WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO NOW?

[cozmik_cowboy]

More from GraveDancer: 

Peter (who, having spent a bit of time on the edge, and lost his baby brother to an OD, is kind of a wreck right now......)

[pauldo]

Peter…. Strongest stuff.  ♥️

[cozmik_cowboy]

The Morris Brothers with Earl & Randy Scruggs: 

Peter

[edwardofhuncote]

Sierra's plugged-in band played at The Harvester down in Rocky Mount the other night, and had a fun pass-it-around jam with Curtis Mayfield's "People, Get Ready".

[cozmik_cowboy]

Nice, Greg.

It seems to me that mando players are defined generationally by 2 or 3 pickers.  I mean, you had Mr. Monroe, Kenneth "Jethro" Burns, & Zeke Morris; then David Grisman & Sam Bush; then Sharon Gilchrist & Chris Thile.  Who goes with Seirra?

Peter (who needs to listen more, and pay attention to who he's hearing, it seems)

[cozmik_cowboy]

Sarah Jane Scouten:

Peter

[edwardofhuncote]

I've been 'following' her band on YouTube since the formation Coz, hers, and a couple others. It's probably the closest thing I come to social media. Sierra's kinda' been like watching a kid sister grow up for a bunch of us. I think she's absolutely brilliant, and got enough work ethic for five people, but still got enough personality to connect with folks everywhere,  cross-genre'. I don't think the bigger stages have messed up the feel of jam-in-a-circle template she's used to.


The other night, the band opened for Lyle Lovett down in Austin... Leland Sklar posted their opening set on his channel. I think Lee likes 'em too. 

[cozmik_cowboy]

But is there another mandolinist of her caliber (or at least close) & her generation?

Peter

[edwardofhuncote]

She has a couple students with enormous potential. But beyond that, every time a Bill, or a Jethro, or a Grisman, or a Sam, or a Chris and a Sierra comes along that bar gets raised. Sierra will tell you, Adam Steffey (formerly of AK&US) was one of her main role models. She is planting the next crop. Hard to say who will take it from there, but there will be another.


Here is one of her star pupils, Wyatt Ellis.

It's a continuum. In much the same way she's put Wyatt in the hot seat to perform there, here she was, filling in on mandolin with Alison, many years before.

[cozmik_cowboy]

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band with Larkin Poe cover the Band: 

Peter

[lbpesq]

I’m reading a biography of Levon Helm.  I’m up to where it talks about Levon’s last studio album, “Electric Dirt”, which included a cool version of this wonderful Hunter/Garcia tune. 

Bill, tgo

[edwardofhuncote]

I remember that... he performed it live a few times in promoting the project as well. Well done, and at a jam-able pace too. I pitched it to HGB a couple times as an idea.

[edwardofhuncote]

Just part of my recovery process... a study of rhythm guitar played over melodic mandolin; a Nancy Blake original, played by Norman and Tony.

[Songdog]

Dave's Picks bonus disc 2013 - best China Cat Sunflower and I Know You Rider I've ever heard, Phil was on fire! Not to mention The Other One... they all had a grande mocha (or something) 

[David Houck]

I’m reading a biography of Levon Helm ...

The John Barry book?