Red Mosquito

Posted: **Fri February 03, 2017 4:27 pm**

I listened to the Gillian Welch tracks you guys recommended -- I liked them all (might even order a CD!), though it feels more like folk to me than hardcore, dyed-in-the-wool bluegrass. Garcia/Grisman I'm familiar with -- I really enjoy "Shady Grove" in particular -- though I suppose the fact that it's something of an extension of another body of work that I already like predisposes me to it a bit. Don't get me wrong, it's not like I hate the genre -- there are fleeting elements of it in loads of music I adore, and many of my favorite artists have flirted with it admirably. It just seems like once you get beyond its extensions, down to those artists that really thrive off being associated with that genre, I struggle to find stuff to connect with. Maybe I've just been exposed to bad shit.

Posted: **Fri February 03, 2017 8:58 pm**

In Memory of Elizabeth Reed - The Allman Brothers Band

From Live At Fillmore East

Posted: **Fri February 03, 2017 9:02 pm**

Sorry KD, I wasn't following the conversation. I briefly listened to some bluegrass and my entry was Steve Earle's The Mountain and then Tim OBrien Red On Blonde (Dylan covers). Not strictly hardcore bluegrass.

Posted: **Sat February 04, 2017 2:51 am**

Posted: **Sat February 04, 2017 2:57 am**

I've played Whisky Train by them many times. Cool little riff.

Posted: **Sat February 04, 2017 4:33 am**

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Posted: **Sat February 04, 2017 4:59 am**

Tift Merritt with Marc Ribot -- lovely.

Posted: **Sun February 05, 2017 7:52 am**

Posted: **Sun February 05, 2017 8:09 am**

I really loved half of Bramble Rose.

Posted: **Sun February 05, 2017 1:56 pm**

Me too, LMS -- all of her albums are about half-excellent, I don't think she's made a masterpiece yet, but the good stuff keeps me coming back (her weaker stuff is merely average, still perfectly listenable).