Music Mondays
Last week, I recommended Bill Monroe’s Bean Blossom album as a good introduction to traditional bluegrass music.
This week, I’m recommending a highly entertaining and informational DVD about bluegrass music entitled High Lonesome – The Story of Bluegrass Music. I have an old VHS edition of this video which my friends and I watched [...]
Music Mondays
If you’re a fan of bluegrass music, a lot of people assume you like any bluegrass music. That’s no more the case with bluegrass fans than fans of any other type of music. Do rock fans enjoy every single song played on a radio rock station?
I tend to enjoy traditional style bluegrass [...]
Music Mondays
Last year, my wife and I attended our friends Jon and Beth’s wedding in Alexandria, Virginia. We met a friend of the bride named Ellen Stanley also known as Mother Banjo.
Later I checked out her music online and was impressed. With a name like Mother Banjo, you might expect a showy banjo [...]
Music Mondays
One thing I like about bluegrass music is that there are a lot of good story songs. One of my favorite such songs is called Bed By the Window by James King . It’s available on James King’s Bed by the Window album .
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Here’s [...]
Music Mondays
I’m a fan of the Old Crow Medicine Show (OCMS). I first went to see them at the 9:30 Club in DC after my brother recommended them to me. As a fan of traditional bluegrass, at first I was skeptical but then found I really enjoyed their American roots songs and style.
I purchased their [...]
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