Back about 3 decades ago (when I was an active fiddlepicker for a local group here in town), one of our band members was contacted to see if we'd be interested in a job opening for Norman Blake (if the promoter could get him to town here). Needless to say - - - we jumped at the chance. Norman is legendary when it comes to both song writing, and flatpicking. He and his wife Nancy (on cello) have taken fiddle tunes to new heights, given the way they perform them. Here's a couple of his tunes. One with his wife Nancy/ and another including James Bryan who was the fiddler in that group way back when, when we had the privilege of opening the show for them. :)
Dang--Im going to have to hear that whole story someday!
That must've been one amazing experience
When I was a hardcore rock and roller in my much much younger years, it was Blake and afew others who first opened my ears and eyes that there were other magnificent unexplored genres that captivated me and were worthy of my attention.
"Dang--Im going to have to hear that whole story someday!<br>That must've been one amazing experience<br><br><br><br>When I was a hardcore rock and roller in my much much younger years, it was Blake and afew others who first opened my ears and eyes that there were other magnificent unexplored genres that captivated me and were worthy of my attention.<br><br>Blake is one musician that I never tire of---"<br><br><b>Jordan Am A Hard Road To Travel</b><br><br><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="
type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br><br>Norman and Nancy, and James were quite a treat to get to know 'backstage". They all seemed so "formidable" as a group (onstage), yet were very personable and down to earth back stage. I had just gotten the 1750 (something) Bouquais fiddle with the inlay in the back of it, and both Norman and James "drooled" over it. Norman never did pick on it, but James did and he did a better job just "dinking around" on it, than I'll ever do playing it seriously.<br>James liked the sound of it, better than he did the looks of it, but he was fascinated with the look of it too. <br>Those were the days. <img src="http://www.greasespotcafe.com/ipb/public/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif" class="bbc_emoticon" alt=":)"><br><br><img src="http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l222/dmiller1112/0128071434.jpg">Edited by dmiller
I dont exactly know who Bouquais is, but that is a beautiful instrument. I understand why anyone would drool over that. I know that basically everone that I know sure would....
I'd love to hear the stories that it could tell after making music for 260 years...Where has it been? Who has played it? What memorable experiences has it had?
How did you come by that?? Do you still play it?
and again Im gonna press on to When are we going to hear some dmiller music here? :)
I know that I am a newcomer, basically a hacker and still learning new things everyday about the music and playing the old tunes with friends. One of these days I'm going to kidnap you, all your instruments, and your wealth of knowledge to a weekend in the hills of Western Mass for a weekend of good homemeade music, good homemade food, and good friends..
hopefully you wont be too mad for me stealing you away.
a relatively new song to me thats the latest thing I learned this week.
I have a Bill Monroe version that I like better but this is the only version I could find on utube-
I dont exactly know who Bouquais is, but that is a beautiful instrument. I understand why anyone would drool over that. I know that basically everone that I know sure would....
I'd love to hear the stories that it could tell after making music for 260 years...Where has it been? Who has played it? What memorable experiences has it had?
How did you come by that?? Do you still play it?
a relatively new song to me thats the latest thing I learned this week.
I have a Bill Monroe version that I like better but this is the only version I could find on utube-
Crossing The Cumberlands
Jaque's Bouquais made cellos and violins. He died in 1750. He (supposedly) was a master at replicating the finish (on his instruments), that made Stradivarius so famous. Be that as it may, the original sticker on the inside of this violin reads:
"Jaque's Bouquais/ rue d' Argenteull/ Paris"
Superimposed on the top of that sticker is another:
This fiddle was found by a friend of mine (in Wisconsin and owned by an elderly couple), and through a series of finds of my own, and subsequent trades, I got it for nothing (IE - - - no cash paid). That's another story in itself. Yes - - - I still pick on it. It's a wonderful violin, and is especially suited to play on stage because of it's setup. It mic's perfectly with a stage sound system and isn't too loud, nor is it too soft. In other words - - - It can be heard, but it isn't overbearing.
Stickers (labels) on the inside of instruments are (easily) the easiest thing to fake, but the Wallace Whitcomb label (over the "original one" has hand written pencil data on it, so I'm convinced the Whitcomb label is genuine, and since it's on top of the other, I guess both labels are original. :)
Crossing the Cumberlands - - - Great tune by Muuuuuunrow (as we used to call him).
He wrote a ton of tunes in the minor setting. That was one, and another is this one - - - Southern Flavor.
He's wearing a white cowboy hat in this clip, and there is another whole history about that.
Bill Muuuuuuunrow, was the MOGFODAT. (Man Of Grass For Our Day And Time), and he was "treated as such".
Any young lady who aspired to get to know him, gave him a white cowboy hat, and he would wear it on stage.
What followed after that is anyone's guess, but guesses were usually pretty accurate.
I have this as first hand knowledge from a lady who did give him a white hat (circa 1979).
Anyway - - here he is doing Southern Flavor with Marty Stuart. I first saw Marty (at Bill Muuuuuuunrow's Bean Blossom Festival)
when he was just 14 or so years old, and picking for Lester Flatt. Marty was the hit of the entire festival. :) I'm thinking that was around 1979, or so.
