O/T (big time) WHO here listens to BLUE GRASS?

Speakin a fast cars, bluegrass and moon shine, just finished readin "Moonshine War" by Elmore Leonard. Heard years ago there was a movie option on that novel.
Fell through I guess.
So what's the best boot leggin novel?
Was there ever a good movie about it?
My radio show next week is going to be all Hank Williams,
getting in the mood for a jar of shine. My connection in Hartford, Kentucky fell through, and they don't make it here

 

Reno and Smiley!

 

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Hack mentioned Tom T Hall. Would you believe I'm one of a only a few in Olive Hill,Ky. not related to him in some way?

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You forgot Charles Manson from Grahn(?). Carter County sure can brag about that one...

I went to MSU, and ate at Walker's Grill more times than I can remember.

 

Im right there witch ya VonT! Dont forget the Darlins on the Andy Griffin show and who was it that did the Bluegrass version of SnoopDog?

 

Count me in as a Blue Grass fan too! I don't think there is a more beautiful voice out there than Alison Krauss. AKUS sounds even better live...amazing stuff. The Del McCoury (sp?) Band kicks butt as well!

 

Charlie says he's coming home when he gets out of jail. Can't wait for that. Wonder if we can have him a parade



I'm headed for Walker's here in just a little bit. Haven't had a good greasy burger since they shut down JimBo's in Morehead

 

Hey I dig blue grass. Its in the roots of rockabilly. Lotta blue grass festivals around here.

 

I got a ton of stuff on vinyl that i have burned to cd like white springs festivals from the 70's, some Ralph Stanley stuff and even some Chester and Lester- Bluegrass is great.

 

my ASS is in the GRASS and love it - that and Gaelic Music are my two favorites - traditional pipe and drum

Being from West BY GOD Virginia our family reunions would be a small bluegrass / gospel concert that would go as long as the Carlings Black Label lasted. Everytime I hear "will the circle be unbroken" it brings a tear to my eye.

I had a 5 string, but my buddy that was teaching me to pick said "if you can pick your nose - stick with that - 'cause you pick a banjo" sold it at a yard sale (big mistake). Being in the capital of South Georgia you would think there would be some grass on the radio - but no.

My other favorite is Gaelic Music - got hooked on it years ago, have my own kilt and even did the Highland Games. Nothing gives me stiffy like a set of pipes.

When i was in Tampa there is a radio station WMNF, monday nights had Bluegrass and Thursday night was Music of the Isles.

 

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My other favorite is Gaelic Music - got hooked on it years ago, have my own kilt and even did the Highland Games. Nothing gives me stiffy like a set of pipes.



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Then you have to hear Rufus Harley;the only person who plays jazz and blues bagpipes.He was in Detroit a few months ago and I missed it.Unbelievable sound!

 

I just went and bought Rufus Harley,The Pied Piper of Jazz.
Very different,sounds more like a Clarinet.
I was expecting more of a Steve Earl vibe.

 

I was surfing the HAMB board and discovered the bluegrass heading in the title.
I too am a bluegrass and old time lover. I played banjo for a bluegrass band for 13 years. I then got into old time music and started playing fiddle and clawhammer banjo. Since old time pickers are far and few between, I'm now playing fiddle for a bluegrass band for bluegrass pickers are hanging out of the trees. I sure love the old time stuff though!
I sure enjoy building a fire in the garage woodstove during the winter, plugging some good bluegrass/old time tapes, and working on my rods.
Good to know there's other "off the beaten path" music fans out there.

 

ZZZZzing 10 points for you!!!!!

Kentucky Blue Grass

 

I don't listen to it much, but I like it. My cousin plays in the "Rarely Heard" band. I guess they had one on the chart. Don't know the name of it. I go to see them when they are in town.

 

Must have missed this thread the first time around. I grew up outside DC, right up the hill from the old Birchmere in Arlington. Probably the number 1 bluegrass bar of all time. Bluegrass is one of of those things that you either get it or you don't. I have too many favorites to list. Listen to the soundtrack of "Oh Brother Where art Thou" in the truck with a couple of non bluegrass listeners, especially the Ralph Stanley cuts, and they'll swear you're nuts.

