robbif - Posted - 12/19/2016:  06:57:12

Here's Ron's first of two parts on his personal days with Dr. Ralph...



 



I've added it to my Ralph Stanley Tribute: http://frobbi.org/slides/DrRalph/

slowhand - Posted - 12/19/2016:  11:02:37

quote:

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Originally posted by robbif

 

Here's Ron's first of two parts on his personal days with Dr. Ralph...

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What a treat this was to watch. I can't wait to see part 2!

robbif - Posted - 12/27/2016:  16:15:00

Here are some photos from our stunning Hudson Valley Bluegrass Association's

concert with Andy Statman and his gifted cohorts. They were captured from my video,

which will be available in the near future.



 My photos: http://tinyurl.com/andystatman-hvba

robbif - Posted - 12/28/2016:  17:08:50

Throwback to 2013 - I was glad to have contributed lots of clips...



 

Edited by - robbif on 12/28/2016 17:14:29

robbif - Posted - 01/09/2017:  13:02:53

The Hudson Valley Bluegrass Association (and I) are proud to present the Andy Statman Ramble with Andy Statman-mandolin; Gene Yellin-guitar/vocals; Tim Kiah-bass/vocals; Ellery Marshall-banjo       Dear Mando Pickers, Please fasten your seatbelts! Fred

robbif - Posted - 01/12/2017:  07:12:03

Finally, here is the anticipated Part 2 of Ron Thomason's Dr. Ralph stories...         

Please note, there was an unfortunate power failure close to the end, which I attempted to fix up as much as possible.

It will also be added to my Dr. Ralph Stanley tribute pages.

robbif - Posted - 01/14/2017:  22:28:42

I just "discovered" a (sortof) missing recording. I found that years ago I'd posted my recording of Buck White & the Down Home Folks (with Doc Hamilton and Bob Black) years ago of only the first song, not the complete 41-minute set. Well, I've finally fixed it. http://frobbi.org/audio/buckwhiteberkshire78.html

robbif - Posted - 01/16/2017:  12:59:48

Here's a little throwback to brighten up any blue Mondays...



 

robbif - Posted - 01/20/2017:  13:37:55

I'm proud to say I worked with Gene Yellin to produce 8 videos from my footage of the fantastic

Andy's Ramble concert at the Hudson Valley Bluegrass Association  hvbluegrass.org/



Check them out on their new YouTube Channel...



 Andy's Ramble - Andy Statman and Gene Yellin

youtube.com/channel/UCBsSR-Knu...5osOVgjEg





   Ellery Marshall-Banjo             Gene Yellin-Guitar                  Tim Kiah-Bass                    Andy Statman-Mandolin ​



There will surely be additional videos of these gifted guys in the future, so I'd strongly

recommend you subscribe to the channel right away! I did!

Edited by - robbif on 01/20/2017 13:38:48

robbif - Posted - 01/25/2017:  10:16:12

Here's another great Hudson Valley Bluegrass Association Concert with some very gifted guys and a special guest.

                                            Joe K. Walsh, Steve Roy, John Mylander, Lincoln Meyers

robbif - Posted - 02/01/2017:  06:56:01

Here's a real short super throwback...

BG Stars promos, Fincastle 1965, Tom King Show WBLU (Thanks to Tom)

robbif - Posted - 02/03/2017:  07:21:20

Here's the latest installment - the Lonely Heartstring Band's fifth (!) concert for us at the Hudson Valley Bluegrass Association.

There's a reason we keep asking them back! Here's the first part of the proof...

                       Matt Witler, Patrick M'Gonigle, Charles Clements, George Clements, Gabe Hirshfeld

Stay tuned for Set 2.



And here's my outright plug for their latest project (below), which garnered a glowing review in the February 2017 Bluegrass Unlimited,

which you can read here (during this month): http://bluegrassmusic.com/content/category/reviews/

Only one minor correction to the BU review: "Songbird" is not a "playful instrumental", but a beautiful

tribute to endangered birds. You can hear it on my video.



https://www.facebook.com/LonesomeHeartstringBand/

robbif - Posted - 02/03/2017:  09:32:31

Sorry their title song from their project is not on the above video. There was some audio interference that I could not eliminate.

But you can hear it on one of their previous visits at 3 min:53 sec...

  ...and here..

.

robbif - Posted - 02/05/2017:  10:14:57

Well, earlier than expected, and as promised, here's more proof of why the Hudson Valley Bluegrass Association likes these guys...

                    Matt Witler, Patrick M'Gonigle, Charles Clements, George Clements, Gabe Hirshfeld

​(See Set 1 above)

https://www.facebook.com/LonesomeHeartstringBand/

http://www.hvbluegrass.org/

robbif - Posted - 02/08/2017:  08:44:06

Here's some fun I had with the GoPro showing every one of the scores of talented kids.









Stay tuned for their big performance coming in the near future. 

robbif - Posted - 02/15/2017:  14:21:22

Hi Folks,



I'm thrilled to finally share my recordings of some great picking with you.



