonies... I wish I had the real high bluegrass voice, that'd be awesome.

    Yeah - that's the stuff I like too. Thanks for the suggestions. I also like Ralph Stanley quite a bit. Even his A capella songs.

    I was just listening to a Del McCoury song on Slacker.com
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  • desandrewsdesandrews Posts: 143
    markymark550 wrote:
    I'm being serious when I say this....you need to take a trip to the Appalachian Mountains. You should be able to find some good live Bluegrass music.

    Anywhere in VA? I live in Chicago but am on a temporary assignment in Fairfax through the end of the year. We went camping in the Blue Ridge mountains a couple of weekends ago, it was beautiful. If you know of any particular places within driving distance, pass them on, I would love to check it out while I'm here.

    It's funny that you say that too, because when we were driving to the mountains I had this overwhelming compulsion to play the one Nickel Creek CD that I have.
  • ballbagballbag Posts: 69
    yonder mountain string band.

    *slaps knee*

    *taps foot*
  • know1know1 Posts: 6,794
    markymark550 wrote:
    I'm being serious when I say this....you need to take a trip to the Appalachian Mountains. You should be able to find some good live Bluegrass music.

    Not that I was watching it, but I had on public television last night and they had a Bluegrass band and I listened to it while I went about my business in the house. They were called Hog Operation.

    There are bluegrass festivals and shows every weekend if you're near the Appalachians at all (KY, VA, TN, etc.)
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  • desandrewsdesandrews Posts: 143
    know1 wrote:
    Yeah - that's the stuff I like too. Thanks for the suggestions. I also like Ralph Stanley quite a bit. Even his A capella songs.

    I was just listening to a Del McCoury song on Slacker.com


    I love watching old episodes of Andy Griffith where the one family comes down out of the mountains into Mayberry every once in a while. They've got the dad, who is Uncle Jesse from the Dukes of Hazzard I believe, a bunch of sons and one pretty fine daughter. None of the sons ever talk, the daughter's always hitting on Andy and they'll all be riding in the back of the pickup truck just playing away and singing. Ahhh, good stuff.
  • Boss302Boss302 Posts: 69
    I grew up in south central PA, near Gettysburg and we have bluegrass festivals throughout the summer.

    Actually this weekend I'm going to a memorial day/college graduation party featuring a very good bluegrass band out of northern maryland.
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  • hendrix78hendrix78 Posts: 507
    I'm gonna plug my buddy's bluegrass band here. They're called Old School Freight Train and they are damn good. They play sort of modern bluegrass and latin jazz. Their lineup is acoustic guitar, banjo, fiddle, mandolin, and percussion. They're signed to Dave Grisman's label and he guests on mandolin on their debut album.
  • markymark550markymark550 Columbia, SC Posts: 5,177
    know1 wrote:
    There are bluegrass festivals and shows every weekend if you're near the Appalachians at all (KY, VA, TN, etc.)
    Yeah, that's what I was referencing. Add in NC as well...one of the better bluegrass staples that I've been to is this: http://www.franklinnc.com/pickin.html
  • normnorm Posts: 31,146
    markymark550 wrote:
    I'm being serious when I say this....you need to take a trip to the Appalachian Mountains. You should be able to find some good live Bluegrass music.

    :D

    i love that you had to qualify your statement......:p
  • markymark550markymark550 Columbia, SC Posts: 5,177
    desandrews wrote:
    Anywhere in VA? I live in Chicago but am on a temporary assignment in Fairfax through the end of the year. We went camping in the Blue Ridge mountains a couple of weekends ago, it was beautiful. If you know of any particular places within driving distance, pass them on, I would love to check it out while I'm here.

    It's funny that you say that too, because when we were driving to the mountains I had this overwhelming compulsion to play the one Nickel Creek CD that I have.
    I'm sure there are some good ones in Virginia, but I don't know of them. A quick google search produced:
    http://www.gravesmountain.com/bluegrass.htm
    http://www.christopherrunbluegrass.com/
    http://www.vabluegrass.com/Venues.html

    looks like that last link provides info for the whole state

    And I love the Blue Ridge mountains. Travelling up near the Parkway this weekend. :)
  • markymark550markymark550 Columbia, SC Posts: 5,177
    cutback wrote:
    :D

    i love that you had to qualify your statement......:p
    :p

    If I don't qualify it, people probably roll their eyes and think to themselves, "What is that hick/redneck talking about?" :rolleyes:
  • normnorm Posts: 31,146
    markymark550 wrote:
    :p

    If I don't qualify it, people probably roll their eyes and think to themselves, "What is that hick/redneck talking about?" :rolleyes:


    haha....or just think of this guy....:D:D
  • ZanneZanne Posts: 899
    rhinomagic wrote:
    I'm no bluegrass scholar, but I do enjoy Alison Krauss & Union Station. Rhonda Vincent & the Rage are good, too.

    They're not strictly bluegrass, but I also dig Nickel Creek and Old Crow Medicine Show.

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    Old Crow Medicine Show kicks butt. I like Alison Krauss as well.
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  • desandrewsdesandrews Posts: 143
    markymark550 wrote:
    I'm sure there are some good ones in Virginia, but I don't know of them. A quick google search produced:
    http://www.gravesmountain.com/bluegrass.htm
    http://www.christopherrunbluegrass.com/
    http://www.vabluegrass.com/Venues.html

    looks like that last link provides info for the whole state

    And I love the Blue Ridge mountains. Travelling up near the Parkway this weekend. :)

    Sweet. Thanks. I was actually just googling myself but hadn't run across the last one. Camping and bluegrass, what could be better.
  • edmosquitoedmosquito Posts: 69
    Check out Old and In The Way (Band and Album)
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  • off_the_recordoff_the_record Posts: 843
    ballbag wrote:
    yonder mountain string band.

    *slaps knee*

    *taps foot*

    those guys are awesome.

    del mccoury band, old crow medicine show, and the "grandfather" bill monroe are also great.
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    I love me some Hayseed Dixie.:)
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  • alpittalpitt Posts: 91
    I'm a pretty big Nickel Creek fan, all 3 albums are good stuff. Chris Thile, the mandolinist has some solo albums that are really great. He's a ridiculously amazing musician, should see him live just go at it. Awesome.
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  • merkinballmerkinball Posts: 2,262
    edmosquito wrote:
    Check out Old and In The Way (Band and Album)

    Beat me to it. Great album, turned me on to bluegrass. Stanley Brothers are a great intro to bluegrass too.
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