Abigail Washburn "Kangding Qingge (live)"

[Idorun100]

Very good ,,the musicians are very talented , it is amazing song,,lovly love song,,If you here this in Chinese it sounds better, but it is very hard to duplicate the mystic voice of a Chinese singer,,very good ,,iM AMAZED THAT MY CULTURE HAS REACHED western folk..

[generouskaz]

Just listening to this brings me back to my childhood! Both of my favorite styles, Chinese folk and Bluegrass, put together; what an exotic combination. Abigail used the wrong lyrics though: at 4:19, she sang the verses that normally would be sung by boys and not girls; it should've been "世间溜溜的'女子'，任'我'..." I love Abigail though and I love how she did this Chinese classic. What great talent, her and the quartet!

[btmacie]

Back when Casey's hair was tamed. Great song, though!

[rdhyee]

Please make this excellent video available to mobile viewing (e.g., on Android phones).

[MrHelloecho]

AbiWa! Is that calfskin? Do you condition it? IF so, with what?

[MrHelloecho]

Wo hen xi huan ni AbiWa!!

[henlaojim]

Chang ger de hua shi shen ma?

[wankatronic]

Casey Driessen is so good it's terrifying.

[yomotoro]

very cool , very nice !

[sanjuancb]

This is great---just when you thought you had seen everything someone starts singing Appalachian tunes in Mandarin....

Two thumbs up!

[willyu34]

@sanjuancb Well, it's not really Appalachian but a Traditional Chinese folk song that's been rearranged into a banjo piece. The main melody and the lyrics are exactly the same. The song is from the Kang Ding area in Sichuan (remember the earth quake?) That is an mountainous region with the hills just rolls on and on like the Appalachian. One of their tradition is for guys to sing to the girl of their desire thus many well know folk songs are from the area...

[sanjuancb]

@willyu34 Thanks for the clarification. It still strikes my fancy and I think that is quite charming regardless!

[PleaseDontBeLong]

Listen you are all amazing.

[Pani]

I really enjoy listening to this version. Beautifully song.

[mucman04]

listened to the song you sing before.

Now seeing you sing it..

Wow, really great .!

[UncannyWarrior]

wow! very nice!

[rasm6018]

just see her in tonder ffs she sing good;D

[Nanyanguo]

Jolly good. Love your blend of music on this chinese song.

[samiramirage]

lovely. please do not get the ringtone though.

[ifuckccp]

good mandarin!

[artichoke25]

These are all fabulous musicians and together they are creating masterpieces!

[chowderhead]

I love this music. It is cultural exchange of the best kind -- crosses borders, makes friends. Thank you, Abigail, for the wonderful music and the great video.

[huoleifengbrian]

嗨，这首还真有趣儿！Bluegrass才最牛B！

[canis216]

They have such a great sound.

[CDxiaodai]

嗨，Abby，没想到你还会唱《康定情歌》，那天应该就给我们唱­这首的，我们一定会觉得很亲切，呵呵。。你去过康定的吧？我也去­过，呵呵。。

[CDxiaodai]

嗨，Abby，没想到你还会唱《康定情歌》，那天应该就给我们唱­这首的，我们一定会觉得很亲切，呵呵。。你去过康定的吧？我也去­过，呵呵。。

[enausca]

Wow!

[chloeacallahan]

I love these guys. Saw them live in Harvard Sq. KILLER!!!

[IKAROS29]

this is really nice!!!!!!!!

[villanrc]

I learned this song while I was in China. This has got to be the greatest/coolest version ever! Also saw you at Delfest in Cumberland. Simply beautiful...

[thebetterjenna]

These guys were phenomenal at Bonnaroo. Bela Fleck is unreal and I wasn't sure the others would keep up and did they EVER!

[naturalobserver]

wonderful melding of different styles, really can't peghole it.

[naturalobserver]

wonderful melding of different styles, really can't peghole it.

[planetery]

This stuff sounded a lot cooler in the Newsweek writeup. :P

[obitoddkenobi]

很好听！ 你会不会把歌词写下来？谢谢。

[paralian]

Sounds interesting :)

[BrYanwithaY1986]

amazing... :)