XPost: rec.music.country.old-time   
   From: john.w.aldrich@boeing.com   
      
   I've been known to say that mediocrity is both a blessing and a curse - a   
   blessing for the mediocre, because they don't know it, and a curse for the   
   rest of us who have to listen to them.   
   "Brad Sondahl"  wrote in message   
   news:42670343$1_1@127.0.0.1...   
   > This is the first time I've posted to two newsgroups, and although the   
   > old-timers and bluegrassers have a lot in common, I hope I don't start a   
   >    conflict between the groups with their different perspectives. I   
   > didn't realize most responses will get posted on both newsgroups...   
   > Suzy's  (Cleoma) response is probably about my own sense of it, except   
   > for sympathizing with the instruments that can't be heard, as I   
   > mentioned initially.   
   > At most of the jams I attend, the sound quality overall could be greatly   
   >   improved if strumming any instruments was eliminated, particularly by   
   > rhythmically challenged individuals (unfortunately they mostly don't   
   > know who they are).  But of course that leaves out the folks who just   
   > know how to strum (okay, mostly singers, right?), and the world doesn't   
   > conform to our wishes, anyway.   
   > When it comes to performing groups, they can try any combination they   
   > like, and the market will decide, and eventually musical history will   
   > record what was more successful and less.  That's how bluegrass   
   > differentiated itself from both Old-time and country and western...   
   > I remember I was pretty put off by the Red Clay Ramblers when they   
   > appeared using trumpet and piano, in spite of some of their fine old   
   > time fiddling.  And much as I liked a lot of the musicians on Will the   
   > Circle be Unbroken (Nitty Gritty Dirt Band), the NGDB itself was too   
   > modern for my tastes...   
   > That said, I like the Grateful Dead, so there's no accounting for   
   > tastes...  I often wonder how to reconcile my passion for the Dead with   
   > my passion for old time.  I was relieved the other day visiting Mike   
   > Seeger's website to see he has a link to the Dead on his links page.   
   > So I guess a foolish consistency IS the hobgoblin of little minds, as   
   > some old saying goes...   
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