More guitar...

[denverpilot]

If you want to be both mesmerized watching someone play, and severely ticked off (if you’re a guitar player), just try to learn a Bill Mize fingerstyle guitar song...

Or just give up and enjoy, since he won multiple national fingerstyle guitar championships.

Then you watch this kid do it who’s bored for half of the song, and throw your guitar in the trash and take up stamp collecting, or something. LOL.

Bill has a really cool take on the James Gang classic, Funk #49 on acoustic, too. Different!

 

[Lachlan]

Some nice picking, for sure. I prefer the hard drivin’ sound of full-on, three chords and a cloud of dust, downhill freight train, traditional Bluegrass.

 

[denverpilot]

Turns out that’s not Bill playing in the top one, but the person covering him does it nearly as well as he did.

Gah. All these good players...

 

[Lachlan]

http://www.radiorethink.com/tuner/?stationCode=kgnu2&stream=hi

 

[mscard88]

More cowbell. Need more cowbell.

 

[denverpilot]

http://www.radiorethink.com/tuner/?stationCode=kgnu2&stream=hi

Sounds good. I can handle a little bluegrass. At least the players are actually playing and it’s not freaking Pro Tools and a drum track doing all the work.

 

[timwinters]

Some nice picking, for sure. I prefer the hard drivin’ sound of full-on, three chords and a cloud of dust, downhill freight train, traditional Bluegrass.

Bluegrass is great. The problem, around these parts, is if you go to a "bluegrass" festival, it'll be mostly gospel.

WTF?

Since when does gospel = bluegrass????

I hate gospel. It ain't bluegrass.

 

[Timbeck2]

Bluegrass is great. The problem, around these parts, is if you go to a "bluegrass" festival, it'll be mostly gospel.

WTF?

Since when does gospel = bluegrass????

I hate gospel. It ain't bluegrass.

 

[Lachlan]

Bluegrass is great. The problem, around these parts, is if you go to a "bluegrass" festival, it'll be mostly gospel.

WTF?

Since when does gospel = bluegrass????

I hate gospel. It ain't bluegrass.

The harmonies in Bluegrass were largely influenced by old church hymns.

 

[jordane93]

This guy does great covers

 

[timwinters]

The harmonies in Bluegrass were largely influenced by old church hymns.

So? Rock and roll was an offshoot of blues, but that doesn't mean they're the same in most regards.

In that case though, I like both.

If I want to be preached at and told how much of a worthless heathen I am, then I'd go to church (or have remained married!), not a bluegrass festival.

 

[cgrab]

That kids fingers are freakishly long. I can barely get my hand around the strings on my guitar.

 

[denverpilot]

This guy does great covers

That was nice. Why the hell didn’t he let the video run to the end of the song?! GAH!

 

[ejensen]

Going to see Leo Kottke in Denver on 10/19 at the Paramount. My favorite guitarist

 

[MauleSkinner]

Going to see Leo Kottke in Denver on 10/19 at the Paramount. My favorite guitarist

He's still alive?

 

[denverpilot]

He's still alive?

Day-um, son. Harsh. LOL.

 

[ejensen]

He's still alive?

I must be getting too old. He's 8 years older than me. Leo Kottke (born September 11, 1945)

 

[MauleSkinner]

I must be getting too old. He's 8 years older than me. Leo Kottke (born September 11, 1945)

Ah...he's a youngster! When I was exposed to him 30-some years ago, I guess he seemed older because he was twice my age.

 

[ejensen]

Ah...he's a youngster! When I was exposed to him 30-some years ago, I guess he seemed older because he was twice my age.

I first saw him in 1971 in the ballroom in the student union. Less than 50 folks sitting around on the floor and guy in a chair with several guitars. Denver will be my 6th (I think).