WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO NOW?

[pauldo]

Driving up to the Northwoods there are spots where you either pickup religious radio stations or right-leaning political talk shows…. Or you listen to cd’s.  Sometimes you get radio reception that reveals some darn good music.*.
Glenn Campbell came on and after this song finished I reflected on the line “and the Wichita lineman, is still on the line…”
With all of the cellphones these days and the lack of land lines…
Is the Wichita lineman REALLY still on the line?

Jimmy Webb wrote this song… the story for his inspiration makes it even more beautiful and melancholic.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wichita_Lineman


* Stevens Point has a college radio station (WWSP) that generally is playing some really good “alternative” tunes, I usually get about 40 minutes of air time on the 3.5 hour ride. 

[Pete si]

Primus. Les is more!

[cozmik_cowboy]

Wanda Jackson:   

Peter

[pauldo]

A group that my wife stumbled upon on Instagram.

[pauldo]

[edwardofhuncote]

That young'un has got it. 

[cozmik_cowboy]

Yow!  The girl can, indeed, pick a little.

And speaking of bluegrass played faster than the ear can hear, J.D. Crowe is 84 today (well, I guess now that's yesterday):

Peter

[adriaan]

And the fiddler playing a regular violin lefthanded - not a common sight.

[edwardofhuncote]

And the fiddler playing a regular violin lefthanded - not a common sight.

That left-handed fiddler would be Bobby Slone, indeed unusual. He also played upright bass left handed. 

[edwardofhuncote]

Crowe & the New South, from a 1975 show, with Ricky Scaggs, Tony Rice, Jerry Douglass, and the aforementioned left-handed bassist/fiddler, Bobby Slone, on bass here. (who ever edited the video for stills wasn't sure of his dexterity either!)

[hammer]

One of my favorite "mellow music" pairings - Mandolin Orange now known as Watchhouse.

[hammer]

And the late Tommy Edwards, may he rest in peace, and Andrew Marlin from Watchhouse.

[cozmik_cowboy]

Crowe & the New South, from a 1975 show, with Ricky Scaggs, Tony Rice, Jerry Douglass, and the aforementioned left-handed bassist/fiddler, Bobby Slone, on bass here. (who ever edited the video for stills wasn't sure of his dexterity either!)

I almost posted that one, but it didn't have quite the speed I was looking for to compare with Sierra.  Just a little bit of talent in that line-up, eh?

[edwardofhuncote]

Yessir. And it's a perfect illustration of the generational jump. That band was a very big part of what inspired my particular generation of young bluegrass players when we were coming of age. Sierra, and her peers are taking in on down the road. I just posted one of her with (hubby) Justin Moses and their bass player Geoff Saunders the other day absolutely shredding a tune from the classic Blake & Rice album. I laughed for 15 minutes it was so good. These kids can play circles around anything we ever thought of, but that isn't it, not a show-up or show-off... it's playing tribute. I will guarantee you Norman Blake enjoyed it even more.
 

[edwardofhuncote]

Sierra and Ethan takin' a ride on Earl's "Foggy Mountain Special" with a Fender Mandocaster and Upright bass. What a jam.

This ought to be the soundtrack to a cartoon of a kitten and bulldog playing a game of chase.