robbif - Posted - 09/19/2011:  18:41:41

My source for identifying "Sam" was Tom Isenhour, picker/historian/brother of my mentor Bob Isenhour (RIP), and he didn't know either.

Sorry, Fred

jbalch - Posted - 09/20/2011:  05:05:30

quote:

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Originally posted by robbif

My source for identifying "Sam" was Tom Isenhour, picker/historian/brother of my mentor Bob Isenhour (RIP), and he didn't know either.

Sorry, Fred

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 Thanks for checking.  It is not too important.  I was really just curious about that "new"  Gallagher guitar he was playing in the photos.

robbif - Posted - 09/20/2011:  05:24:58

You're welcome. I do think I remember that Sam was hawking the Gallaghers, but I don't remember exactly.

On a slightly OT subject, I remember in one of the recordings in my Landreth Collection frobbi.org/landrethcollection.html probably one of these frobbi.org/audio/landreth/Bean...ndex.html Doc ironically responds to someone in the audience (and I paraphrase), "Nothin' can beat the sound of this Martin, buddy."

KLandreth - Posted - 09/20/2011:  06:42:28

"Ain't never been a guitar built that'd touch a good Martin buddy..."

Doc Watson: frobbi.org/audio/landreth/Bean...2169.html 

Amen buddy!

5stringJim - Posted - 09/20/2011:  07:34:05

Fast forward to 1972, Circle album.

Merle Travis:- " Why, that guitar of yours rings like a bell ".

Doc:- " Yeah, Mr Gallacher made that one for me "

I loved the chat between tracks on the first album !

The next ones all sounded contrived, 'cause folks knew the tape was rolling, and may be used on the album.

p.s.  I also think this should be made a Sticky topic....check out what Dean says on his original post........!!

quote :- " Might be a short thread, but I've got enough to post for a couple weeks. "

Edited by - 5stringJim on 09/20/2011 07:38:47

jbalch - Posted - 09/20/2011:  09:49:28

quote:

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Originally posted by KLandreth

"Ain't never been a guitar built that'd touch a good Martin buddy..."

Doc Watson: frobbi.org/audio/landreth/Bean...2169.html 

 

Amen buddy!

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I recently played Doc's original Gallagher "Ole Hoss" at the shop in Wartrace. I posted about it here: banjohangout.org/topic/215379

It has a big, dry, woody tone...very punchy...like the best old Martin D-18's I've played. It is a real cannon for flatpicking. 

I can certainly see why he would have chosen it as as a great one for performing and recording.  

I always imagined that in 1968 Doc might have been looking for something to replace his prized (and more valuable) Martin(s) for everyday use on the road.

Mr. Gallagher told me that Doc liked the sound of that particular G-50 and wanted it...I spite of a repaired side crack.  It served him quite well for several years.

Thanks for sharing those recordings and photos!  They are awesome!

robbif - Posted - 09/20/2011:  10:22:12

I wonder if we should spin this off into another topic, appropriately called "Doc's Guitar"!  ;-)

jbalch - Posted - 09/20/2011:  12:02:33

That is probably enough about Doc's guitar...sorry to Hijack this thread....it is one of my all-time favorites.  Thanks again for all the Photos!

"we now return to the regularly scheduled program in-progress."

I'll close with an old photo of my friend and fine banjo picker: David Emery. It is a newspaper clipping from about 1980.  David is playing a converted Vega Little Wonder (the guitar in the photo is my 1975 Gallagher G-50)

Edited by - jbalch on 09/20/2011 12:06:38

From Greylock to Bean Blossom - Posted - 10/06/2011:  09:31:35

Jack Hicks and young phenom Kyle Ramey at Bean Blossom September 2011

Jack Hicks Bean Blossom September 23, 2011

Jack Hicks Bean Blossom September 23, 2011

DHoffmeyer - Posted - 10/07/2011:  22:15:13

Richard Bailey, Béla Fleck- Station Inn

IBMA award winners Paul Williams, JD Crowe and Doyle Lawson

Co-banjo player of the year, Kristin Scott Benson (Sonny watches proudly at right)

Co-banjo player of the year, Ron Stewart

The Gibson Brothers - Eric plays a Deering banjo

Jessie Baker with Doyle Lawson

You wonder what Crowe is saying, but you almost know what Crowe is saying...

Sammy Shelor at the Station Inn

Edited by - DHoffmeyer on 10/07/2011 22:21:26

flake - Posted - 10/07/2011:  22:24:13

Thanks Dean! Great pics....to say the least. 



mike

robbif - Posted - 10/08/2011:  04:29:11

Dean,

You've done it again!

