Chinese Bluegrass (REDGRASS): Red Chamber 紅庭, Jaybirds

[Teatalktea]

Great tunes !!! love it !!

[MyBadplayer]

what a wonderful blend of cultures!!!!thank you for allowing all of us to enjoy.

[polmaccaba01]

I have to say that was fun just watching it...what a good advertisement for blue grass, and we get a few slanties on board....happy days all round...go China!

[newdawg100]

@polmaccaba01 "and we get a few slanties on board"

Clever, clever. Your wit makes us all proud.

[TheGenesisSpirit]

this was great!!! I grew up w/Bluegrass & to see bluegrass being played on chinese instruments was fantastic!! I loved seeing their expression of how fun this music is while playing their chinese instruments. This was so much fun & I'm so glad to see music that derived from the moonshine mountains being enjoyed in other cultures. I wish you all the best in your music endeavors, 4 u all are no doubt awesomely talented! Thank You for sharing w/us!!

[MajorBluntz]

Chinese Bluegrass. I was like WTF? Then I was like OH.

[PaintBalla701]

needs more bass drops, LIKE SKRILLLLLEXXXXXXX.

[TheGenesisSpirit]

@PaintBalla701 haha! your comment reminded me of the line "Needs more cowbell" :-P :-D ;-)

[rwnes]

Y'all be twanging it . Great sound

[wilkee41]

Dainty Chinese girls in the dark Appalachian mountains.

[utahjai]

I wish the whole world should be harmonized like the way the instruments do. It sounds good.

[urfrenddavid]

太牛了！啊啊



[tenorbanjo4]

Wonderful mix !

[grail68]

So awesome. Just so, so awesome.

[groovintheblues]

AweeeeesSome, Want some more. That was a might fine a pickin and a fi...., hang on where was the fiddle? Never mind, didn't need one. Well Done!!! Very well done in fact. 

[harprich]

awesome!

[TheMILVET]

That was quite enjoyable. Guilian Liu was awesome. I have to wonder, does our banjo sound as weird to them as the Sanxian sounds to us?

[Bronyderp]

@TheMILVET The Banjo sounds strange even to fellow americans. It's a strange instrument

[zhaotaisheng]

哦，不错，琵琶刘桂莲老师吧，早就看过了，只是不知道是你们呀，­你的琴还是传统的，更难得了，击节鼓掌。

[resistenc3]

this song is almost perfect !!! can't belive it happens...

[novoprodmex]

nice! eeeeehaaaaaa! dancing baby dancing!!!



[rakkav]

One thing that Celtic and Celtic-derived music (such as bluegrass) has, despite its basis in diatonicism, a melodic organization in the pentatonic scale. No surprises then that these Chinese instruments can play bluegrass. What surprises me is that everybody's playing in more or less the same temperament. I'm pretty sure the Chinese lutes weren't created with equal temperament in mind!

[ZaDiscs]

Actually modern Chinese lutes are all made in equal temperament.

[jalofnotrade]

@rakkav This comment was not necessary at all

[rakkav]

@vllmer (et al.): "Bending" notes is common across many, many musical cultures and like as not had its origin in ancient Mesopotamia where the lute (fretted and unfretted) was first invented and then spread to the rest of the world.

[ZaDiscs]

bending notes are an imitation of vocal music and are found in many cultures around the world. There is evidence of fretless instruments in a number of world cultures concurrent with and predating those in Mesopotamia.

[mcbob32]

i had a lil timer in my head that said... bing bing bing bing

[TheSkyway0]

i love it

[vllmer]

I have wondered this for years, hearing the music and similarities(?) Some asian singers I hear even have that certain twang when they sing.

[bradleydad]

We really are one world!

(This reminds me of nights years ago in North Africa finding a connection with people I knew nothing about by playing a little strange music. Who care who's side you're on! This is music! Death can wait.)

[picsonly]

This is truly fantastic!



[TheLastBrainLeft]

Reminds me of the ep of KOTH where Connie runs away to Branson.

