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Bluegrass on Chinese Instruments

01 Jan 10 - 09:35 PM (#2801168)
Subject: Bluegrass on Chinese Instruments
From: Bill D

This is SO great that I wouldn't be surprised to know it has been mentioned, but search didn't find it.

"Katy Hill" performed by Mei Han's Red Chamber with John Reischman and the Jaybirds. YouTube....


01 Jan 10 - 10:23 PM (#2801179)
Subject: RE: Bluegrass on Chinese Instruments
From: Uncle Phil

That's as cool as anything I've ever seen on YouTube! Outstanding.


01 Jan 10 - 11:33 PM (#2801194)
Subject: RE: Bluegrass on Chinese Instruments
From: katlaughing

That's awesome!!!


02 Jan 10 - 12:54 AM (#2801218)
Subject: RE: Bluegrass on Chinese Instruments
From: Pierre Le Chapeau

"Mind blowing Fantastic"


02 Jan 10 - 10:32 AM (#2801467)
Subject: RE: Bluegrass on Chinese Instruments
From: GUEST,leeneia

enjoyable and interesting. thanks for posting


02 Jan 10 - 08:19 PM (#2801968)
Subject: RE: Bluegrass on Chinese Instruments
From: GUEST,iancarterb

What they all said above!


03 Jan 10 - 11:31 AM (#2802164)
Subject: RE: Bluegrass on Chinese Instruments
From: Darowyn

It is not a million miles away from traditional Mongolian music. I have two green plastic flexi disks (45s) of Chinese Folk music. Being unable to read Chinese characters, I asked a Chinese student at an international college what the tunes were called.
As well as the titles, I got a note describing the music as "Mongolian Bluegrass", along with the comment that the music brought tears of homesickness to the eyes of many of her friends- never expecting to hear that music so far from home.
The playing on the tracks is amazing!
Cheers
Dave