Відео

The quote was “Jimmy Martin didn’t even believe in Christmas” but I guess Santa Claus was funnier.

Oh my goodness! What a class performance of an old great song.

0:17 😂😂😂

Great stories!

I Love and respect Ricky Skaggs for his respect for Bluegrass music. Such a great ambassador.

good stories

Love to listen to these stories

18 carat gold them stories

By far the best version

Hi Mark, Thanks for sharing this. I love Norman Blake! Dan (lflngpicker on MC).

Greatness

love this hornpipe -- playing along with you on Caledonian Laddie!

Ricky Skaggs is in the hall of fame, but Ralph stanley( stanley bros) is not,can you believe it??

Beautiful and creative.

I love everything Norman and I have almost all of his recordings. But I have never heard this.

I live there and also play that tune on my mandola. Amazing photos.

Love the looks of joy on those that weren’t around when the old timers tell these stories

Bill Monroe was very much like my grandfather - hard men that were raised in hard times. Being hard was how they loved and protected those around them. Seems harsh to us today but surviving left them scarred.

what show is this

❤😢

Nice arrangement and great technique.

Great technique, Mark. Thank you for explaining and I like the choice of song, as well.

Beautifully crafted. Right on

Love this, Mr. Gunter!

This study on Mandolin is very informative. Thanks a bunch!

Thanks 🎉

Good point on discovery

Brilliantly executed! Nice one, sir!

Princess stories, behind dressing rooms doors. Sooo cool!

Not 'cause he's my bro in law but Calder slaps!!

This is basically a true story about Norman's great-great-uncle (paternal great-grandmother's brother).

Dad was raised in a cabin about a hundred yards from the AGS line running to Birmingham, AL. Train songs and the plight of the working people of the Depression and beyond all resonate with him.

Its difficult for me to follow Bobby on his stories..His sentences are sometimes incomplete ..no disrespect meant

My wife, Ramona and I were there and saw this!!! Her brothers played with Larry Cordle and we were sitting across the room when Mr. Monroe sat down and took his hat off. When Larry started over and began to sit down we held our breath! We couldn’t believe our eyes when he sat on the black Stetson hat!!

Garrett Woolf here and darrin Vincent laughs like the joker from Batman 0:59

love it !

Please find more Mon stories because these are hilarious 🤣🤣 Darrin Vincent has the best laugh🤣🤣

I really like the changes Norman made to this tune.

Very useful .thanks sir..

I don't want a mandocello, I *need* a mandocello

nice

Loch Lavan Castle as played on the Blake's record is about the only place I've ever heard it, and on mandolin. Should be easy to learn by ear, unless it's in B flat. Ha,ha.

💜

I was born and raised at the mouth of the hazard holler, them coal cars roarin' and rumblin' past my door...now they're standin' rusty rowed up empty...cause the L&N don't stop here anymore

Nice playing and singing Mark!

Bill Monroe stories part 1

Nice playin. ..and on an old parlor guitar Robert Johnson would have been proud to own.

Okay, Gabe Morehouse, down-voting your comment now. You cite no sources, you don’t even give alleged author’s name, and my sheet music clearly states this tune was written by Nancy Blake and copyright Nannor Music (BMI). Not sure what possessed you to make that comment.

This tune wasn't composed by Nancy Blake. I believe it was composed by Byron Berline's father.

Agree with most that Norman's slow version is great, even better than Jean Ritchie's original, which is rare, But she did write a wonderful song. And it sure is hard to sing at least to approximate the minor key version that Norman presents. He is the first one I heard do it and the best by far.