You were blessed

But you're from southern Scandinavia, right?

@@GranpaMike Hahaha

I'm from Scotland, and so is Bill Monroe's ancestors! 🙂

That's funny 😁

You see that... 3 minutes an 44 seconds ole bill looking at marty, "you done?"

Bloody brilliant is right! :-)

thank you for giving old-school bluegrass the exposure!

also, there is a short part in this song very reminiscent of the guitar part in bauhaus' bela lugosi's dead, no?

+Sgt Beansprout. A lot of this music has evolved of course, but nonethe less can be traced directly back to where it came from. As you probably know, the very foundation of American "people" music came directly from the British Isles. It is a shame so many of your peers don't know the musical history of their own ancestors. ( most of mine in Detroit don't either) It seems as though nowadays if you want a diverse blend of good music, the radio and TV will not help you. Other ways must be found. Keep your ears open and good luck.

from a nation who has given us remarkable bands like pink floyd, led zep, and the Beatles this is a huge compliment! although its clear in many led zeppelin tunes they enjoyed bluegrass as well.

This D-45 was supposedly owned by Hank sr, Hank jr, Johnny Cash and now Marty.

I really like the guitarist/singer from Days of the New and think that one sounds a little bit better, personally. Martin's sound really clean but I like a little bit more bite to it. Pretty sure he plays a Taylor. If it wasn't for drugs he woulda been a lot more famous, might just be their playing cause the artist affects the sound of the instrument. Here's a decent example: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bpiVgJinp5bJgI0.html The main recording probably sounds best, though. Travis Meeks definitely one of the best (and likely most underrated) acoustic performers the last 30 years or so.

They do! Billy Strings does a rippin’ Southern Flavor

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We do! I’m 22, and bluegrass and other acoustic music has more purchase among us young people than you might think. The music will never die, and it’ll especially not die with my generation 😁💕🪕🎻

Hello 👋 I agree with you

Hello 👋 from Scotland bluegrass combined with country music...Bill Monroe music is truly the language of the soul and heart. this musical genre is real music that touches the spirit in the real sense of the world 🌍

Ulster Scots and the Irish ancestors in the Southern/Appalachian U.S. states is where Bluegrass comes from. It's influenced heavily by the old countries.

But the Scots and the Irish just didn't have the white hats.

I played all over U.S. And Canada in the 70s through early 90s,One of the most fun periods was when were joined by an Irish fiddle player.Funny as heck,played great,about 5 ft.tall,and totally uninhibited.

jim loveless haha! I'm 6'4", but he still sounds like a legend!

My Great Grandfather (an O'Malley) came over in the early 1900s and settled in Minnesota. I never heard of bluegrass when growing up in the ethnic mix of Minnesota. Now that I live in New England we have Irish sessions at a local bar (pubish, but not really) and I some great bluegrass at a local Old Ways Days and other events, Love it all.

Yep, there is also a second fiddle player, you can see him for a second, at the beginning, to me looks like Mark O'Connor

Both are correct assumptions...the bass player is Tater Tate who is also a out standing fiddle player. He is also gone from us.

​@@clawhammer704 great mandolin picker too.

me too

This is my favorite, this was very inspiring for me. It was the first Bill Monroe tune I ever learned to play on my mandolin !!!

That's awesome. Just keep beating the strings off it. Lol I Love Monroes style