Ok, one of my inlaws got me a Chieftains CD for Christmas. It's "Futher Down the Old Plank Road". There is a lot of bluegrass roots on this CD and I really like it a lot.

Anyway, track 6 is "Rosc Catha Na Nuimhain/Arkansas Traveller/The Wild Irishman" and starts out with what I think is a resophonic/national guitar dobro. It's a pretty awsome intro, I like it a lot. So my question is, is there any other CD's you'd recommend for some good guitar playing like that? I've never really been into blue grass or this type of music before, so I know NOTHING about what to look for.  

I know that blues and rock also use this type of guitar, but that's not what I'm looking for. I'm looking for sounds (blue grass?) that are similar to the intro of the specific song that I mentioned above.  This Link
to amazon has a clip of the song I'm talking about. Scroll down, track #6.

Thanks

look for "25 years of bluegrass" on rounder records ... it's a great compilation


amazon has it I know

Quoted: look for "25 years of bluegrass" on rounder records ... it's a great compilation amazon has it I know

I'll check it out. Thanks!

Seldom Scene is a band I like.

Living in VA, I've learned to love bluegrass, too.

OK, I listened to the clip now ... that's a dobro

check out some CD's by jerry douglas

you'll like it

amazon should have cd's with clips

Ricky Skaggs...
Alison Krause...

um... Lester Flatt & Earl Skruggs.

Can't think of any others off hand.

Quoted: Seldom Scene is a band I like. Living in VA, I've learned to love bluegrass, too.

Cool, thanks. I'll have to check these all out.

Bluegrass really isn't big in WI, but I did live in Boone, NC long enough to get a  little taste of it.

lol.. there's a good album called "Straight Outta Boone (County)"
It's sorta making fun of themselves at times but, there is plenty in it with some heart.

Quoted: um... Lester Flatt & Earl Skruggs.

Yep - I love the old stuff.  The Earl Scruggs & Friends CD from 2001 (where he plays with more contemporary artists) is good too IMHO.

And I don't think anybody has mentioned Ralph Stanley yet - I love his voice/style.

My favorite bluegrass CDs are some of the Gospel Bluegrass compilations out there, but YMMV on those.

Doc Watson
Jerry Garcia
Tony Rice

After listening to the clip, it seemed to have a lot of 'blues' in it.
The clip is all about the guitar being the vocal.  That's kinda what Tony Rice does.

Any album by Bill Monroe, the father of bluegrass music.

Quoted: Ricky Skaggs... Alison Krause... um... Lester Flatt & Earl Skruggs. Can't think of any others off hand.

How about the recently departed king himself:  Bill Monroe?


-HS

Quoted: Doc Watson Jerry Garcia Tony Rice After listening to the clip, it seemed to have a lot of 'blues' in it. The clip is all about the guitar being the vocal.  That's kinda what Tony Rice does.

Yeah, you hit the nail on the head I think. The clip that I posted was a little more mellow than some of the stuff I've been checking out, but I think I really like Tony Rice after listening to some of the clips on amazon. I also think I like it better with just instrumental and no singing, so what you said about the guitar being the vocal is really what I'm looking for.

Thanks for the advice guys. If you can think of any others that kind of fall into the instrumental only, 'blues', more mellow category let me know.

did you find any cd's with jerry douglas on them on amazon?


if not, I'll send you a couple of files when I get home

Quoted: did you find any cd's with jerry douglas on them on amazon? if not, I'll send you a couple of files when I get home

Yeah, good stuff. I'm listening to the Appalachia Waltz / Ma, Meyer, O'Connor and the Lookout for Hope album clips right now and I like them a lot. So far Jerry Douglas and Tony Rice are my favorites.

Quoted: Seldom Scene is a band I like. Living in VA, I've learned to love bluegrass, too.

+10.