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This is an old thread but I've just found this. We're familiar with Tony Rice's bluegrass virtuosity but the speed and clarity of his picking is still astounding. Just dashes it off so casually :-)
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09-23-2017 12:07 PM
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Originally Posted by ragman1
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Originally Posted by snailspace
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Does this count?
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Kind of :-)
But flatpicking is usually acoustic Bluegrass etc. I mean, Joe Pass used a pick but I wouldn't call him a flatpicker
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Originally Posted by 55bar
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Late to the party here...I love flatpicking fiddle tunes. Tony is my hand's down favorite. The coordination between his left and right hand is astounding. Tony's hand's did give up on him. Doc's were pretty much intact to the end. Doc used to plug in.Tony never plugged in always playing into a mic. Playing bluegrass music into microphones is physically demanding.
Later in his career he started playing chord melody type solo guitar. Here is Shenadoah.
This instruction DVD of his is a joy to watch and listen to. You get to hear his D28 in an very intimate way. Loads of great instruction and knowledge. I never get tired of it.
Tony Rice Guitar Method | Homespun
Finally a great CD where you get to hear many of the masters all in one place:
Bryan Sutton - Not Too Far From The Tree - Amazon.com Music
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Matt Munisteri does some nice work with the old style of flatpicking on the works of Nick Lucas and Eddie Lang.
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Originally Posted by alltunes
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Mark O'Connor then and now...and I won't even go into the mandolin and fiddle...
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Originally Posted by BFrench
He also does a couple of different variations of "Tom and Jerry," but I think my favorite one of that tune is the one he did on Dan Crary's Guitar album.
So convinced am I that O'Connor can make good music on anything with strings, that I'd pay good money just to hear what he could do with one of my old gym shoes.
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I love that Mark O'Connor vid--I saw him years ago with the Dixie Dregs. Superlative picker.
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I understand they had to change the rules of the National flatpicking contest because O’Connor kept winning it.
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Originally Posted by christianm77
Originally Posted by BFrench
KA PAF info please
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