I will tell Chirps howdy for you Val. I've learned a number of tunes just to learn 'em and they've not been heard from since. I'm sure I'm not alone. Then there are tunes that I've tried learning only to find I don't care for my version :) Cumberland Gap was one such tune. I don't care for the 'Grass version but when I heard Chirps' version, I totally loved it (and talk him into playing it as often as possible). Arkansas Traveler was the same... until I heard Rhys Jone's version... now I love it. It took me forever to find a Sally Goodin I liked... mine's somewhere between Bill's with a hint of Clarence White. I try and steal from the best (emphasis on try).
Long story only slightly longer... you never know what you'll like tomorrow. Brian On Feb 4, 11:27 am, Val Mindel <[email protected]> wrote: > Say hi to Chirps for me. He has great tunes. He plays a really good > Greensleeves (not the tune you think), with the G run down to E. And > is no slouch on mandolin. > > On Feb 4, 8:20 am, Dasspunk <[email protected]> wrote: > > > There are two tunes that I refuse to play any more. Blackberry Blossom > > and Whiskey Before Breakfast. These tunes are butchered daily at jams > > everywhere and make my skin crawl. I don't mind when folks play > > them... it's fine beer break music. > > > But if the point of having a repertoire is to know songs that you can > > play with others, then those two are probably at the top of the > > list. > > > Eek! I just looked at that list on mandozine... sure enough, those are > > some of the most popular tunes I've ever heard at jams. And of course > > my two *favorites* are on there. Whatever... learn 'em all and decide > > for yourself which ones you like. > > > I'm currently learning a couple tunes for a dance I'll be playing this > > weekend with Mr. Lynn Chirps Smith. I absolutely love Snake River Reel > > and his tune Mississippi Palisades. Also on tap are Cumberland Gap (OT > > version), Little Dutch Girl (which Sadie Compton does a nice version > > of) and Squirrel Heads And Gravy (which I'm finding difficult to > > transfer to mandolin). > > > Brian > > > On Feb 3, 1:16 pm, mistertaterbug <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Nelson, > > > It seems to me that the list varies depending on where a person hangs > > > his hat (which includes geographical location, chosen era of > > > 'bluegrass', and age group). Dennis comments in jest. I told him once > > > that if I had to listen to "Red Haired Boy" once more time I was going > > > to go out and kill something. There are a few more on *that* list as > > > well. I will say though, without looking at anyone else's list, that > > > some of the more common oldtime fiddle tunes seem to hold up across > > > the board, plus there are a few Monroe tunes that seem to carry over. > > > I don't think I have a really good grasp of what might be an up-to- > > > date list of popular 'bluegrass' tunes because I engage so heavily in > > > eclecticism. > > > > Bugs > > > > On Feb 3, 1:04 pm, J Hill <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Nelson, > > > > > Mandozine lists what they consider to be essential mandolin tunes to > > > > learn. > > > > Here's the link:http://www.mandozine.com/music/essential/ > > > > > Jason --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Taterbugmando" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/taterbugmando?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
