Vintage 1911 Gibson L3 Archtop
Just a pretty guitar
Saturday, February 9, 2008
Thursday, February 7, 2008
New Grass Revival - When the storm is over
This is one of the earlier NGR songs with Bush, Fleck, Cowan and Flynn. Great song.
Friday, February 1, 2008
Steve Kaufmans 50th birthday song (By Mike Whitehead)
This video was recorded at Steve Kaufmans home on his 50th birthday party. National flatpick champ Mike Whitehead wrote and sang the song. Steve on guitar, Danny Garrett on banjo, the others I can't remember their names.
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
3 vids of an Insane Electric Guitar Player
One of the most intense techinal guitar players I have ever heard in my life. Ever!!
Frets Awards Winners - Limehouse Blues
Chet Atkins, Bela Fleck, Jerry Douglas, Tony Rice, Mark O'Connor, David Grisman, & Rob Wasserman
Friday, January 4, 2008
Bill Cheatum National Flatpicking Champs
Jason & John Shaw, National Flatpicking Guitar Winners Jamming.
6 National Flatpicking Champs playing "Alabama Jubilee"
I know several of these personally from their guitar camps.
Thursday, January 3, 2008
Saturday, November 24, 2007
Friday, November 23, 2007
Marty Friedman & Kerry King on a Japanese show
This is nothing remotely related to the rest of the vids on this site, but they are two of my favorite players in the metal world. So, they live here too.
Friday, November 9, 2007
Chris Thile & Bryan Sutton 21 minute marathon
These two virtuosos play a mammoth non-stop 21 minute medley of songs that will leave you panting for breath. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This had to be split into three parts due to Youtubes 10 minute rule.
PART 1
PART 2
PART 3
Sunday, September 30, 2007
Earl Scruggs, Steve Martin and more on Letterman (Foggy Mt Breakdown)
Excellent performance.
Same song another Letterman show...
Saturday, July 14, 2007
Tony Rice Unit - Sally Goodin
Anytime Tony, Wyatt and the boys play this song, its a freaking mindblower. Enjoy this.
Wednesday, July 4, 2007
Sunday, July 1, 2007
Rolly Brown teaching Chord structures four parts
Part 1 is 240 chords in 6 minutes
Part 2 is Rolly teaches the "ii-V-I"
Part 3 is 1200 chords in 6 minutes
Part 4 is Chords in Action
After the three learning vids is some vids of Rolly Brown in action.
Rolly Brown and Steve Kaufman play Sweet Sue
Rolly Brown, Steve Kaufman and Bobby Hicks play Limehouse Blues
Tony Rice, David Grisman, J.D. Crowe, Allison kraus
Great lineup of musicians here: Songs include, E.M.D., Bury Me Beneath the Willow, Bugle Call Rag, John Hardy
Sunday, June 10, 2007
Saturday, June 2, 2007
Sierra Hull Vids - A young girl with great guitar and mandolin skills
I love her playing. And the mandolin player is awesome as well.
Thursday, May 31, 2007
Saturday, May 26, 2007
George Lynch - Stretching on Acoustic Guitar
One of my all time favorite metal guitar players does some acoustic.
Thursday, May 17, 2007
Rice, Skaggs, Douglas, Crowe - Old Home Place & Sin City
Vintage footage of these songs from a bunch of bluegrass greats.
Sunday, May 13, 2007
Some blues song on a resonator guitar
I don't know who this is but it will make your feet start tapping
to the music. Very nice.
Sunday, May 6, 2007
Monte Montgomery - Little Wing acoustic instrumental and The Sultans of Swing
I love these songs, no matter who plays it. This guy really rips it up on these.
Little Wing
Sultan of Swing
Some Steven King videos - No, not the horror writer
This man has an incredible fingerstyle. Watch these fine videos.
Carol of the Bells
Scarborough Fair
Muleskinner - New Camptown Races & Dark Hollow
This incredible band featuring David Grisman, Clarence White, Richard Greene, Peter Rowan and Bill Keith was a great innovator of a new and distinctive type of bluegrass.
Saturday, May 5, 2007
Come Together by Michael Chapdelaine
Wow...who would have thought someone could play this song this way.
John Lennon would be smiling in his grave.
Tommy Emmanuel - Lewis & Clark
Magnificent live recording...
There are lots more Tommy in the archives.
Saturday, April 28, 2007
Naseer Shamma playing the oud (lute in America)
Arabs can do more than be terrorists. This is amazing.
Horse Dance - Funny videos are here
Amazing Cuban Guitarist and Bass player
I don't know who these guys are, but they are blazing. The guitar player is playing an 8 string guitar...and utilizes them all. The bass player rips that instrument all over the place.
