i avoid country music like the black plague.
usually.
while at home sick this week, i was flipping through channels, trying to find something ANYTHING even remotely interesting to gaze upon.
i accidentally turned it to the country music station.
they were having this special on a band, called Nickel Creek, I think. Three youngins.
I was aghast.
The three 'kids' i wanna call them (looked all to be in their early 20's), two guys and a girl, only played three instruments: a mandolin, an acoustic guitar, and a violin. No rhythm section. No electric anything.
The MUSIC. wow. from a musician's stand point of view, feel free to call me cheesy, i was blown away by the three people on the most rudimentary instruments, tossing in a few harmonies... it sounded more celtic, to me, than country.
wow.
usually.
while at home sick this week, i was flipping through channels, trying to find something ANYTHING even remotely interesting to gaze upon.
i accidentally turned it to the country music station.
they were having this special on a band, called Nickel Creek, I think. Three youngins.
I was aghast.
The three 'kids' i wanna call them (looked all to be in their early 20's), two guys and a girl, only played three instruments: a mandolin, an acoustic guitar, and a violin. No rhythm section. No electric anything.
The MUSIC. wow. from a musician's stand point of view, feel free to call me cheesy, i was blown away by the three people on the most rudimentary instruments, tossing in a few harmonies... it sounded more celtic, to me, than country.
wow.
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You never listen!
i hear "country music" and i instantly think of all the hickvilles i escaped from as a child.
although my mommy DID raise me on Kiss and Black Sabbath.
You should check out their website, lots of music clips/etc... www.nickelcreek.com
if you like them, you'd prolly like October Project.
yup -- It's true. When the Scots & Highlanders came over to the New World, they settled primarily in the Appalacian Mountains, since that environment was most familar to them. They started playing on homemade Bodrans, fiddles, and other instruments. Over time this evolved into "Bluegrass" which turned into Country.
Along the way they incorporated R&B, and other elements to create the modern Country Music.
I *LOVE* Bluegrass... Re-discovered it after a long hiatus about 8 years ago... Mmm...
Cheers!
never knew about the celtic dirisions, tho!
So sayeth he who also avoids country music like the plague but yet not only tolerates but almost likes some of the less (vocally) twangy bluegrass.
Eep.
when i posted about it, i thought i was gonna get fingers pointed at me and erupted laughter as they chanted 'you like THEEEM?'
the response seems to be practically unanimous, tho, either you love them, or you haven't heard of them.
I used to be into - when I was about 5! Then I got some taste. Oh thank you
I meant to say "Oh thank you New Kids on The Block" because they got me hating Country music when I was but a wee one. There!
i grew up on stuff like kiss and ted nugent, but then my mom also tossed in some kenny rogers and anne murray to mix it up...
my dad listened extensively to neil diamond. *shudder*