I want to clarify that I’ll be helping with the logistics and technology, not the material 
What Song Most Inspires you?
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WOW!!! That what makes them the best!
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This may be the most masterful 9 minutes of music created in the last 20 years.
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A wonderful rendition of a simple but beautiful song…
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Yes! +1 for Ron Block! And I loved the first two minutes of that video, just Jerry Douglas being Jerry Douglas. Him and Ron together are enough to make me an AKUS fan.
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Dan Tyminski is unreal… world class band
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He’s amazing and such a nice guy… i kick my self for not demanding a go on his Granada…lol
I said hello to him from you as well and he said hi back
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i would love to know what the banjo part to The Boy Who Wouldn’t Hoe Corn is…
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Hi @WillCoop Been working on and off with this tutorial for a few years. Looks easy but this is a tough one for sure
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Hey @BanjoBen Ron is a real nice guy’ I had a chat with him when he was in Stirling a few weeks back with Tony Furtado
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Hey @Archie,
I am totally with you. I bought the arrangement Lesson and was determined to learn it - no matter the difficulty.
there is just something about this song and I like it so much. I arranged the simplified version for mando.
To your point, I have not yet got it down and don’t expect I will anytime soon but what an arrangement it is! Tom makes it look so easy, doesn’t he?
This is one of those times when a simple song with a simple Melody but put into the hands of a gifted player become something else.
I am happy you told me @Archie because it’s nice when others can see the artistry in a song/artist/band also.
Obviously this is true and why we are sharing on the topic about that very thing.
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Now, I wish I had separated the videos because I would like to know if the lights are for The Dillards or Michigan’s own… Greensky Bluegrass.
For me, obviously both songs impress me and speak to me. , @Dragonslayer, @shedrick, @D_HRRFan7303, @MissMaggie and others moving forward - if you were kind enough to share likes for this post, please comment which earned the like. It would be totally valid and pleasantly surprising if the answer was both (as the third and best option ).
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I gave a like for your post for the Dillards, I too love that video. I didn’t watch the greensky one cuz it wasn’t embedded
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Living Over:. Greensky Bluegrass:
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Sorry Just saw this! My Like was for the Dillards on Andy Griffith show playing There is a Time.
I’m not afraid to admit it: The first time (actually more than just the first time) I saw that I was brought to tears. I don’t know what it is, but I LOVE that version of the song.
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Yes… I totally agree… There is a haunting beauty to that song… Contemplative… Music that ebbs and flows with swells and draws soft. I also enjoy how Andy was playing and just stops to take it in.
I know it is just TV…but his emotion came across as very genuine.
It gets to me also. Thank you for having the courage to share your feelings.
I am glad I am not alone.
And the quiet fading at the end… But played at the same speed is very impressive. May have been a “Studio thing”… but I have my doubts back in the mid '60s.
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This is a great video, Bela gives a lot of insight into composing and improvising, and plays a great tune!
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Awww… Don’t stop the train!
On my topic, I posted the question - one song, one instrument… But there is no limits on this one!
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