A more positive take on “bending” bounds
For some reason I have been listening to my “Chris Jones” station on Pandora a LOT lately and the thing that strikes me is that what the guys linked through this seem to me to be much more a kind of “Bluegrass instrument voiced Country music” style.
Bluegrass instrumentation of more “traditional country” designed music. The fact that these folks have a solid traditional base and CAN do the traditional style and tunes is the added benefit!
The Mandolin takes a lot of what the pedal steel voicing is, banjo, lead guitar (well, in a banjo manner) fiddle being fiddle it’s a cross genre instrument no matter how one cuts the pie.
I suppose the thrust of this blather is simply that “Just because it’s not Lester and Earl,” it can still be really carefully crafted, well played and ultimately enjoyable listening music.
Some of the choices I’ve given the thumbs up to are guys like Audie Blaylock, excellent “Feel” for the music, (“Matches” burns it up!, sorry bad pun). Darrell Webb, outstanding talent! If “country music had this kind of character, I might set a button to a station!
Like I say, this is just something that has been making more confident in the “health and well being of a music that I love.
Adaptation with the best possible for survival isn’t all bad.
Ivan, I’m glad you like Greensky et al but, I’ll take the Steeldrivers in spades!
Hope this ramble has not made anyone mad.
I’m going to grill dinner now!
Last edited by Timbofood; Jul-30-2018 at 6:02pm.
Timothy F. Lewis
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