Can I wear a sundress and go barefoot Mr Hill?

[shambles7ful]

Sounds like Irish music gone all oriental !!!

[TheLastBrainLeft]

@shambles7ful Bluegrass IS Irish, specifically created by the Scots-Irish.

[urustai]

This is one of the few things I don't regret Brian Clevinger linking.

[lightsout9999]

Wow!!!!

[zev007]

Leehaw!

[WayZord]

o.o

[colliecandle]

Played beautifully on traditional Chinese instruments. Bless 'em all !

[watchinshadows]

Excellent!

[MrLesterFlatt]

This is brilliant! Isn't that the banjo from deliverance?

[billthetailor]

Video could have benefited greatly from multiple cameras - or a better camera operator. Still, the performance was phenomenal! I'm not a big fan of the liugin and sanxian, but in context, it really works!

[cardcityrocker]

hory shiet.



[66sjones]

@cardcityrocker lol thats hilarious.

[kalloused]

Ironically the Chinese call this "Blueglass" but when they say it in english, it comes out as "Bluegrass" so it works out in the end.

[goingfishing313]

so awesome

[Telelikeitis]

Check out the size of that banjo neck that girl is playing. I'd have to use a step latter to get to the first fret.

[1madeintheimage]

@Telelikeitis I think those things are fretless!

[darwinsfinches]

1:37 - 2:07 love it

[snawbary]

haha THIS IS AMAZING!

[800d678L]

This make my day, so interesting, so much fun.

[alan4sure]

Those are some amazing musicians with the strange looking instruments. Such talent.

[Aemyh]

HAHA this is amazing!

[AtlantaSpike]

"I did it Mei Wei!"

[BretWinters]

@AtlantaSpike Lol, fuck! :D

[Parzefail]

That's what I imagine music being like in the second season of firefly.

Why yes, I am still bitter.

[lohphat]

Yi har, ma!

[emmanuellebigre]

@whoever posted this: Thank you

[MRosenPewpz]

Beautiful.

[wasp9]

PADDLE FASTER, I HEARD SANXIANS

[XBLArmory]

What it sounds like in 2092. [OR] Deriverance.

[Blogengezer]

Mandolin even has a 'Fat' sound in comparison to the Red C's most active three pickers. Only the far right instrument had it, but not enough heard of it until the last few bars. Great rythym together and no shortage of spirit and enthusiam.... Really cheery stuff. Great post :>)

[OctoDunn]

ooooh! i love this!!

[52210442088401616]

i love that sanxian at 1:38

[Ihateironman]

This is why multiculturalism is awesome folks.

[poopdeedoo123]

@Ihateironman Oh my god thank you for such a badass comment! Hahaha you're awesome! I'm gonna go make multibabies now :D

[leonslickwilson]

Smokin Hott!!!!!!

[thebeastic]

I only wish to play as well ! :)

[thebeastic]

Amazing!!!!!

[PrincessAlexzandra]

XD I saw Red Chamber live last night

[stabelite]

fantastic music. i just saw them live and it was amazing.

[jasonmfrench89]

Ha!  This is awesome!

[kawi125s]

They were just at my school and they performed it was awsome!!!

[pursehappygal]

I am doing an event where this group is performing, and this is the first time I have ever heard them. This was fantastic! thank you for sharing!

[LunasCraincloud]

That is very very cool. Sound great too.

[FutileFreak]

This is some really great music! It's like the blending of cultures in music form!

i'm putting this one on my ipod!

[dubvpunk]

That was pretty damn amazing

[bob84990]

could do with more of this sort of thing, absolutely brilliant

[sirmorluk]

Wonderful gift to mankind. Thank you Bill Monroe.

And seriously? 7 people didn't like this? How is it possible?

[asgloki]

Let musical fussion end all wars

[macro2sancro]

this is the most adorable thing i have ever seen

[pupnan]

It's more like a BrueGlass Band I love their version of Pik'n a Chickefoot Mao Down

[navigator1944]

This is an example of what makes Vancouver such a great city. Finding common ground.

