This past June was the 50th anniversary of the seminal Grateful Dead album Workingsman’s Dead. This was my introduction to the Dead. My brother and I had spent the summer at a bungalow colony up in the Catskill Mountains of…
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“Playing To The Tide” . . . : The Good Ol’ Grateful Deadcast Deep Dive Into Workingman’s Dead
Tagged with: Grateful Dead, The Good Ol' Grateful Deadcast, Workingman's Dead
Posted in Classic Rock, Country/Bluegrass, Grateful Dead, Jam Band, Music Appreciation and Analysis
Posted in Classic Rock, Country/Bluegrass, Grateful Dead, Jam Band, Music Appreciation and Analysis
Wire, Wood & Steel – An New Acoustic Music Project
I had previously announced the start of a new music project that would focus on acoustic music called Wire, Wood & Steel (see https://roymusicusa.com/2020/05/11/what-i-did-on-my-permanent-vacation-new-music-project/) starting with a video of myself playing an original song on the dobro. I’ve now added…
Tagged with: Acoustic Music, bluegrass, Country Music, Dobro, Progressive Bluegrass, Wire Wood & Steel
Posted in Country/Bluegrass, Improvisation, Jam Band, Music Appreciation and Analysis
Posted in Country/Bluegrass, Improvisation, Jam Band, Music Appreciation and Analysis
“When The Living Was Easy” . . . : Gershwin’s Summertime
Normally (yeah, what’s that now . . ) the end of May would be the start of summer with thoughts of vacation plans, beaches, outdoor concerts (yeah, about that . . .) The song Summertime was written by George Gershwin…
Tagged with: Al Green, Billy Strings, Doc Watson, Ella Fitzgerald, George Gershwin, Janis Joplin, Marcus King, Miles Davis, Summertime
Posted in Classic Rock, Country/Bluegrass, Jazz, Music Appreciation and Analysis, Uncategorized
Posted in Classic Rock, Country/Bluegrass, Jazz, Music Appreciation and Analysis, Uncategorized
“What I Did On My Permanent Vacation” . . : New Music Project
Like many at the start of their self isolation, I thought this would be a good opportunity to be productive. There were projects that were on my ‘to do’ list: organize papers, clean closets . . . Yeah, that hasn’t…
Tagged with: Acoustic Music, bluegrass, Country Music, Dobro, Progressive Bluegrass, Wire Wood & Steel
Posted in Country/Bluegrass, Music Appreciation and Analysis
Posted in Country/Bluegrass, Music Appreciation and Analysis
A Haiku For The Holidays 2019
A Song For Those Here And For All Those Who Are Not Let Us Play For All
Tagged with: bluegrass, Country Music, Jamband, The New Jazz Spasms, Wil The Circle Be Unbroken
Posted in Country/Bluegrass, Jam Band, Music Appreciation and Analysis
Posted in Country/Bluegrass, Jam Band, Music Appreciation and Analysis
“That High Lonesome Sound” . . : A Very Quick Intro To The Dobro
The dobro is a strange and (IMO) really cool instrument. “Dobro” itself was originally a brand name of resonator guitar. A resonator is the hubcap looking apparatus that sits in the middle of the instrument and gives it its unique…
Tagged with: bluegrass, Country, Dobro, Earl Scruggs, Jerry Douglas, Josh Graves, Mike Auldridge, Rob Ickes
Posted in Country/Bluegrass, Music Appreciation and Analysis
Posted in Country/Bluegrass, Music Appreciation and Analysis
