Link police! Mac and Bob: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6RmZPc9Xpo (anyone got links to recordings?)
Not sure who the Callahans are... B On May 18, 9:53 am, mistertaterbug <[email protected]> wrote: > Nobody has mentioned Mac and Bob yet. They were the first to record > the guitar/mando combo way back in the early 20's. If it weren't for > them, there probably wouldn't have been Blue Sky Boys, Monroe > Brothers, etc. Another great source for string band duets is the > Callahan Brothers. Some outstanding singing and mando playing there. > Check out their version of "Sweet Thing". It is reported that Monroe > got some his earliest arrangements from the Callahans. It is also > evident that he got some from Mac and Bob. > > Taterboy > > On May 16, 2:44 pm, Mando Chef <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > Amen Don they sure do!!!!! > > > On May 15, 11:31 pm, Don <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Ginnie Hawker and Tracy Swartz do some real good music. > > > > On Sat, May 15, 2010 at 12:55 PM, J Hill <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > I'll throw Growling Old Men into the mix. It's Ben Winship on Mandolin > > > > and > > > > John Lowell on guitar. Not bluegrass nor Oldtime but might be worth > > > > checking out. > > > > > Also, Johnny Staats and Robert Shafer did a CD called Homecoming > > > > favorites > > > > that's filled w/ gospel tunes. > > > > > Jason > > > > > On Sat, May 15, 2010 at 1:49 PM, M. Marmot <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > >> I have to say, that, i have also found myself gravitating to duo-trio > > > >> musical arrangements... more space for the instruments to sound but > > > >> also the beauty, challenge, and interaction of group work is on > > > >> readily display. > > > > >> I'd also reccomend Mr. Norman Blake, especially his album 'Meeting on > > > >> Southern Soil' with Mr. Peter Ostroushko, thats a fine album that has > > > >> consistently been played here for years now. A more recent discovery > > > >> for me was the music of Jody Stecher and Kate Brislin, their albums > > > >> are stunning. Also, i'd reccomend some of Yank Rachell's earlier > > > >> recordings. > > > > >> On May 13, 3:12 pm, Steve Cantrell <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> > Hey all, > > > >> > I hope eveyone is staying safe and relatively dry/oil-free wherever > > > >> > you > > > >> > might happen to be. Just a question.... > > > > >> > I have found myself increasingly interested in duo/trio stringband > > > >> > music. It seems like the more I do it the simpler my own playing > > > >> > becomes out > > > >> > of necessity. You don't have that dirge of fiddle/banjo/bass/guitar > > > >> > to cover > > > >> > the flaws...of which there are unfortunately many. So I have been > > > >> > doing a > > > >> > ton of listening in that vein--"Stomp", live recordings of Mike and > > > >> > David, > > > >> > The Foghorn Duo (Kaleb Clauder is an excellent mandolin picker), the > > > >> > Kitchen > > > >> > Tapes, Skip Gorman and Richard Starkey...you get the idea. I am > > > >> > hoping that > > > >> > folks might be able to throw out some similar suggestions for me. > > > > >> > I also saw where Mr. Long will be doing a duo tour in July, so maybe > > > >> > someone can post some audio/video? David, I have relied heavily on a > > > >> > bootleg > > > >> > recording of you and KC Groves. You pick some familiar tunes and it > > > >> > is > > > >> > almost a Monroe double-stop seminar. Great picking. > > > > >> > Anyway, thanks for any suggestions you folks might have. Amazon is > > > >> > just > > > >> > dying for me to spend some money over there. > > > >> > Thanks, > > > >> > Steve > > > > >> > -- > > > >> > 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 > > > >> > athttp://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. > > > > > -- > > > > 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. > > > > -- > > > My CD of original tunes played on mandolin, mandola, and > > > mandocellohttp://www.HillbillyChamberMusic.com > > > > -- > > > 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 > > > athttp://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 > > athttp://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 > athttp://groups.google.com/group/taterbugmando?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Taterbugmando" group. 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