WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO NOW?

[pauldo]

Very cool, literally being that close to Lake Superior. Alaska sounds like a logical move.
Also sounds romantic living in that climate . . . I wear my long John's for too many months the way it is, I'll pass.

[David Houck]

Chick Corea and Stanley Clarke; No Mystery

[David Houck]

Joey Alexander; Giant Steps

[David Houck]

More Joey; Over The Rainbow.  This is wonderful.

[cozmik_cowboy]

WOW!  Thanks, Dave!  YT is full of little kids doing technically perfect copies of hard stuff - alone in the basement.  This gentleman is actually playing.  With pros - and with feel! 
Different genre & instrument, of course, but I'm reminded of this kid.
If If young Joey keeps growing, too, he'll change the world.


Peter

[David Houck]

Peter; yes.

[David Houck]

Just listened to both of them again.  Aside from all of the magic at the piano, the drummer on Giant Steps is wonderful.

[edwardofhuncote]

Our neo-oldtyme band, New River Bound started working on this gem at practice last week. Our guitar player has been playing around with alternate tunings and really liked the big sound of open G.

Andy Irvine & Paul Brady:

And a live cut:

Since there's no bass part, I have a clear slate to work with, and am trying to borrow some textures from Jimmy J's counterpoint lines on James Taylor's "Millworker". Unsuccessfully, so far. 

But I'll get it. 

[David Houck]

That was nice on this beautiful morning; thanks, Greg.

[edwardofhuncote]

That was nice on this beautiful morning; thanks, Greg.

Isn't Springtime in the mountains fantastic? It's going to be nice up here today too. 

You just have to imagine that tune with an Appalachian string band interpreting it for fiddle, banjo, guitar and bass. Exactly that arrangement, but without the brogue. A very literal translation.

It's the wacky changes in meter that I'm having a time with.

[David Houck]

Speaking of Over The Rainbow, thought I would repost this wonderful version by Eva Cassidy.

[cozmik_cowboy]

Isn't Springtime in the mountains fantastic? It's going to be nice up here today too. 

Last weekend I went to visit the family; not quite mountains, but far enough into the foothills to be official, US-gubmint-classified Appalachia.  My Illinois-raised wife doesn't understand, but after living in the flatlands for 43 years, it does my soul SO much good to sit with a cup of coffee & watch the hills in the AM.........


Peter

[David Houck]

... it does my soul SO much good to sit with a cup of coffee & watch the hills in the AM.........

Yes

[edwardofhuncote]

Brittany Haas, Jordan Tice, & Paul Kowert with PHC Band, from 2/11/17.

"Leadfoot" 

Borders on cacophony, but good golly those young-uns can play!

[David Houck]

Greg; that was great.  Thanks!