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It’s no secret that the world of Bluegrass music is home to many of the world’s best musicians.
And if you’ve been following me on social media and via this blog for any length of time you know that I really enjoy fantastic Bluegrass instrumentals.
Well, today’s video features John and Jeremy from Acoustic Shoppe in Springfield, Missouri performing a fantastic instrumental rendition of “Shenandoah Valley Breakdown”.
Ricky Skaggs is best known a successful Country music performer, but like many Country greats he actually got his start in the Bluegrass genre.
And like most of those Bluegrass-turned-Country stars, he first began making great music at a very young age.
I was checking out some videos on YouTube last night and stumbled across this gem featuring a 7 year old Ricky showing off his musical chops with none other than Bluegrass legends Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs.
A while back I featured this video of mandolin prodigy Sierra Hull performing at the ripe old age 11 on the “Grand Ole Opry” with Allison Krauss & Union Station.
As you might expect, that video was quite well received by most everyone that saw it.
Well, I managed to find another awesome video of a young Sierra teaming up with another of her musical idols, the one and only Sam Bush.
Most fans of Country and Bluegrass music know Marty Stuart as a master musician who excels on the guitar and mandolin, but truth be told he can play most anything with strings on it.
I was checking some videos last night when I happened upon one featuring Marty playing the timeless fiddle classic “Orange Blossom Special” on – you guessed it – a fiddle.
Well, the requests for more music by The Petersen Family Bluegrass Band just keep rolling in.
I had no idea when I first featured them on here just how popular they would turn out to be.
In today’s video, Ellen and her incredibly talented siblings give a masterful performance of the Linda Ronstadt classic “High Sierra”.
And I must say, they more than do it justice. [Read more…]