Take
Another Brick in the Wall parts 1, 2, and 3, jam 'em all into one quick bluegrass shitkicker, throw it into a major key, and you get this.
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posted by cortex
on Feb 20, 2013 -
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A very short bluegrass banjo piece I multi-tracked in 2005 and just now unearthed on my hard drive.
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posted by usonian
on Jan 3, 2013 -
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Drunken country-jazz jamboree, in reverie. A song about commiseratin' and never hatin'. To Whisky.
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posted by pedmands
on Mar 8, 2012 -
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Some rollicking bluegrass as a spoon to the heart of Bryan Adams, Kevin Costner, and basically that whole period of the early 90s.
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posted by cortex
on May 9, 2011 -
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The one allotted cover for Nasoalmo: a cover of E C Ball's Trials Troubles Tribulations.
posted by tmcw
on Nov 25, 2010 -
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Roy Orbison gets the lofi FourTrack treatment. This is pretty rough stuff, but has convinced me that with some care You Got It could be a fucking tremendous bluegrass number.
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posted by cortex
on Apr 28, 2010 -
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Banjo + Trombone = Awesome? I'd love your feedback on this new project I am a member of (trombonist). Kind of "new wave bluegrass." I hope you like it.
posted by bengalsfan1
on Apr 21, 2010 -
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A ridiculously happy bluegrass song, which you may recognise from the "O Brother, Where Art Thou" soundtrack. Arranged for ukulele, bass and three vocal parts.
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posted by ZsigE
on Jan 24, 2010 -
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Another naughtybilly song from Courtney McClean and the Dirty Curls, this time about ... um .. a self-evident subject.
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posted by Astro Zombie
on Sep 9, 2009 -
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An old-timey, shitkicking, jug-banding, bluegrassy number about oral sex from Courtney McClean and the Dirty Curls, a band in which I play jug, jew's harp, harmonica, and sing harmony vocals.
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posted by Astro Zombie
on Sep 8, 2009 -
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This is the soundtrack to a movie about Leonard Cohen going on a rafting trip in rural Appalachia.
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posted by cortex
on Jun 18, 2009 -
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Bluegrass song about what sometimes happens with sons and dads. (In a bluegrass/country world.)
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posted by snsranch
on May 17, 2009 -
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Very short and perhaps sweet. I've been working on this kind of music for a while and this is a good example of where I'm at with it right now.
Two Chord Challenge!!!
ENJOY!
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posted by snsranch
on Apr 13, 2009 -
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Standard bluegrass ala The Soggy-Bottom Boys. I thought the song might be cool if I darkened it up a bit. It began life as a 12-string and vocal live track, then I flew in some harmonies, extra guitars and bass. This was recorded in my living room on a cheap laptop. I'm not a guitar player or singer. Enjoy!
posted by jtoth
on Dec 12, 2008 -
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As
requested by uncleozzy. I'd like to think this is a song sung by a hard-travelin' man dreaming of his girl—a girl with beautiful long black hair, and a high, soaring voice; Old Man Perry's daughter, Stephanie.
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posted by cortex
on Nov 19, 2008 -
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Mostly an experiment in banjo, trying to apply the clawhammer style to a more bluegrass style song.
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posted by mediocre
on Jul 25, 2008 -
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A classic. On mandolin. What more could you want? Nice and short to boot.
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posted by kjell
on May 29, 2008 -
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My first attempt at country/bluegrass. Timing is a little off here and there. Based on many trips out to the Nevada desert. No banks were robbed. Send me a note if you like. Peace.
posted by chiefbluefeather
on May 24, 2008 -
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I was fooling around with a dropped "D" and found this little thing there. Ended up writing some kind of lyrics and sang a little bit. Enjoy!
posted by snsranch
on Nov 20, 2007 -
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I've seen a few covers recently and decided to dig up this bluegrass version of Beck's Loser B-side masterpiece. Warning: contains the word "fuck", stark depictions of inhalant abuse, and piping hot banjo rolls.
posted by erikgrande
on Jul 10, 2007 -
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I wrote this awhile back. This is the band performing it at our buddy Todd's house (I'm the fiddler player). I was trying to go for something like a ballad, early 19th century U.S. south, maybe. I think it's pretty. He's singin about drownin hi'self, if you were wonderin.
posted by Baby_Balrog
on Mar 12, 2007 -
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Let's call it EMOldtimey. Or, really, let's not. It's not a damned clean rendition, but with this old heartbreaker you don't have to be. My pre-verbal niece was purported to love it, and that's good enough for me.
posted by cortex
on Feb 6, 2007 -
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On preview, this sounds at least 1/4 slower than it should be. Posting anyway. It's my best so far.
posted by snsranch
on Dec 27, 2006 -
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Played by my Grandpa. Super Crap recording and he was a bit out of practice, but this is real old timey music from long ago in Western Appalachia. Please overlook the pops and cracks, this is the real deal.
posted by snsranch
on Aug 8, 2006 -
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As I'm still in learning/practice mode, here's something I recorded to help me practice banjo, harmonica and jew's harp.
Anyone interested in bluegrass/old-timey (or whatever) music feel free to add tracks to this and post them. This is such an open-ended practice piece that it could really go anywhere, so be my guest to use it anyway you please.
posted by snsranch
on Aug 6, 2006 -
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More low quality, drunken Bluegrass with The Failsworth Pilgrims. Recorded the same night we recorded Diamond Joe - only slightly more sober. We always opened our shows with this one because it lends itself to soundchecking so well. Another rough mix, although we did go back later (drunker) and add the super-camp backing vocals
posted by Jofus
on Aug 4, 2006 -
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Just a little chunk of banjo to take your mind of your Monday.
posted by snsranch
on Jul 31, 2006 -
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Low quality stomping country music recorded drunk and presented here in it's straight-from-the-desk unmixed format. Came out pretty good. Nice rattly drums.
posted by Jofus
on Jun 30, 2006 -
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