Re: Dewey Farmer

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These are the series of clips that prompted the question, really:
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a29WbPb17EE 
I guess I was wrong to say THE STYLE, but should have said "not contemporary mandolin style", which I hate. Maybe hate is a strong word. Loathe, abhor, detest...one of those is probably better...but I'll keep an open mind. There's some bluesy sounds in there. At any rate, I heard some of those cusp-of-time triplet sets in his playing that seem awfully familiar.

For what it is worth, no Powder Creek out there I can find....

-------------- Original message from Mike Hedding <michaelhedd...@gmail.com>: --------------


>
> That's how I first heard of him as well. Someone mentioned he was a
> Monroe style player so I searched out some of his recordings. I don't
> exactly hear it but he does have a great right hand and good timing. I
> have a version of him playing southern flavor that's pretty cool. I
> think he plays an f sharp note in the a section that I don't really
> care for but it's still cool. I think some of tater's strict standards
> are rubbing off on me. It's great.
>
> On Jan 30, 4:07 pm, mistertaterbug wrote:
> > Steve,
> > If you go back a ways, you'll find Dewey was one of the "gunslingers"
> > that came around on bluegrass' rebound. Sam Bush has made mention of
> > Dewey for years. And you're right, he's on the Butch Robins recording.
> > As Mike says, he has an interesting style, sort of a potpourri of
> > licks and loop-dee-loops. I notice that he has been regarded as a
> > Monroe style player and is hard to stump on Bill's tunes. That may be
> > so, but he's far from being a Monroe stylist. To me, he's got more of
> > that contest fiddle sense to his playing. A very capable player,
> > regardless of what he's being pigeon-holed as.
> >
> > puhtater
> >
> > On Jan 30, 11:41 am, Mike Hedding wrote:
> >
> > > I have a bunch of misc. Recordings of him and his band powder creek I
> > > believe. He's got an interesting style sound more like a Sam bush kind
> > > of thing to me the notes he uses but very cool.
> >
> > > On Jan 30, 8:17 am, sec...@bellsouth.net wrote:
> >
> > > > Howdy. I'm hoping some of the learned brethren here on the list might be
> able to help me with this fellow. I don't know much about him other than seeing
> a video on Youtube which might indicate he plays THE STYLE, which I happen to
> like. I've heard his name tossed around before--might have even asked but can't
> recall. At any rate, Google hasn't been very revealing other than some credits
> on Grounded, Centered and Focused by Butch R. and another disc. Seems like his
> name gets around though, so what should I be looking for? Wouldn't mind having
> some recordings.
> > > > Thanks,
> > > > Steve
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