My wife & I never go out to hear music any more, but she won tickets for a SiriusXM Bluegrass Junction recording session & yesterday afternoon we were in the small audience for Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver. We had seen the group several times & knew they would be excellent, which they were. The session was held in a tiny radio theatre in the Bridgestone Arena in downtown Nashville. When the show is broadcast our applause will be heard around the world. Out the window you can see across Broadway to the Ryman Auditorium. Other than concerts, the big deal at the Arena is hockey.
I saw Billy Saturday night/Sunday morning play a set at The Dark Star Jubilee festival. 12:30 to 2:20 of straight fire.
He’s looking a little rough. Very pail, added the belly but looks a bit gaunt in the face. He had that shirt with one button at the top to show off some of his tattoos. He is nearly covered at this point. He puts on quite the show. The playing alone is mind blowing but he make faces an cheeses it up for the camera, any camera that catches his eye. A bit like the opposite of Bob Dylan.
My husband was away for the weekend, but brought me some presents! Looking forward to digging into this lot.
Fine and Funky are actually what I would call San Francisco multi-instrumental hippie eclectic...there was like one bluegrass-y song on there. Very odd record.
Phil looks great with a shirt on. Just don't let him play in a plain white T Almost 80 years of age and he's still doing it. We have to remember that he was a member of the hardest working major touring band ever. Cue all the drugs and alcohol.
You'll love that Greenbriar Boys lp! The guy that gave David Grisman mandolin lessons, Frank Wakefield, is the blonde dude on the right. "He split the mandolin atom", said Dawg.
Today it is Dawg & Co. pickin' on Bill's tunes. I wish this was available on CD and/or vinyl. I suppose I'm going to have to just purchase the files from the Acoustic Disc site.
I just stumbled across this on youtube. I feel like if this tune is not a bluegrass standard by now, it certainly ought to be: Rice, Rice, Hillman and Pederson - Friend of the Devil
