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I've been introducing a friend to bluegrass but realize that my collection isn't very strong. I'm hoping for recommendations that will catch me up to speed. What I have are Bill Monroe, Flatt and Scruggs, J.D. Crowe and the New South, Allison Kraus, Nickel Creek (Chris Thile), Bela Fleck, Ricky Skaggs (of course), the Whites, Sam Bush, Yonder Mountain String Band, and New Grass Revival. (Not mentioning bluegrass gospel because I think I have that pretty well covered.)

What am I missing?
 
nota bene said:
I've been introducing a friend to bluegrass but realize that my collection isn't very strong. I'm hoping for recommendations that will catch me up to speed. What I have are Bill Monroe, Flatt and Scruggs, J.D. Crowe and the New South, Allison Kraus, Nickel Creek (Chris Thile), Bela Fleck, Ricky Skaggs (of course), the Whites, Sam Bush, Yonder Mountain String Band, and New Grass Revival. (Not mentioning bluegrass gospel because I think I have that pretty well covered.)

What am I missing?
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At a glance, you are missing Tony Rice.



One of the greatest BG guitar players to ever do it.
 
https://www.discogs.com/label/498299-Pickin-On

Series of bluegrass tribute albums. Born out of a love of rock music and admiration for the virtuosity of bluegrass musicians, the Pickin’ On Series was the best bluegrass pickers out of Nashville and California performing instrumental tributes to the biggest and best-loved artists in rock music. Though it started modestly in 1993 with the release of Pickin’ On the Movies, tributes to The Beatles and Eagles soon followed and by 1997 the Pickin’ On Series was on fire. The release of Pickin’ On The Grateful Dead brought CMH a true hit and the series regularly dominated bluegrass music charts with distributors clamoring for more.
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****ing amazing series. pure gold.
 
So I am. But not in my collection; I just forgot to list him! I love that album he did with Ricky in the '80's. Wore out the vinyl but now have the digital files.



 
 
nota bene said:
So I am. But not in my collection; I just forgot to list him! I love that album he did with Ricky in the '80's. Wore out the vinyl but now have the digital files.



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Bluegrass is something I return to intermittently. years ago, I was with a bluegrass singer who loved the group, Trampled by Turtles. Now that goes a ways back. My cousins are bluegrass musicians from TN. So, my head is partially crammed with disorderly bluegrass trivia.
 
Winston said:
At a glance, you are missing Tony Rice.



One of the greatest BG guitar players to ever do it.
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BTW, do you know who the fiddle player is there? (One of my heroes, and I had the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to hear him perform in the most intimate of settings and was inches away from his pizzicato run. What a thrill still!)
 
Winston said:
Bluegrass is something I return to intermittently. years ago, I was with a bluegrass singer who loved the group, Trampled by Turtles. Now that goes a ways back. My cousins are bluegrass musicians from TN. So, my head is partially crammed with disorderly bluegrass trivia.
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Then I am eager to learn from you.
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Railroad_Earth

Railroad Earth is an Americana band with influences spanning several genres of folk music. Their name was borrowed from the Jack Kerouac short story "October in the Railroad Earth." The band also has a song by the same name written by Todd Sheaffer. Railroad Earth's music combines elements of bluegrass, rock and roll, jazz, celtic and more, and the group is also known for its extensive live improvisation and lyrical songwriting within an acoustic base.
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nota bene said:
BTW, do you know who the fiddle player is there? (One of my heroes, and I had the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to hear him perform in the most intimate of settings and was inches away from his pizzicato run. What a thrill still!)
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Mark O'Connor
 
nota bene said:
Then I am eager to learn from you.
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Well, I'm only good for throwing out random ones that stuck with me throughout the years. If you're ever going for the "outlaw" type bawdy bad boy bluegrass look no further than a band called Mountain Sprout.
 
Danny Paisley is consistently good. Here are two:




 
 
Psychograss was a bluegrass super group of which David Grisman was a part of, if you can find their shows online, they can be worthwhile.

 
nota bene said:
This is just wonderful!

You know, back in the day, there were a lot of combo folk and bluegrass festivals. I think Ricky first hooked up with Emmylou at one of them.
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The singer I spoke of earlier was from Telluride, if you ever get the chance, go! go! go!
 
Larry Cordle and Lonesome Standard Time - They're always good.





 
My latest discovery is The Cockman Family Bluegrass Band:

 
Rhonda Vincent is just fantastic.

Little Angels is a tough song if you listen to the words. Years ago Vincent was playing somewhere and a Canadian woman was able to meet with Rhonda Vincent for a minute. The woman gave Rhonda Vincent the song she had written and asked her to consider recording it. The lady wrote the song from personal experience about something that happened to her in her childhood.




 
The Cherryholmes are a family band who have played together for at least ten years.




 
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