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I'll tell you now and on god I will only say this once. DO NOT let industry ruin the image of hip hop. Hip hop is NOT the industry and the industry does not represent true hip hop. As an independent hip hop artist I can't stress enough to look under the surface of anything and everything for truth.
Its funny i feel like a lot of metal heads end up enjoying bluegrass because its similar to metal in the fact its very technical and precise. As a musician i can really appreciate it.
The Steep Canyon Rangers actually perform regularly around here in western North Carolina. Not always with Steve Martin, but often enough. He writes most of the music he plays.
I like the fact that he's actually really good and not just some hollywood nob coasting on his name always loved Steve, what a legend I'm glad he's legitimate.
He is a true jack of all trades. If you haven't already, you should check out his writing. I picked up one of his books on a whim once and it was one of the best stories I'd ever read.
Oklahoma! Oklahoma! Oklahoma! Oklahoma! Oklahoma! . . . Lady Fanny from Omaha? Yes Ruprecht? May I go to the bathroom please? Of course. Ahhh thank you. I may have seen the movie 1 or 200 times. It's like if you are passing through channels and A Fish Called Wanda is on. Or Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein or really anything Mel Brooks. It's physically IMPOSSIBLE for me to keep going, even though I can recite the movie from memory. I'm 2. I can't get away with saying, What Knockers! to other women, or asking anyone, "Would you like a roll in ze hay? Roll, roll, roll in ze hay!' Living in a world where no one around you knows what to do if you say, Frau Blucher, is like the difference between black and white and color.
i hope i get to hear him live at least once in my life. i have played the 5 string since i was 10 and cant play half as well as him. i love the banjo and he just plays so amazing. i love it big fan 😀✌
I wish to register a compliant, that this guy who's a great comedian and comic actor, also get to be an accomplished musician and not just because he's a movie star (looking at you , Bruce Willis). Some of us have no discernable talents. so some system of equitable distribution would make the world a fairer place. Thank you.
For my birthday, I once took myself to see Steve with SCR at Austin City Limits. It was the year he and Edie Brickell released their album. She was not announced as part of the line up, but made an appearance and collaborated for a while on stage. As if we had not all collectively gotten our money's worth, Paul Simon also came out for a couple of songs and my life was made utterly complete. What a night. What a collection of talent.
I come from a Country Music Hall of Fame family, and I have been blessed to garner some music business awards myself, but I am telling you it doesn't get more authentic than this. More reasons to love SM 🤠
One of the best gifts of my life was my wife getting us tickets to see Steve Martin and Martin Short live. Grown man almost 40, nearly cried when Steve played banjo.
Never been to the US in my life. I’m an Englishman but I absolutely love bluegrass and had no idea Steve Martin can actually play so well. I’ll head out to the US one day and make it some live shows.
One wonders what the first thoughts were when they heard words like "Steve Martin would like to work with you".... Nah, there's no wondering, never mind... I'd be dancing if I were them.
That third song is wonderfully simplistic at first glance but the lyrics just play so perfectly into each other and support each other as well. I love it
I never used to like this genre of music then one day it started liking me. How can one not appreciate this many talented musicians playing together whatever the style
Watch a movie he made called "The Jerk" one of the funniest movies of all time plus he displays his awesome musical talent. He can sing just as good as he plays. A very talented man
Oh, as soon as the episode of "The Office" in which Ed Helms plays "Take Me Home, Country Roads" on banjo (to Rainn Wilson playing on guitar) I had to get back to Steve Martin killin' on banjo. The first time was a surprise though. Few years back. I think I was on my Martin Short road when algorithm suggested Steve Martin stand-up routines and down the road there was him playing banjo. I have even more respect since then (same time I've learned he is really into physics).
Dean Bailey when he started out he shared a studio apartment with 4other people and had all his stuff packed up in a car and when he wanted a moment alone he would sit in his car and pick banjo parked in the streets of LA as he tried to make it as a comic
I saw them live years ago and it was such a good show. Steve is obviously hilarious between songs but he's also legitimately talented as a musician, he's not just riding on his name. But I think what I love most about it is that he doesn't take center stage. He just seems so modest and just enjoys the music so he decided to play it.
I grew up with Steve and if it is one thing I had enjoy was him playing that banjo while doing his standup and it thrills me to know he spending time making music with a wonderful band.
that is the best banjo playing i have ever heard in my life. I could have been listening to a classical master playing that and i open my eyes and its Steve Martin... wow
I had the pleasure of seeing these guys perform live at the Toronto blues and jazz fest a few years back. Steve is such a great entertainer, in between numbers he'd talk to the small crowd as this performance was in a small event tent that sat maybe 150ppl or so. Fantastic performers.
Steve's playing old-timey claw hammer stye. That first intro is beautiful. (The other banjo player is playing the more modern bluegrass finger-picking style.)
