Peter Rowan-Tony Rice & Friends 4-8-00-Blackberry Blossom

[aushom123]

that guitar has great tony

[unclebobunclebob]

Finding fault...every bluegrass youtube I see someone's critical of the players. Seems to be a pasttime with fans of the genre. How do you say Tony Rice was "off" on this or any other tune? Yet I see those posts all the time. Lighten up folks.

[Vapor40]

Bunch of cork sniffers around here I tell ya.

[bdwright2250]

I would say Mr. Rice was probably just uninspired by the mediocre breaks of the musicians he was playing with. Plus the banjo player and mandolin player are too far on the leading edge of the beat and they speed up the tune.

[Dpkll5]

Its not the bass player with the tempo proplem, its the half ass picking of tony trying to hit the right licks, he really has a hard time when he takes off and on his 2nd break.

[keithsmartin]

Why don't you post your version and show us how it is done

[anonymous3074]

Tony is such a god at guitar...

[crypticald]

Please lighten up people. And enjoy the music. Art is not about perfection, but feeling.

[IommiFan70]

Thank you damn it for clearing that up

[Spacebacon4]

@crypticald Agreed. Tony RIce is a world class musician, Sometimes, when I'm working, (not as a respected musician) I speak of McCarthyism to people who would prefer to have their television service restored instead of caring about my bourbon-soaked ranting.....

[callipygicus]

812bluegrassband - uh lol, yourself dude. Actually Rowan used to be my neighbor, and I've done some sets with Tony and Grisman, so I think I'll pass on your offer of "Bluegrass Research." My comment was in regards to somebody claiming "those guys were trying to play too fast." If the bass and banjo players weren't a pickup band I'd be surprised, because the bass player in particular was seriously dragging down the tempo by trying to play walking bass on a 2-beat tune. Dude.

[sepulchre10]

Yes, Tony has played for many years and on several albums with both Peter Rowan and Bryn Davies (the bass player). Both are Extremely talented and I don't think they're dragging anybody down.

[812bluegrass812]

LOL, Pickup band? dude, you need to do some serious bluegrass research. Thats Peter Rowan! It would be safe to say Tony Rice has probably played with Peter Rowan as much as he has played with anyone in the history of his career. And when your Tony Rice it wouldn't matter if he played the song thumping his middle finger on a pumpkin. He's Tony Rice!.

NUFF SAID.

[callipygicus]

Tony, especially in the first break, was trying desperately to get the band up to speed and play it at the tempo he kicked off with - like dragging an anchor on your right wrist. Much of the problem was the bass player trying to do too much and pulling the time into a heavier groove. I can pretty much guarantee he hasn't lost a step, but playing with pickup bands (like here) is a real challenge for people that play on his level.

[onehipdawg]

Oh Peter......

Not a great performance, but a good one.

[Entropy56]

I don't like Tony's pick guard. Too gay. The dark one looks better.

[afi3579]

ya'll are haters, it was sick

[wheetman]

are they maybe playing a little too fast for their own good?

[gretchenman]

Tony was not at the top of his game....But he is still quite the picker!

[Lewey8705]

Does anybody know who the banjo player is?

[crypticald]

Bill Holden. He played with Bill Monroe at some point in his career.

[bloozblasterX]

@Lewey8705 I don't,but he's top-notch.....I'd also want to ask who's the chick on bass ??!! She's right there the whole way - very accomplished.

[ystowe]

YEAHHH... mr rice was strugglin there for a sec. haha and i half ecpected peter to start jamming out midnight moonlight. either way, gotta love an old classic

[02x9]

That was cool seeing Pete Rowan take the

New Age-like guitar solo!

[crypticald]

Monitors were way off. And so was Tony, all weekend. Haha. Still better than 90% of the pickers out there...

[missouriboy66]

Tony was struggling a bit on his first solo.:-( Maybe the monitors were bad or someone was throwing him off. I've never heard Tony like that.....

[wardharrison]

they don't use monitors

[cman90000]

Is Tony Rice still alive?

[crypticald]

Yes. Alive and well.

[flatpikinguitar]

yeah. dont know how old he actualy is, but still alive. he isnt as good a picker as he used to be, but think how good he used to be

[vasdenfoot]

last i heard, 57

[StarCraftWhore]

Tony rice is so great ! ^^;

[pipernick]

is that bryn davis on bass?

[crypticald]

Yes.

[mandodoc]

I didn't know Holden was playing any more. Last I heard from him he was driving long-haul trucks and not playing a lick. Glad to see he's still messing with the banjo. He's a great musician.

[crypticald]

Bill showed up to play, and stuck around for about a year playing with two high string band, among others. Had some legal issues and we haven't seen him since. Too bad, great picker.

[peeweecray]

noticed the notes at the end referencing bill holden , a great , fun guy and a great banjo player . wish i had been there .

[scrappydoodle]

There was supposed to be a fiddler too, but the mandolin player ate him.

[gretchenman]

Thats a good thing, mandolin are better anyway!

[neatfreeek]

wow wow we wow, amazing stuff, wish i was there

[boyratchet]

I was at this festival and saw this performance. Right after their set I found myself waiting in line for the port-o-john just in front of Tony Rice.

As I recall, this was not his best day. It was cold when he took the stage later that and his performance suffered. Still, it was fun to finally see him perform live.

I've now seen all four of my favorite flat pickers: Rice, Blake, Crary and O'Connor.

[floppier]

This might be one of the roughest performances I've seen by Tony, but he's STILL amazing!!

[fgrod]

yeah - I know at one of these old settlers things he seemed a little tipsy - still beats most others. I've only ever seen him like that once in all the years I've seen him.

[rockhardcox]

lol look at the size difference b/t tony and the mandolin player

[nonmax15]

Dude, I love it. Thanks for posting this I mean that.

[roselovr2004]

Really pretty awesome that you got this! I have seen pictures, like I say, and I've seen some still shots from that moment where they were acting like they were gonna break their guitars, too! LOL! Quite a riot and great guys. I just wish Mr. Rice felt better these days.

[TheScrotumTickler]

these are great. thanks for sharing!