Hard to choose. If I had to pick an absolute favorite, it’d probably be Rocky Top. Coocoo’s Nest and Blackberry Blossom are both up there as they are very fun to play along with. Everything off of Hartford’s Aereo-plain album. I gotta say, I’m also partial to Super Freak!!!
Steam Powered Aeroplane
Big Country
Sunset Road (can listen to this over and over and over). In fact I do.
Another Morning - duet with Bela Fleck and Jerry Douglas
Bringing in the Georgia Mail - on Sam’s Laps in Seven
Where There is a Road - on Sam’s Laps in Seven
I agree, Overgrown Waltz by Fleck sends shivers up my spine everytime…Listening to it now in Telluride above Mtn Village, watching the aspens shimmer…nice
I think we’ll get more gems like Overgrown Waltz from the Washburn/Fleck/Driessen/Sollee team, but I have to say, if I didn’t already, that I think it’s the most beautiful piece of music Fleck has ever written. That’s saying alot since there’s only a couple of things he’s written that I would consider “good” or “average” (and no I won’t name those tunes).
Ok, I like “Little Maggie” I think Ralph or Carter Stanley wrote it.
I also agree that “Sally Goodin” is a great fiddle tune. I think is was Mountain Heart who played an amazing version at Telluride once. Anybody remember?
From Drew I like “Midnight Blues”.
From Hartford I like “Steamboat Whistle Blues”.
From Doc and Bill “Rabbit in a Log”
Colleen Malone, Nellie Kane from Tim.
Great tune!! There’s a video of Tony Trischka and Paul Schaffer playing on that tune with Michael Martin Murphey on Letterman. If I remember correctly Tony had torn a ligament in his left pinky earlier that week and had it splinted up aside from that performance.
lots of old newgrass here:
Lonesome and a Long Way from Home - NGR
Watermelon Man
Fly Through the Country
Stingray
Body and Soul
Too Old to Die Young - Kevin Welch
Return to Dismal Swamp John McCuen I love skiing to this one
No Resolution - Infamous Stringdusters ditto the skiing; excellent for a long run, like off the top of See Forever all the way into town in Tride
40 West - Infamous Stringdusters also for great ski runs
Breakin Thru - Leftover Salmon The Nashville Sessions
Crazy Town - Acoustic Syndicate
Pumpkin and Daisy - Acoustic Syndicate
Jerusalem Ridge
Foggy Mountain Breakdown
Crooked Smile - NGR
Love Someone Like Me - NGR
Big Foot - NGR
Funk 42 - Sam Bush Howlin at the Moon great for bump runs
and probably my all-time favorite is:
High on Mountain Top performed by Hot Rize :medal
I absolutely love Darrell Scott, so I felt compelled to throw this in their, even though he isn’t exactly a bluegrass musician, his Album Real Time with Tim O’Brien was very bluegrassy, so I’ll say “With a Memory Like Mine” from that album