A few weeks ago, George Hickman connected with me on Facebook. George is

banjoist John Hickman's brother. I'd met John and George during a 1973 week I

spent visiting Byron Berline in L.A. They'd come over to jam with Byron and a

couple other guys. It's only now after catching up with George, that I was inspired

to edit the raw recordings. So here they are...



frobbi.org/audio/berlinehouse73



Byron Berline - fiddle/mandolin/guitar

John Hickman - banjo

George Hickman - bass

Jim Norstad - guitar

Tim Duran - mandolin



I talked to Byron today to be sure it was OK to make these recordings public, and he told

me to "go for it". I also asked about John. He's "hanging in there" but not picking. When

I listen to these recordings and enjoy all the great music again, I think about that a lot.



On a lighter note, my good fortune in bluegrass contacts continued here: I met Tim and Jim that day.

I didn't realize that Tim would become a good friend only a few weeks later when he arrived here in

Poughkeepsie, NY, to join the Arm Bros frobbi.org/audio/armbros/

most of whom I'm still in contact with.



Please enjoy!

Fred

robbif - Posted - 02/16/2017:  08:22:11

Here's a timely video with Eric, Leigh and Mike from the Grey Fox Creekside Stage last summer.

They gave us a sneak peak of their new CD which just came out.

(and I can't believe it - The moment I was writing this, my preordered autographed CD came in the mail!)



 

robbif - Posted - 02/21/2017:  09:56:48

Here's a "new throwback" from 2015, thankfully just recommended by Tara Linhartd, the mandolinist

in this unique band. There's a lot of fun in this song, led by Abigail Washburn.



 

Here's more information about the project...



 https://greyfoxbluegrass.com/festival/artists/himalayan-appalachian-mountain-music/

 http://mountainmusicproject.com/

robbif - Posted - 02/21/2017:  11:58:38

Another throwback: A Facebook friend just posted a video of Frank Fairfield and his comment was, "Frank, we miss you!!!!"

Having lost touch with Frank and no knowing what happened, I Googled and found this...

http://acousticguitar.com/trolling-for-trouble-the-internet-can-by-an-ugly-place-for-musicians/

I remembered I'd uploaded a 2012 Grey Fox video and thought I'd post it.

But I found it was never made public, until now...

robbif - Posted - 03/02/2017:  06:19:05

I'm pleased to share with you the inspiring performance by these young, gifted musicians.

If there's any concern about the future of our music, this should bring us all great comfort!

robbif - Posted - 03/04/2017:  11:39:54

On this cold NY winter day I wanted to think of something warm, so I finally put together my limited

2016 Grey Fox photos. Many are taken from my video footage, some from a little point-and-shoot, and a few

from my GoPro. I've also included links to my related videos (so far) and other photos.



At the end I happily recognized a great group - my fellow Grey Fox volunteer media crew folks. Thanks, everyone!

(Don't miss the little video!)



Great fun, great memories, great music, great friends!



frobbi.org/slides/greyfox2016

robbif - Posted - 03/07/2017:  10:55:38

I always enjoy sharing the music of these good friends, The Korey Brodsky Band.

This was their latest performance with our Hudson Valley Bluegrass Association.

By the way, the last tune in Set 2 is the title number from Korey's first album...

robbif - Posted - 03/15/2017:  09:51:46

Here we go again. This time with an, ummm,...."interesting" (?) individual at the mic.

I'll leave it to you to decide. (Poor Akira Otsuka!)

 

 

robbif - Posted - 03/22/2017:  10:42:14

Here's a fun little video as the 2016 Grey Fox Volunteer Media Crew got together for our annual meeting

and portrait. before the year's adventure got into full swing. I was warming up with my GoPro while

enjoying the reunion with old friends and meeting newcomers.

robbif - Posted - 03/31/2017:  07:29:13

Here's the first of four groups from the top-shelf Berklee College of Music Showcase Ethan Setiawan & Julian B

robbif - Posted - 04/01/2017:  07:48:37

Here's the video I enjoyed shooting this week for longtime friend Marc Horowitz,

demonstrating his Gold Tone/Nechville OT-MH Marc Horowitz Signature Banjo...

robbif - Posted - 04/06/2017:  06:38:07

Here's another installment of my good friends The Gather Rounders from last summer...

robbif - Posted - 04/14/2017:  06:49:03

Here's a real highlight from last July...



 

robbif - Posted - 04/15/2017:  20:35:33

I just put together a belated memory from a wonderful festival last fall, since I remembered these guys in the 2017 Grey Fox lineup...

robbif - Posted - 04/16/2017:  11:08:57

I'm not sure what the heck these guys are trying to say.

