WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO NOW?

[David Houck]

Revisiting on old favorite band from the '70s, Oregon.  Good quality video and audio of a short live set that really shows off how special this band was at that time.

Ralph Towner - 12-string & classical guitar, piano
Paul McCandless - reeds
Glen Moore - bass
Collin Walcott - tabla, percussion, sitar

[rv_bass]

Oregon was great, thanks for posting!

[hammer]

Towner was amazing with that group. Saw them in concert once at American International College (AIC) in Springfield Massachusetts as the opening act for Chick Corea and RTF.

[pauldo]

I really love this thread… so many exciting discoveries.   Oregon is new to me, and I feel a need to dive deeper into their catalog.

My son just turned me on to Casiopea the bass players energy is fabulous.

[edwardofhuncote]

Dan Tyminski had his bunch out again last week and pulled a couple gems from an old AK-US setlist...

I enjoyed how he poked a little bit of fun with both Gaven, and the 'video everything at a concert' culture here, then killed the tune. That's the Danny I remember.

*sometimes he pokes a little fun at himself too.

[rv_bass]

Casiopea is cool, reminds me of the Dregs in a way. 

Love the bluegrass,,,Charles Sawtelle and Hot Rize used to do a nice version of Man of Constant Sorrow…reminds me of my Boulder days…

Here’s some Ray Brown for the mix

[pauldo]

Birtha,  just found out about them… wow!

[lbpesq]

When I saw the name “Birtha”, my first thought was that it was a great name for an all-female Grateful Dead band!

Bill, tgo

[edwardofhuncote]

I follow Eden and Lukas' Ozark Banjo Co. pretty close. I love how they post audio/videos of all their banjos before shipping out. Lukas does a nice job with the Stephen Foster classic here.

Little while back, they posted six nearly identical banjos recently completed, and described the details that differentiated each one, then played a sample. Amazing how you can hear the differences.

[pauldo]

Little while back, they posted six nearly identical banjos recently completed, and described the details that differentiated each one, then played a sample. Amazing how you can hear the differences.

That was really cool.   Walnut and calfskin!

[cozmik_cowboy]

I have been aware of the existence of Jason Isbel for a while - but I have only just become aware of his excellence (and he plays resonators with whammy bars!): 

Peter (who cosiders Jason & Amanda's harmonizing to be in the realm of Marty & Grace, Porter & Dolly, and Gram & Emmylou)

[jazzyvee]

Boderation - by Bunny Wailer

[David Houck]

Playing For Change - I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For

[David Houck]

Mickey Hart, Zakir Hussain, and more - Playing For Change

[David Houck]

James Taylor and Yo-Yo Ma - Sweet Baby James