WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO NOW?

[edwardofhuncote]

The violinist is an old friend from waaaaaaaaaaay back. I'd been wondering what she was up to these days. She's still fiddlin'... in the pit on West Side Story. I reckon this oboe duo is a new project-

*let's try a different one... yeah, that link works better!

[cozmik_cowboy]

A few of my favorites by James McMurtry: 

Peter

[rv_bass]

Nice version of Operator by Jorma

[rv_bass]

Peter, that’s a great album, haven’t heard it in a while.  His father wrote some cool books too.

“…I’m not from here, I just live here…” 

[jazzyvee]

Handle me with Care by The Travelling Wilburys

[hankster]

[cozmik_cowboy]

Townes & Guy swapping songs, 1991: 

Peter

[edwardofhuncote]

The Stringdusters brought out bluegrass-chick Sierra Hull for the ultimate oldtyme jam on a chicken tune- Cluck Old Hen, jamgrass style. *listen for the melodic explosion at ~7:57.

from IBMA in Raleigh, N.C. this week...

[edwardofhuncote]

Sister Sadie debuted a new song at IBMA this past week... "Diane"

It's written to be a follow-up, or rest-of-the-story to Dolly's hit with "Jolene" some years ago

[rv_bass]

[cozmik_cowboy]

Another from Mr. McMurtry The Younger: 

Peter

[cozmik_cowboy]

One of the all-time great love songs: 

Peter

[pauldo]

That indeed is a great love song.

Here is another.  The bass solo around 3:40 pleasantly surprised me.

[gearhed289]

That was cool. I was not familiar with Veronica Swift. I saw Botti years ago with Bill Bruford, Tony Levin, and David Torn.

[edwardofhuncote]

Guitarist, (really, multi-instrumentalist) Bob Minner was the presenter inducting Norman Blake into the IBMA Hall of Fame last week in Raleigh. Bluegrass Today plugged his project, celebrating the Flatpicking Giant.

https://bluegrasstoday.com/bob-minner-on-new-hall-of-famer-norman-blake/

Here's a couple selections from his project-