Thanks, Fred

DHoffmeyer - Posted - 10/08/2011:  23:13:20

Geoff Stelling receives his Distinguished Achievement award from Alison Brown at IBMA

Rob McCoury playing the old Kennedy banjo his father-in-law Dave Kennedy made

Mr. Martin gets ready to play

Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers

From Greylock to Bean Blossom - Posted - 10/13/2011:  01:44:37

While no where near the quality of the shots of Mr. Hoffmeyer I enjoyed seeing and  tried to show many of the smiles of the banjo players at Bean Blossoms Uncle Pen Days Festival in

September of 2011.

Ken

Kristen Scott Benson Bean Blossom September 2011

banjobilly32 - Posted - 10/25/2011:  09:54:57

Here's a great shot of the Chief playing at the Chestnut Lodge in Ct a few years back!

joshuapen - Posted - 11/02/2011:  19:32:11

flickr.com/photos/joshpenland/6280305895/

KI4PRK - Posted - 11/02/2011:  20:05:44

That is actually only the second picture I've seen of Jessie Baker with Doyle from IBMA... I hung out with Jessie a whole lot at IBMA (I shared a room with his brother), and people kept going up to him and saying "Man, I got all these great pictures of you with Doyle", but I haven't seen 'em.

   I laugh about that suit he wears, because he came up to my and Taylor's (his brother) room to iron it, and I noticed that it was the exact same suit that I had purchased about 2 weeks before - same brand, cut, three pieces, and all 



Thanks for that really good picture of Jessie. He's one of my three favorite banjo pickers around today, and a heck of a nice guy, to boot.



73, Brennen

Edited by - KI4PRK on 11/02/2011 20:10:01

robbif - Posted - 12/05/2011:  05:56:55

Reminded by a recent article on Jack Davis and Mad Magazine, I was just looking through his wonderful art and found this...

Edited by - robbif on 12/05/2011 05:57:29

robbif - Posted - 12/18/2011:  06:12:23

Earl the Squirrel

(I gotta admit, I stole the name from BC in another topic. Thanks, BC)

Emiel - Posted - 12/18/2011:  06:13:15

From the first post by Dean Hoffmeyer (original psoter) of this now 53-pages long thread:

"Might be a short thread, but I've got enough to post for a couple weeks. Let's see 'em! Technical details can be listed too."

Nice, that Dean was wrong...

robbif - Posted - 12/18/2011:  07:12:46

DHoffmeyer - Posted - 12/18/2011:  11:06:33

Noam Pikelny on his recent solo tour, Arlington, VA

robbif - Posted - 12/18/2011:  17:57:11

I don't think I posted this one either. After ordering this CD, I was pleasantly surprised to find one of my 1969 photos embossed on the CD...

myfavefive - Posted - 01/22/2012:  14:45:21

A few more from Eric Frommer taken at shows here in the northwest

Ned Luberecki with Chris Jones & the Night Drivers

Keith Little with the Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band

Zach Gilmer with Sierra Hull

Ron Stewart with the Boxcars

Wes Corbett with Joy Kills Sorrow

Kenny Ingram with Larry Stephenson Band

38 Kalamazoo - Posted - 03/05/2012:  00:46:24

quote:That capo was designed by Snuffy Smith. A friend of Snuffy's who built and repaired firearms made Snuffy's, Earl's and J.D.'s. For a short while Snuffy sold these capos I believe through First Quality.  RIP Snuffy

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Originally posted by DHoffmeyer



This one isn't new to BHO, but one of my favorites of Earl







D2H 80-200 2.8 ISO 640

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Edited by - 38 Kalamazoo on 03/05/2012 00:50:12

2many5s - Posted - 03/05/2012:  20:37:23

In re-visiting this  wonderful thread for the um-teenth time, why are so many of the photos missing? Most replaced by the ubiquitous little blue square with a question mark?

budbennett - Posted - 03/27/2012:  14:20:56

I just sent several of you folks a note asking if i could use one of the photos you posted here.  I hope that was ok, if not i apologize and you may surely let me know it was not OK if you feel that way.  You can let me know it was ok too!

bud

DHoffmeyer - Posted - 03/29/2012:  16:40:48

A gallery we put together and posted today with photos of Earl Scruggs:

www2.timesdispatch.com/list/ga.../gallery/

Rick Polston - Posted - 03/29/2012:  19:53:12

quote:

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Originally posted by DHoffmeyer

A gallery we put together and posted today with photos of Earl Scruggs:

www2.timesdispatch.com/list/ga.../gallery/

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THANKS for posting these !!!