[hacker1954]

Hahaha Good Stuff!!!!!

[dd4vols]

JIm Nunnaly is sure a funny name for a Chinese guy!

[flomeddeglattesko]

I like the fact that all the "Chinese instruments" lookes like they are made of bamboo :D

[redougulas]

i cried bro...i fuckin cried!

[98cooper]

oh wait a minute, there is a martin guitar involved...

[GrobmotorikJones]

this is the best example why music has definetly more power than any greedy politician wishes to have for himself.

[pervertt]

Some amazing musical talent on display. Politicians should take a lesson from this perfect blend of east and west.

[MrChungliman]

very good

[bglad4life]

Wow, Asians have all kinds of funky guitar-like instruments...and they look hard as hell to play!

[MorbidMarauder]

Wow, looks hard as hell, like a goddamn 12 stringed bass.

[msmalley100]

This is great! :)

[sandinmyears1]

Kind of follows the melody of the classic Irish song "Little Beggarman."

[plucknpick]

Awesome! 

[dylsbeck]

Love that sweet sound

[numetalci]

i didnt know about bluesgrass

it seems like its even better than blues

[walkingonair]

I am unable to save this to my favorites : |

[micmoable]

those chinese folks can sure pick on their unique instruments

[lovinSpoonful]

I LOVE THIS!!!!! I'd a-been there when they performed if I had known about it!

[Beezerjuice]

Yeeha you go girls!

[Brightred11]

Oh my, I LOVE this video... thank you for putting it up for the world to enjoy.

[DJkevvykev]

Fantastic.

Wish I had been there

[copperhead1234567]

Music is great it matters not who is

Playing it

[comradeshow]

wow this is really good- an american blue grass fan

[banjotony]

When I learned the chromatic scale, nothing was mentioned about a "nationality" belonging to any one of the notes. Music easily transcends all the "restrictions and biases" we put upon ourselves if we let it, and here's the living proof. Bravo!!!!

[IAMZBANSHEE]

Love it!

[lrover03]

Man, I'm lovin this!! Great performance! :))

[snowraven7]

This is incredible! I loved it!!

[singerdave2001]

Wow! thats some classy grass!

[resistenc3]

awesome got no words omg !!!

[DaftStrings]

This...is...hilarious! I always thought about playing banjo music on the sanxian or shamisen.

[alizmay]

Where is there mandalina and balalaika?

[woodbutcherjohn]

@alizmay These people are Chinese, balalaika is more of a Russian thing.

[sherrysusan75]

This is Amazing! I'm going to share w/ my Chinese friends - simply stellar ~

[beefordboy]

That`s terrrrific. Love bluegrass love that.

[JohnSelma]

This is vintage West Coast where there is only the music of the First Nations that can be called traditional so each group of new arrivals has brought their own and now they are mixing it all up.  Also of note is "Delhi to Dublin" blending the musics of Ireland and the Punjab.

[Libervurto]

@sirhcskoorb

You mean chords, cord is string.

[phooned]

in love with the music mate!

[MrCosteffective]

China pwns America once again :D

[Hikikomori013]

@MrCosteffective

Technically it would be "China and America join to make something great."

The Chinese and western instruments really play well off each other on this piece.

[Libervurto]

@MrCosteffective

It's music, no one "pwns" anyone...

[MrCosteffective]

@Libervurto damn straight :)

[dyoungXI]

Awesome.

[frmertd]

I totally want to learn foggy mountain breakdown on that pear shaped thing she is playin.

[woodbutcherjohn]

That actually sounded pretty good!

[navigator1944]

Vancouver, where everything comes together in the most unique way. And of course wherever John Reishcman goes, great music is sure to follow.

[WilliamCerf]

Talk about multicultural!!! This is incredible.

[asoviva34]

East Meets West. Magic happens!

