| Identifier | 9066507 |
| Created At | Tue May 23 2023 23:54:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) |
| Media Type | FLAC |
| Note | Side A (Disc One): Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys
Side B (Disc Two): The Goins Brothers (1-7) Mac Wiseman (8-11), Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver (12-17) Anonymous Collection Cassette #327 features recordings made at Bill Monroe's Bean Blossom Festival, Bean Blossom, IN, June 18-20, 1981. Side A features Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys (in all likelihood, Wayne Lewis-guitar, Kenny Baker-fiddle, Butch Robins-banjo, & Mark Hembree-bass, although there are edits between tracks making it difficult to identify band members). Several guests appear, including mandolinists Jesse McReynolds (of Jim & Jesse fame) and Larry Sledge (who played and recorded with many people, including Monroe and Norman Blake's Rising Fawn String Ensemble). Circulating recordings of Monroe in 1981 are relatively scarce. Monroe was diagnosed with cancer that year, and spent time away from the stage recovering from his treatment; thus, this tape should be quite appealing to Monroe collectors. For me, the most interesting tunes in the set are several relatively new-for-the-time instrumentals Come Hither To Go Yonder, The Road to Columbus, Melissa's Waltz for J.B., Old Ebenezer Scrooge, Grassy Fiddle Blues (a fine Kenny Baker showpiece), and the mysterious first track. Side B of the tape features several partial sets by the tradition-minded Goins Brothers (Melvin Goins-guitar, Ray Goins-banjo, Art Stamper-fiddle, & Dan Jones-bass), Mac Wiseman (The Voice With a Heart, backed by an unknown band and singing a number of tunes seldom heard on other circulating tapes of this marvelous performer), and Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver (Doyle Lawson-mandolin, Terry Baucom-banjo, Lou Reid-bass, & Jimmy Haley-guitar) with their always stellar vocal harmonies and instrumental work. |
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Performance
| Bill Monroe & the Bluegrass Boys 1981-06-18 Bean Blossom Festival, Bean Blossom, IN | |
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| Set 1 | Instrumental (?) (some tape distortion)
Molly & Tenbrooks Come Hither to Go Yonder Cryin' Holy Unto the Lord The Road to Columbus In the Pines Foggy Mountain Breakdown Melissa's Waltz for J.B. (with Jesse McReynolds & Larry Sledge) Will You Be Loving Another Man Soldier's Joy White House Blues Little Joe Old Ebenezer Scrooge Precious Memories Grassy Fiddle Blues Shuckin' the Corn Shenandoah Breakdown |
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