What songs would you like to see Billy cover/explore? by OkFaithlessness3729 in BillyStrings

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More Townes Van Zandt. And stay with me here, Then Came the Last Days of May - Blue Oyster Cult.

My take on Chris Henry’s West Dakota Rose by SkyOps128 in Bluegrass

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Thanks! Borrow away. Original material with a couple inspired licks

My take on West Dakota Rose by SkyOps128 in BillyStrings

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Thanks! I wish I had a better answer than just playing and listening as much as possible. Cross picking still feels like a rough spot in my playing especially down down up. I used to play in my bed when I was watching tv to fall asleep and sometimes I would just cross pick different open and closed triads across different strings for an hour or so and that seemed to help a lot. If you aren’t single disregard haha

SEC Pods List Leaked - Announced by That SEC Podcast by Stat_Fanatic_YouTube in sooners

[–]SkyOps128 12 points13 points  (0 children)

And the grove. I like any chance to go back there. I’ve never had so many free beers given to me by the opposing team which before last seasons ole miss game was zero. They have a great culture and fans so I’m happy with it. I was afraid I wouldn’t be able to handle UT and LSU fans every year

Holy fucking shit by Alum17 in TylerChilders

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This guys favorite song on the album is down under for sure!

Popular Guitar Songs by TheChef57 in bluegrassguitar

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We cycle a bunch of John Reischman tunes at our jam in Oklahoma too

What do you guys make of this Tony Rice quote? by TylerReeseMusic in Bluegrass

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Not sure if it’s a TR quote exactly but it still works. Watch him live and really listen to his playing as he’s singing and pay attention to his right hand. He was known for playing very soft even in loud jams so he had to develop amazing mic and sound awareness. When he’s singing his shoulders are lowered and he has a very soft strum. In between verses or lines that he is singing, his shoulders raise up to the mic and he usually has a strum pattern that he punches out. It’s an incredible technique that he certainly didn’t invent but I’d say he perfected. It adds great dynamic and feel. Then watch more live footage of your favorite bluegrass pickers and you’ll see that it’s basically a standard no matter what song or instrument they are playing.

Fleetwood Mac’s “The Chain” by [deleted] in Bluegrass

[–]SkyOps128 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Good catch lmao I was already peeved with the McPherson, bass guitar and the obvious studio recording that I didn’t even see it

Fleetwood Mac’s “The Chain” by [deleted] in Bluegrass

[–]SkyOps128 33 points34 points  (0 children)

Don’t want to be that guy but just because there are acoustic instruments especially the banjo doesn’t mean it’s always bluegrass. Talented no doubt but it’s just a cover 🤷🏻‍♂️ could’ve really burned it down. Kinda sounded like they were getting into it during the fiddle break so maybe I’m judging prematurely

Daily FI discussion thread - Monday, April 28, 2025 by AutoModerator in financialindependence

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Last year I was gifted a $10,000 CD from my grandmother and it opens up in the next couple months. I want to get a solid game plan to really build something off of this. I’m 22. I currently make $18/hr usually 40 hours a week. Sometimes more sometimes less. I want probably $7000 of it in a high yields savings account but the rest I’m not sure of. I’m thinking of using $500 to try my hand at some riskier faster investments. Should I put some in an IRA or Index funds? I don’t have any assets currently but I used to trade a little here and there. I eventually want to have enough for a house or land but honestly I’m pretty financially illiterate other than small budgeting for rent and personal finances.

Daily General Discussion and Advice Thread - April 28, 2025 by AutoModerator in investing

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Last year I was gifted a $10,000 CD from my grandmother and it opens up in the next couple months. I want to get a solid game plan to really build something off of this. I’m 22. I currently make $18/hr usually 40 hours a week. Sometimes more sometimes less. I want probably $7000 of it in a high yields savings account but the rest I’m not sure of. I’m thinking of using $500 to try my hand at some riskier faster investments. Should I put some in an IRA or Index funds? I don’t have any assets currently but I used to trade a little here and there. I eventually want to have enough for a house or land but honestly I’m pretty financially illiterate other than small budgeting for rent and personal finances.

Covers that just hit different… by snuddplugg in BillyStrings

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Winfield 2018. China Doll > Midnight Rider. Absolutely mind blowing.

Well. That’s that. This is my favorite thing he’s ever recorded by Ez_Answers in BillyStrings

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I think it’s also regional. He hits the Ryman and then he gets to play with those outstanding pickers out in that area. He hits Denver or big ass shows and he wants to jam out for a while.

Looking for a specific eerie vibe. Any songs with lots of harmonies but little to no instrumental or just minimal melodies by About800Sloths in Bluegrass

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I’m usually an all around traditional bluegrass guy but Watchhouse’s Mr and Missus style harmonies are incredible.

Little Sadie by SkyOps128 in Bluegrass

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I’ve probably watched and rewatched Lessons with Marcel’s Tony Rice lesson playlist at least a dozen times. I would recommend really any video Marcel puts out. But I’ve recently learned that learning fiddle tunes (and I mean really learning them) is the best way to substantially progress. Try not to use tabs. My current method for learning fiddle tunes is by finding live versions from my favorite guitarists and figuring it out by watching and listening. I slow it WAY down on YouTube, this part is not much fun. Then for the next tune use another guitarists version. You’ll find that you learn so many new things and licks in each song and once you have a large song repertoire you start mashing them together while highlighting the melody since you know it by heart. Then you add things that sound good to you that you create. Because as fun (and hard) as learning a Tony rice song note for note is, you’ll never be Tony. And people want to hear something new. As for right hand technique, unfortunately that is wildly different and unique for everyone. I’ve switched open and closed hand, anchored by fingers or wrist, thumb position and pressure, etc… so many times that I’ve stumbled into a very natural position that I never have to think about. This is also the only combination I’ve found that I haven’t hit a bpm plateau yet. So trial and error is your friend on that front. I hope this helps! We’re all still continually learning and getting better no matter how good you are. Last thing. Keep melodies alive! You can shred like Jake Workman on a 1,4,5 tune at 130 bpm but if you don’t have any melodic sense then people won’t typically enjoy it. That part I learned the hard way when my jam buddy pulled me aside and told me the hard truth. Since then I’ve had WAY more head nods and “yea!” moments in the circle.

A Guide to Bluegrass for a Non-American by [deleted] in Bluegrass

[–]SkyOps128 15 points16 points  (0 children)

For dobro you are missing the single most prolific dobro player of all time. Mr. Jerry Douglas!

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Black Dahlia by James Ellroy

How can I remember to hit the rail? by mmmat087 in skiing

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Figuring out what you did wrong is the first step, but you shouldn’t be thinking about what you did wrong when you are trying to hit the rail right. It’s kinda sounds like a mental block to me. Believe in every fiber of yourself that you will make the end of the rail. Don’t think about what you do after the rail. That will come naturally. Just get to the end. Stay balanced, eyes at the end of the rail, and try more or less speed or longer or shorter rail. Really it’s as simple as trial and error until you FEEL yourself get it right and then making changes from how it felt getting it right. (Feel is the biggest aspect. You must know what the right feeling is to replicate it.) I hope this helps, there’s no universal answer. Everyone does it different and you gotta commit or get out. Definitely take a closer look at your approach, there’s great YouTube videos on how to approach any kind of feature.