Montana Rockies Bluegrass Association

As you practice for next week’s jam at Ruby’s you might find it fun to check out our Playlists on the MRBA YouTube Channel.   These include a lot o the standards performed by the guys who made ‘em standards.

Current Playists:

• Rank Beginner Jamming
• Bluegrass Instrumental
• Bluegrass Jam Standards
• Bluegrass Jam Standards - Gospel

To see the Playlists:

1. Go to http://www.youtube.com/mtbluegrass
2. Click on Playlists

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It’s so fun to surf YouTube listening to bluegrass.  Sometimes you run across some real treasures.   Here’s a clip I stumbled on of the CW Brock family playing at the Berkshire Mountain Bluegrass Festival in the mid 80′s.  The young mandolin player here is Jesse Brock who was voted 2009 IBMA mandolin player of the year.

Jesse then

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What a treat to hear the great Bryan Bowers autoharping this past weekend at the Kootenai River Bluegrass Festival.  The entire festival was a joy and pleasure.  Great band line-up including our very own Mike and Tari Conroy with the amazing Curtis Rathburn playing bass.  More about the other music and jamming later.  But for now check out Bryan doing his thing on the autoharp…  amazing

Then (sound cuts out in the middle but comes back after a few secs)

Now

Read more about Bryan on his website

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The not new Missoula bluegrass band Li’l Smokies kick of bluegrass music month in style playing a lively set outside Charlie B’s during First Friday.

Band Members playing here are:
Aaron, guitar and mando
Steve, guitar
Andy Dunnigan, dobro
Ted, bass
Cameron, mando

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It’s been a while since I’ve seen Larry Barnwell.  If you’re missing him, like me, you’ll enjoy these videos of him.

Sunny side of the Mountain  from the Montana Musician’s website

Little Girl From TN

 

And another one from Elderly Instruments’ YouTube Channel

Celebrating Martin Guitars 175th anniversary at Elderly Instruments playing Lester Flatts hit “Head Over Heels in Love with You”

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Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys doing “Footprints in the Snow”.  Not sure the year of this recording.

Here’s a pretty cool website that contains a list of the members of the Bluegrass Boys throughout Bill Monroe’s career.

A Tribute to Bill Monroe’s Blue Grass Boys

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Here’s a post from Sept 20, 2008 on MRBA member, Jack Mauer’s, blog for his business Wapiti Waters:

A Bluegrass Band, Pinegrass – One of Jack’s other hats

View 2007 Bitterroot Bluegrass Festival Album
Today Jack is performing at a wedding in Belgrade, MT with his band, Pinegrass. It is a welcome break in the fly fishing guiding season when he can play music in this kind of venue. Here is a slide show from a wedding in Missoula, MT in September of last year.


View Wedding in Missoula Album

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Here’s a sweet version of The Christmas Song done solo on the dobro by Greg Booth a great player from Alaska. He has some great stuff on his YouTube channel

Oh what I’d give to be able to play like this guy!

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