Nelson, Well, "Wheel Hoss" is more about conflict than chaos. But then, I reckon you know the story of what a wheel horse does. Tater
On Feb 4, 1:15 pm, Nelson <[email protected]> wrote: > I know. I just didn't want to open the door for that discussion > again. > > Skaggs kicks some butt on Boston Boy and Cumberland Gap on that BG > Mando cd. > > I have a version of he and his band doing Wheel Hoss in which he > includes a steel guitar and maybe even electric 6 string, and it is a > masterful jam. It really captures, IMHO, the real energy/chaos that > the song is about. > > On Feb 4, 1:04 pm, mistertaterbug <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Howdy Erik, > > Agreed...if I don't like a tune, it's my own doing, nobody else's. If > > I don't like a performance of it, as Brian says, it's usually my > > performance that I don't like. David Grier says that there are no > > songs that suck, just that MY version sucks. Too funny, and > > conveniently, impossible to argue with that logic. My interest or lack > > thereof in songs/tunes absolutely influences my execution of them. > > Those songs that always bring the house down, and there's a reason for > > it. As I mentioned earlier, if we could find out what that thing is, > > we'd all be millionaires. I suspect that a major factor in it is that > > the tunes are familiar to the masses. > > > I don't particularly care for all of Monroe's output either. I find > > "Tombstone Junction" to be downright silly, but most everybody I've > > run into thinks it's cool, so kick me in the shins. Whatever. > > > Nelson, nobody here EVER said Skaggs can't play/sing. To the contrary, > > I'd say he's got an awful lot of chops to work with. > > > Taterboy > > > On Feb 4, 12:14 pm, MinnesotaMandolin <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Hi there, I'm a long-time lurker brought out of my shell by this > > > discussion. > > > > My band plays 98% original music with a few covers. We only play > > > traditional fiddle tunes as string changing songs when someone pops a > > > string. Most of the guys aren't much interested in learning new ones > > > so we've been playing Whiskey before Breakfast, Red Haired Boy and Old > > > Joe Clark for literally years. It always brings the house down. I'm > > > sick to death of WBB but just the other day we did it to great aplomb. > > > So the question is who's really got the problem with WBB? I do, that's > > > who. > > > > how little are the other guys interested? I can't even get them to > > > fake Jenny Lynn with me and it's only got one chord! We worked up > > > those three fiddle tunes early in our career and there you go. > > > > cheers, > > > erik > > > > 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- Hide quoted text - > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Taterbugmando" group. 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