No doubt my favorite dobro player--Jerry Douglas, with a medley of "little tunes" (Lil Ro Ro, Little Martha and A Monkey Let The Hogs Out) to start my morning
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didn't work for me
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Mary Z. Cox - - - a legend in her own time. We used to do "Rachael" all the time.
Haven't heard that tune in years. Thanks for posting it. :)
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Back about 3 decades ago (when I was an active fiddlepicker for a local group here in town), one of our band members was contacted to see if we'd be interested in a job opening for Norman Blake (if the promoter could get him to town here). Needless to say - - - we jumped at the chance. Norman is legendary when it comes to both song writing, and flatpicking. He and his wife Nancy (on cello) have taken fiddle tunes to new heights, given the way they perform them. Here's a couple of his tunes. One with his wife Nancy/ and another including James Bryan who was the fiddler in that group way back when, when we had the privilege of opening the show for them. :)
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Dang--Im going to have to hear that whole story someday!
That must've been one amazing experience
When I was a hardcore rock and roller in my much much younger years, it was Blake and afew others who first opened my ears and eyes that there were other magnificent unexplored genres that captivated me and were worthy of my attention.
Blake is one musician that I never tire of---
Jordan Am A Hard Road To Travel
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This is one of my all-time favorite songs...
(here he messed up his own lyrics in the first verse):
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"Dang--Im going to have to hear that whole story someday!<br>That must've been one amazing experience<br><br><br><br>When I was a hardcore rock and roller in my much much younger years, it was Blake and afew others who first opened my ears and eyes that there were other magnificent unexplored genres that captivated me and were worthy of my attention.<br><br>Blake is one musician that I never tire of---"<br><br><b>Jordan Am A Hard Road To Travel</b><br><br><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="
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I dont exactly know who Bouquais is, but that is a beautiful instrument. I understand why anyone would drool over that. I know that basically everone that I know sure would....
I'd love to hear the stories that it could tell after making music for 260 years...Where has it been? Who has played it? What memorable experiences has it had?
How did you come by that?? Do you still play it?
and again Im gonna press on to When are we going to hear some dmiller music here? :)
I know that I am a newcomer, basically a hacker and still learning new things everyday about the music and playing the old tunes with friends. One of these days I'm going to kidnap you, all your instruments, and your wealth of knowledge to a weekend in the hills of Western Mass for a weekend of good homemeade music, good homemade food, and good friends..
hopefully you wont be too mad for me stealing you away.
I have a Bill Monroe version that I like better but this is the only version I could find on utube-
Crossing The Cumberlands
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I couldn't find "Julia"...
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Jaque's Bouquais made cellos and violins. He died in 1750. He (supposedly) was a master at replicating the finish (on his instruments), that made Stradivarius so famous. Be that as it may, the original sticker on the inside of this violin reads:
"Jaque's Bouquais/ rue d' Argenteull/ Paris"
Superimposed on the top of that sticker is another:
Wallace Whitcomb repairer/ Milwaukee, Wisconsin/ January, 1896.
This fiddle was found by a friend of mine (in Wisconsin and owned by an elderly couple), and through a series of finds of my own, and subsequent trades, I got it for nothing (IE - - - no cash paid). That's another story in itself.
Yes - - - I still pick on it. It's a wonderful violin, and is especially suited to play on stage because of it's setup. It mic's perfectly with a stage sound system and isn't too loud, nor is it too soft. In other words - - - It can be heard, but it isn't overbearing.
Stickers (labels) on the inside of instruments are (easily) the easiest thing to fake, but the Wallace Whitcomb label (over the "original one" has hand written pencil data on it, so I'm convinced the Whitcomb label is genuine, and since it's on top of the other, I guess both labels are original. :)
Crossing the Cumberlands - - - Great tune by Muuuuuunrow (as we used to call him).
He wrote a ton of tunes in the minor setting. That was one, and another is this one - - - Southern Flavor.
He's wearing a white cowboy hat in this clip, and there is another whole history about that.
Bill Muuuuuuunrow, was the MOGFODAT. (Man Of Grass For Our Day And Time), and he was "treated as such".
Any young lady who aspired to get to know him, gave him a white cowboy hat, and he would wear it on stage.
What followed after that is anyone's guess, but guesses were usually pretty accurate.
I have this as first hand knowledge from a lady who did give him a white hat (circa 1979).
Anyway - - here he is doing Southern Flavor with Marty Stuart. I first saw Marty (at Bill Muuuuuuunrow's Bean Blossom Festival)
when he was just 14 or so years old, and picking for Lester Flatt. Marty was the hit of the entire festival. :) I'm thinking that was around 1979, or so.
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This is one of the most relevant songs today and Dylan sang it 30 years ago.
http://www.bobdylan.com/#/songs/union-sundown
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Well, for the moment it's the following...
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Thanks, Greek! Cool!
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Greek, thanks. hey sorry about the commercial at the end
My church's praise ensemble is learning that song.
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No doubt my favorite dobro player--Jerry Douglas, with a medley of "little tunes" (Lil Ro Ro, Little Martha and A Monkey Let The Hogs Out) to start my morning
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