Well said Nelson! On Sun, Oct 3, 2010 at 2:31 PM, <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Alright, so my last post sounds stupid, I realize now. Some of the > messages get caught by the spam filter and I reply only knowing > part of the previous stream. Hell, I do that sometimes even when I've > gotten them all. > > I was saying to someone at the Monroe Camp that Jimmie Rodgers is one of > those people whose songs I enjoy more when someone else does > them. I think we were discussing Dave Peterson and his wonderful rendition > of a blue yodel the night before. He brought a great > power and emotion to the sentiment that Jimmie had written about. > > Anyway, my point is that I know that because I make a point of going > backwards in generations from my current musical heroes and > explore their heroes recursively. > > If music did not evolve and if forms did not merge we would not have > bluegrass or rock and roll, etc. Luckily for us we can go back > and hear the Eck Robertsons, Carter Families, Blue Sky Boys (and the list > goes on forever) if we like it better. Otherwise, we can > listen to others who have taken their influences and forged their own > paths. > > I love old time music and want to play it. I don't want sometime to break > my balls if I don't do it the way they think it should be > done. I want to play it the way I FEEL it. After all, we mainly play for > ourselves, right? > > > On Sun 10/ 3/10 12:44 PM , [email protected] sent: > > Like it a lot. That old timey Hartfor stuff is among the most prized > music > > in my collection. I can't get tired of it.Sent from my Verizon Wireless > BlackBerry > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: mistertaterbug tater > > [email protected]>Sender: [email protected]: Sun, 3 > Oct 2010 08:46:57 > > To: [email protected]>Reply-To: > [email protected]: Re: a new take on Squirrel Hunters > > > > I am far from being in a position to 'correct' anybody on anything due > > to my own fondness for things oldtimey. I have an occasional soapbox > > as everyone here certainly knows. > > > > While I can certainly agree with you on a couple counts, there is the > > flip side, another angle that you may be missing. I know a few of > > these boys, some reasonably well. For this group to be playing > > "Squirrel Hunters" at all is miraculous in and of itself, considering > > the vintage of the tune and its' sources. These guys are the next wave > > of players coming down the pike trying to blaze a trail just like all > > the rest of us. It is readily apparent that Monroe was looked down > > upon when he came on the scene for his lack of > > "respect" for the oldtime school of thinking. As was Sam Bush, > > Grisman, Marshall, etc > > > > I find it refreshing to know that this young crowd (some I have seen > > around since they were mid-teenagers) mixes in traditional oldtime and > > Monroe tunes. To me, I think it's cool that the beauty of old songs is > > not lost on them, they are not worn out with it like a couple > > generations that came after them that think anything smelling of > > oldtime and traditional bluegrass is beneath them, that it is not > > valid or vital music. These guys feel otherwise. They know Thile; they > > have all Stuart Duncan's fiddle solos catalogued; they really dig > > Monroe-style tunes. Though their take on the melody and flights of > > musical fantasy lead them down a different road than I would take, > > it's encouraging to know that there is a generation of players that > > are extremely technically capable to play either Thile or Duncan or > > Monroe and they love them all. > > > > 'Nuff said. > > Taterbug > > > > On Oct 3, 9:46 am, Dasspunk dassp...@g > > mail.com> wrote:> I know I should shut up and let folks like what > > they want but this> particular tune is near and dear to my heart and > > this rendition stabs> at my soul. Maybe it's because I just returned from > > a lovely week in> Nashville but saw WAY too many folks in tight > > printed shirts and> pressed jeans, musically masturbating on each > > other. Either way, I> don't mean disrespect to anyone's musical taste but > > rather, I just> want to express an opposing view. > > > > > > Squirrel Hunters is an old-time tune that has > > creeped into the> Bluegrass subconscious... and I'm grateful for > > it... so much so I> named my band after it. I see this tune as an > > opportunity for ensemble> play and most definitely not as a springboard > for > > musical coitus. To> see it straightened out with a Bush-style chop in a > > circle jerk is,> IMO, an opportunity missed. > > > > > > B > > > > > > On Oct 2, 10:41 pm, Mark Seale mark.se. > > [email protected]> wrote:> > > > > from some young guns... > > > > > > >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFDNcXxXJLk > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "Taterbugmando" group.To post to this group, send email to > [email protected] unsubscribe from this group, send email > to taterbugmando+ > > [email protected] 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] unsubscribe from this group, send email > to taterbugmando+ > > [email protected] 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]<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. 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