CoolSpring - Posted - 04/23/2012:  10:54:20

I really enjoy looking through all the pictures on here, some great ones!

Jason Skinner - Posted - 04/23/2012:  14:36:11

Here's a few I took this weekend of Eddie Adcock and Don Wayne Reno at Don Wayne' s house.  Boy was I wore out after playing from about 7:00 pm on Friday till 5:00 am Saturday morning.  Then picking Saturday night from about 7 pm to 5:00 am Sunday morning!  But it was worth it!!  One of the best weekends of my life! 

Here's a few from Banjothon 2012 of Eddie and Don Wayne

Me, Eddie Adcock, and my buddy Joe Rose.

This was the first time Don Reno's Stelling and Don's "Ole Nellie" have been the same room in nearly 30 years!  In these two pics he was playing someone else's banjo but he picked up Nellie after a few tunes and we had an impromptu Reno style workshop for the rest of the day.  Good times!!

From Greylock to Bean Blossom - Posted - 04/23/2012:  16:45:12

I think these pictures were taken shortly after Eddie Adcocks surgery and it is good to see him looking so well.
Ken

robbif - Posted - 05/01/2012:  10:17:43

I'm honored that Donald Nitchie used my 1968 Miami Pop Festival photo of Earl on the cover of the May 2012 issue of Banjo Newsletter.

P.S. See the article HERE.

Edited by - robbif on 05/01/2012 10:29:21

JoeZ - Posted - 05/01/2012:  13:53:17

That says it all . . . . .

Goldstarman - Posted - 05/01/2012:  14:17:06

Jason,  I know you were having a ball man..super cool!

From Greylock to Bean Blossom - Posted - 05/01/2012:  16:36:58

Fred,

The BNL cover with your picture is a

great cover isn't it. I ordered extra copies as I think it

will be a collectors item or someday I may find someone

who didn't get a copy but who would treasure one.

Ken

WildJimbo - Posted - 06/04/2012:  22:31:15

Randall Davidson from Cleveland, TN

Harley Rider (Dalton, GA) and Stacy Wilcox (Akron, OH)

Harley Rider (Dalton, GA)

Blake Atkins (Englewood, TN)

gregsquared - Posted - 06/05/2012:  00:20:54

I'm occasionally privileged to accompany Mike Gregory on the bass banjo he made for me ("Frankenbanjo").    So are we a) sleeping?  b) experiencing The Rapture of the Banjo?  c) getting ready for a synchronized sneeze? 

N.B.:  The peghead between us belongs to our virtuoso guitar player -- but this isn't banjoandguitar hangout. 

Emiel - Posted - 06/13/2012:  14:10:57

BHO member IbexChris with his Dixieland jazz band ARZ Combo (iPhone pics). With self-built tenor banjo (self-made 3-ply maple rim, brass hoop tonering, self-made neck, etc.):

From Greylock to Bean Blossom - Posted - 06/24/2012:  18:18:58

Here are some pictures of Larry Perkins at the John Hartford Festival in Bean Blossom, Indiana 2012. My pictures are a poor quality compared to many

posted here but I wanted to show Larry working as he played many sets and gave us some great music despite the fact he was in a good deal of

physical discomfort. I also wanted to show him playing barefoot on Bill Monroe's stage. IS NOTHING SACRED ANYMORE! (JOKE) .

I also post this at a time when Larry is embarking upon a big project of  writing a personal book about Earl Scruggs the man and the musician and

including in this project some previously unpublished music with Earl playing. We should all love this project. Here is the thread on it:

banjohangout.org/topic/238964/#3018094

Ken

The informal Larry Perkins at John Hartford 2012

Larry at John Hartford enjoying himself

Larry Perkins at the John Hartford Memorial 2012 Bean Blossom

pfunk - Posted - 06/24/2012:  19:05:03

Photo of Sammy Shelor that I took at RudyFest yesterday.  

pfunk - Posted - 06/24/2012:  19:06:37

pfunk - Posted - 06/24/2012:  19:06:57

chief71 - Posted - 07/13/2012:  23:38:41

Enjoy!

jbalch - Posted - 07/14/2012:  04:22:46

J.D.Crowe and New South at Uncle Dave Macon Days July 13, 2012

Rounder 0044 - Posted - 07/14/2012:  05:44:14

It's been a while since I've posted.  Still a killer thread!  One of Jason Davis in Sylva NC July 7, 2012.