Just looks like they having so much fun Great to see Thanks

There will never be another like Norman Blake.

"This is one of my hits that sold well under 2,000,000 copies."

There is just something about Norman's playing compared to other titans like Tony Rice. He's got some sort of swing that makes you think it's not as difficult and then you sit down and try to play it and it becomes apparent it's both simple and complex simultaneously.

@oldtimetinfoilhatwearer

3 жыл бұрын

Doc could swing like that too, but I never heard tony or clarence do it. They weren't listening to the delmores enough I think lol

@joereadel

2 жыл бұрын

@@oldtimetinfoilhatwearer Waltz for Indira

@oldtimetinfoilhatwearer

Жыл бұрын

@@joereadel oh no the tr deadheads are coming to get me

@BURGRKNG

Жыл бұрын

​@gabemorehouse3549 doc had more contemporary taste imo. Norman was at his very best when playing with this trio without a doubt in the world.

@oldtimetinfoilhatwearer

7 ай бұрын

​@@BURGRKNGagreed- although his later recordings are still in my rotation. His live recordings and bootlegs on sugarmegs and different websites are always a densely packed and vibrant treasure trove of runs, licks, and lines. They are the only reason I have confidence in my own playing, lol.

This is Norman and Nancy Blake at their peak playing -- with the great James Bryan on fiddle. I'd say anyone who wants to see and hear an example of what authentic old-time country music is -- it would be hard to find a better 8-minute summary anywhere. Norman's fingers simply fly over the stings, seemingly without effort (I know, I teach guitar) and the fiddle is sweet and smooth. Terrific.

Masterclass in d position on guitar. Some of the things he pulls off are just ridiculous man

These songs make me cry with joy

Influences my playing to this day.Those arrangements are the ones I came up on and still want to play

I got to see them at the Exit/Inn in Nashville when I was a college student in the early 70s, Absolutely epic, heart-filling music that I still listen to via CDs.

Truly regret not having seen a live performance by the Blakes. Ah, well, thank heavens for videos like this. :-)

Just AWESOME.

This smokes

I really doubt that anyone will be able yo put the unique sounds that Norman does. Tony R is technically better probably bit there's an x factor that only Norman can pull off. He makes it seem effortless and easy. He's mentioned in an interview that after some point in his early 30's he didn't have to think of hand & finger placement. The muse or some channeled spirit of the muse just took over. He has a wonderful sense of humor and just tells it like it is. My most influential guitarist ever.

@oldtimetinfoilhatwearer

2 жыл бұрын

Tony Rice played guitar, Norman plays guitar, mandolin, fiddle, dobro, banjo, dulcimer... Probably some etc too. This is the x factor. The best guitarists are multi instrumentalists. Doc Watson too played banjo and Clarence white was a virtuous mandolin player. Bill Napier, Don Reno, as well as the Tuttle guitar players, billy strings, and the list continues. Come to think of it, tony is a bit unique among the heralds of newgrass, not being a multi instrumentalist

@narbrich

Жыл бұрын

Norman plays fiddle tunes in the key of D without a capo; Tony Rice uses a capo to play in C position. They are playing the same notes, but they sound completely different, I suspect because of open strings played in the key of (The A, D and G strings are contiguous and often-used open notes.). If you use a capo, then the open strings in the D-major scale shift to the treble strings (A, C#, F#). A very different sound in my opinion.

@oldtimetinfoilhatwearer

Жыл бұрын

Recently found out that Tony played mando family instruments

@leeblake3989

Жыл бұрын

@@narbrich Dad also uses heavy gauge strings, much heavier than Tony did. .060, .044, .032, 024, .016, .011. Much heavier on the top end to give that heavy, rich sound. The key there is have strong fingers on the left hand to be able to manipulate those heavy strings and remain clear and concise.

@narbrich

Жыл бұрын

@@leeblake3989 Thanks for the info, Lee. I love their version of Opera Reel in this medley--I am working on getting it up to speed. Please tell your dad (and mom) that there are a number of us who remember fondly seeing them in the 1970s when they came to the Cherry Tree in Philadelphia.

absolutely marvelous!

Damn Straight!

Thanks for this. 👍

i have enjoyed your tunes so much for so many years, and mostly enjoyed from the dance floor

Very Interesting. I see James has what looks to be either a bone or ivory nut on the fiddle.

is that not Charlie Collins?

"Cuckoo's Nest" is the first tune. "Over the Waterfall" is 2nd. Third is "Whiskey Before Breakfast." "Lost Indian" is fourth. Don't remember the 5th, but I think it was the last tune on the "Ramblin'" concert video.

@JudgeSturdy

9 жыл бұрын

fetteclan The tune after Lost Indian (or Cherokee Shuffle) is Opera Reel.

@brianjennings1624

5 жыл бұрын

Not lost Indian, but Cherokee shuffle. Similar but different tunes. Outstanding!

00:34

What model guitar is that?

@toddnanney9473

3 жыл бұрын

It’s a 1933 Martin D-28 12 fret. From what I’ve read, only 21 12 fret D-28s were ever made and that is the only one ever made with a “shade” top. Definitely one of a kind. The guy that bought it from Norman put it up for sale a few years ago. Was asking $3,000,000. Don’t think there were any takers.

@christopheryellman533

Жыл бұрын

Like Todd, I have heard it is a D-28 OM, "orchestra model". I have a 1972 version. It is a heavy guitar, so it sounds best with heavy strings and requires sturdy picking. No problem for Norman.

@richardperkins5046

Жыл бұрын

@@christopheryellman533 I have researched Martins, and I can find no reference to a D-28 OM. I know there are both D-28 and OM, but they are separate models. I think Todd is right.

@christopheryellman533

Жыл бұрын

@@richardperkins5046 You are right, it seems it is a D-28S. "S" for the slotted headstock, presumably, and it has a long body, so 12 frets. Similar to what Norman was playing. I saw some chaps on KZread trying out a 1969 model.

@leeblake3989

Жыл бұрын

@@christopheryellman533 Dad strings his 12 fret Martins with .011, .016, .024, .032, .044, and the heavy base .060

He kind of looks like a mix of a person who has similar features to a person who has a face that is half John Lennon and half a Jewish rabbi.