AMEN. I concur. I listen to Mike because HE is my favorite. Although I'm open to hearing new talent.
On Mon, Dec 7, 2009 at 8:09 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > I guess I'm on the older end of the curmudgeon list, and have been accused > of being opinionated. > I've had the pleasure of watching Jake Jolliff grow up. Jake plays all the > notes and sometimes in > the same tune, but he is capable of playing music that I like and even > understand. Jake is in Boston > now attending Berklee and playing in a band called Joy Kills Sorrow, Young > kids, all killer pickers > and nice kids too. BUT I'm thinking that they are playing in a language > that I don't know, and I've really tried > as I think pretty highly of Jake. I know, it's that "muse" thing. Anyway, I > told you all that to tell you this: > > Last night I went see Jake's Dad, Bill, in concert. Now Bill is a banjo > player of the old school both bluegrass and old > time, a fine flatpicker, a good old time fiddler, and he taught Jake to > play the mandolin. ('til Jake was about 9) > Bill is also a very good song writer and one of my favorite singers. It was > one of the best shows I've ever been to, > period. I understood every note, could relate to all the songs and I could > listen to Bill talk all night. Just a wonderful > show and only 60 folks came out to see it. Sad to think that if "Festering > Blackhead and the Zits" were playing in town > thousands would have turned out. > > But what do I know? Tater is my favorite mandolin player and I've actually > seen him live more than once. > > Clyde Clevenger > Just My Opinion, But It's Right > Salem, Oregon > Old Circle <http://www.myspace.com/oldcircle> > > -- > 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]<taterbugmando%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/taterbugmando?hl=en. > -- 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.
