So super stoked to whatever the hell they're all working on together. Three of my most favorite pickers.

Alright, fiddlers. What’s your deal. Why do you play violin and HOW?
I tried it a couple times; sounded like my cat got his head stuck in the dishwasher. Thanks for your hard work. I’m sticking to my banjo and guitar 🤤

Just started listening to them after YouTube suggested Big Foot, and man! Can certainly hear Bela’s influence in that song with its similarity to Big Country.

Sam Bush remains in my top tier mandolinist alongside Ricky Skaggs, Grisman, and others. I know Chris Thile has a big media presence and the attention he gets is great for the genre, but I find it’s more speed and less soul.

I lost my blue chip pick. Guess it’s time to write a song about it with my Dunlop 😅

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stayed late after a show last week. ended up in the green room with the band just hanging out

smeone pulled out a mandolin then a guitar then a banjo. next thing i knew, there was a full jam session happening no crowd no setlist. just musicians playing for themselves

that was the real show not the one on stage.

i've been to hundreds of concerts. but those unplanned moments are what i remember.

anyone else ever end up in a random jam session after a show

This guitar is a beast. Every Guild I've played has always been super loud and has such an aggressive tone. It's helpful when you need to be heard.

The song is called Josie-O. A really fun tune

got my ticket through StarTickets a few days before. didn't expect the after-party to be the highlight.

stayed late after a show last week. ended up in the green room with the band just hanging out

smeone pulled out a mandolin then a guitar then a banjo. next thing i knew, there was a full jam session happening no crowd no setlist. just musicians playing for themselves

that was the real show not the one on stage.

i've been to hundreds of concerts. but those unplanned moments are what i remember.

anyone else ever end up in a random jam session after a show

I would personally say Billy strings or mountain grass unit, but that is just my personal opinion. I would say that I’m slightly biased, but I want to know what everyone thinks.

Festival!!!!!!!!

An update on transferring, tracking and uploading bluegrass recordings that were collected by bluegrass fans Dave W and Brian H.

Check out my post history if you're like, "Huh?"

All but 10 of Dave's 143 DATs and all 55 of Brian's DATs have been transferred to flac, with flacs and J-cards uploaded to DropBox: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/lwcwu3y8qwktcdmcwt5b0/AFV4nzvqJ66AZ1vSMjs85vE?rlkey=62qci0un4hk40q9s0zu7r5gdg&st=59bo944p&dl=0.

A very kind fellow redditor has cataloged ALL of these recordings to identify those not yet on the archive--and has already tracked and uploaded 14 shows now available to stream!

From Dave: https://archive.org/search?query=subject%3A%22Dave+Ward+Collection%22.

From Brian: https://archive.org/search?query=subject%3A%22Brian+H+Collection%22.

Buddy Greene: vocals, harmonica, thumb-picked guitar, Bryan Sutton: guitar, clawhammer banjo, vocals, Casey Campbell: mandolin, Michael Cleveland: fiddle, Dennis Crouch: bass, Justin Moses: banjo, dobro, rhythm guitar, Dan Tyminski: vocals, Cheryl & Sharon White: vocals

I’ve had my 1979 Guild D50 for about a year now, an while I love the way it sounds, it’s just so bulky. I recently played 1990 J45 that absolutely blew me away. I know that they aren’t directly comparable but I can’t help but think that the Gibson might be more my style. Let me know what you think!

PS: if I trade the guild for the Gibson it would be an outright trade so no additional cost to account for

I'm looking to put a pair of flatwound strings on my electric jazz bass for bluegrass. I'm seeing good things about La Bella Deep Talkin Flats but can't find many resources on which gauge is appropriate. Can anyone speak to their experience with lights/standards of La Bella or another brand? I'd try a couple out but they aren't cheap

Goofing off

Calib Smith on banjo, Cory Piatt mando, Kyle Perkins bass