The bluegrass version of Snoop Dog's "Gin and Juice" is done by The Gourds and it's a classic. If you haven't heard it, make a point of finding a way to put it on a CD or mp3.

 

ME, ME, ME!!! I am a banjo man. Sometimes, I sit and play so long, I barely have any time to read the HAMB which is why I am posting in june to an april thread. Sorry for extending this out, but there are precious few chances to brag that you play the 5-string Banjo. Bluegrass and I are not going steady though, I will listen to about anything good.

 

Bluegrass Rules!!! (Sorry ,Skaggs...) I've been hooked since way back in my pre-teens . Born in Charlotte NC n 41..(Monroe recorded here in the 40's @WBT).Lived very near a country radio station and bluegrass tunes were played every day as regular "country" music rotation..got turned onto local fiddle contests early 60's..camped & played all night jams at most all the East coast bluegrass festivals 60's -70's..started on upright bass '65...been in a ton of local,amateur bands..Lived in Asheville NC for a number of years ( 'nuther historic B/G town)...a real hotbed of oldtime & b/grass music & played in 5 bands while living there....Moved back to near Charlotte,sold the bass & quit playing mid 80"s .... .Still hooked & listen every day in my shop , vehicles..(WNCW @ local college plays B/G all day Saturday)....CD's mostly now...but still have a collection of early stuff on VINYL !!!!

 

split lip rayfield is good

 

Another thought just hit me....Bluegrass and hotrods are both about as parallel &traditional as you can get ...both born & developed in the late 40's - early 50's and are truly American art forms...and furthermore , most all great renditions are based on the early stuff...

 

Yeah, I've played in bands for almost ten years now and I'm CERTAIN that the best musicians in this town are bluegrass players...

 

Another thought just hit me....Bluegrass and HotRods are about as parallel & traditional as it gets..both developed in the 40's -50's ..both are American art forms...and most great renditions since then are based on the early stuff....Thanks to people handing down the tradition of b/grass music & to the HAMB for a traditional Hot Rod forum

 

Uh, I hate to be a ball buster, but a guy yesterday got shit on for talking about 60s cars, O/T. What the hell does bluegrass have to do with traditional hotrods?

 

And this comin from a hillbilly

I played bluegrass for about 3 years down in St. Louis till our washboard player passed. Had some good times with those rowdies.....

 

I know, Hillbilly to the end. Just please don't start talking about a wooden boat, a dead grandma, lost dog or a Toyota engine, or >gasp< a car ending in ". . maro". Seems I've seen almost all of them on here lately, a traditional hotrod site.

Now, all cynicism aside, isn't bluegrass quite a bit older then the 40s and 50s? I believe it goes back to the Appalachian Civil War era (?) Been wrong before, but I got some lessons from a guy who used to be Canadian national bluegrass champ in the late 70s.

 

It has been around forever, but like everything else (including hot rods) it has resurfaced time and time again. Ya just can't shake the good stuff..

 

ME!!!! I have since I was a baby. It's what most of my childhood memories of my grandparents sound like in my head.

I just saw an awesome group in Nashville last week at Lula's Bluegrass. They were called Silk and Saddle. I guess they used to be The Carters.

 

"This thread was O/T and online before you joined the HAMB."

Not denying that one bit. Maybe you can clear up what passes here for an O/T discussion. . .

 

I dig it. I listen to XM radio 12 Cross Country. A lot of the new Alternative-Progreesive Country has Bluegrass influences.

 

Bluegrass actually goes back to Irish folk music brought over by immigrants mixing with other influences. A lot of famous bluegrass songs are actually Irish Folk songs. "Katie Daly" for instance...

 

HELL, yeah. It's good to see I'm not the only one who's hooked on the 'grass. My ex-half-brother-in-law (how's that for the new American family) played in a good bluegrass band in Austin called "Bluegrass Driveby." I think you can still find the CD online. Check it--it's worth the hunt.

One of my favorite sayings of his:

What's the least heard expression in the English language? 'Hey, is that the banjo player's Porsche parked out front?'

That's good stuff, right there.

And if you REALLY want to get obscure, I can turn you on to some haunting work songs recorded by a few old guys with some field equipment from the '20s-'40s.