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BlueNote1979 Says:

Aug 29, 2008 - It's from the show Rainbow Quest.

palletable Says:

Aug 29, 2008 - yearainbow quest it is..pete dragged them in eh??

adamsfancy2 Says:

Aug 29, 2008 - I simply love this.

draminc Says:

Aug 29, 2008 - this is a very special clip. thanks for sharing it.

squirrelheart Says:

Aug 29, 2008 - if anyone can reccomend any bluegrass that comes even close roscoe holcomb I'd appreciate it? I doubt it exists though

singalonginesperanto Says:

Aug 29, 2008 - This is beautiful. Thanks for posting.

OldtimeFiddler Says:

Aug 29, 2008 - Thats because Roscoe is Old-Time and not bluegrass. Its a whole other class

sergioremon Says:

Aug 29, 2008 - Roscoe Holcomb doesn't play bluegrass. He plays Old Time music. If you want anything similar, you can look at Doc Boggs and maybe Uncle Dave Macon. Or look up any compilation CD of Old-Time Mountain Music. There is One called Old Time Kentuky Mountain Music or something like that.

cuptie71 Says:

Aug 29, 2008 - love it....anyone know the tuning?

cuptie71 Says:

Aug 29, 2008 - holy holcomb! its in standard tuning!

frassedylan Says:

Aug 29, 2008 - Ralph Stanley claimed in "Down from the mountain" that he's one of few today able to sing old time mountain music if I'm not mistaken...

askiawhite Says:

Aug 29, 2008 - Could this music haunt my mind or my heart anymore! Absolutely beautiful. Thanks for sharing.

redrock505 Says:

Aug 29, 2008 - wow, what size of guitar is that anyways ?

PaulmLewis Says:

Aug 29, 2008 - I thought it was in open D. If you like Roscoe make sure you check out Hobart Smiths music.

ReaganD Says:

Aug 29, 2008 - THis is what Music Ought to Be Not that electified crap we hear all the time! Give me a folksinger everytime its the only real music in the world!

redrock505 Says:

Aug 29, 2008 - drives the demons out of my soul....

mccrabapple Says:

Aug 29, 2008 - Don't forget Clarence Tom Ashley!!!

sergioremon Says:

Aug 29, 2008 - Yes, you're right, My bad. He sings the Coocoo bird song.

Oysterlegs Says:

Aug 29, 2008 - Sorry, I guess this is real mountain music, but I could only undertand very few words. He plays the guitar nicely.

redrock505 Says:

Aug 29, 2008 - it can't be drop D for sure maybe some kind of open G or something, buy string six is a D.

maxplewis Says:

Aug 29, 2008 - its in open G, its written in the sleeve of high lonesome sound

banjochris Says:

Aug 29, 2008 - Not standard open G -- the tuning is GGDGBD low to high -- he tunes his low E string up to G, so the sixth and fifth strings are tuned to the same note.

redrock505 Says:

Aug 29, 2008 - that is so cool, he really gets quite the sound out of that

DJGREENE Says:

Aug 29, 2008 - its a 000 size

rblaustein Says:

Aug 29, 2008 - Roscoe Holcomb (1911-1981) was a coal miner, farmer and old time musician from Daisy, Perry Co KY, Jean Ritchie's home county. John Cohen, who first recorded Holcomb's singing and playing in 1959, described his style as "the high lonesome sound." Holcomb recorded several albums for Folkways Records and became a professional performer during the folk revival of the 1960s. Holcomb appeared on Pete Seeger's TV program "Rainbow Quest"in the 60s. (On this song, Holcomb's guitar is tuned in open G)