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Thread #13358   Message #109510
Posted By: j0_77
29-Aug-99 - 02:04 PM
Thread Name: Historic Bluegrass video on TNN
Subject: RE: Historic Bluegrass video on TNN
Thankyou for the info - I will be looking out for these videos. Kenny Baker - a fine fiddler and a great person. I once was in a group that included Mr Kenny and a specator from the show just over asked Kenny how many tunes he knew. Kenny replied 'oh 'bout three' he was joking of course. The old Bluegrass is excellent, the new bands do make such a rush of the tunes I quickly tire of em.

Irish trad is going down the same fast lane and will end up like Bluegrass. I think that is a shame.

I always prefer Old Time Clawhammer Banjo and Fiddle doing American Trad tunes. Seems to me (student of the banjo) it is pretty darn difficult to play some of them clawhammer tabs at great speed.