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recommend me some modern Bluegrass type stuff

dunkmandunkman Posts: 19,646
edited October 2007 in Other Music
please... i love Bluegrass, but i can never find any modern take on it... i read a great article in Word magazine about some festival they did in the Colorado mountains and it looked beautiful... but i cant remember the names of any of the performers.

so, anything spring to mind?

thanks :)
oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
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  • chimechime Posts: 7,839
    I have no idea :o

    But is it one of the festivals listed on this site http://www.bluegrass.com/ ... may have the artist info ... also appears to have some podcasts (I can't look at work) ...

    Apologies if above site is no use :p

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  • dunkmandunkman Posts: 19,646
    Chime wrote:
    I have no idea :o

    But is it one of the festivals listed on this site http://www.bluegrass.com/ ... may have the artist info ... also appears to have some podcasts (I can't look at work) ...

    Apologies if above site is no use :p

    Oh and hi!


    its on there!!!!

    Telluride Festival in Colorado..

    weird headliners though... Counting Crows blokey, Emmylou Harris and Bonnie Raitt? :confused:

    anyway, thanks for that Chimicus... and hi back :);)
    oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
  • reeferchiefreeferchief Posts: 3,569
    I reccomend Hayseed Dixie, they mainly do covers of rock and metal stuff as well as some original stuff.
    They do blugrass versions of Ace of Spades, Walk This Way, loads of AC/DC stuff and allsorts really even that Outkast song Roses, a good fun band to listen to.:)
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  • dunkmandunkman Posts: 19,646
    reeferchief wrote:
    I reccomend Hayseed Dixie, they mainly do covers of rock and metal stuff as well as some original stuff.
    They do blugrass versions of Ace of Spades, Walk This Way, loads of AC/DC stuff and allsorts really even that Outkast song Roses, a good fun band to listen to.:)


    yeah i've seen those guys on various TV shows and stuff.. i like them but they are a bit gimmicky.. :o good fun though :D
    oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
  • Oh, JimmyOh, Jimmy Posts: 957
    Get some Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, Bela is a pretty good banjo player and Vic Wooten makes about the nastiest bass noise you have ever heard.

    Not a big follower of them, but have heard these 2 guys guesting on several occasions. Get Patchwork Quilt from the Lesh and Friends album "There and Back Again" or from the Deepest End for Govt Mule. Get Amazing Grace by Vic Wooten.
  • TrixieCatTrixieCat Posts: 5,756
    I love bluegrass.
    This website is one of my faves.
    http://www.bluegrassmusic.com/index.php?em192=0_-1__1_~0~443~484_-1_10_2007_0_0&issue=189416
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  • hendrix78hendrix78 Posts: 507
    One of my friends from college has a really good modern bluegrass band called Old School Freight Train. They're signed to Dave Grisman's label. Check them out at osft.net. Besides their original albums, they also did an album for the Pickin On... series. They did the Pickin On Ben Harper album.
  • soulsingingsoulsinging Posts: 13,202
    i saw one band at lolla last year that was excellent: nickel creek. they played covers of toxic and nice dream (britney spears and radiohead) which were a blast.

    bright eyes has some bluegrassy stuff. also, the opener for bright eyes was excellent and straight up bluegrass. gillian welch. i thought i'd hate her cos i don't much care for bluegrass or female vocalists, but i really enjoyed her set.

    so: nickel creek, gillian welch.
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  • PissBottleManPissBottleMan Union City, TN Posts: 4,155
    One of my co-workers is a big fan of Yonder Mountain String Band.

    He made me one of their CD's...good stuff...but not really my thing.

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  • dunkmandunkman Posts: 19,646
    thanks for this folks... much appreciated... except for the belly button fetishist, i'm going to smother him though
    oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
  • FinsburyParkCarrotsFinsburyParkCarrots Seattle, WA Posts: 12,223
    Farrell Spence.
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  • cubbieblue82cubbieblue82 Posts: 292
    Split Lip Rayfield are awesome. Sort of a bluegrass band on speed.

