I had the pleasure of hearing Dailey and Vincent in concert at The Living Room near Delancey Street in Manhattan in March of 2010. It’s so exciting to hear this wonderful music in this great city. If you haven’t heard this amazing duo, you’re really missing out. They released a CD of Statler Brothers tunes for Cracker Barrel, so pick that one up, too if you still can. Their bass singer was sick that night, so the banjo player, a 20 year old by the name of Joe Dean, covered the low notes as well as an amazing flurry of hot banjo licks. Jeff Parker was burning up the mandolin and singing beautiful tenor parts that liked to raise the skin off your scalp. He used to be with the Lonesome River Band, so it was a real treat to see and hear him as well. It was wonderful to see that the band stuck around and shook hands and talked to folks, too. You don’t see that happan a lot these days.
After Dailey and Vincent left the stage, a local group called the Birdhive Boys took the stage and really shone! They had a great mix of old school bluegrass and modern, fresh originals including a song by Justin Camerer’s (one of the guitarists) grandma, and an instrumental called BIG DUFUS by the banjo player, Ellery Marshall. The group is led by two brothers, Zack and Sam Bruce from New Jersey. They mentioned during their set that they were raised on the old time music, and when they did a duet of WHERE THE SOUL NEVER DIES, they proved it. They play every Tuesday night in town, so I’m gonna definitely check them out again. They did a fantastic little instrumental called CORN COB PIPE that really got the crowd going.
I also ran into some local pickers. They were kind enough to let me share their table, and even bought me a ginger ale. I’m hoping to sit in on one of their jam sessions soon.
Just before I left for the show, I sat down with my friend Sam Holtzapple (lyricist of BLUE from the BLUE YORK CD) and worked on a new tune for our new bluegrass project called VEGAS BLUE. I think you’ll really like it! The song is called ELEANOR, so be on the lookout for it.
After Dailey and Vincent left the stage, a local group called the Birdhive Boys took the stage and really shone! They had a great mix of old school bluegrass and modern, fresh originals including a song by Justin Camerer’s (one of the guitarists) grandma, and an instrumental called BIG DUFUS by the banjo player, Ellery Marshall. The group is led by two brothers, Zack and Sam Bruce from New Jersey. They mentioned during their set that they were raised on the old time music, and when they did a duet of WHERE THE SOUL NEVER DIES, they proved it. They play every Tuesday night in town, so I’m gonna definitely check them out again. They did a fantastic little instrumental called CORN COB PIPE that really got the crowd going.
I also ran into some local pickers. They were kind enough to let me share their table, and even bought me a ginger ale. I’m hoping to sit in on one of their jam sessions soon.
Just before I left for the show, I sat down with my friend Sam Holtzapple (lyricist of BLUE from the BLUE YORK CD) and worked on a new tune for our new bluegrass project called VEGAS BLUE. I think you’ll really like it! The song is called ELEANOR, so be on the lookout for it.
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