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Originally posted by Ira GitlinFWIW, the Johnson Mountain Boys clip of "Long Journey Home" (linked in my comment above) is around 192 BPM. Tom Adams was 29 years old when that was recorded, and playing with a band that toured constantly, so he was young and very much in practice. There was also caffeine involved, so I've been told. ;^)
Watching the video of that entire "Old Schoolhouse" concert, I've noticed that while there are a few real burners like that (e.g. "John Henry" and "Going To Georgia", they're always followed by much slower numbers. Good bands understand the entertainment value of speed, but they also understand pacing over the course of a set.
As impressive as Tom's playing is on that song, I'm even more impressed by David McLaughlin's mandolin break at that speed.
Edited by - earlstanleycrowe on 06/25/2026 09:46:58
Yeah. Makes my hand hurt just to listen to it.
Then there’s this guy:
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Originally posted by Bill RogersThen there’s this guy:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NxwZ-yNWOC4
Yeah, he's alright... I would have followed him with 16 bars of a single note too, what else can you do?? I took his Artistworks class for a year and I think it really helped my playing but several years later I’m still struggling to understand what any of it meant. He's one of a kind and I'll never stop kicking myself for missing Bela's Bluegrass Camp several years ago(pre covid times.) Bela, Noam, Mike Munford, Allison Brown and (I think) Ron Block were the instructors.
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Originally posted by Bill RogersThen there’s this guy:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NxwZ-yNWOC4
I count 18 in a half minute times 8 =147 bpm if I am right
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