Guitar and Mandolin Duos

[ketchepillar]

I've been really digging the guitar and mandolin combination lately. In particular Doc Watson and Bill Monroe's Live Recordings album, Doc & Dawg, and Chris Thile and Michael Davies' Sleep With One Eye Open have gotten a lot of play time.

What are some of your favorite guitar and mando songs or albums?

[Mike Bunting]

To name a few, Monroe Brothers, Blue Sky Boys, Red Rector and Norman Blake, and Skaggs and Rice.

[Michael Bridges]

Listen to any of the mando/guitar duets on Adam Steffey's 'New Primitive". Zeb Snyder (I believe), the guitarist is 17 yrs old, and just amazing. They really do tear it up together!

[Markus]

Skaggs and Rice. That Bury Me Beneath The Willow is my favorite version of all.

[Fretbear]

The Monroe Brothers wrote the book; Charlie invented Bluegrass guitar before it had a name and Bill did the same for mandolin.

[Denny Gies]

None of the duos beat Skaggs and Rice. They are just ridiculous and there is a ton of stuff on there to play along with and learn.

[Talbot Dale]

+11 on the Skaggs and Rice recommendation

[Talbot Dale]

I forgot to mention, Tony Rice and David Grisman's Tone Poems is one of my favorite guitar/mando duet albums.

[citeog]

The Northside Southpaws (out of Chicago) tear it up on resonator instruments. No bluegrass content, mostly old blues and rags.

Paul

[almeriastrings]

That Skaggs & Rice stuff is pure classic. I just cannot imagine how it could be done better.

Timeless.

[Josh Levine]

Red Allen and Frank Wakefield the Kitchen Tapes is essential.

[Ivan Kelsall]

Any recordings by the Blue Sky Boys should also be listened to,they played & sang some wonderful songs http://youtu.be/A2OdC499Mn4 - ''Don't this Road Look Rough & Rocky''.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9h-d...55C3177B04DEA5 - " Where The Soul Of Man Never Dies"
Ivan

[tmsweeney]

Peter Ostroushko and Dean McGraw - "the Duo"

Homer and Jethro

Jethro Burns and Don Stiernberg

[Randy Smith]

The Louvin Brothers

[roberto]

Don Julin and Billy Strings are great!

[mandroid]

Marin Co's 2 G's, Dave and Jerry were OK.

[Randi Gormley]

Mark Levesque and Judy Handler -- not bluegrass.

[Beanzy]

Marijke & Michiel Wiesenekker would be high on my list.
The breadth and quality of their repertoire is what gives them the edge for me.
It probably does them no commercial favours being so adept in so many styles, but I'm glad they are.

[Tom Mylet]

While I agree with all the above (especially Skaggs & Rice, The Blue Sky Boys & Northside Allstars) I'd like to add Lloyd and Floyd, the Armstrong Twins.

[barney 59]

.......and they were funny! Homer and Jethro

[Tobin]

These two aren't a permanent group or anything, but I really like the guitar/mandolin duets with harmony vocals done by Ben Hodges and Jenn Miori. The first song they do here ("One Morning in May") is wonderful.

[William Smith]

Red Allen and Frank Wakefield the Kitchen Tapes is essential.

Yes the Kitchen tapes are one of my favorites along with Skaggs and Rice, Doc and Dawg, Tone Poems 1+2, Johnny Stats and Robert Shafer are pretty good too, just a little too much "modern" speed pickin though but still tasty, Monroe Brothers, I'm sure there are some more I listen to, but these are the ones that stick in my mind right now anyway.

[William Smith]

Is there a CD out there of Red Rector and Norman Blake or is that on an old record?, I've never heard that and would love to own a copy. Red Rector did some stuff with Don Reno I have somewhere and anything Reno is my favorite, Don was a fabulous musician and my favorite banjo style that not too many people play nowadays. "in my mind anyway"

[Daniel Nestlerode]

Don't forget Blake and Rice. Two albums of great stuff that includes a lot of mando-guitar.

Daniel

[joemcg]

Grateful Dawg. Garcia and Grisman. My favorite album is their Shady Grove. Skaggs and Rice are a close second.