Have you ever heard better flatpicking than this ?

[Tone Monster]

Clarence White is king followed by Rice and Grier, then comes Sutton and now Miss. Tuttle!

[Denny B]

Originally Posted by mmasters

This is more my cup of tea

I've been listening to Billy Strings a lot lately...

I really like his style...clean, and full sound, without coming across as grandstanding...

I've read he and Molly Tuttle are close friends & roommates, and I like her playing quite a bit, too...

[HHP]

Here is one that is more representative of his playing. He's in a different genre than Rice, Blake, Sutton, etc but his abilities are on a par with those guys.

This thread highlights how a piece of music can speak differently to different people.

[Buc-a-Roo]

........tough crowd.

[posternutbag]

The thing is, John Doyle is a monster rhythm guitarist. His work with Solas is just jaw-dropping. He is a good solo player, but he is one of the finest acompanists I have ever heard. A master of Irish rhythm and tasty chord substitutions.

[Long Jon]

AND,,,, is it just me ? Or is his nasty brown guitar back to front , or upside down or something ?

[ocmcook]

Originally Posted by mmasters

This is more my cup of tea

i will agree with you on your choice and my cup of tea also.

[min7b5]

I thought he was a very fine player. He's using his fingers here and there, along with the pick, as often do Tony Rice, David Grier, Bryan Sutton, etc. He's going a little deeper into a traditional direction with the tunes and groove. For a lot of people now days "flatpicking" just means bluegrass, and playing fast, mostly pretty straight feeling reels like Salt Creek and Billy In The Lowground with lots of blue notes. Hornpipes and jigs haven't caught on as much in the US for whatever reason.

[Ergoetal]

Jeepers creepers - don't want to start a war here, but it is a different genre. Note the triplets he's doing in Gooseberry Bush. Those don't happen in bluegrass.

[TBman]

I've heard songs that I've liked better. His playing is very good. I'm sure he can play songs that I like too

It's a shame though that flat pickers are often judged by speed alone. Music isn't a race.

[Kalani]

Love David Grier!

[Silly Moustache]

Originally Posted by Long Jon

AND,,,, is it just me ? Or is his nasty brown guitar back to front , or upside down or something ?

Oh, do behave!

[Howard Emerson]

While he's very good, and has a very nice amplified sound, it's a little too staccato for my taste.

Clarence White was always a favorite, but if I could flat pick half as well as Robert Bowlin I would never fingerpick again.

https://youtu.be/1R4p5kV5o08

Howard
http://howardemerson.com/product/the-wall-talks

[lweb10]

Originally Posted by posternutbag

The thing is, John Doyle is a monster rhythm guitarist. His work with Solas is just jaw-dropping. He is a good solo player, but he is one of the finest acompanists I have ever heard. A master of Irish rhythm and tasty chord substitutions.

Whole hearted agreement here. I think John Doyle is the most powerful guitarist I've ever heard. I still remember a set he did ten or fifteen years ago with Chris Thile on the workshop stage at the Telluride Bluegrass Festival that left no doubt to his mastery. The audience literally would not let them off the stage.