Tonight I’m pleased to bring you a 3’fer of great “Bluegrass Fusion” bands.
None of them had an abundance of videos, so here is a little of each.
First up is The Horseflies. Whether it is the driving rhythm of “Human Fly” or the haunting vocals of “Drunkard’s Lone Child", these folks are fantastic! If I were fortunate enough to be in a band this is the music I would be playing. For more Horseflies, go to the radio player in my sidebar for a full concert. I promise they won’t bite.
Following the flies is Honkytonk Homeslice, including relics of the band “String Cheese”, masters of tongue-in-cheek lyrics and a fixture on the music festival tour circuit. These folks put a light hearted spin on the genre.
Finally I offer up Nickel Creek with an introductory documentary on the band including clips of their childhood performances. They claim they are not a bluegrass band, rather they use bluegrass in their own style of music. Currently they have temporarily disbanded to pursue other outlets.
The closing song of the series, House Carpenter, is one of the songs in my repertoire in case someday I am in a band.
I found both The Horseflies and Honkytonk Homeslice at Live Music Archives where they have a number of concerts that you can download free and legal. See the links below the video to access them.
All three of these bands are packed into my mp3 player for enjoyment on my nightly bicycle rides.
LINKS:
HORSEFLIES
HONKYTONK HOMESLICE
NICKLE CREEK
Direct links to the individual videos:
THE HORSEFLIES
HONKYTONK HOMESLICE
I Fell in Love at the HonkytonkBluegrass Journey
En Fuego – with New Monsoon
Stagger Lee – with New Monsoon
NICKEL CREEK
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