I wish they'd get to the point. Maybe you can figure it out.

robbif - Posted - 04/19/2017:  06:17:53

Here are some images from The Steels Wheels' exciting concert at our

Hudson Valley Bluegrass Association venue....



tinyurl.com/steelwheels-hvba



Stay tuned for video in the future.

robbif - Posted - 04/19/2017:  07:00:53

My sincere thanks to Jim Rooney for providing this complete seminal album that inspired me and thousands more

to Bill Keith's style.



http://www.jimrooneyproductions.com/livin-on-the-mountain/

I've added a link in my Bill Keith tribute: http://frobbi.org/billkeith/

robbif - Posted - 04/19/2017:  11:19:40

I'm sorry it took me so long to put together this video, which is now a throwback,

but I'm happy to share this typically wonderful set by our longtime Hudson Valley Bluegrass Association friends.

Stay tuned for Set 2 in a week or three.

robbif - Posted - 04/22/2017:  04:43:41

Here's the second (of 4) top-shelf talented Berklee College of Music groups to grace the Creekside Stage last summer...



    The Page Turners

robbif - Posted - 04/25/2017:  04:30:44

As promised, I can finally give you the second part of what is already a "recent throwback"...

robbif - Posted - 05/02/2017:  18:51:58

After the Hudson Valley Bluegrass Association's Bill and the Belles

concert last Sunday, I was supposed to be packing up when I heard some

jamming, so I grabbed my GoPro and ran in to find Korey Brodsky, Sofía J

Chiarandini, Karl Zerfas, Mike Sassano, and Grace Van't Hof.

robbif - Posted - 05/04/2017:  05:40:29

Here's the second installment from this rocking fun band...

 

robbif - Posted - 05/09/2017:  17:55:39

Thanks to Becca Berline, there's a brand new YouTube channel from longtime friend Byron Berline....

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtwZT5lXyMfLXILuwkuwtWA



As of this writing there are 2 videos and more on the way. I'm proud to be the first to subscribe.



I'd encourage you to subscribe too, because Becca just old me, "He has so many stories..." !!!

I've already added a link to my recordings page  http://frobbi.org/picking.html in the From My Friends section.

Fred

robbif - Posted - 05/10/2017:  13:19:10

The Steel Wheels visited the Hudson Valley Bluegrass Association for the first time and delivered

a great performance. Here is Set 1, with Set 2 coming in the near future.

robbif - Posted - 05/13/2017:  05:27:33

Earlier than expected, I have the second installment of The Steel Wheels' first visit to the Hudson Valley Bluegrass Association, and it has quite a start.

robbif - Posted - 05/15/2017:  06:37:14

The third installment (of 4) from the Grey Fox Berklee College of Music Showcase is by another top-shelf young band,

Damn Tall Buildings..

robbif - Posted - 05/16/2017:  08:36:28

Based on the shows I usually record, this one brings to mind the Monty Python quote,

"And now for something completely different." But I have to add to that, "...and lots of fun!"

It's also special for us since Kalia Yeagle is a longtime friend and member of the HVBA.

And she brought along three equally gifted musicians.

Looking forward to seeing these folks at Grey Fox this summer!

https://billandthebelles.com/

https://www.facebook.com/BillandtheBelles/

http://www.hvbluegrass.org/

robbif - Posted - 05/16/2017:  10:46:44

P.S. Bill and the Belles will also be at the Oldtone Roots Festival in the fall.

robbif - Posted - 05/18/2017:  11:12:21

Here's another "...something completely different". At our Bill and the Belles concert, Hudson Valley Bluegrass Association president David Angell talked with Kalia Yeagle and Kris Truelsen. Subjects were East Tennessee State University 's Bluegrass, Oldtime, & Country Music program; performing at this year's Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival and Oldtone Roots Music Festival; and Kris' "Farm & Fun Time" show on WBCM - Radio Bristol.

https://billandthebelles.com/

http://www.birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/wbcm-bristol-radio-video/

http://www.etsu.edu/cas/das/bluegrass/

http://www.hvbluegrass.org/

http://www.greyfoxbluegrass.com/festival

http://www.oldtonemusicfestival.com/

robbif - Posted - 05/19/2017:  08:14:52

This is the second installment from this group of bluegrass stars...

robbif - Posted - 05/19/2017:  18:24:29

quote:

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Originally posted by robbif

 

Based on the shows I usually record, this one brings to mind the Monty Python quote,

"And now for something completely different." But I have to add to that, "...and lots of fun!"

It's also special for us since Kalia Yeagle is a longtime friend and member of the HVBA.

And she brought along three equally gifted musicians.

Looking forward to seeing these folks at Grey Fox this summer!

https://billandthebelles.com/

https://www.facebook.com/BillandtheBelles/

http://www.hvbluegrass.org/

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I've tried to improve the color of this video. The content is exactly the same as the original.

robbif - Posted - 05/25/2017:  06:17:47

Finally, the "something completely different" Set 2 from Bill & The Belles at the Hudson Valley Bluegrass Association,

even more fun than Set 1, if that's possible...

robbif - Posted - 05/26/2017:  08:51:46

Presenting the last (of 4) top-shelf groups from the Berklee College of Music Showcase as part of the Grey Fox Emerging Artist Showcase...

Lula Wiles

robbif - Posted - 05/30/2017:  06:09:35

Just thinking of my departed longtime friend from the 1960s..



http://frobbi.org/audio/alosteen.html