Mean Mary on fast banjo - Iron Horse 

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Me too!

Mean Mary freaking rocks

Same here.

Totally agreed

Me 2

in not from land of the free but her music is sweet

check out irish rebel music

I never liked American country music, but one day I was listening to Mongolian music, which always sounds like hoof beats, and I had enjoyed Japanese farmers singing..which sounded an awful lot like deep growling throat song, and realized I was ignoring a whole genre of folk music just because it was MY folk. The whole amalgamation from Applachia to Ranchero. Many treasures from around the world

have you listened to Billy Strings yet? or Dead South,Sierra Ferrell,Molly Tuttle,A.J.Lee.,Michael Cleveland,Sierra Hull There really is some magnificent talent out there but you won't find it on corporate radio.I have found a lot of new artists(well,new to me) by reading the comments section,I had never heard Greensky except for a commenters suggestion.

​@@randyelliott9152 Yes, I have! Billy's rebellious style of playing the guitar or the sound of the cello in the music of Dead South is truly a breath of fresh air. And that Sierra Ferrell, hmmmm...😍. The others are most probably worth checking out which of course I'm going to do. Thanks buddy.

All my goodness listene to all music. But she someone very special.

Love to hear her play and sing just heard of her last 2 years and when I listen to hermy 4 year old granddaughter comes to listen also. Thank you

She doesn’t look that mean-guess it refers to her talent❣️

@@earthspeakorg That's what she calls herself, she plays a "mean" banjo.

@@earthspeakorg apparently she started calling herself that when she was a little kid and just stuck with it.

@Carmen Ortiz Her voice is amazing. I love it! However, she does have one eeeensy habit holding her back. Not that her voice lacks sharpness/clarity. She’s got it. But she’s capable of moreso. Her tendency is to overstress or draw out consonants at the end of words. She needs to shortenl her consonants but increase the length and emphasis of her vowels. Her voice is amazing. I know seems like a small diff of no import but the difference this change of habit makes to the sound shouldn’t be underestimated. I would love to hear her sing with the oooomph added of that one itty bitty improvement.

I completely agree!!! Just found out about her amazing!!!

Dead South

She's amazing.

Hey how are you doing..?

AND VIDEO‼️

Love for Old Banjo.

Indeed, a prime shining example of the music style. So very well done.

Not only fast but great!

Hey there, Karen. Its a small world. Thank you, and keep up the good work. 🙂

You should listen to the song Four Horsemen by Metallica. Good horse trot sound!

This is about the fifth video of various topics I've seen today with a Karen Straughan comment. That's reassuring to me that I'm on the right path in life.

oh Karen Straughan, now I know why youtube recommended me this video.

Agreed. One can never have enough train songs

I live every day at work with a double track train rail. It gives me a lot of overtime. cant cross the tracks when they sit for hours.

It's rare to hear them good ole train songs nowadays but this nailed it. First time hearing this song and reminds me a lot of the rails, I worked on for a few years. Them iron horses are beasts full of metal, diesel, and electricity.

Have you heard, Train Man by Sahara Smith?

i haven't...yet. searching now 🙂

I find that there is a problem with the music for me at times. I like to have background music playing while doing things that require concentration on the task at hand. I was involved in such an action when I came across this video. I tried to use it and do what I needed to get done, but her work is so compelling that it kept breaking my concentration. Well done Mary, you got my attention.

@@oldfarthacks You might find this interesting: Beethoven did the same to me, with the 2nd mvt of his 5th Piano Concerto. She is right there genius, in her genre. Impossible to ignore.

@@oldfarthacks Sounds like a good problem to have

I don't know much about playing banjo, guitar or singing , but I know what I like.

This was done in new mexico , yes?

She's really, good! Xx. great song xx

I'm pretty sure she's taking inspiration from tsugaru shamisen. If you're digging her phrasing here, there's a good chance you'll love tsugaru.

Cool!

not just that... she has been playing and singing since she was like 2 or 4... but when she was 16 or so she was in a car accident. and her face/vocal cords were paralyzed. she literally had to learn how to sing and play all over again.

Want to see her when she was little. Search Mean Mary Country Boy Eddie show Birmingham Alabama on You Tube! I think she was 6.

What a fantastic coincidence, and a great story. Thanks for the share!

Saw her last year in Pensacola Florida along with Roman Street. Had never heard of her before but like her a lot. She is from this part of the country. And yes she was barefoot.....

We can only concur.

Rik Osborne has a

Me too. Until tonight I’d only heard this song once, but that was all it took for those two lines in particular to get into my head and I haven’t been able to stop thinking about them. Two days later and here I am haha

@@Dreamscape195 That's what real poetry does to you, and this lady is one helluva poet!

These lines, are the cause I have the song on my playlist. So epic. :D

though my steed had the stronger will the iron horse was made of stronger steel

@gregnormal072 I would say yes a fan. She puts out some incredible music.

i so want to see her in concert

Amen brother. Our so called country station in south west Montana 100.7 plays garbage. This new age crap that is being pushed on us is terrible. I like new music with traditional sound and instruments.

Babylon's finest country tunes!