    Sadly the singer died of cancer earlier this year (prob in his 30s) :(

    I would definitely take a listen, they are really fun. Plus their bassist plays a 1 string stand up bass made out of an empty gas tank from a car!
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  • hrd2imgnhrd2imgn Southwest Burbs of Chicago Posts: 4,902
    Nickel Creek has a great album out. Jealous of the Moon is an absolutely amazing tune.

    banjos kick ass
  • JeanieJeanie Posts: 9,446
    Dunk, not sure it would qualify as Bluegrass, but there's banjo and tis pretty cool, The Audrey's ~ Between Last Night and Us. Can't recommend this album enough. It's beautiful.

    This is the only youtube I can find of theirs and it's not very Bluegrass but the rest of the album has its bluegrass moments. Just thought you might like a listen.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtxrkF6duVg

    Oh and at the 08.00 mark on the counter there's an interview with two of the guys from the band talking about being at a winery and playing with a bluegrass band. You can hear their song Oh Honey playing in the background of the interview. It only goes for about 2 minutes. :)

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    Yonder Mountain string band
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  • CosmoCosmo Posts: 12,225
    soulsinging wrote:
    i saw one band at lolla last year that was excellent: nickel creek. they played covers of toxic and nice dream (britney spears and radiohead) which were a blast.

    bright eyes has some bluegrassy stuff. also, the opener for bright eyes was excellent and straight up bluegrass. gillian welch. i thought i'd hate her cos i don't much care for bluegrass or female vocalists, but i really enjoyed her set.

    so: nickel creek, gillian welch.
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  • happyhourherohappyhourhero Posts: 204
    aside from what everyone esle said here ( which are all very good!) I would also recommend railroad earth and leftover salmon
  • sledgepammersledgepammer Posts: 13
    I am a huge bluegrass fan! Here's a few cool bands... :)

    Old Crow Medicine Show

    The Packway Handle Band

    Bob Log III (more experimental, but still bluegrass-esque)

    Hackensaw Boys
  • merkinballmerkinball Posts: 2,262
    Check out Old & in the Way. Bluegrass from the 70's with Jerry Garcia, David Grisman, Peter Rowan, Vassar Clements, and John Kahn.

    Some really great bluegrass music, and a excellent cover of 'Wild Horses'.
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  • elmerelmer Posts: 1,683
    16 Horsepower
    a blending of bluegrass, folk and trad rock. their songs are mainly dealing with conflict and spiritual themes. they have split now I think, most successful recording was "Sackcloth& ashes" from around the mid90s.
  • dunkmandunkman Posts: 19,646
    soulsinging wrote:
    i saw one band at lolla last year that was excellent: nickel creek. they played covers of toxic and nice dream (britney spears and radiohead) which were a blast.

    bright eyes has some bluegrassy stuff. also, the opener for bright eyes was excellent and straight up bluegrass. gillian welch. i thought i'd hate her cos i don't much care for bluegrass or female vocalists, but i really enjoyed her set.

    so: nickel creek, gillian welch.


    gillian welch!!! i've heard a few of hers... excellent stuff!!!

    i've got a nice list from this thread and i've been using it to search their myspace sites, which in turn is leading me onto other artists... so its been prductive for me all round.. been trying to get out of my "it must be heavy rock" routine for a while now
    oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
  • greenspiritgreenspirit Posts: 64
    Not too into bluegrass, so I don't know if this qualifies, but this guy was great live.


    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYrcOih41Y8

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tj5yGTUHFkQ&mode=related&search=
  • Strangest TribeStrangest Tribe Posts: 2,502
    Though technically not Bluegrass, you should listen to Neko Case. It's an alternative country vibe, completely original. Any album is great, she continues to produce quality music. My favs are Furnace Room Lullaby and Fox Confessor Brings the Flood.

    She is absolutely beautiful and she has perhaps the greatest pure voice ever. Think Patsy Cline and Allison Krause with better lyrics.

    Some real poetic beautiful music.
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  • Matty BoyMatty Boy Posts: 421
    This is probably the greatest Bluegrass performance ever.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kX9qcggRo18
  • rhinomagicrhinomagic Charlottesville, VA Posts: 2,552
    Matty Boy wrote:
    This is probably the greatest Bluegrass performance ever.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kX9qcggRo18

    Thanks for that!

    I'm falling off the couch laughing.

    But it's freakishly enjoyable, too.

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