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To the OP, I haven't read the whole thread, so there may be similar comments to mine, but here goes.
No disrespect intended, but how can someone enjoy playing a style of music they don't enjoy listening to? That, to me, doesn't compute. What is it about bluegrass that makes you enjoy playing it, and what is it about listening to it that turns you off? |
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Me again.
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I'm not a fan of early Bluegrass recordings. That High Lonesome sound doesn't do anything for me. Then the music started to evolve and bands like New Grass Revival took it to a new level. I love a lot of the old songs but I really like them sung in a lower key that isn't so piercing. After listening to the newer artists, I have become more tolerant of the older sound but I still prefer the newer artists work.
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+1 for Hot Rize, 40 years and still going strong. The band that lives on their bus, Red Knuckles and the Trailblazers, can play some good western music as well.
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Oh, I meant to get tickets -- thanks for the reminder.
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If you like different i might suggest the Stev'n Seagulls.
https://youtu.be/ay_jN3KHp5c Or run c&w https://youtu.be/9E9vYd04OtQ Last edited by varmonter; 04-20-2018 at 07:55 AM. |
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Punch Brothers, Greensky Bluegrass, Stapleton era Steeldrivers are my favorites.
I play banjo, and agree that an aggressive banjo can be very offputting. Noam Pikelny and Jens Kruger are two of the most dynamic banjo players that really use the banjo musically. Check out the banjo work in these tracks.
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Did we really go 5 pages without anyone mentioning Sarah Jarosz?
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I'm not sure I'd categorize her under bluegrass. I know most of these bands stretch the boundaries of the definition of bluegrass, but I'd really put her more squarely into the "folk" spectrum of Americana.
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At some point definitions begin to bleed from one into another. Bluegrass to Folk to Old Time to Country to Blues to Jazz to Traditional to Americana to Classical to... Perhaps I think of Jarosz in a Bluegrass contest because I first heard her at a Bluegrass Festival. |
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Just getting ready to do so. Russell sang with Doyle Lawson for a while if I am not mistaken. His voice is distinct and recognizable.
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There is a whole side genre to bluegrass that
I love . Sarah Jarosz fits squarely in this realm. as does chris Thile ,Aoife O Donovan , Gillian Welch. Sort of acoustic roots music. Tim o'Brian does a good job of crossing tradgrass with this more roots acoustic. If your in the "it's bills way or the highway" frame of mind You need not apply here. But i would wager Bill was considered a bit radical Back in the 40s.. It all came from scottish irish folk songs and slave blues.. Folks in Rosine must of thought him a hippie..ha Evolution is inevitable. Here's a utube link to Aoifes Oh Mama. (pour me some bourbon) �� Sorry i don't know how to imbed the link. https://youtu.be/gSmZCCtyq3Q?list=PL...-dYRTkQlxLvCrk Sorry you got me going i love this stuff. chk this out. https://youtu.be/vIVrCZ5sNwE Last edited by varmonter; 04-21-2018 at 06:39 AM. |
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+1 to Bryan Sutton.
But also: Chris Thile. Quite likely the best mandolin player I've ever heard (although admittedly, I haven't heard many). He started out playing classical, writes brilliantly witty songs (look up Songs on a Mandolin), and he can properly tear it up with bluegrass legends - but I like him best for his chilled BG-inspired compositions. Have a listen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yad9ieXw68E You might also enjoy bands like Milk Carton Kids, First Aid Kit and Mandolin Orange - not bluegrass so much, but rootsy with that American feel. |
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Well . . . ukulele orchestras might be #1...but bluegrass can't far behind... |