Tony Rice absolutely deserves all the accolades he receives. Everyone on stage with him is also top tier.

Its ashame had everything the greatest flat top picker every and threw it away for dope rip.

t think it was 1996 when I seen him at Merlefest. He had Sam bush,Bela Fleck, Jerry Douglas, Mark Oconner, and Mark Shatz with him. To me he was hus best in that tine frame. It was the best concert Ive ever seen, Tony was still singing then. I have heard Tony perform over a dozen times, before and after that show. But the 96 show was the best by far. He was simply amazing everytime he picked up his guitar. They will never be another musician on his level. RIP Tony

These full performances are the best. There’s just an endless wealth of learning in these by listening

Music by any other name is still music, be it Bluegrass or Bach ~

I miss The Man,

what a gift he left us with this

Tony inspired many

Great Song!!! 🎶🎵🎶.... bound for Shady Grove.....Bluegrass Rocks It!!

one of the best ever

Well done! Thanks for posting.

josh williams is killin it just not the sound crew. tony's break on nine pound hammer is still in the 160 hz fog

at 49.40 its 160

146.! during shadows! come on...

sounds like SE systems to me. they always feed back at this show with Tony it seems

Amazing, Besides Tony's great playing, Josh's mandolin and Bryan Mc Dowell's fiddle was awesome

Shame the cocaine did him in....

This is so awesome keep up the good work

Tony Rice was and will always be one of my heroes of music. No one will ever be able to do as great as he was on guitar. He had a style of his on. He changed the way a lot of people look at bluegrass. Tim from Yadkinville,N.C..

I’m trying to figure out why I’m just now finding this. Awesomeness.

Tony really held Josh in high regard. I can't blame him Mr. Williams is unbelievable...and whomever the camera man was needs to find another job, they don't seem where stage left is. Wyatt's solos weren't even seen hardly at all.

涙が止まらない🥲💦💦💦

Meet Tony twice , he was great ,talked behind stage burned a good one i growed I miss him .one and only great man

Merle has been gone so long, it's as if his passing were a distant memory, I am still missing Doc, but it makes me quite sad, and even a little scared, that I will never see Tony Rice at MerleFest again.....

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I’m just wondering did tony ever sing or at least try to sing after 1994

So awesome, thanks for sharing!

What an amazingly gifted artist. One of a kind. Thankful to have experienced some live concerts.

Brazilian music is great, but I must admit that none comes close to Tony Rice...Descanse em Paz

Thanks for share😊

I enjoyed this performance! Thanks to anyone who had a hand in it's production!

Never had an opportunity to see Tony in person. But I have listened to hours upon hours of his music. In my opinion, simply the best.

So beautiful.

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The sad part is that he could sing too. Cigarettes took that away as well. There is a lesson here somewhere.

Wyatt Rice is the bossman on bluegrass rhythm guitar.

RIP Tony

Beautiful and wondrous footage! Thank you for sharing sir!!

economy of motion..

This reminds me of Impressions.

With all the great bluegrass musicians we have lost in the last few years, can you imagine what a damn amazing band is playing in heaven every night?? Just to name a few, Tony, Earl, Dr Ralph, Keith Whitney, John Duffy, Doc Watson, Jimmy Martin, Lester, Chubby Wise, and of course Bill Monroe.... as well as too many other to list... What sets they must have...

Maybe the most accomplished flat picker ever. Clarence White may have been better because his smooth technique.Tony was beyond amazing.Tomy knew what the guitar had to say and he knew how to let it speak.

At his worst, he was better than most who try. He was deteriorating some at this point. He pointed it out himself. A real musician. I got to talk with him backstage a few times. What a gentleman. Absolutely tried to help me.

Wow, what a loss. One of the all time greats. RIP Tony. Thanks for offering this. Bringing a tear to my eye.

Treasure.... 🙏

Tonys the reason I traveled from Illinois to Merlefest for many years ,Heard Tony on a college radio show if memory serves came out of Frisco and it was all over ,Bela Sam and Flux along with about thousand others all came down to me hearing this amazing guitar player.

oh boy... if you listen to the whole thing it really washes over you xxx

Mark's face at 8:55 and that beautiful chord!!