Dad has said since they met in '72 that Nancy was a more talented, natural musician than he is.

@billieg826

4 ай бұрын

Can't we just say they both are incredible talented musicians ?

@olben58

4 ай бұрын

Looks like Norman’s own son giving that testimonial about Nancy!

@leeblake3989

4 ай бұрын

Yep @@olben58

@Jimothy-723

11 күн бұрын

yeah, but nobody beats Paganini, Mozart, Bethoven, Tchaikovsky, or Vivaldi.

I love listening to Nancy Blake. I wish her record Grand Junction was on KZread

Some of the best mandolin tone I’ve ever heard.

And that's how its done. What a pleasure to listen to!

I'm always so impressed by how relaxed and fluid Nancy's picking hand looks.

@BrianWMay

Жыл бұрын

You're dead right, amazing.

@maxroyle6750

9 ай бұрын

Also Normans ! What a perfect team !!!

@karlwilson2021

5 ай бұрын

You're right, same with Norman

Lovely relaxed and clean sound Nancy. You two are great. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇺🇸👍

Just some simple folk whole owned some incredible instruments , played incredible music, created a legacy, and shared a incredible life together Just some simple folk......we thank you!!

Two great musicians keeping American traditional music alive, thanks 👍🇺🇸

Two of our finest multi- instrumentalists! Great tune highlighting Nancy's skills on the mandolin.

Going back to the 70's, I always preferred Norman when Nancy came in with the mandolin. Added that sad sweetness.

Lloyd Loar and the perfect touch

I really like Nancy B's mandolin playing. It sounds great here as it does on her solo album. That looks like Noman's F-5.

ABSOLUTELY LOVE Norman and Nancy Blake

Been a "british invasion" guy all my life. I'm 54. I play mostly acoustic these days (A D18 and a D28). I'm quickly becoming a Norman Blake fan :)

Good tune and some fine pickin' by Nancy!

This was the Old Time Country Music Show on IPTV on Thursday night. I watched every one if I could, great stuff. There were a lot of nationally known players on that show. I taped a bunch of them on VHS, and still have a player. I'm going to have to dig them out and listen to them again.

@pickerdownsouth

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for that good info Irvin!

She's so smooth !

What a beautiful light touch.

This is soul food

Breaks my heart.

So elegant and beautiful.

If I come back, I want to be with Nancy Blake.

There are many people that play the notes. Conveying feelings are another matter........... :)

@gretchenman

3 жыл бұрын

That’s what makes Norman Blake my favorite guitarist...

@Carnidoc

3 жыл бұрын

What a hidden gem...goose bumps...rinse and repeat... stuck in my head now

Timeless. Shows talent, understated as only a woman can do.

PERFECT! IT IS PERFECT

What a beautiful sounding mandolin. It may be a Loar. It has that desirable "barking" quality! She has flawless technique.

@garst59

6 жыл бұрын

Agreed, but it is a Gibson. Headstock says "The Gibson" old, maybe '30s?

@flightplan1000

5 жыл бұрын

Loar was the last name of the man who perfected Gibson's mandolin sound. Some "Loar's" sell for over $100,000 today.

@archtopp1

4 жыл бұрын

@@flightplan1000 I believe that Nancy Blake was the first woman to own a "Loar."

@WyattEllis

3 жыл бұрын

it is a Loar

@oldtimetinfoilhatwearer

Жыл бұрын

​@@archtopp1 I think Donna stoneman probably owned one.

This is lovely!!

Very nice. Pretty song.

so good!

Norman and Nancy

Perfect!

This tune composed by Nancy just shows how much of a vertuoso she is. I have never heard this tune since this performance, sadly.

@KloderTX

2 жыл бұрын

Bob Minner recently released a "tribute" album to Norman (and Nancy) Blake that includes this (with Mike Compton) and another of her great mandolin tunes, "Year of the Locust (Farewell to Old Rufus)." The album tracks are now on YT.

I want what Norman and Nancy has

Very tasteful pickin', indeed!

Any idea where there's a complete performance of this venue?

Am I the only one that hears similarities of Bill Monroe's " Last Days on Earth " ?

I was the 700th like. 😎

No need for a TV in their home. They got a mandolin and guitar.

They were brothers I assume ?

Norman and Nancy

Norman and Nancy