God help me, I think I like bluegrass.
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That never occured to me... Clever tho innit...
that never occurred to you, at all?
Callie
Pivoting
Frankie Jack
Not a bloke..
Another one waiting for when El Jefe's up to posting his bluegrass mix...
I had a whale of a time last night nosing around YouTube looking for weird and wonderful bluegrass stuff!
And I reckon that Smithsonian collections's got to be worth a go - I never even knew there was such a genre as bluegrass gospel!!
I had a whale of a time last night nosing around YouTube looking for weird and wonderful bluegrass stuff!
And I reckon that Smithsonian collections's got to be worth a go - I never even knew there was such a genre as bluegrass gospel!!
Kaka Tim
Half Arsed and Slapdash till I Die
Bluegrass lovin folks might enjoy the hillbilly punksters that Im mixed up with -
http://profile.myspace.com/themonkeywrenchers
http://profile.myspace.com/themonkeywrenchers
al
window licker
Zydeco f'in rocks, any ideas where I can get hold of some?
goldenecitrone
post tenebras lux
I got into bluegrass years ago when I went to Dollywood and picked up a couple of cassettes full of bluegrass music from the surrounding area. I'd also been a fan of Flatt and Scruggs since my teenage flattop days. Good stuff.
ouchmonkey
Singe Gainsbourg
not exactly a shortage on Amazon
Beau Jocque, Rockin' Doopsie, Clifton Chenier and Buckwheat Zydeco are all big names to look for.
It is, as you say, rockin' music - something of an acquired taste. I quite enjoy hearing it live in small doses but my patienceears thin after about 15 mins. I wouldn't listen to it at home much myself - Knock yourself out Boudreaux!
oh, an it ain't Bluegrass. no sir! it's roots are french where bluegrass is scots/irish.
eta - damn beat to it!
Dirty Martini
gets what he cant want
A lot of artists mentioned on here aren't bluegrass, though they're big bluegrass fans and will incorporate elements into it. Emmylou Harris, for example, had some nice takes on it, as did The Byrds.
Start with Flatt and Scruggs (the latter a certified genius) and Bill Monroe, then move onto Jimmy Martin, The Stanley Brothers and Doc Watson.
The best bluegrass is some of the best music there is. I'm learning the banjo, and realising what a hell of a technique Scruggs-style picking is. I'll be learning for ever.
The banjo, though, is a magic instrument.
Bluegrass is also the only genre, for me, in which the fiddle sounds any good.
Bit misleading that. Most country music traditions are a lot older than bluegrass, which was a pretty modern form when it arrived in the late 30s.
Start with Flatt and Scruggs (the latter a certified genius) and Bill Monroe, then move onto Jimmy Martin, The Stanley Brothers and Doc Watson.
The best bluegrass is some of the best music there is. I'm learning the banjo, and realising what a hell of a technique Scruggs-style picking is. I'll be learning for ever.
The banjo, though, is a magic instrument.
Bluegrass is also the only genre, for me, in which the fiddle sounds any good.
Bit misleading that. Most country music traditions are a lot older than bluegrass, which was a pretty modern form when it arrived in the late 30s.
"Bluegrass is also the only genre, for me, in which the fiddle sounds any good"
Well if you're saying that and you like bluegrass then you must just never have heard the right proper old-school Irish music then. Cos there really isn't a huge stretch of difference.
But how about klezmer fiddle? or gypsy jazz fiddle?
Well if you're saying that and you like bluegrass then you must just never have heard the right proper old-school Irish music then. Cos there really isn't a huge stretch of difference.
But how about klezmer fiddle? or gypsy jazz fiddle?
I'm about half way through an excellent book called In the Country of Country, which has interviews with Bill Monroe, Ralph Stanley and Earl Scruggs in it.
Ralph Stanley pointedly refuses to call his music bluegrass. For him, it's old-time music, or mountain music, or old-time mountain music.
I think he kind of has a point too. You listen to Stanley Brothers albums, they pay much more attention to the singing and their songs have more of an emotional pull to them. Much as I love Monroe and Flatts & Scruggs, they're all guilty of showing-off a bit.
Ralph Stanley pointedly refuses to call his music bluegrass. For him, it's old-time music, or mountain music, or old-time mountain music.
I think he kind of has a point too. You listen to Stanley Brothers albums, they pay much more attention to the singing and their songs have more of an emotional pull to them. Much as I love Monroe and Flatts & Scruggs, they're all guilty of showing-off a bit.
miniGMgoit
OverWeightUnderAchiever
I too found myself enjoying bluegrass and other forms of country quite recently.
Its very popular down here in Melbourne. On any Sunday in pretty much any pub in the northern suburbs you can find bluegrass bands playing.
Its very popular down here in Melbourne. On any Sunday in pretty much any pub in the northern suburbs you can find bluegrass bands playing.
Doctor Carrot
Marxist Henchman
I'd second Old Crow Medicine show and Earl Scruggs, also Bill Monroe, Country Gentlemen, the Louvin Brothers, Larry Sparks, Southern Tennant Folk Union, Gillian Welch... all good stuff- some new, some old, some more bluegrass than others.
I fucking love bluegrass.
Fine, if you're not gonna plug your own band i'll plug it for you, that way you can wash your hands of all responsibility
Not strictly bluegrass but the OP will like it, it's got banjos and fiddles
Doom Folk
ive been meaning to read this thread and have my say, im a bit squiffy right now, but consider this my bookmark.
'some practice'...?
how old are you? unless youre 10 or so if you start right now and live to be 100 you wont learn everything, even half of it.
this thread, (not just you agnes
...other posts too...) have really made me go 'pffft' and not even care enough now about posting properly about it.big loss i know but still
....the opening post is even sneery. pffft.
mrsfran
Well-Known Member
What part of the OP is sneery, ffs?
Don't get your knickers in a twist just because someone asked a question about something you feel passionate about and not everyone gave long, informative answers that were to your liking. You could try being informative rather than going "pfffft".
Don't get your knickers in a twist just because someone asked a question about something you feel passionate about and not everyone gave long, informative answers that were to your liking. You could try being informative rather than going "pfffft".
You could try being informative rather than going "pfffft".
i could
maybe you were just being flip...it struck a chord, it doesnt have anything to do withbeing cool or not cool. i should go to the PMT thread i reckon.
anyway, dirty martini and soj and jefe (when he gets a chance) will whet your thirst good and proper (as you know apparently from soj so far
...)Go and find another thread to post on, then. You're obviously far too good for this one!'some practice'...?
how old are you? unless youre 10 or so if you start right now and live to be 100 you wont learn everything, even half of it.
this thread, (not just you agnes
big loss i know but still
the opening post is even sneery. pffft.