@@thehouseofcrumblingidols2694 So many people are awake to the Babylonian system now.. Way easier today to convince somebody than in the 80s and 90s, since the serpent hardly hides now. Sure, more of the youth is pulled into de generative acts, but that pain will convert many of them if only we can be there with open arms & a better way. We shall see what happens.

All the new country crap sounds alike. Same steel guitar. Just different words.

@@joecausey8508 And LOUD!

Me💚🎶

I’m among that number 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👍🏾

Doc Me too. I really could listen to her all day

Me too...

Me

I was just thinking the same thing!

My sentiments exactly.

She sure has and has gotten better with time and she knew where she was going even then. Her vocals and pickin give me goosebumps!! When this covid crap has gone, to see her in concert in person is on my bucket list! ❤❤😊

I don't think evolved is the word you're looking for bloomed and blossomed is more appropriate

She didn't evolve. She has gotten where she is from, practice, hard work and learning.She has a gift from God and knows how to use it. People should mind where they ise that made up word. 😁

I bet shes' hairy...

@@brendaeulenstein4255 If she had to practice, and work for it it isn't a gift. If she started from the bottom of the talent rung, and worked her way to the top she evolved. That's how it works.

Do you remember Joni Mitchell's song "Playing Real Good for Free"? Same theme.

All three are present here..and they make this piece,a MASTERPIECE!

Shoe salesmen

They either have a dead soul or a tin ear.

the quality of an artists work is not actually related to how your boner is doing. Mean Mary would be amazing even if she was wearing Docs in a garbage pile.

no soul

They must only like her lesser known cousin Nice Mary.

I have several of her albums; they're all gold! Her skill is such that I've also been considering buying the novels she writes with her mom - if only I had time to sit down and enjoy a novel.

well, said FirstUsedBooks, easy to learn, hard to put to good use... just like talking ... or click thumbs up/down :) why do so many people downvote this video?

this machine KILLS my fingers. It is not easy to learn at all, the entry point is the killer, not after you learn basic rolls

She has a great voice too

Nah , picking is not easy. i learned guitar and banjo and found guitar faster to learn.

AruARVCreator & FirstUsedBooks: I utterly agree on the greatness of this consumate musician!

it's easier to sing along if you change the speed to 0.75

@@Belchmaster41 thanks for that little piece of advice

I agree 100%

I never knew you could change the speed. Thanks for sharing.

I trust you've watched Cotton Eyed Joe

Whats that your saying? Speak american pore favor

How about gotta be pure lover of English songs and poetry?

Trust me there is NO REASON TO ANALYZE THIS SONG THAT MUCH!!! And asserting that you are a retired English Prof only shows how ignorant you can truly be!! After all I would much rather (personally) just say I love this song and be honest and sincere about it!! BUT if you have to read THAT MUCH into music then you are wasting your education by over complicating EVERYTHING in your live!! And while they say "ignorance is bliss", I still find it totally stupid to have to validate yourself by mentioning your education as though some of us are supposed to be "impressed" by it!! In other words your superiority complex is no validation for actual "intelligence", but just the same I love this song and I am just a high school graduate with a love for GREAT MUSIC, if I have to reduce my logic to YOUR LEVEL, but honestly who gives a rats furry white butt what my (or your) education level is in all honesty and sincerity!!!!!

Wow -- expressing my own appreciation for a superb song by a superb musician certainly got YOUR tail in a twist! In all honesty and sincerity, if you need to attack me instead of enjoying Mean Mary's music, YOU, dear sir, are the one who needs "validation."

Listen to Jezebel by her some time. Its even more amazing

Hello how are you doing..?

"Billy, Don't Play the Banjo" was the first song I heard played on the banjo when I was young. I mentioned it to my cousin Jack who played it for me. Loved the Banjo since then. Hit upon this by Mean Mary by accident too.

Your fly had me fooled for half a second 😂

Hello how are you doing..?

All hail the RU-vid algorithm.

Keep your head up and take care stranger.

I noticed that you forgot to include this paragraph as part of the chorus: I heard its challenge loud and shrill As we chased it off the Great Divide. Though my steed had the stronger will, The Iron Horse had the longer stride.

Great lyrics indeed

And the Iron horse is speeding free.... The last line.

@@martinamonicamaestas9072 pretty sure that supposed to be "and the Iron Horse's speed increased".

Wow...

MARY you're the Perfect Woman ! Talented, Gorgeous and with a Banjo ! My Favorite music !

creetings from finland

*lose

Dude, you are on the wrong channel, ROFL!

BLACK HAIR.. and spirit!!!!!

Try some Summer War ! Theres a TopangaFiddleBanjoFest May 17th 2020 Agoura Hills

😁

Pickin' and Grinnin'

Yes I agree with you my niece can play the banjo. Old stuff is so much nicer

Hey Peter. That's a perfect way to put it.

Yeah, it was Steve Martin - he said you can't listen to a banjo without smiling.

Well, this isn't country and western. But agreed, she does a great job with it!

As a Brit, you should be happy to know that this music evolved from what the Scots-irish forced "immigrants" developed in the Appalachians.

Bingo?

I want to see her play with the guy with the cello from Dead South!

i agree

Just do this 👍🏻