Im not american but i am proud of my celtic roots, and this true bluegrass gets the hairs standing on the back of my neck. My mates think of me as strange, I brew moonshine, play the piano and hunt deer with a 45-70. some of them call me a red neck, I say no. I love the tradition of my motherland, and enjoy the culture of others
I wonder how many people truly understand what a truly amazing fiddle player Alison is? No wonder her entire band is composed of musicians of the highest caliber.
The true spirit of Bill Monro and Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs with the added delight of Alison Krauss. The best band on the planet! And that's from a Brit!
Very much so, Bluegrass stems from the North Carolina, Tennessee, and Kentucky (mainly). During the founding of the nation, land in the mountains and around these areas was given to Irish and Scottish criminals to clear and work. That is why bluegrass has such a 'celtic' ring to it. On another note, the banjo comes from Africa, where early versions have been traced back to Egypt. When slaves brought banjos to North America, slave owners picked them up, too.
Good point about the African origins of the banjo. This article (with audio & video) about Rhiannon Giddens, and her group The Carolina Chocolate Drops, goes into that history: banjonews.com/2016-02/rhiannon_giddens_old-time_innovator.html
I enjoy most types of music, but there is nothing else that gets to me like bluegrass when its played right and this is definitely played right. Alison Krauss and Union Station are the greatest.
I can't imagine why some of the junk on youtube has so many hits and real talent like this has only 71000; maybe that says something about what we are turning into.
…listning to "Valerius sin lille sofakrok" on Radio Nordkapp Thursday 3. November 2016, kl 19-20 (7-8 p.m.) (Norwegian time) 9 tracks with Alison Krauss & Union Station in my music program on local radio in Norway. «Baby Now That I've Found You», «Bright Sunny South», «Tiny Broken Heart», «Cluck Old Hen», «Stay», «Faraway Land», «The Boy Who Wouldn't Hoe Corn», «A Living Prayer» and «Every Time You Say Goodbye» .
Alison is a talented women... The other a commercial slut flash in the pan who will be meaningless as soon as her "sex appeal" fades. Alison will be loved to her dying day for her talent
Many Appalachians were descended from so-called Scots-Irish, that is Protestant settlers who were moved from the Border region when the Scottish & English Crowns merged in 1603. They were sent to Ulster to replace "disloyal" Gaels". These Ulstermen later moved to the American colonies and settled its frontier zones. Their music has links to English, Scottish and Welsh traditional music as well as "celtic" Irish.
...replace the "disloyal" Gaels. These Ulstermen later moved to the American colonies to settle their frontier zones. Their music has traditional English, Scots and Welsh roots as well as "celtic" Irish.
Zach, surely you aren't implying that slavery had nothing to do with the Civil War because this song says nothing about it.... On another note, love this song, it's one of their best.
Visda58 slavery absolutely had nothing to do with the civil war. It was a scapegoat to justify the invasion of a region that didn't want a central government like the North did. It was fought over states rights. Period. The North came down and raped our women and children, burned our farms and killed our animals. Even the "slaves" picked up the stars and bars and fought for the South. The South was so rural and poor only but a few rich families in each state could afford a slave. The natives had slaves and the North had slaves. In fact, a confederate general freed all his own slaves. Blacks and whites alike fought alongside each other against the North that wanted our land and our agriculture. They wanted more taxpayers to line their coffers. The Dixie flag stands for freedom and independence, courage and brotherhood. And if it weren't for one traitor, the South would have won and the CSA would have been realized. Some still know the real history of the South, and our memory is keen. Grandfathers on down the line that actually fought in those fields and survived passed that history down to us. That's why you'll never understand just what ol Dixie means to us real Southern people, not the snowbirds who come down here to retire and die.
@@ryanhibbard7580 well said, from someone who read the history. The South didn’t want a Congress that would always be configured with the North having the voting majority and being scammed when exporting their resources by the north. Pax.
