A little while back I got on a bluegrass kick. I even learned a little bit of dobro (see https://roymusicusa.com/2021/06/28/seven-year-twitch-a-long-strange-trip-and-the-debut-album-of-wire-wood-steel/). While I wasn’t a complete stranger to the history of Bluegrass, I was aware that there were big gaps in…
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“Rollin In My Sweet Baby’s Arms”: A Guide To Bluegrass History By Subgenre
Tagged with: bluegrass, Guitar Fretboard
Posted in Country/Bluegrass, Music Appreciation and Analysis
Posted in Country/Bluegrass, Music Appreciation and Analysis
Holiday Haiku 2022
This year has been hardWith music it’s been betterSo let us play on (music in link below) Jingle Blues
Holiday Haiku 2021
We Bid You GoodnightA Song A Deadhead Knows WellHappy Holidays Wire Wood & Steel · We Bid You Goodnight
Tagged with: bluegrass, Country, Gospel, Grateful Dead, We Bid You Goodnight
Posted in Classic Rock, Country/Bluegrass, Grateful Dead, Jam Band, Uncategorized
Posted in Classic Rock, Country/Bluegrass, Grateful Dead, Jam Band, Uncategorized
“Lost In The Ozone Again” . . : George Frayne (aka Commander Cody) 1944 – 2021
Being a young Deadhead in the early Seventies, I was familiar with other bands that could be fitted into that very loose genre known as country rock. Actually, it didn’t matter very much if you were a deadhead or not,…
“Seven Year Twitch” : A Long Strange Trip and The Debut Album of Wire Wood & Steel
I realized this month that I’ve been writing this blog for seven years with at least two post a month without a break. Why have I done this for that long? Because I’m a music nerd and one thing that…
“A Good Feelin’ To Know” . . . : Rusty Young & Poco
I read that pedal steel guitarist Rusty Young passed away recently. Young was one of the first musicians to integrate the pedal steel guitar, an instrument associated with with country music, into rock. Young’s playing was central to the band’s…
Tagged with: Country Music, Country Rock, Jim Messina, Poco, Richie Furray, Rusty Young
Posted in Classic Rock, Country/Bluegrass, Music Appreciation and Analysis
Posted in Classic Rock, Country/Bluegrass, Music Appreciation and Analysis
“From My Window” . . . : Snow Music from Wire Wood & Steel
When I woke up this morning I saw that NYC was in the middle of a pretty decent snowfall. After the morning beverage, I began to play my guitar while looking out the window, not really thinking about what I…
Tagged with: Acoustic Guitars, Acoustic Music, Wire Wood & Steel
Posted in Country/Bluegrass, Improvisation, Jam Band
Posted in Country/Bluegrass, Improvisation, Jam Band
“Set Out Running” . . : Friend Of The Devil by Wire, Wood & Steel
I have previously posted about a new music project I’ve started called Wire, Wood & Steel (see https://roymusicusa.com/2020/05/11/what-i-did-on-my-permanent-vacation-new-music-project/ and https://roymusicusa.com/2020/09/03/wire-wood-steel-an-new-acoustic-music-project/). After some delays I finally started recording and I thought I would share the first song, an instrumental cover of…
Guitarist Tony Rice 1951 – 2020
On Christmas Day, 2020, guitarist Tony Rice passed away at the age of 69. Rice was a pivotal figure in bluegrass guitar. His music spanned from traditional bluegrass to jazz-influenced New Acoustic music to songwriter-oriented folk. I first became aware…
Tagged with: bluegrass, David Grisman, Dawg Music, guitar, Jerry Garcia, Tony Rice
Posted in Country/Bluegrass, Improvisation, Jam Band, Music Appreciation and Analysis
Posted in Country/Bluegrass, Improvisation, Jam Band, Music Appreciation and Analysis
A Haiku For The Holidays 2020
Yeah, This Year Sucked Big We Can Only Look Forward And Hope For The Best
Tagged with: Haiku, I Got Rhythm, Jamband, Jazz, The New Jazz Spasms
Posted in Country/Bluegrass, Jam Band, Jazz, Music Appreciation and Analysis
Posted in Country/Bluegrass, Jam Band, Jazz, Music Appreciation and Analysis
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