concerts (2)

Nashville CBG builders and players ATTENTION

NASHVILLE builders and players ATTENTION!

We can all get together and join in as an association of Nashville area CBG. Artist to do charity work including building CBGs for worthy causes. We could put on concerts, donate time to teach the art to children and each other, do all kind of neat things. Heck we could even have regular meetings with tea and crumpets.

I have tried to look all of you up and send all of you a friend request. My motive was mainly selfish. I am a total novice and I do need a mentor and guide to just be able to learn what a chord is. However, I made a discovery. Do you know how many CBG entheusaist are in Nashville, Murfreesboro, Franklin, Brentwood, Fairvirew, or Dickson? Did you know we have professional players, builders, songwriters, and shop owners, as well as novices like me? We have guys however there were a surprising number of gals also. We make up a very large group!

Go to community AND DO AND ADVANCED SEARCH USING TN IN THE STATE SEARCH AREA. Since I live in Fairview I did not look at Madison, Gallitin, or points east but there were many out there. There are many in Morrison - yeah - as small as it is they could have their own club!

MY rallying cry is CBGers UNITE! Form clubs, associations, local groups!

 

Nashville "Are you ready to r-u-m-b-l-e?

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Ok this is not CBG related but an old college buddy and I took in the Sold Out show. Steve Martin is one of the most prolific and talented entertainers around and they put on a damned great show.  Steve has been playing banjo since he was sixteen and demonstrates a mastery of both Scrugg's style and clawhammer style.  He included his comic banter for a most entertaining show. 

 

The show was two hours of bluegrass and other related stylings written by Steve and his colloberating writing partners, that were recently released on Rare Bird Alert, a colloberative effort with the Steep Canyon Rangers of Brevard, North Carolina.  These guys were awsome! 

The quintet features:

  • Woody Platt - guitar, lead vocals
  • Graham Sharp - banjo, harmony vocals
  • Mike Guggino - mandolin, harmony vocals
  • Charles R. Humphrey III - bass, harmony vocals
  • Nicky Sanders - fiddle, harmony vocals

The show highlights (for me at least) were Jubilation Day a song about the joys of breaking up with those special someone who make your life miserable, Me a Paul Revere a song about Paul Revere's ride from the horse's perspective, Yellowback Fly about a fisherman's obsession. The encore also included a smoking hot rendition of  Orange Blossom Special and  King Tut. I found myself wishing the Orange Blossom Special would never end.

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