Monthly Archives: September 2020
Whiskey Flat – Jam Session 1965
We both agreed that Art Chambers, a two-finger stylist on the five string banjo was a special gem among the people there. Art had accompanied Fiddlin’ Van Cunningham in the contest, and he was rarin’ to go to demonstrate some of his banjo showpieces. Continue reading
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Tagged Bakersfield, banjo, California bluegrass, DK Wilgus, fiddle, fiddle contest, fiddling, field recordings, Folk Music, jam session, Kernville, Lake Isabella, old time music
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CONVERSATION: Rodney Dillard
I was contacted recently by a publicist for Rodney Dillard, who has released a new digital album on Pinecastle titled Old Road New Again. Rodney’s band for the project includes the current Dillards, plus Don Henley, Bernie Leadon, Herb Pederson, … Continue reading
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Tagged bluegrass, bluegrass history, California bluegrass, Coffee House, doug dillard, guitar, Rodney Dillard, The Dillards
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