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Topic: Progressive Leaning/Influenced Bluegrass
Posted By: tigerfeet
Subject: Progressive Leaning/Influenced Bluegrass
Date Posted: November 16 2021 at 02:29
I have been listening to bluegrass and apart from the norms of bluegrass and its regimen of the usual, there are so many artists who have evolved from the set-in-stone of it. We are in 2021 and the boundaries of genres are morphed for the good. 

Underestimated, but the roots of blues, folk, country and rock, and all others.

For the main entry for prog bluegrass is this track



I hope that we can increase the appreciation of the bluegrass here.


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Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: November 16 2021 at 03:45
Very nice, that guy on slide plays a sweet ax, reminds me of Uli Roth.



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Posted By: tigerfeet
Date Posted: November 16 2021 at 20:21
Bluegrass 

Bluegrass music is a genre of American roots music that developed in the 1940s in the United States Appalachian region. The genre derives its name from the band Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys. Unlike mainstream country music, bluegrass is traditionally played on acoustic stringed instruments. Bluegrass has roots in traditional English, Scottish and Irish ballads and dance tunes, and in traditional African-American blues and jazz. Bluegrass was further developed by musicians who played with Monroe, including 5-string banjo player Earl Scruggs and guitarist Lester Flatt. Monroe characterized the genre as: "Scottish bagpipes and ole-time fiddlin'. It's Methodist and Holiness and Baptist. It's blues and jazz, and it has a high lonesome sound."

Bluegrass features acoustic stringed instruments and emphasizes the off-beat. Notes are anticipated, in contrast to laid back blues where notes are behind the beat, which creates the higher energy characteristic of bluegrass. In bluegrass, as in some forms of jazz, one or more instruments each takes its turn playing the melody and improvising around it, while the others perform accompaniment; this is especially typified in tunes called breakdowns. This is in contrast to old-time music, in which all instruments play the melody together or one instrument carries the lead throughout while the others provide accompaniment. Breakdowns are often characterized by rapid tempos and unusual instrumental dexterity and sometimes by complex chord changes.

Progressive Bluegrass

Progressive bluegrass is a type of bluegrass music which became popular in the 1960s and 1970s and now the 2020s. The four important elements (not always all present) of progressive bluegrass are instrumentation (usually including electric instruments, drums, piano, and more), songs imported or styles imitated from other musical genres (like jazz, rock and others), non-traditional chord progressions, and lengthy "jam band"-style improvisation.



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I'm sorry, if you were right, I'd agree with you. Robin Williams.


Posted By: tigerfeet
Date Posted: November 16 2021 at 20:30
A good example of some interpretations of progressive form of Bluegrass by the John Stickley Trio



and another take of a kind of Bluegrass with other elements - Punch Brothers



and just for fun 



I am quite new to this genre and a blurry one it is. 

Feel free to post any Bluegrass prog orientated songs you may find,Wink if you wish of course 




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I'm sorry, if you were right, I'd agree with you. Robin Williams.


Posted By: siLLy puPPy
Date Posted: November 16 2021 at 20:55
ANY Bela Fleck solo or with the Flecktones




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Posted By: The Dark Elf
Date Posted: November 16 2021 at 21:20


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Posted By: dwill123
Date Posted: November 17 2021 at 07:21
I hesitated mentioning Seatrain but with Richard Greene and Peter Rowan as members they definitely have a strong footing in the 'Blue Grass' side of the house (even though using some electric instruments).




Posted By: tigerfeet
Date Posted: November 17 2021 at 20:20
Originally posted by siLLy puPPy siLLy puPPy wrote:

ANY Bela Fleck solo or with the Flecktones
Really enjoyable video. Thanks Sillypuppy. I have listened to Bela Fleck before but now with a new found appreciation. 


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I'm sorry, if you were right, I'd agree with you. Robin Williams.


Posted By: tigerfeet
Date Posted: November 17 2021 at 20:24
Originally posted by The Dark Elf The Dark Elf wrote:


"Here and Heaven" are safely on the edge of prog leaning bluegrass music and right up my alley 

great track


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I'm sorry, if you were right, I'd agree with you. Robin Williams.


Posted By: tigerfeet
Date Posted: November 17 2021 at 20:29
Originally posted by dwill123 dwill123 wrote:

I hesitated mentioning Seatrain but with Richard Greene and Peter Rowan as members they definitely have a strong footing in the 'Blue Grass' side of the house (even though using some electric instruments).

Thanks, I listened to the first Seatrain album today and they do touch on the bluegrass or country roots, sound more a fusion band but that was popular at that time 1970s with a bit of gospel and a finale of crazy fiddle playing.  




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I'm sorry, if you were right, I'd agree with you. Robin Williams.


Posted By: tigerfeet
Date Posted: November 17 2021 at 20:55
Really diggin Railroad Earth right now they fuse genres together really well. 

This one is live at Redrocks with Greensky Bluegrass this past September





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I'm sorry, if you were right, I'd agree with you. Robin Williams.


Posted By: The Dark Elf
Date Posted: November 17 2021 at 21:14






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...a vigorous circular motion hitherto unknown to the people of this area, but destined
to take the place of the mud shark in your mythology...


Posted By: tigerfeet
Date Posted: November 19 2021 at 01:33
Nice blend there Dark Elf, those were great. 

Check out the Kitchen Dwellers here for some nice jamin and cross over styles






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I'm sorry, if you were right, I'd agree with you. Robin Williams.



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