WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO NOW?

[rv_bass]

[bigredbass]

[pauldo]

Dolly.

[edwardofhuncote]

Funny coincidence, I was just listening to Sierra's band covering "Shine" a little bit ago while walking off a really bad day at the Water Factory.

I know she's a huge fan of Dolly's... I bet that's where she got the idea.

[cozmik_cowboy]

Sierra's verson is very nice!  Dolly's version is........Dolly; need I say more?


And a few side notes on Ms. Parton's take: 


First, who but Dolly would film themselves walking down a dirt road in KMDAFM pumps?  Or could could even manage to walk said byway thusly shod?  Pure style, that girl. 


And what a band!  But the album credits on Wiki only list Stuart Duncan on fiddle; that sure don't look like Stuart in the vid......  And, of course, anything with Jerry Douglas is gonna be great; add Chris Thile, and well, there ya go.


And last but far from least - digging the "TOYLL" reference a bit after 3:00!


Peter

[pauldo]

Sarah Watkins on fiddle and brother Sean on acoustic guitar (they came along with Chris Thile).   Pretty sure the bass player is another Nickel Creek alumni.

[cozmik_cowboy]

Ah - now I see it; I think it's the first time I've seen Sarah with her hair tied up.

So, the band on the vid is not completely the band on the album.  And I repeat, "What a band!"

Peter

[edwardofhuncote]

Sarah Watkins on fiddle and brother Sean on acoustic guitar (they came along with Chris Thile).   Pretty sure the bass player is another Nickel Creek alumni.

I can't attest to who played on the recording, but in the video, the bassist is Barry Bales, of Alison Krauss & Union Station, the banjo player is Jim Mills, of Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder. Of course we recognize Chris Thile, Sara and Sean Watkins of Nickel Creek with Jerry on reso... it surely could be Jim and Barry on their respective instruments. Both of those guys are top tier a-listers in the industry.

*you're not far off Paul, those kids all grew up around Alison. She produced a couple recordings for them and was very much a mentor to the band.

[rv_bass]

Mickey Hart et al.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=_YXCLYVjDDk

[edwardofhuncote]

Hadn't thought about these guys in a while, and got a text message from one of them out of the blue the other day. Hard to believe a couple of them are no longer with us anymore. Pretty terrible audio, but this really shows how much fun it was to be onstage with Mountain Heart.

Here was the subdued studio take-

RIP, Jason Moore (bass) and Steve Gulley (lead singer/rhy guit)

[cozmik_cowboy]

Went out t the library tonight to see Crosswinds Flute Choir: 8 players (early teens to late middle age).  All had standard C flutes; 1 also mostly played piccolo, 1 occasionally & one usually played alto flute; 1 once & one mostly played bass flute, and one almost always blew contra-bass flute.  Quite nice (and, I will be cad enough to add, I had impure thoughts about the regular bass player; lovely young Latina - and good!

Covered music from (shudder) ABBA to the Court of Henry VIII to a new composition just for flute choir.

Peter.

[edwardofhuncote]

Another one from MH... man those guys were on fire...

[David Houck]

Lari Basilio - Fearless

[pauldo]

New - Alan Parsons - From The New World

Got around to listening - surprised at the ending.  Alan Parsons is consistent.  Well crafted album.

[bigredbass]

If you look up 'groove' in the dictionary, it's entirely possible you'll see a picture of this:

Let's see here:  A Stevie Wonder composition, Aretha on vocals and piano, Donny Hathaway on electric piano, Richard Tee on Hammond, Hugh McCracken on electric geetar, and . . . . . the magnificent Bernard Purdie at the kit, with master bassist Chuck Rainey making up the rhythm section.  That amazing, floating, almost behind the backbeat feel, this KILLS me every time I hear it.  That groove is just beyond words for me. 

If it gets any better than this, it would kill me.