@SuperTrader Mikey learn bluegrass first its easier to grasp and will give you a good foundation and strengthen your fingers. Then learn clawhammer, or do it the other way , but I would recommend bluegrass first
@SuperTrader Mikey if you ask me, figure out what your goal is and go accordingly. For me, that meant learning clawhammer and a bunch of old songs, because I wasn't trying to be a virtuoso or songwriter, just carry on some mountain music traditions. But if you want to tear up the fretboard or write your own stuff, you may want to consider a different route.
Most of what I've seen Steve play was finger-picking. I suppose having an additional banjo player allows him to play more claw-hammer style songs. Either way, Steve a masterful picker. Interestingly, Neil Young plays most of his acoustic songs using claw-hammer.
So much happening, I can barely catch up! The beautiful instruments, the mellow singing, the amazing audio engineering, perfect jokes, impressive musicians. Loved everything about it!
Steve Martin should be in a movie based off the last song called Caroline about a sweet old man who gets dumped and eventually decides to take up the banjo and start a band
All the guys in the STEEP CANYON RANGERS, went to school together, here in Brevard, NC, and have won 3 Grammys, without Steve Martin. Great guys. What you see is what you get.
Steve Martin & Billy Connelly used to jam together. Billy started out as a muso & started stand up when he broke a string on stage & the audience reacted really well to his banter. Such a shame Billy isn't able to play any more! Apparently he's even better than Steve. I'd pay a lot to see the two of them on stage together!! :)
My jaw simply dropped at the AMAZING banjo playing by one of our acting icons... This most beautiful song played by this most talented group in a most beautiful setting, it simply does not get any better than this!!!
I love how NPR Tiny Desk makes listening to music a visual experience. I like how you can just watch one member of the band and isolate the sound in your head, and then layer them back together.
Out of curiosity I clicked on the NPR link expecting the usual Steve Martin gag....This was no gag! This was excellent and Steve Martin is an accomplished musician - dare I say that! I love this music....I want more. I'm buying the MP3 - CD project. Nice!
My 4 year old son and I discovered this video a few months ago and it has become one of his favorites. We watch it at least once a day, so much better than Mickey Mouse Clubhouse.
crystalsunshine Oh, you're in for a treat! Rare Bird Alert, The Crow are 2 incredible albums in this style! And the 2 albums with Edie Brickel are slightly different, but i loved em too!
It warms my heart to know that Steve Martin is living well and doing what he loves. He always seemed like a genuinely good guy. I am happy to see him happy.
I'd love to hear how the concerts generally sound when they are live at the tiny desk before they are produced and published. The audio for this particular performance was mixed really well, as most of them all are.
@@louisecassidy5991 That man is a far better banjo player than Steve Martin and is gracious enough to let him take center-stage on his instrument, lol. Steve's great, but standing in the background is a all-genre level picker.
Louise Cassidy what Holden said. The “guy with a beard” is actually ridiculously good. Go watch some of Steep Canyon Rangers’ solo stuff. All those guys are master musicians.
If Steve had only been a banjo player, he'd still be famous. What a great musician and composer! Add everything else he does.... what a talented human being. So glad he's here!
Rewatched this today after seeing some people hate on banjos elsewhere online .... I don't understand, banjo music is awesome!!!! It requires so much skill, and is so delightful.
So genuine and wholesome. Revisiting this concert once again I can't but smile like a baby that just got his pacifier back. And again as with so many other great artists the NPR Tiny Desk concert will always be my all time favourite recording of their music. Thanks so much!
Grew up a Heavy Metal/Rock'n'Roller. Play drums, Guitar, Piano, Bass, etc etc. Been in bands, made my own songs. The older I get the more I enjoy all the creative music out there. This is full of heart and soul. Great stuff. I remember watching Steve with my father when I was young, and how infatuated my father was with Steve being able to play banjo. I remember Steve being on the muppet show playing the banjo(secretly I was always wonder why Eddie Van Halen didn't come out too). Now that I'm older, I find thing without volume and distortion just a great if not better in some cases. I have always been impressed with Steve's talent and skill with tickling those strings and always wondered if and when he would do something fun with it that he enjoyed. I can tell that Steve and the rest of the guys there seem very happy, content, relaxed and joyful playing together. To see this band perform is amazing. So soothing. If you took away Steve's celebrity, this band would still be great. Good work Gentlemen! Would love to hear more, see more.
I know Steve from the movies. I knew he made music but I always thought it'd be jokingingly byt this is great! What a legacy this man has. A legend to say the least.
I remember years ago Steve Martin used the banjo as a prop....From funny man to quite a well-known banjo picker who has played with the best. Glad this is where he ended up... AND what an awesome group of guys he's got playing with him.... Mighty fine..Mighty fine..
Such serene and beautiful music. That violin just sings out like an angel and both the fiddle and banjo compliment and accent each other giving us such a wonderful sound of joy.