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2 COPYRIGHT © CENTRAL TEXAS BLUEGRASS ASSOCIATION The Listening Post Rodney Dillard Rodney Dillard was a founding member of the Dillards and also part of the “Darlings” on the Andy Griffith TV Show. This CD is titled “I Wish Life Was Like Mayberry” and contains several songs that bring back the life of bygone days There’s a new rendition of the Darlings favorite tune Dooley. You’ll hear some great picking on Doug’s Tune, a favorite in bluegrass jams everywhere. My personal favorite on the CD is one I’ve never heard (and there are several I had never heard). The Mayberry Hat let’s you know that you can just put on that hat and you’ll be right back there again. The CD has 19 tracks and a special bonus section of radio shows known as “The Mayberry Minute.” These classic shows ran for three years and were hosted by Rodney as he took a look back at the television episodes and the moral lessons they taught. The Listening Post is a forum established to monitor bluegrass musical recordings, live performances, or events in Texas. Our mailbox sometimes contains CDs for us to review. Here is where you will find reviews of the CD’s Central Texas Bluegrass Association receives as well as reviews of live performances or workshops. Flatpicking Workshops Coming to Central Texas (L to R: Tim May, Brad Davis, & Dan Miller) There are a couple of flatpicking guitar workshops coming to the Central Texas area that you may want to know about. Folks that have been to Camp Bluegrass are not strangers to these three great guys. The group consists of Tim May, Brad Davis, and Editor of Flatpicking Guitar Magazine, Dan Miller. Dave Lovas is hosting the Austin Workshop and Joe McColley is hosting the workshop & house concert in San Antonio. Here’s the contact info: Austin: Thursday, January 27th, 2011, Austin, Texas, House Workshop and Concert Hosted by Dave Lovas, 8708 South View Road, Austin, TX 78737, Ph: 512- 301-0778, 2-hour Workshop: 5:00pm - 7:00pm, Concert: 7:30pm, Workshop price: $40, Workshop plus concert price: $50, Concert price: $15 San Antonio: Friday, January 28th, 2011, San Antonio, Texas, House Workshop and Concert , Hosted by Joe McColley, 314 Post Oak Way, San Antonio, Texas 78230, Ph: 210-493-5386, 2-hour Workshop: 5:00pm - 7:00pm, Concert: 7:30pm Workshop price: $40, Workshop plus concert price: $50, Concert price: $15 For those in the Houston and Dallas areas take a look at Flatpicking Guitar Magazine for additional info. Chris Bagley will host the Houston event and Charlie’s Guitar Shop will host the Dallas event.
3 COPYRIGHT © CENTRAL TEXAS BLUEGRASS ASSOCIATION Where to Hear Some Mighty Fine Dobro Sounds “Southern Filibuster” is a project that could only have been created by the greatest modern player of the Dobro guitar, multi-Grammy winner Jerry Douglas, featured soloist with Alison Krauss and Union Station, super session sideman and a leader in his own right on several critically-acclaimed and Grammy-nominated recordings. On this special album, Jerry has assembled a group of the most dazzling and accomplished Dobro pickers in tribute to the Daddy of ‘em all; the legendary Tut Taylor, one of the greatest of all country music instrumental voices, and a Grammy winner in his own right. It’s a Bluegrass super-summit that hardcore fans of the music and casual listeners will find irresistable. The world famous Dobro playing of Josh Graves made him a legend in his own time. He is equally at home with bluesy and cool, or hard drivin’ bluegrass pickin’ at its best. Josh was born in Tellico Springs, Tennessee. He became interested in the dobro when he was nine years old after hearing Cliff Carlisle of the Carlisle Brothers perform. Josh still plays the 1928 Model 37 dobro that was given to him by Carlisle. Gibson Guitar Company In Nashville even manufactures a “Josh Graves” signature dobro based on that instrument. Early in his career Josh was a bass player for Mac Wiseman, and later for Wilma Lee & Stoney Cooper. In 1957, Josh played with the Grand Ole Opry with Wilma Lee & Stoney. It was at that time that Cliff Carlisle gave him the dobro. Then Josh got hired by Flatt & Scruggs to play bass in their Foggy Mountain Boys band. Soon afterward he was asked to play the dobro with the band. It was a good move. After Earl Scruggs taught Josh the 3-finger-roll banjostyle, Josh applied it to the dobro and sparks did fly! Josh went on to perfect his own style of pickin’ that made him the mainstay of the Foggy Mountain Boys for over a decade. When he broke out on his own, Josh Graves carved a special niche for himself in the history of modern music. He is largely responsible for heightening the interest in dobro music over the last half of the 20th century. This is a fabulous display of the talent possessed by the world’s premiere dobro player - Josh Graves. (from the Music Shed) River Boy Band I have to tell you that there is some good music coming out of South Carolina these days but it was by accident that I stumbled onto this group. There’s nothing fancy about The River Boy Band; that said, the pickin is not bad and the recording is clean. All of the songs are original, except for the Ian Tyson song Summer Wages, which has been covered by J.D. Crowe and David Bromberg. I can’t say that I like the arrangement but it is their own. The CD is a tribute to the fine songwriting of Shayne Floyd, many of the songs sound like they should be old classics and some have titles that are the same as older bluegrass tunes, like Another Night. Shayne is joined by Walter Biffle & Bob Sachs to make up the core group of the River Boy Band. They are helped out on this CD by some good musicians, not your typical who’s-who is Nashville. These are SC local musicans. Check ‘em out.
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