Bela Fleck is going to be at this years Bonnaroo Festival, along with Plant and Krauss. I will be there with Bells on. Thanks for that Factor. _________________
Age: 103 Joined: 13 Oct 2004 Posts: 8470 Location: Plum Nasty, Mississippi, USA Bama Bucks 12575
Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2008 12:40 am Post subject:
Perusing YouTube for mando clips is like mining for precious gems, and folks I just found a real jewel.
This clip not only contains some vintage shots of Mr. Monroe, it also provides some great historical anecdotes about Mr. Monroe's mandolin, among other things, and features a brief interview with the late Charlie Derrington, one of Gibson's finest luthiers who was credited for putting BM's mando back together when it was vandalized. Charlie was killed in a motorcycle accident in Nashville a year or two ago.
This isn't actually a mandolin, but it kind of sounds like one to me.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERDFnTGbMRM _________________ "Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness and many of our people need it sorely on those accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one's lifetime." -- Mark Twain, 1867
Age: 103 Joined: 13 Oct 2004 Posts: 8470 Location: Plum Nasty, Mississippi, USA Bama Bucks 12575
Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2008 9:58 pm Post subject:
Bama1966 wrote:
For Factor.
Yonder Moutain String Band, I will be seeing them at Bonnaroo this year. Enjoy.
Kirk,
YMSB is one of my favorite "jamgrass" bands; I have a few of their tunes downloaded. If you can find it, check out their version of The Rolling Stones' "No Expectation." Their cover is a lot of fun to try to play along with.
Btw, you'll have to give me a report on these guys when you see them live at Bonnaroo.
Here they are playing an old tune that John Hartford made popular entitled "Cuckoo's Nest."
bamatommy, thanks for sharing that clip. I can see where someone might be reminded of a mandolin when they hear an autoharp. In fact, you got me a little curious about its origin and history, so I started looking around and came come across this informative clip. The Appalachian dulcimer also has a very similiar sound to the autoharp as well.
Here's June Carter Cash doing "San Antonio Rose" on the autoharp. And it was neat to see Johnny Cash accompany her with the mandolin. I didn't even know he played one. Cool!
Age: 103 Joined: 13 Oct 2004 Posts: 8470 Location: Plum Nasty, Mississippi, USA Bama Bucks 12575
Posted: Sat Mar 29, 2008 2:33 pm Post subject:
This is the Del McCoury Band performing live at Central Alabama Music Park, Jemison, Ala., 1986. The performance originally aired on a show called Alabama Jubilee on Alabama Public Television.
The DMB lineup back then included Rick Campbell on fiddle, Ronnie McCoury on mandolin, Jerry McCoury on bass, Del McCoury on guitar and vocals, and Paul Silvius on banjo.
Age: 103 Joined: 13 Oct 2004 Posts: 8470 Location: Plum Nasty, Mississippi, USA Bama Bucks 12575
Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2008 11:07 pm Post subject:
Folks, the following link will lead you to 4 superb performances from Cadillac Sky, one of bluegrass' up & coming bands, who have signed on with Skaggs Family Records. I like how this group has retained a traditional feel while sharpening it with a contemporary edge--yes, I know that sounds a little contradictory but give CS a listen and you will know what I'm talking about--a very polished bluegrass band, indeed!
Be sure to catch their cover of Green Day's "Basket Case."
Age: 103 Joined: 13 Oct 2004 Posts: 8470 Location: Plum Nasty, Mississippi, USA Bama Bucks 12575
Posted: Thu May 01, 2008 12:03 am Post subject:
Here's a little diddy from a group out of Charlottesville, Virginia--The Hackensaw Boys doing "Alabama Shamrock."
I have a feeling this video would make more sense after a plate of mushrooms. Should ya get the mind to, be careful venturing out there in the cow pasture. Wouldn't want ya to mess up them shoes now, ya hear.
Age: 103 Joined: 13 Oct 2004 Posts: 8470 Location: Plum Nasty, Mississippi, USA Bama Bucks 12575
Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 12:10 am Post subject:
I always wanted to take a few mandolin lessons from Sharon Gilchrist.
Here she is playing as a member of the Peter Rowan Quartet, featuring guitar legend Tony Rice, Bryn Davies on bass, Peter Rowan on main vocals, and, of course, the lovely Sharon Gilchrist on mando.
Some darn good instrumental solos going on in this lengthy version of "Cold Rain and Snow"--I particularly like Bryn Davies' upright bass solo--can't quite put my finger on it, but there's just something about the way she plucks those strings.
And lastly, here is the Peter Rowan Quartet, along with master mandolinist Mike Marshall, doing a cover tune of The Rolling Stones' "Wild Horses." I had the good fortune of seeing Mike Marshall perform live with Chris Thile, formerly of Nickel Creek, in Bartlett, Tennessee, a couple of years ago.
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Thanks for the post Factor. I hadn't seen that one yet.
