Quote from: jazzyvee on October 09, 2026, 10:58:55 PMMoney for Nothing - Dire Straits.

I used that tune to demo the Peavey bass that was in my shop a couple weeks back... I happened to have a Dire Straits greatest hits CD queue'd up in the house when my client came to pick it up. 

The bass part is a study in playing dead on top of the one. Dire Straits (to me) is more like American folk music than most of the fm pop music I grew up on. That, and I'm crazy about John Illsley. So understated. 

Quote from: edwardofhuncote on October 10, 2026, 02:44:48 AMThe bass part is a study in playing dead on top of the one. Dire Straits (to me) is more like American folk music than most of the fm pop music I grew up on. That, and I'm crazy about John Illsley. So understated.

The subtleties of where a bass player puts a note in rhythmic structure and the impact on the "feel" of a piece of music is a wonderful topic.  

David Grisman w/ Billy Strings & band 10/10/26

Quote from: David Houck on October 11, 2026, 12:38:53 PMDavid Grisman w/ Billy Strings & band 10/10/26

"♫ Teach - your children well ♪"

Peter

A band I really liked played a reunion show in Big Stone Gap, Virginia Friday night. Kenny Smith happened to record the event.


(these guys are all GIANTS in the bluegrass world... two of them are AK+US alumni, but honestly that's just one line on their resume')

Quote from: edwardofhuncote on October 12, 2026, 02:52:48 AMA band I really liked played a reunion show in Big Stone Gap, Virginia Friday night. Kenny Smith happened to record the event.

(these guys are all GIANTS in the bluegrass world... two of them are AK+US alumni, but honestly that's just one line on their resume')

Just linking the story from BT- https://bluegrasstoday.com/the-boxcars-shine-in-reunion-at-blue-highway-fest/

I'd forgotten what a natural comedian Adam is. 😄

The legendary 5/8/77 Barton Hall show:  

Peter

Mapache — Amazing:

Mapache.  Thanks for that!  


Fleetwood Mac - Bare Trees was played at work today, I couldn't pick one song to post here.  Solid album front to back.

Gregory, did McVie have an Alembic for that one?

Toy Factory does Dead at DelFest - They Love Each Other

Oteil Burbridge - Bass, Lead Vocal
Sam Bush - Mandolin
Charlie Starr - Guitar, Harmony Vocal
Josh Shilling - Keyboards, Harmony Vocal
Marcus King - Pedal Steel
Paul T. Riddle - Drums


Also at DelFest: The Travelin' McCourys - Scarlet Begonias

Quote from: pauldo on Yesterday at 02:21:52 PMMapache.  Thanks for that! 


Fleetwood Mac - Bare Trees was played at work today, I couldn't pick one song to post here.  Solid album front to back.

Gregory, did McVie have an Alembic for that one?

Great record, but I think they finished recording it before any proper Alembics had been finished.

Does anyone know when McVie got 72-27? I'd guess mid-1973 at the earliest.

Quote from: Nova Constellatio on Yesterday at 04:16:33 PM

Quote from: pauldo on Yesterday at 02:21:52 PMMapache.  Thanks for that! 


Fleetwood Mac - Bare Trees was played at work today, I couldn't pick one song to post here.  Solid album front to back.

Gregory, did McVie have an Alembic for that one?

Great record, but I think they finished recording it before any proper Alembics had been finished.

Does anyone know when McVie got 72-27? I'd guess mid-1973 at the earliest.

I don't know when John got 73-27, but I think sometime in 1974. The earliest iteration I'm aware of it appears with the Bob Welch era Fleetwood Mac, during the "Heroes Are Hard To Find" tour. I don't know if he had it in time to track the album or not. Here's one with that bunch, and you can see 27 in its infancy.

Yeah, Bare Trees is '72. Kiln House, Mystery To Me and Penguin followed it. No Alembic there that I know of. Still great records, all. I always save Bare Trees for leaf-raking season here.

*and just for KR, note the black pickups... perhaps the brown ones weren't quite there yet. 😉

Gah - 73-27!

The Who before the 1982 final tour (Which I saw them 3 times on expecting them never to tour again). On Substitute, John's bass is louder than Pete.

Quote from: David Houck on Yesterday at 03:01:25 PMToy Factory does Dead at DelFest - They Love Each Other

Oteil Burbridge - Bass, Lead Vocal
Sam Bush - Mandolin
Charlie Starr - Guitar, Harmony Vocal
Josh Shilling - Keyboards, Harmony Vocal
Marcus King - Pedal Steel
Paul T. Riddle - Drums

Also at DelFest: The Travelin' McCourys - Scarlet Begonias

Well, that was fun!  And I must say, I'm torn between whether I want Marcus's shirt or Charlie's jacket more.
Charlie wins hands down on facial hair & brim, though.
Also - does Ronnie McCoury have a totally bluegrass voice, or what?
But one has to wonder - Greg, I hereby declare that you can put together your dream band to play in; Ronnie or Sam?
(That the choice; we can maybe take up Sharon, Sierra, Sara, et al, at a later date.

Peter (who will be kind and sign off without comment on Marcus on pedal steel.........)