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Tag Archives: Peter Feldmann
So. California bluegrass history: . . . continued
We’ve had some nice comments re. the previous page on Southern California bluegrass groups, and received further information on other groups active in the region in the 1960s. (Keep those memories and photos coming!)
John Egenes sends a photo of what … Continue reading
Posted in General, Ramblings
Tagged bands, bluegrass history, California bluegrass, Peter Feldmann
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Microphones and The Bluegrass Music
but what about microphones? When Bill traveled with his tent shows, you mention electric lights. What did he use to amplify his instruments? It is my impression that bluegrass was built around a microphone, and has been subsequently altered by the expansion of a single mic into a long, often forbidding, row of mics, monitors, etc. Continue reading
Posted in General, Ramblings
Tagged bluegrass, bluegrass history, Folk Music, Mayne Smith, microphone, Neil Rosenberg, Peter Feldmann
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The Ash Grove: Old Time Hits the Big Time in Hollywood USA
Born in the midst of the unreality and meaninglessness of the commercial pop world, the Ash Grove soon became the refuge and breeding ground for people’s music. Continue reading
Posted in General, Ramblings
Tagged bluegrass, blues, ed pearl, Folk Music, hollywood, music club, music scene, old time music, Peter Feldmann, scragg family
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Visiting Earl Scruggs
. . . He went down the hall and quickly came back, holding an old Gibson open-back banjo. “This belonged to Uncle Dave . . . here, play me a tune!” Continue reading
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Tagged banjo, Bill Monroe, bluegrass, country music, Earl Scruggs, Gibson, old time music, Peter Feldmann, Uncle Dave Macon
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Thoughts on the Bluegrass Music
I first met Bill Monroe in May of 1963. At that time, he told me (and I still have the interview on tape): “When it comes to music, I always considered myself as an inventor, sort of like Henry Ford. … Continue reading
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Tagged Bill Monroe, bluegrass, bluegrass history, Peter Feldmann
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