Amazing Guitar Player - These bloopers are hilarious
Bianca Ryan - America's Got Talent
This 11 year old won last years "America's Got Talent." Its not acoustic, bluegrass...whatever, but it is the most incredible vocal talent I have ever heard.
She would win "American Idol" hands down if she sang like this. If you've never
seen her sing this, then do yourself an incredible favor and watch this.
Amazing 11 Year Old!!! - The most popular videos are here
Saturday, April 14, 2007
Andre Krengel - Sweet Georgia Brown
This is a German studio musician from what I've been able to interpret. He does some interesting stuff here.
A couple by Scotty Anderson - Are You From Dixie & Caravan
This guy just kills me with his amazing skill.
A few by Scotty Anderson and Bob Saxton - Sweet Georgia Brown - It Don't Mean a Thing - A Taste of Honey
Not acoustic or even flatpicking but these two older gentlemen absolutely rip this song a new one. !!!!!INCREDIBLE!!!!!
2 Bluegrass Album Band videos - "Right back where I started again" & "Cheyenne"
Gotta love those all star bands.
Newgrass Revival - 7 X 7
Grammy Nominated song by one of my all time favorite bands. This is from a personal vhs rip from my collection....
Brian Setzer - Not acoustic, but who cares :)
Who can't smile and tap their feet when listening to this monster of the six string?
Here he is playing "Fishnet Stockings."
And again.....
And again.....
My personal favorite "Stray Cat Strut"
A medley including "Stray Cat Strut" and "Mr. Grinch" <----your'e kidding? Very cool.
A couple of "Rock this town"...my second favorite of their songs.
Check the hairstyles in this video...
Brian playing it just by himself...what a showman. Great stuff.
Sunday, April 8, 2007
Jethro Burns & Red Rector play a humorous song about Mandolin Players
One of those talkie type comedy songs.
Mark O'Conner at age 13 playing "Tom and Jerry" on the Porter Wagoner show
A very young Mark doing a great fiddle tune.
Johnny Cash - The Devil Came Back To Georgia
Music video featuring Johnny, Charlie Daniels, Mark O'Conner, Travis Tritt, Marty Stuart etc....great vid.
Chet Atkins & Mark O'conner play Mark's "Pickin in the wind"
Mark and Chet trade out solos on one my favorite Mark O'Conner flatpicking songs.
John Hartford - Steam Powered Aeroplane
Tony Rice, Jerry Douglas, Vassar Clements, Mark O'conner help John out on this classic.
Best in Bluegrass - Rollin in my sweet babys arms
The Winers of IBMA in America Music Shop Whith John Hartford, Del McCoury, Jerry Douglas, Alison Krauss,Stuart Duncan,
Tony Rice, Sam Bush,Mark O´Connor, & more great Players of bluegrass.
Two young boys crank out a version of Tony Rice's "Plastic Banana"
One of the first Tony Rice songs I ever learned to play.
Tuesday, April 3, 2007
Saturday, March 31, 2007
Ross Nickerson - El Cumbanchero
The owner doesn't allow embedding of this song, but you can click the youtube
icon on the bottom right of the video window to take you to the youtube page
that hosts this. Its worth it if you want to hear an incredible rendition of
this great song.
Lori Bucci from the band Gamalon
Every once in a while I will post something out of the acoustic genre. This lady plays progressive rock guitar and is as good as any guitar player I've ever heard. Check out this video and look for more of her stuff. She would be a great addition to Vai and Satriani's G3 tour.
vincenzo maurogiovanni and pasquale maglione play bluegrass (sort of)
I've never heard of these guys, but they are incredibly talented.
Some Hayseed Dixie
Hayseed Dixie covers mainstream rock bands such as Kiss, AC-DC, Outkast, Ozzy etc... bluegrass style...here are a few of their vids....
Friday, March 30, 2007
How bout some Preston Reed
Another fine example of an acoustic player who takes playing to another level...
These are a few of this talented player...search for more....there are plenty.
Gary "Biscuit" Davis
This guy is a staple at Dollywood in Dolly's opening band called Wild Oats. A three
time national banjo champion...some videos of him and his band. Oh, check out the awesome fiddle player from California...Kevin Moore.
Saturday, March 10, 2007
Robinella and the CCstringband - Sweet Honey Bee & Tennessee Saturday Night
My good friends Robin Ella and Cruz Contreras. Hence the name of their band.
Saturday, February 17, 2007
Saturday, February 10, 2007
J.P. Cormier at the Canadian Guitar Festival 2006
I had the pleasure of attending one of his guitar workshops.
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