[doomood]

@asoviva34 Far East meets Far West!!

[diadra]

WOW!!! Love it!

[sisseeboy]

hell yeah foggy mountain fake down. pretty sweet

[ttbseffy]

WOW! Love it!

[ConstantineHuman]

Music that is at once colloquial and universal.

[bekalynn825]

I don't know much about deconstructing music, art or literature. What is authentic, the symbolism, the deep breaking down of every piece of music, painting, or book, but I know what I like and waht makes me feel happy. This clip does!

[bekalynn825]

I don't know about "deconstructing" pieces of music. art or literature. What's "authentic", what's the "deep hidden meaning" or "symbolism" of every mucsic piece, painting or book, But I know what I like and what makes me feel happy and this is a clip of music that does!

[bekalynn825]

A joyful and harmonious celebration of the two cultures. It is super-duper cool!

[Inamkur]

As a Asian Kentuckian, I have to say that this is FREAKIN' AWESOME! I love how music like this can so easily transcend cutural bounds. I also love how the different instruments give it such a unique, yet familliar sound.

[MadSmokerBBQ]

I love this!!!! 

[ForumGakuSo]

Thank you, great band !

[goinghomesomeday1]

Just incredible and absolutely fantastic.

[aliwhitwell]

Superbly original bluegrass! Thanks for sharing.

[downstube]

i'll play it for my wife when she gets home. thanks for posting

[guitaristonerebel]

it still rocks and i keep replaying it

[F0rkb0y]

Get The F*ck out!!!!Ninja Hillbillies!Impressive!

[rockmax2000]

awsome！

[MauroPavanelli]

great!

[MargyAnne1]

From Canada... absolutely great!!!! I play the fiddle and guitar and love bluegrass but this is amongst the most original and best I've seen!!! Great work!!!!

[bluesjack82]

Awesome instruments. Great play!!!

[travelhobo]

Terrific music. We want more, more, more.

[Slaykidangel]

Its too precise! Bluegrass is supposed to have a bit of slop to it! Why cant asians suck at something??



[michaelpc420]

Some funny lookin' gitars, but I figure thems home made. I don't see the jug so they probly still workin' on gettin it empty.

[emptyangel]

@michaelpc420

They're playing genuine Chinese instruments.

[debbieswinyer]

Blew me away!

[HANKWILLIAMS1924]

5 star and shared

[cadjunk]

Fantastic. I loved it. Some instruments I've never seen. It was wonderful. Thanks for sharing. Gwen

[booksgodt]

A shave and a hair cut it is! Well done people!

[alan4sure]

Pretty amazing and very well done!

[beth180202]

OMG I love this! So cool

[Baculus]

This is hot! Way cool!

[Fyrged]

God I was just watching someone play Chinese folk music on the sanxian, and I though "Hmm, sounds kinda like a Chinese banjo . . ." and then I saw REDGRASS

[Mandotwang]

Nice to see the culture blend! Excellent!

[byan70]

20 thumbs up in my opinion

[RebelliousPatriot]

that lil tingy thing went all banjo!?!?!? CRAZY SHIT!!!

[booksgodt]

Makes me proud that I am surrounded by such wonderful musicians. Just across the pond.

[Klobilob]

This was absolutely amazing.. and the tuch of asian classic music made it wonderful to lissen to. Applause from Sweden !

[DrMison]

RedGrass ? Nice one

[olmmbill]

This is a beautiful blend of instruments and cultures. I loved it. Thanks for posting.

[901hwx37122]

Hot Damn! From Blue Grass Tennessee

[fork1964]

This is really awesome!

[nuzleechick]

Love it!!!

[speedborg122]

this is cool!!! its amazing how instruments from two entirely different cultures can come to together and make some pretty good music.

[tulapi123]

Favourite. =)

[gimmedatstick]

Excellent!!!!! Too cool for words!

[Racking40]

I love this. Are there more? This is so great! Everyone really has their mind on their instrument!