Well i love many mandolin players so its hard to decide. Its probably between Ronnie Mccoury, Bill Monroe, and Ricky Skaggs.
Well i love many mandolin players so its hard to decide. Its probably between Ronnie Mccoury, Bill Monroe, and Ricky Skaggs.
Chris Thile, Mike Marshall, David Grisman, Scott Tichenor (never heard him play but he runs this site and puts him in the top 10), Andy Leftwich (he played Dude's mando in the DIY series and plays with kentucky Thunder), Ricky Skaggs (he's just good period), Ted Eschliman whom I also never heard play but he has a cool site and loves Jazz Mandos...dang, list goes on and on...
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Rob Powell AKA The BeerGeek
Chris Thiele easily moved to the top of my list after seeing him on the Mutual Admiration Society tour Wednesday night. He did everything but set his Dudenbostel on fire and had 10x more fun than anyone on stage. I knew his recordings were amazing but I didn't believe the hype until I sat in the same room while he played. I really think he could have played half as well and still win the crowd over having that much fun! IMHO, Mike
Mike
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Ronnie Mccoury, and Ricky Skaggs, David Long
My passion is old-time music, so my top choices are different than most of the Cafe'. My all-time favorite mandolin player is Curtis Buckhannon. Tied for second favorite are Clyde Curley and Bruce Ling. I also like Norman Blake and Jim Lansford. Outside of old-time, my favorites are Adam Steffy, Mike Compton, Tim O'Brien, Dan Beimborn, David Grisman and Yank Rachel.
Chris Thile, period. He does things with the mandolin that any other player hasn't even come close to. It amazes me that some people can argue. Now, I would be an idiot if I said he invented all by himself because, well, he didn't. You've got Bill Monroe of course and Grisman and Marshall...Chris is justing pushing it so much further, and at a lighting fast pace. Thats my 2 cents.
Herschel Sizemore has my vote with Steffy running second.
Bill Monroe and David Grisman!
Peace,
Rick Schmidlin
PS
Jethro too!
Not meaning to sound trite, but my fovorite mando picker is whomever I am listening to at the moment. There is something different about each one that seems to appeal to me. Thile is very very good. My vote has to go to the Dawg, with Sam Bush right up there with him.
Norman Blake and Bill Monroe, for very very different reasons!
Its also hard not to mention the Dawg, and also, though I'm not really versed when it comes to his more recent stuff, it's hard to beat Roland White's mando-pickin as recorded on the vintage Kentucky Colonels stuff.
Carlo DeFillippis. Does anyone else know who he is (or was)?
"The older I get, the better I was!"
Rhonda Vincent is my favorite. I know she doesn't cut loose much but she can really play.
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Peter Ostroushko!
Too many instruments...too little time
Jethro Burns! and Thile and Steffey.
You can't have everything--and if you did, where would you put it?
Bill Monroe.. Roland White...Mike Compton..David Grisman..Sam Bush.. Adam Steffey..
I like to listen to all of them but if I had to pick one overall it would have to Sam Bush. He has an increadible ability to put in just what the song needed.
Of the current generation of mando pickers, I would place
Ronnie McCoury and Mikle Compton at the top.....they've
carried the Monroe tradition into the new millenium.
Ron Kaye
"The Angels Are Singing in Heaven Tonight......
#Bill, Carter & Lester...and John Duffey"
Oops! Meant to type "Mike". Having a bad brain day.
"The Angels Are Singing in Heaven Tonight......
#Bill, Carter & Lester...and John Duffey"
Bill Monroe.....Yank Rachell......Ronnie McCoury
Sam Bush........Dawg..............Chris Thile
You only get one chance. Make the best of it.
Herschel Sizemore, Ronnie McCoury
Bill Monroe
Buzz Busby
Herschel Sizemore
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Paul Buskirk
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I'd start with Sam Bush, then Ronnie McCoury. But after Kaufman Kamp, I'd definitely at John Moore, and Alan Bibey to that list.
Alan
Jethro Burns
'nuff said,
Dave
1984 Flatiron A5-2
1930 (?) Regal Tenor
Toil without song is like a weary journey without an end.
H. P. Lovecraft
Andy Leftwich is SOOO good and lightning fast (he could be better than Thile); also Sam Bush, Ronnie McCoury, Ricky Skaggs, Pat Sauber (not a pro, but plays a lot like Monroe and McCoury), Jesse Brock, John Moore, Johnny Staats and Lou Reid.
Duane
Well hearing Peter Ostroushko is what got me interested in the mandolin to begin with. I like his style a lot. Chris Thile's too. And I guess I can't rule out Grisman. Might as well throw a bone to Ronnie McCoury and Ricky Skaggs as well. Now that I think about it, everyone on that Mandolin Extravaganza CD. And of course Monroe.
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