Music The Bluegrass Thread

[srijantje]

turn me on to some good bluegrass

[snilloc]

This what you mean??

Steve Martin & Earl Scruggs - Foggy Mountain Breakdown

[2010kaiser]

I love a little BlueGrass but i fucking hate Steve Martin with a passion. The most un-funny comedian on the planet.

[snilloc]

I know less than nothing about Bluegrass music until this thread so I went by recommendation.

As far as Steve Martin is concerned he is a useless dick and I agree not funny

Put some good Bluegrass up someone so I can appreciate what it’s all about

[2010kaiser]

Q - Mark??

[srijantje]

and some names or torrents,where are you,rednecking?

[Mark]

Okay sorry! You know I do have work to do from time to time

Bela Fleck is probably the greatest banjo player that ever played- alive or dead. And for me to say this considering Earl Scruggs passed away only a few weeks ago says a lot. Earl Scruggs may have invented it but Bela certainly perfected and mastered it.

Doc Watson is for me the quintessential acoustic guitar flatpicker. Born blind, Doc is a sweet-natured guy the a perfect touch and wonderful tone. Forgive his corniness.

And no discussion of bluegrass would be complete without mentioning Flatt & Scruggs.

Lester Flatt may sound ridiculous by today's standards, but his crooning, country voice made Flatt & Scruggs Top 40 favorites and icons of radio and television in the fifties. This album, recorded in their heyday has always been a favorite of my Dad and I.

[srijantje]

thanks a lot Mark,going to download that stuff,my knowledge of bluegrass didn't get past the Flying Burrito Brothers and the Ozark Mountain daredevils

[snilloc]

Downloaded Bela Fleck super quick

Playing now while posting tis good

[srijantje]

bela fleck is the man