I'm on a real mandolin kick...recomend any music folks?

[HEyHEY]

Mandolin music that is!

[wryter2000]

1. Any good blue grass

Any good blue grass band should have mandoline. Great music.

[Padraig18]

2. Bill Monroe!

:)

[Toby109]

3. Robert Earl Keen

makes pretty good use of the mandolin on "Picnic".

[SiobhanClancy]

4. Patrick O'Flaherty

best Irish mandolin player now living(IMHO)

[WWW]

5. doc watson -old joe clark

I am not sure if the mandolin is really stong in this song, but it is a great tune. My daughter and her band will be playing it tomorrow at a blue grass festival here. They are all high school kids and they truly rock, even playing the Grateful Dead. AND they get $200 a show. They have made more money this month than I have.

[fedupwithbush]

6. www.wvfest.com

Check it out. You won't be sorry. Sorry you missed it this year, but there is always next year.

[Redneck Socialist]

7. Lots of folks

Dave Grisman, Chris Thile (his band is called nickel creek) SAM BUSH !!!! (don't worry no relation to the shrub) often overlooked is Tim O'brien. Tim O is a great singer and song writer too by the way, and of course Bill Monroe. Happy listening!

[sspiderjohn]

9. ditto on Tim O'Brien --

Whatever he does, mandolin, singing, harmony, arranging, song selection, he does very well. A class act all the way.

[Bossy Monkey]

8. You want this cd

http://www.acousticdisc.com/acd_html/acd35.html
Unfortunately, you need to buy it, then dub/tape the music only, or Frank Wakefield's introductions to his numbers will cause you to go ballistic or postal as suits your personal inclination. But the music is simply beyond all belief.
For an introduction to Monroe, his duet record with Doc Watson is probably the best bet:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000001DJ5/ref=m_art_bow_1/102-1872453-1377755?v=glance&s=music
Absolutely cannot be beat.
Enjoy!

[HEyHEY]

13. I have no problem buying good music...

Made independantly..so I'll check it out

[Character Assassin]

10. The immortal David Grisman

Anything, but esp. 'The C' the debut album from his group with Tony Rice.

[Xandor]

11. Ditto on Grisman...

Also Sam Bush

[Section_43]

23. Have you heard of "Old and In the Way"????

No, not the DU poster, but the band. Formed in '73 with David Grisman, Jerry Garcia, Vassar Clements, John Kahn, and Peter Rowan.

There are 3 discs available from them. Very cool stuff.

[Ivory_Tower]

24. Re-formed as "Old and In the Gray"

Saw them twice this year.

You can't go wrong with Dave Grisman.

[sspiderjohn]

12. Who's the mando guy that plays for Nickel Creek? He's fantastic.

nm

[dbt]

25. Chris Thile

MONSTER!

:bounce:
dbt

Also check Peter Knight's mandolin work with Steeleye Span

[HEyHEY]

14. thanks for the tips folks by!

[mistertrickster]

15. Gonzo bluegrass/newgrass mandolin player--SAM BUSH

No relation to the idiot. This guy played with the seminal Newgrass Revival and he's still touring.

Heard him last year and he totally rocked.

And that Nickle Creek guy is also fabulous--doesn't play that much actual bluegrass on his albums, but when he does, he just burns down the barn.

[phaseolus]

16. Doyle Lawson!

Word of warning, he specializes in extremely Jesus-y bluegrass gospel which might be offputting to some, but his playing can't be beat. He never strays from tradition but he still sounds very fresh. Rock lead guitarists could learn a lot from his solos. Never a misplaced note. The perfect musician.

You'll also want to find the acoustic version of Steve Earle's "Copperhead Road"...

[Gato Moteado]

17. the greatest mandolin player that ever lived....

...was jethro burns. without a doubt! check him out, you won't be sorry. he did a cd shortly before he died where he played a bunch of jazz and swing standards on mandolin.

[grasswire]

19. do a google for....

...mandolin orchestra, for a whole other side to mandolin music.

[Feanorcurufinwe]

18. Jethro Burns

Fantastic swing mandolin.

Jethro Burns

Lessons with Jethro


Mandolin Cafe

[Capn Sunshine]

20. Kinda "pop" but...

Ricky Skaggs is a master of mandolin

So is the guy who plays for the Dixie Chicks..I think it's Natalie Maines' father

[mulsh]

21. Dave Appolon, Yank Rachel

fantastic vaudville mando player. smoking version of st. louis blues. his complete recordings are on a double cd from acoustic disc -grisman's company.
yank rachel blues, yep blues not bluegrass mando player, recorded with sonnyboy williamson (#1) cds are on the wolf label.

[theemu]

22. "Losing my Religion"

by REM. I really don't know much about Mandolin music.