Bought a New Bluegrass CD

bulletsnbriars · Oct 20, 2014

Was listening to sattelite radio and a band popped up I hadn't heard before, played a real rad song. They had a bluegrass sound with folk type vocals, a nice blend of my favorite genres. Liked them so much I bought them off itunes on the spot, incredible tunes.
And I know people project their experiences on music, but holy crap, I swear this EP was written about me. There's even a song called Boomtown about chasing money and buying land in... Well, a boomtown haha. If you like bluegrass, check these guys out: The Dirty River Boys. I bought their EP Long Cold Fall, but they have a couple CDs too.
Their live shows look riveting, the boys can play a mean mandolin and their bass player can slap a damn double bass like nobody's business.
Have any of you found a record you could swear was written about you?

kcghost · Oct 20, 2014

I'm and old line purist when it comes to bluegrass so these guys don't really appeal to me. Their sound is more mod country than bluegrass. The one band member seems to be totally useless except as a video bite.

huntertrw · Oct 20, 2014

bulletsnbriars:
May I recommend to you my favorite bluegrass group? It is called Longview, and is comprised of the cream of the crop of studio musicians. Originally their lineup included Grammy award winning fiddle-player Glen Duncan, a cousin of a childhood friend of mine. My favorite Longview CDs include "Longview," "High Lonesome," and "Lessons In Stone." Here's a taste to whet your appetite:
Longview - High Lonesome
Enjoy!

thedudeabides · Oct 20, 2014

Old Crow Medicine Show. Good stuff.

mso489 · Oct 20, 2014

Chris Thile, mandolin, and Edgar Meyers, bass, have branched out from Bluegrass into a kind of contemporary classical

that is really interesting. I don't think they've abandoned Bluegrass, but they have certainly expanded on their 'grass roots.
I'm also a sucker for Leonard Cohen and his strange concoctions of erotic and religious lyrics, and his melding of all manner

of musical sources from Klezmer, to country, to rock, to folk, to hymns and Jewish sacred music, all done to a pop audience.

He's 80 years old plus, and still sounding very much in the world.
For great blues, I count on the late Rev. Gary Davis (among many others), and for high country, Ralph Stanley, an old timer with

a grasp of the present and future. Love the late Doc Watson; his voice quality was almost a match for Burl Ives, but with a

different song book.

lucky695 · Oct 20, 2014

There is a Ricky Skaggs and Bruce Hornsby Live album that meshes Ricky's Bluegrass with the piano of Hornsby that is AMAZING!
so this post might explain my tendancy toward cobs...

bulletsnbriars · Oct 21, 2014

Thanks for the reccomendations guys! I will definitely check these out.

carytobacco · Oct 21, 2014

Bumper sticker seen - "Bluegrass Music: It's Better Than It Sounds"

texmexpipe · Oct 21, 2014

You should check out Trampled By Turtles, really nice stuff. http://trampledbyturtles.com

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