A Little Saturday Nite Bluegrass Div ( Sorrow and Hope subsection)

I last visited Asheville in 1997(?) when my nephew lived there. Visited the Biltmore Estate and the downtown. 

The devastation of Hurricane Helene was amazing and tragic. So much great Bluegrass music has come out of the area, I can only hope its influence will help with the recovery and healing.

A Little Saturday Nite Bluegrass Div ( Autumn Leaves subsection)

Well it's that time of year again when the "leaf peepers" hit the road; though I think the colors will be later this year.

Authentic Unlimited's  Fall in Tennessee.

Authentic Unlimited: John Meador, Jerry Cole, Eli Johnson, Jessee Brock and Stephen Burwell

A Little Saturday Nite Bluegrass Div ( sorta Irish subsection)

Whiskey in the Jar has always been one of my favorites. Here it is being done by Dervish along with the SteelDrivers.

Dervish : They were formed in 1989 by Liam Kelly, Shane Mitchell, Martin McGinley, Brian McDonagh, and Michael Holmes and have been fronted by singer Cathy Jordan since 1991.

The SteelDrivers: fiddler Tammy Rogers, bassist Mike Fleming, guitarist/vocalist Matt Dame, mandolinist Brent Truitt, and banjoist Richard Bailey

A Little Saturday Nite Bluegrass Div (Favorite subsection)

 Rhonda Vincent Accompanied by Alison Krauss covering Wagon Wheel one of my all-time favorites (and my 6 year old Grandson's 

 

Aaron McDaris on banjo, Zack Arnold on guitar, Mickey Harris on bass, Jacob Metz on reso-guitar, and Adam Haynes on fiddle

Geography Div ( Slow down subsection)

 Here in the wonderful (?) state of South Dakota, the Interstate speed limit is (mostly) 80MPH. State Troopers will give yo 81, but 82 is too fast.

Balsam Range doing a pretty topical song; We'll All Eat Money When the Well Runs Dry.  Thinlk about it.

Balsam Range is Buddy Melton (fiddle, lead and tenor vocals); Dr. Marc Pruett (banjo); Alan Bibey ( Mandolin, vocals) Tim Surrett (bass, dobro, baritone and lead vocals); and Caleb Smith (guitar, lead & baritone vocals).

Geography Div (Going to the dogs subsection)

 On Mrs Bear's last visit to London to see the grandkids, she couldn't find any Corgi Merchandise. Guess with the Queen's passing they went out of favor. Oh well.

A Little Saturday Nite Bluegrass div

Heard this recently on Bluegrass Country,  Nick Dumas and Branchline doing Details.

I seem to remember him from Northern Exposure.

Nick Dumas on lead vocals and mandolin, Carley Arrowood on Fiddle and vocals, Daniel Thrailkill on guitar and vocals, Will McSeveney on banjo, and Jed Cordwell on bass.

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Heard this last week on Bluegrass Junction. Appalachian Smoke doing Good at Gone.

Kenneth Rymer - Harmony Vocal/Dobro BJ Taylor - Mandolin Jamie Mason - Lead Vocal/Guitar Mikel Laws - Banjo Tim Williams - Harmony Vocal/Bass

A Little Saturday Nite Bluegrass Div ( Tom Paxton subsection)

I met Tom Paxton in 1967 in Boulder at a record store. One of the nicest performers I've everhad the pleasure of meeting.

He's being given the "Bluegrass Treatment in a new album featuring a host of Bluegrass celebrities.

This is one of my Favorites, Claire Lynch doing I Give You the Morning.

Backing on most of these selections comes from an equally all-star group: guitarist Jones; Steve Martin Prize and frequent IBMA Banjo Player of the Year Kristin Scott Benson; Mountain Home’s Darren Nicholson (mandolin); Sister Sadie founder and 2020 IBMA Fiddle Player of the Year Deanie Richardson; and bassist Nelson Williams (Chris Jones & the Night Drivers, Jake Blount, New Dangerfield). Like harmony singers Travis Book (The Infamous Stringdusters) and Wendy Hickman, they’re always supportive, yet ready to take the spotlight with inspired solos that yield wordless, yet unmistakable interpretations of each song.