JAMMIN WITH SAM - BEAUMONT RAG 

He said he once closed it in a car door and had to change the way he picked. But it gives his solos so much pulse and punch.

Me too.

Sam and Del in the same week on RU-vid.

It's not that easy to play though. The picking tempo is faster than most genres. Especially rock, folk and country. Melodies and chord progressions are simple though, typically.

@@alan4sure Agreed. I'd add that it's what a good player does with those melodies in the way of variations and improvisations that makes it interesting. Different players will for example play Beaumont Rag differently, but the tune's still in there. Also, the rhythm and back-up playing has to be correctly in style. I've sat in jam sessions where someone who hasn't studied the style come in and bashes away thinking they can play bluegrass, when what they're doing is wrong. There's also the singing and vocal harmonies in bluegrass - to me, the most important and emotional aspect of the music. The best singers are incredible!

THEY make it look easy.

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hell yeah. I got a good handful of those shows always a blast.

I love finding your comments on bluegrass videos it's like an Easter egg hunt