Geddys nose Posted April 23, 2011 Share Posted April 23, 2011 I love Alt Country/Americana and even Bluegrass but not really the modern hat artists coming out of music row. My iPod is set to Jason & The Scorchers, Drive by Truckers,Wilco,Cracker and the great Hank III, I agree about British country acts having a hard time of making any impact because of them being British but there are a few like Mark Wilkinson's Buchanan who manage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PTB Posted April 23, 2011 Share Posted April 23, 2011 It does feel like you're the only one sometimes & finding other musos who can play this stuff well is v hard IME. My dear wife is a fiddle player & we had a nice western swing band for a while. We did some Bob Wills, Asleep at the Wheel plus some jazz swing too. It was the old story of very hard to get gigs but a great reaction when we did them & repeat bookings. Her main foil was a great Tele player - he could do the Albert Lee style but could also do the swing & django too. When he left, it was impossible to find a decent replacement (and we're in South London not Sark!) and it petered out. She's still looking albeit discouraged so pm me if you know any suitable guitarists. Equally let me know if anyone is looking for a fiddle player. Sorry for slight hijacking but I share the OPs frustration. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cocco Posted April 23, 2011 Share Posted April 23, 2011 I love John Prine, Jerry Reed, Neil young, garth brooks. It's all about country. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillbilly deluxe Posted April 23, 2011 Share Posted April 23, 2011 You lot are all coming out of the closet.I love Country,i also love getting paid for every gig. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul S Posted April 23, 2011 Share Posted April 23, 2011 (edited) About 20yrs ago +/- I had a lengthy debilitating illness - I ended up staying awake for most of the night but not able to do much. I spent much of that time watching a satellite TV station, CMT - Country Music Television - which sort of mirrored MTV. As well as all the big hitters there were the (at the time) fledgling artists like Shania Twain, Alison Kraus, the pretty blonde girl with the big ears whose name escapes me* at the moment, some newish band called the Mavericks etc. I imagine it was the poppy end of the country spectrum, but very enjoyable nevertheless and made me appreciate the genre. The vids were quite a nice insight into the US of A, too. I recently took up line dancing (yeehaw) and reckon there is huge potential for a country band earning a decent living playing at their bashes - all the dances are choreographed to particular tracks, so you make your set list around them and everyone is up dancing all night. *edit Faith Hill. Edited April 23, 2011 by Paul S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowdown Posted April 23, 2011 Share Posted April 23, 2011 (edited) [quote name='Doddy' post='1208688' date='Apr 22 2011, 09:48 PM']I don't think any 'musos' can say anything when there are players like Brent Mason and Dan Huff on guitar and great bass players like Glenn Worf,Michael Rhodes,Dave Pomeroy,Mike Brignardello and loads more. Even more 'name' musicians like Brad Paisley have got major chops. Special mention to Jerry Douglas who's the baddest Dobro player around.[/quote] +1 The whole Nashville scene is littered with top class/quality players. Garry Edited April 23, 2011 by lowdown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted April 23, 2011 Share Posted April 23, 2011 [quote name='lowdown' post='1208973' date='Apr 23 2011, 10:04 AM']....The whole Nashville scene is littered with top class/quality players....[/quote] One of the best is Ray Flacke, a Brit, no less! Ray was in Meal Ticket and ARS but I first met him when we were playing dodgy clubs and US air bases in Germany. I believe he got fired from Emmylou Harris's band for drinking a lot! That wasn’t really a surprise; he was quite wild in Germany! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillbilly deluxe Posted April 23, 2011 Share Posted April 23, 2011 Nice,i like the bass too,whatever it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisnameistaken Posted April 23, 2011 Share Posted April 23, 2011 I like the old rootsy American stuff with the nimble string pickers, don't like the more modern pop stuff with the whiney vocals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted April 23, 2011 Share Posted April 23, 2011 Mrs. WoT & I are in a trio which has a country edge.. here's one of the tunes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martin8708 Posted April 24, 2011 Share Posted April 24, 2011 I play in yet another '' Pub Rock Band '' ( don't do Mustang Sally ,thought ) , but halfway through the second set we throw in Folsom Prison blues by Jonny Cash and the audience really go nuts and start stomping around the dance floor . I think there is a little bit of Country and Western in all of us , but I don't think I could do a whole night of it . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hutton Posted April 24, 2011 Share Posted April 24, 2011 Another country fan here especially anything that Alan Jackson does. His band is excellent btw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassman Sam Posted April 24, 2011 Share Posted April 24, 2011 I wish CMT was still on, saw some cracking players on there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobVbass Posted April 24, 2011 Author Share Posted April 24, 2011 me too - it was superb - even the website is blocked these days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doddy Posted April 24, 2011 Share Posted April 24, 2011 [quote name='Hutton' post='1209814' date='Apr 24 2011, 09:16 AM']Another country fan here especially anything that Alan Jackson does. His band is excellent btw.[/quote] I think Alan Jackson used to be really good,but he became a bit of a knob after 9/11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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