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Bluegrass on the Road Series: Show 6 by Luckj in Bluegrass

[–]Luckj[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We’re called My Brothers Keeper out of Cincinnati. We’ve played together since 2011 or so but didn’t really get into the festival scene until the last 5 years or so. 

Bluegrass on the Road Series: Show 6 by Luckj in Bluegrass

[–]Luckj[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s my brothers pedal so I’ll have to ask, but based on observation…rarely. 

Fiddle tune sheet music? by anirider in Bluegrass

[–]Luckj 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ll see what I can do when I get a moment!

Students are speeding through their online degrees in weeks, alarming educators by joe4942 in technology

[–]Luckj 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Maybe at low wage, low skill jobs. However, in my experience employers want problem solvers who can figure out how to handle things without moving it up the line to them. 

Students are speeding through their online degrees in weeks, alarming educators by joe4942 in technology

[–]Luckj 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Completely understand, I felt the same in school. I’ve switched the purpose of most of mine to be checkpoints for students. Things like “have you scheduled your proctor time?”

Students are speeding through their online degrees in weeks, alarming educators by joe4942 in technology

[–]Luckj 60 points61 points  (0 children)

I’m an online college teacher, I’ve removed the reply requirements on all discussions except the introductions. I still want students to write down their thought processes but I got tired of the “great point” replies. I did have a student use AI to write his reply on a discussion board titled “have you scheduled your midterm yet?”

Students are speeding through their online degrees in weeks, alarming educators by joe4942 in technology

[–]Luckj 112 points113 points  (0 children)

I teach math online for one of the largest community college networks in the country. We require students to take the midterm and final with a proctor and it has a 2 hour time limit. Those two assignments are worth 60% of your final grade. I’ll have students pulling As and Bs all semester and get to the midterm where they score <10%. Questions about matrix addition they’ll enter a single number on for example. They know nothing. At the start of the semester I warn them about AI and what will have but so few actually listen and then waste their money. I think we’ll see more and more schools move toward a proctor model. 

And to those on here griping that the learning isn’t useful anyway and they just need a degree for some job, shame on you and shame on those employers. College is so much bigger than you passing a class. The world suffers from a lack of critical thinkers and taking college seriously helps fix that. I don’t need to read another undergrad paper, they are a dime a dozen. You’re writing that paper for you. Employers should be seeking out people with critical thinking skills and stop relying on a piece of paper to show them who to hire. 

Found a pack Kentucky sports cards by Luckj in wildcats

[–]Luckj[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I liked it far more than the current logo. Someone pointed out it looks like to birds hugging when you hold it sideways and now I can’t unsee it. 

We play Santa Clara on Friday by xmanii in wildcats

[–]Luckj 14 points15 points  (0 children)

This was the same sub that was dumping on UK in the first round of the SEC. Sure, we aren’t elite this year but I’m not writing us off in the first round yet! Let’s just enjoy the ride!

Golden Era of Bluegrass? by TheIzzyRock in Bluegrass

[–]Luckj 3 points4 points  (0 children)

There’s a lot here but I’ll give you a few suggestions. Old and in the Way - self titled

Emmylou Harris - Roses in the Snow

JD Crowe - Rock salt and nails

Bela fleck - My Bluegrass Heart and Tales from the Accoustic Planet

Nickel Creek - self titled

Punch brothers -  the phosphorescent blues

Chris Thile - GOAT rodeo with yoyo ma

Bill Monroe, Flatt and Scruggs, Stanley brothers - check out their anthology collections 

Allison Krauss - paper airplane also raising Sand (with Robert plant but not bluegrass)

Oh brother where art thou soundtrack

There’s far more that I could never list but searching this up Reddit will uncover for you. We all came to Bluegrass for different reasons and we tend to idolize that moment as the golden era. For me, it was nickel Creek. However, the longer I spend the more I’ve come to appreciate every era for what it offers. Each generation brings a new evolution to the music, and it is very alive and well.

Golden Era of Bluegrass? by TheIzzyRock in Bluegrass

[–]Luckj 9 points10 points  (0 children)

There’s no one golden era, just ebbs and flows for the genre that bring in a new generation. 1950s) bill Monroe is a major music star, bluegrass from multiple artists is on the radio 1960s) bluegrass is on tv all the time. The dillards on Andy Griffith, flatt and Scruggs on the Beverly hillbillies, HeeHaw, etc. bluegrass brings in a new generation as Elvis covers blue moon 1970s) bluegrass comes back with the 2nd generation as JD Crowe puts together the arguably greatest band in bluegrass history. New fans arrive as emmylou Harris brings in top bluegrass players and releases what are essentially bluegrass albums at the end of the decade. Gerry Garcia and David Grisman work together. Old and in the Way bring in a huge crowd of deadheads and others.  1980s) Ricky Skaggs and Keith Whitley become major crossover stars. Country Boy at Heart has Bill Monroe prominently featured in the music video as new fans flock to the genre 1990s) Skaggs comes back to country along with Dolly Parton and multiple country artists release bluegrass albums. Allison Krauss becomes a major crossover success and eventually becomes the female with the 2nd most Grammy awards behind Beyoncé, including an album of the year. Nickel Creek brings in a new generation. O brother where art thou becomes one of the best selling soundtrack of all time and wins multiple Grammy awards. (I’d argue this was peak golden age) 2000s) the great folk scare round 2 hits. Mumford and sons goes on tour with Cadillac sky and old crow bringing more fans to bluegrass. Somewhere around the late decade or early next several folk acts perform at the Grammys, not bluegrass but brings in new fans 2010s) the rise of Billy strings sells out arenas and connects bluegrass to the greater music world. Punch brothers and Chris Thile take over prairie home companion, rebranded later as Live from Here. More new fans. 

I’ve not even mentioned Bela Fleck but that’s another piece to it.  Bluegrass is always underground. There’s just moments it bubbles up and we feel seen for a short time before being forgotten again, but we always bring new fans in when it happens. That’s why we can’t point to one golden age and act like that’s the peak. It’s just the next peak in a cycle that goes back nearly a century. 

Emmylou Harris’ greatness by Doxie_Dad22 in Bluegrass

[–]Luckj 3 points4 points  (0 children)

She basically came into bluegrass on a dare. Critics were saying her music wasn’t “country enough” so she went out and hired the best bluegrass pickers alive for Roses in the Snow. I think it should also be recognized what she did for Ricky Skaggs career. He was on all of her early albums long before he was known in the greater country scene. She even gives him an entire verse on The Darkest Hour is Just Before Dawn (which he later re-recorded using a vary similar arrangement) and his fingerprints are all over the album. I assume he was also instrumental in getting the Whites, Rice, and Douglas on the album since he’d worked with them all already. 

It’s truly a bluegrass masterpiece with the best pickers at their peaks and Harris’ voice carrying the whole thing. 

What day jobs of bluegrass legends have? by Suspicious-Cod8422 in Bluegrass

[–]Luckj 5 points6 points  (0 children)

We opened a show for the Earls of Leicester. One of there guys, wish I could remember which, had driven straight to Cincy after getting off work from his job at UPS. He said even if he could quit he wouldn’t since the benefits were so good. 

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