Comments on: Old Time vs. Bluegrass http://fiddlefreak.com/2008/11/14/old-time-vs-bluegrass/ Folk, bluegrass, Celtic, and other music of the people. Fri, 27 Jan 2012 01:09:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Joe http://fiddlefreak.com/2008/11/14/old-time-vs-bluegrass/#comment-637 Sat, 14 Aug 2010 02:22:06 +0000 http://fiddlefreaker.wordpress.com/?p=125#comment-637 There’s one in every group – gotta bring in politics…let’s just play…

]]> By: Ed Dawson http://fiddlefreak.com/2008/11/14/old-time-vs-bluegrass/#comment-116 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 23:19:04 +0000 http://fiddlefreaker.wordpress.com/?p=125#comment-116 Great! I love that. Maybe add that BG bands usually play for Republicans; while OT bands’ audiences are usually Democrats.

]]> By: emdot http://fiddlefreak.com/2008/11/14/old-time-vs-bluegrass/#comment-106 Sat, 15 Nov 2008 06:11:35 +0000 http://fiddlefreaker.wordpress.com/?p=125#comment-106 Stu, that is the funniest, truest thing. Ha. I love this.

]]> By: Peter Feldmann http://fiddlefreak.com/2008/11/14/old-time-vs-bluegrass/#comment-105 Sat, 15 Nov 2008 04:07:12 +0000 http://fiddlefreaker.wordpress.com/?p=125#comment-105 Thanks for your comment.

I’ve been performing both old time and bluegrass music for just about 45 years now. Back in the early 1960s, there wasn’t that clear a distinction made between the two — that is, a lot of musicians sort of wandered across the dividing lines stylistically-speaking. I enjoyed that approach, and it seems now that I beginning to look at the differences with a lot more interest.

My latest musical attempts have been in recasting songs from one style into the other, just to see what makes them tick. (See my “Grey Cat” album for one example.)

Best wishes,

-Peter

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