Sunnys and Top 10 Emotional Bluegrass Songs (emograss)

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Bluegrass Jams in NYC

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NYC bluegrass jams, I went to Sunny's this weekend, there were some real pro's there. Next time I would like to bring something to record it with. There is a house bass, which I occasionally jumped on from my banj0, a fiddle, two female vocalists, two great guitar players, both with excellent vocals, a dobro, a pedal steal, two banjo's (including me) and a mandolin. every one was experts, and I was the most novice, though I consider myself quite good. This is some serious bluegrass, Jordan from Astrograss tipped me off to this jam.

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From : 05:00 pm
Brad Einhorn runs this great weekly bluegrass jam at Kilis bar in Brooklyn. All are welcome. Its a great atmosphere, and during the winter months there is a roaring fireplace you can toast marshmallows. Just be sure to keep the aisle clear to the bathroom or the bartender will give you what for!
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"Angel Band" Country/Folk/Bluegrass/Gospel Jam Every Wednesday evening
ay 7:30 at Vin Rouge in South Slope Brooklyn., 629 5th Avenue (Bet
17th and 18th Streets) in Brooklyn. R or M to Prospect Avenue. -
Bill Duke 917-859-5397
this place is right by my house and always packs the house



We are just starting an old time jam at The Jalopy Theatre each week. We’d love it if you would help us publicize the event. Join us for a free Old Time String Jam every Thursday at The Jalopy Theatre. Bring your fiddle, accordion, banjo, guitar, harmonica and bass. Each session hosted by one of NYC's favorite players.The jam starts at 9:30 each Thursday, and is free. Jalopy is located at 315 Columbia Street, Red Hook Brooklyn. Cross Streets: Hamilton and Woodhull 718.395.3214 www.jalopy.biz F Train to Carroll 9/07

beginners bluegrass slow jam second and fourth mondays at the month

Paddy Reilly's

2nd Ave

New York, NY 10011

Monthly Bluegrass Jam at the Parkside Lounge late, at 12:00 after The Big Apple'achia show. We're calling it "The Lonesome Jam", but so far it's not very lonesome at all! Bring a friendly instrument and rub elbows. We're sensible located at 317 East Houston St, (Bet. ave. B&C) Must be 21 or older with I.D. and there is a $5.- cover for the band from 9:30 to 12:00 but the jam is free and very open. Bar phone is 212-431-7791 . We've got Bluegrass to fit most people's work schedule, from 7:30 to 12:00 every monday ($5.- cover goes to the 2 to 3 bands. That's about $.12 per musician) 5/1/04

Hey Everybody,
Wanted to let you know that I'll be hosting a BG/OT jam bi-weekly on the 2nd and 4th sundays of each month. For those who haven't been, FLOYD is a great Kentucky-style bar in the Brooklyn Heights/Cobble Hill section of Brooklyn - Atlantic Ave. b/w Clinton and Henry. There's Plenty of comfortable seats and a bocce court taboot. See you then,
Brad Einhorn

New York, East Village, New York City. At the Jolly Roger at 10th Street and Ave. A. You'll see so many banjos there you'll think you're in Tennessee! For more info contact B. Carls

New York, New York City. The Metropolitan Bluegrass Authority in New York City hosts an open jam at the Jolly Roger Bar on 2nd Ave. between 9th and 10th Streets on Tuesday nights from 8:30 til ---

New York, New York City. At Coney Island High (it's a Club, not a high school)at 15 St. Marks Place between 1st and 2nd Ave. Every Sunday 3 to 7 PM. Pickers of all levels. Nice people. For more information call (201) 653-6461.

Bluegrass has a tremendous ability to provoke emotions, with its combination of raw, natural, wood and steel acoustic instruments and folksy, timeless lyrics. One band that has taken this and mastered it is a new bluegrass band Old Crow Medicine Show. This group has done exactly what a millennial bluegrass band should do; they have incorporated the totality of the knowledge of the ages, from old time (O.T) to Appalachia bluegrass, to 1960's psychedelic revival, and modern newgrass. You can distinctly hear Bob Dylan's harmonica in many of these songs, in fact one of their most famous songs is a remake of an old out take from the soundtrack from the film Garrett & Billy the Kid. The original out take was called “Rock me Mama” while the remake was called “Wagon Wheel.” They took the rough 1 minute outtake added versus and came out with a beautiful song which was also one of their most popular.

emograss archive (Old and in the Way and Old Crow Medicine Show: I included some Nick Drake in the emograss archive because it makes incredibly emotional and haunting accoustic music, that draws on much of the same influences of bluegrass.)

Modern bluegrass has seized on this emotional aspect of bluegrass, identified it, isolated it, tagged it up bagged it up and sold it in the store. I call this "emograss," something I once heard this term used as a derogatory term. During some attempt by some emo girl at an open mic trying to get the bluegrass backing band to play her emo song. Two of the most emotional and beautiful songs are bluegrass songs “Wagon Wheel” and “I Hear them All,” by O.C.M.S, these are also their two most popular songs. They both use a common chord progression, G, D, Em, C, this is transposed up a step as well in certain versions to A, just snap the capo up to frets and you’re done. Something about going from G to D, then throwing in that E minor makes things really emotional, another song with a similar to this that tugs on the heart strings is “Wading in the Velvet Sea”(beware this is me playing the song) by Phish.

Wading in the velvet sea.

this from Wikipedia on the origins of Wagon Wheel.

which was an out take from Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid is a soundtrack album released by Bob Dylan in 1973 for the Sam Peckinpah film of the same name. Dylan himself appeared in the film as the character "Alias".

The Mexico City session produced two notable outtakes: "Peco's Blues," an instrumental based on the traditional "What Does The Deep Sea Say?," and the song "Goodbye Holly." Both tracks were rejected but eventually bootlegged.

The Burbank sessions yielded a few spontaneous recordings, including a jam titled "Sweet Amarillo" and a simple, improvised song titled "Rock Me Mama." Neither one was seriously considered for the soundtrack as they were borne more out of leisure than actual work. The latter was eventually written fully and recorded as "Wagon Wheel" by Nashville roots rock band Old Crow Medicine Show, then subsequently by artists such as Against Me! and others.

I hear them all