Bluegrass, Newgrass and Mandolins!

**Curious_AJ** · 20th September 2007, 15:49

rofl... dixie chicks... I'm on the fence about those gals... dunno if I like them, or hate them...

**riffer** · 21st September 2007, 09:57

That's because you don't want to shag Natalie Maines.

My position on this subject is well known.

I've just (on the advice of Paul) gotten my hands on Steve Earl and the Del McCoury Bands The Mountain, and Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys The Blue Moon of Kentucky.

Luckily for me, Gini just loooooves bluegrass which is just as well 'cause she hasn't heard much else lately.

Thread of the month to date for me.

**Paul in NZ** · 21st September 2007, 10:47

Originally Posted by Curious_AJ

rofl... dixie chicks... I'm on the fence about those gals... dunno if I like them, or hate them...

I'm not a fan of their top 20 stuff or give a hoot about their political stance but their music hold little gems of wonder. I'm impressed by their music....

Simon - you should come over with a PC one day and some blank CD's....

**Hitcher** · 21st September 2007, 10:53

Alison Krauss and Union Station. I already have four of their albums and I see that Borders have two more. Even their remakes of schmultzy tracks like "You say it best when you say nothing at all" are brilliant in their simplicity and elegant understatement.

**Blackbird** · 21st September 2007, 11:52

There's some great Bluegrass and Honkey Tonk on YouTube. When I was on business in the States, I had the privelege of seeing the Cajun band Mamou playing in a bar in New Orleans. Unbelievably good. Their electric violinist played whilst riding between the tables on a skateboard - incredible show, even if not totally purist.

**riffer** · 21st September 2007, 15:20

Originally Posted by Hitcher

Alison Krauss and Union Station. I already have four of their albums and I see that Borders have two more. Even their remakes of schmultzy tracks like "You say it best when you say nothing at all" are brilliant in their simplicity and elegant understatement.

My Poor Old Heart, off Lonely Runs Both Ways, does it for me.

That woman is hot....

**Curious_AJ** · 21st September 2007, 19:45

Originally Posted by riffer

That's because you don't want to shag Natalie Maines.

My position on this subject is well known.

I've just (on the advice of Paul) gotten my hands on Steve Earl and the Del McCoury Bands The Mountain, and Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys The Blue Moon of Kentucky.

Luckily for me, Gini just loooooves bluegrass which is just as well 'cause she hasn't heard much else lately.

Thread of the month to date for me.

yay, I am honoured to hear you say this is your thread of the month

though its been round for a while.. lol...

Originally Posted by Paul in NZ

I'm not a fan of their top 20 stuff or give a hoot about their political stance but their music hold little gems of wonder. I'm impressed by their music....

Simon - you should come over with a PC one day and some blank CD's....

agreed.

**scracha** · 8th October 2007, 15:15

So, can anyone teach me how to play the banjo I acquired from the Scottish shop in Hamilton?

I'm serious BTW

kelleyb · 8th October 2007, 15:21

1100 Hundred Springs or Two Tons of Steel are good bluegrass bands.

**scootnz** · 8th October 2007, 15:29

another mandolin trainee here - I traded my fiddle in on a new mandolin a couple of years ago. Two kids later haven't made much progress. Being a fiddle player gives me a headstart though - same tuning as a mandolin.

**riffer** · 8th October 2007, 16:42

Only thing I can recommend is find as much music as you can and listen and play along.

I'm getting the hang of the really fast one pair strumming, but its tricky.

And, being a guitarist, it's like playing upside down. I'm struggling with the tuning. Too much EADGBE (33 years!)...

**pritch** · 8th October 2007, 16:57

On one of the Bonnaroo DVDs I had here there is a bluegrass band. The guys all looked like they might be members of the Klan, but shit! that mandolin player could play.

I mentioned to Inline4 that I'd lend him some DVDs to ummm watch? But when I got home I found that some of the ones I was going to lend him are not here. I musta lent them to somebody else already. Now if I could just remember
who tf I lent them to...

It's a bugger getting old...

**Curious_AJ** · 8th October 2007, 18:30

Originally Posted by riffer

Only thing I can recommend is find as much music as you can and listen and play along.

I'm getting the hang of the really fast one pair strumming, but its tricky.

And, being a guitarist, it's like playing upside down. I'm struggling with the tuning. Too much EADGBE (33 years!)...

i hear what youre saying!!!

**cowboy** · 8th October 2007, 19:16

If you here of a band called Texas Kiwis playing in Auckland go see them & talk to the lead singer. He plays mandolin & just about anything with stings & they play a good mix of country & bluegrass