Do you like Banjo Music?

[Nahum]

I also love the new group NickelCreek. A group of young people who are simply unbelievable on traditionally bluegrass instruments. They are in the mold of Allison Krauss and Union Station.

[Revelationist]

Originally Posted by Scott Hutchinson

My good wife bought me a two cd set called the essential Earl Scruggs which spans Earl recordings with Bill Monroe to his recordings with Lester Flatt and his more recent electric music recordings.
I'm listening to it now, I just love banjo music do you?
Check out
http://www.earlscruggs.com

You know I do Bro. Scott... I can do a few songs now on my banjo... I learned what the difference between a Cockatoo and a bango was though... Ones loud, and anonying, and the other is a bird...

[Arphaxad]

Originally Posted by Praxeas

The only Banjo Music I ever liked was played by a kid that looked like a cross between an opossum and a human in the movie Deliverance

that kid was the best banjo player in the world. he probably couldn't read or write or say a three syllable word, but he shredded on that banjo, he was probably a snake handling pentecostal to boot.

[Truly Blessed]

Scott, I enjoy Bluegrass music myself. When I was a teenager I loved to tune into WWVA and listen to Flatt & Scrubbs, and other Bluegrass artists. In Chipman we were blessed to have The Phillips Family, an outstanding and popular Bluegrass group in NB. Matter of fact, Erdie Phillips, the father is a member of the NB Country Hall of Fame. He and his brother Ray are credited with pioneering Bluegrass music in NB many years ago.

We had a Bluegrass Festival in Chipman the last few summers I was there and I was the local pastor chosen to organize and preach at the Sunday morning worship service at the campground bandstand. I always enjoyed this.

I have fond memories of special Christian Bluegrass nights we had at our church. It was usually packed out. I rather enjoyed singing Bluegrass with some of the guys. I usually sang tenor and played the guitar.

One of the couples in the church hosted a New Year's party each year and that was a regular bluegrass jam session that we always looked forward to. Talking about all this makes me a bit homesick for those great times of fellowship.

[Digging4Truth]

Brother Marlow Shubert plays a mean banjo.

[Digging4Truth]

Originally Posted by Revelationist

You know I do Bro. Scott... I can do a few songs now on my banjo... I learned what the difference between a Cockatoo and a bango was though... Ones loud, and anonying, and the other is a bird...

LOL... now that was funny.

[Margies3]

I think banjo music IN SMALL SPURTS is alot of fun. I wouldn't want a steady diet of it. But when someone plays really well, you have to admire their talents and abilities.

[freeatlast]

My wife's dad is a master wooodcrafter.

He is is 82 and is woking on about his 85th banjo that he makes from scratch.

They are beuatiful works with unique sound.

He is also a blue grass fan.

Two years ago we did a "Bluegrass Sunday, with all our music in the bluegrass style of southern gospel.

We had 45 vivsitors.

[Steve Epley]

I am from Kentucky 50 miles from Rosine what do you think? And do know BM personally or did.

[Felicity]

Originally Posted by Margies3

I think banjo music IN SMALL SPURTS is alot of fun. I wouldn't want a steady diet of it. But when someone plays really well, you have to admire their talents and abilities.

I agree Margie. I'm not a big bluegrass fan at all. I appreciate the pickin' and grinnin' and the vocal harmonies on which a lot of emphasis is placed.

We had a family in the church we pastored back home who were quite well known in the blue grass genre of music. They played at the Old Opry in Nashville years back and made a number of recordings. In fact the town that we lived in ... I think most everyone there played a guitar. LOL.

Country and blue grass was huge in that town so I gained an appreciation for the music but it's not what I choose to listen to.

I appreciate many different kinds/styles of music.