Putting the Grass Back in Bluegrass

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At least for me,...

From danielburdett on 1/28/2011 4:19:15 PM

being in this particular group means that the simplest of events sometime lead me down an uncontrollable road of thought.  One such journey occurred this past weekend at the Steep Canyon Rangers 10th anniversary concert.  Nicky, the fiddle player, finished absolutely killing it on a break to a song and subsequently dropped his bow.  Mind you, I was very much a part of this group at this time in the show...  Upon seeing this I concluded banjo players are more committed to their instrument than most other instruments.  I've seen guitar players and mandoline players drop their pics before, but never a fiddler.  Seeing Nicky do this made me feel as though when I play I am strapped in for the whole ride.  There is no playing too hard, with the very rare acception, and popping a pic off.  We are in it for the long haul.  Hell, old time players are even more strapped down, they have no pic at all between them and the music.  Not sure at all where this thought ended up.... But it was something that happened to me and I thought if anyone on the hangout could appreciate it, it would be this group of people. I hope this thought nugget doesn't fall upon barren ground.  Thanks for the forum to ramble.

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