JuanCarlosVejar Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 folks any of you ever been a part of a bluegrass band ??? JC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dchristo Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 I played upright bass in a bluegrass band some 30 years ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larryp58 Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 I play in a bluegrass band now and for the last four years. The transition from rock and country to bluegrass was tough for me. But all in all, I've enjoyed the variety of acoustic instruments and their sound being played together at full throttle! The best music I've been a part of in 40 years, period! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daryl M Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 I've toured professionally in the bluegrass world for over 20 years. Great memories, made some life long friends, and know some amazing musicians. That's me on the bass... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EuroAussie Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 I havent but would love to give it a go. Been learning Bluegrass rhythm and some lead work, and have to say Bluegrass is one of those genres that is a heluva lot more fun playing than listening to.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TommyK Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 No 'band' as such, yet. Been Jammin' for about 5 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyReb Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 Don't play in a established band, but been to quite a few bluegrass " hootenanies" . That's a hillbilly term for a jam or get together. Friends, neibors, or family gathering on the porch to pick some old tunes. Lots of fun. And if you screw up nobody cares and makes for a good laugh. No band members to be mad at you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 I've toured professionally in the bluegrass world for over 20 years. Great memories, made some life long friends, and know some amazing musicians. That's me on the bass... Great Stuff, Daryl! Lots of gray hair on that stage........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobouz Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 That's me on the bass... Thanks for sharing. Always enjoy hearing the Osborne Bros, and in fact was listening to Rocky Top just last night! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 Closest I came would be some old timey music back in my folkie days. But woulod have to say Nope - just a few decades of playing the Boston to Baltimore area with a journeyman rock band and an acoustic blues band. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuanCarlosVejar Posted June 12, 2012 Author Share Posted June 12, 2012 Don't play in a established band, but been to quite a few bluegrass " hootenanies" . That's a hillbilly term for a jam or get together. Friends, neibors, or family gathering on the porch to pick some old tunes. Lots of fun. And if you screw up nobody cares and makes for a good laugh. No band members to be mad at you JR , yeah I knew what you meant =D . JC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuanCarlosVejar Posted June 12, 2012 Author Share Posted June 12, 2012 I've toured professionally in the bluegrass world for over 20 years. Great memories, made some life long friends, and know some amazing musicians. That's me on the bass... that is some fine bluegrass right there. thank you Daryl. JC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larryp58 Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 I've toured professionally in the bluegrass world for over 20 years. Great memories, made some life long friends, and know some amazing musicians. That's me on the bass... Being a bluegrass picker, I'm very impressed! The Osborne Bros?!!!! 'nuff said! The Grand Ol' Opry?!!! 'nuff said! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rambler Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 Just a poll, or what? Can't help thinking of the Python sketch: "what's it like" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lefty Guy Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 I've been learning bluegrass for several years but as you can imagine there aren't too many bands of that ilk here in the UK. We do have a monthly bluegrass jam in a pub near where I live but they're all much more profficient than I am so my contribution is mainly rhythm. However, I'm lucky to be able to get away once a year to attend Steve Kaufman's famous Acoustic Kamp in Maryville Tennessee, which gives me more musical input & jamming than I get the rest of the year! I also got to play in a band on stage as winners of the "band scramble" competition my first year at camp - here's a picture of us.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyReb Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 Hey lefty guy.....us Kentucky and Tennesseee people don't run around barefooted anymore. Just what kind of message are you trying to send to the crowd??? Maryville, Tn in a beautifull place to be. Glad you enjoy your visits here. Renfro Valley, Kentucky is another bluegrass hot spot worth checking out sometime and is about 2 hours from Maryville Tn. A lot of Big Time bluegrass players put on shows there. Ralph Stanley is playing there this month and danged if I'm not gonna be able to make it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lefty Guy Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 Hey lefty guy.....us Kentucky and Tennesseee people don't run around barefooted anymore. Just what kind of message are you trying to send to the crowd??? Well, this was back in 2007 ;-) Seriously though, I can't wait to get back there this Sunday. Great crowd of people, awesome instructors who play concerts nightly & jammin' day & night. Its a week I look forward to again from the moment I touch down back in blighty. btw JohnnyReb, thought you'd be interested to see that we're keeping the spirit of the ole South alive in Southern England.....this was taken a couple of years back in one of our paddocks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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JohnnyReb Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 Oh wow that's cool!!!!! Looks like a genuine group of Johnnyrebs lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lefty Guy Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 Oh wow that's cool!!!!! Looks like a genuine group of Johnnyrebs lol Many of them do a decent Yankee impression too but I've always been a Southerner at heart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pickax Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 I've toured professionally in the bluegrass world for over 20 years. Great memories, made some life long friends, and know some amazing musicians. That's me on the bass... That's awesome! Love BG music and I respect those who can play it because you have to be pretty damn good to play at this level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rambler Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 Damn, Daryl. That made my socks curl up. Btw, if anyone stuck around for the guitar-man's break, they'll hear some Gibson slope-shoulder goodness. Rambler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damian Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 I've toured professionally in the bluegrass world for over 20 years. Great memories, made some life long friends, and know some amazing musicians. That's me on the bass... Whoa.......Daryl M. NOT playing a GIBSON bass ???? ...... Yeah, I'm a rocker, but I've done some bluegrass in my time....I'm actually slowly working on a bluegrass mountain C.D........ The music is pure bluegrass, all lyrics are hysterical, and in jest....The C.D. is titled; "Songs From the Biggie Hill", a variation of the PBS show "Songs From the Mountain"........... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daryl M Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 Great Stuff, Daryl! Lots of gray hair on that stage........ Yes...much of it lives on my head! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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