Quote from: pauldo on August 13, 2026, 02:17:42 PM... This nugget popped up .. Donald Byrd.

I was familiar with Donald Byrd the hard bop trumpet player from the 50's and 60's, but I haven't heard this before.  Thanks!  Reading his Wikipedia page, he began moving from hard bop to jazz fusion and jazz funk in 1969.

Jerry Garcia giving every fret a chance to sing.

I missed out on the 90th Annual Old Fiddlers Convention in Galax Virginia this year, but a bunch of my friends and musical buddies were there and a handful of them scored well. I've mentioned 'Fiddlin' Billy Hurt in gig threads before, as he's another from my Franklin County mob days. Billy took 1st Place in Old Time Fiddle this year, and was awarded Best All-around Performer too.

Here was his performance.

I've known Billy for 40 years now, and lost count of how many fiddle contests he's won, but Galax is the one ribbon you want if you from here. This is how it's done. 

Another gift from the YouTube algorithm. Alison Krauss sits-in as guest vocalist with the Jerry Douglas Band at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2013... and busted out a Motown tune I hadn't heard her pull before.


Then one from her Windy City record...


*incidentally, that's her brother Vik on bass... just killin' it.