Higher Ground - Bluegrass Gospel by The Purple Hulls

[ChickenLady9763]

VERY nice! Great job!

[woopsme]

The sister on the right is scaring me with her death stare

[TruthHurts1029]

Which one is Banjo Ben?

[putitinthick]

the woman in the white shirt stares so hard it is starting to scare me.

[ClanChattan14]

TALK ABOUT UNDERRATED! the two women sing like bluegrass angels!

can you sing Ben?

[goatpappy49]

God bless y'all. This is just EXCELLENT!!

[Lovingmusic1965]

This is good music period. God loves us all and has Heaven as a home for us. Jesus gave his life so we can be there. Please accept Jesus into your heart and live for and love God and let Heaven be your home eternal.

[Sbrown8218]

You guys are a blessed family.

[65creative]

You 3 radiate Gods light! Thats all I have to say :) Apart from if ou ever come to London . I'll be first in the queue x God bless

[MrRecordbuyer]

You've got it going on! Wow!!

[kingkonut]

I want to become an American

[earlthesquirrle]

nice music,nice harmonizing... what a treat for a springhill fl.man...do you have a CD avail.if you do where can I buy one. do you travel to diff.towns to play at churches?

[BanjoBen1]

@earlthesquirrle Thanks! We are currently raising money to go in and record a gospel bluegrass record in February. Check out my video titled "The Lord Came Unto Me" for details. Yep, we do travel to different towns as well. If you're interested in booking us, send an email to ThePurpleHulls at gmail dot com. Thanks!

[earlthesquirrle]

@BanjoBen1 thanks for the reply,GOD bless you

[BassBoe]

although bassboe can't play the upright anymore because it tweeks his first finger knuckle & that was a mistake @ 1:10 in the mando just a .5 step off..the vocals are just great..all i'm capabile of is autoharp vocalist 3 or 4 octive range,,bassboe can sing every note he can play on bass, but not on upright anymore..aboslutely incredible bajo ben

[jeremystikka]

Man i love this.

[angelbndscumn]

great vids man, God bless you! Just wonderin - are the ladies your sisters, wife and sister?

[CharmingBelles]

- EXCELLENT!!! - 

[homerboy488]

What's up with the "deer in the headlights" look by the chick on the geetar?

[TheBanjobuddy]

"watch out Isaacs here they come."

[swisssteellady]

wow, amazing!!!!

[michaellynnjr93]

Amazing! Good job guys!! God Bless Y'all!

[bobby7771117]

These musicians are beyond awesome! I love them! I need to buy their albums one day soon! In Christ's Love, BobbyK

[MsShirleyD]

Very nice.

[BillyTaylorOriginals]

Love it

[21SouthernBoy21]

And thank you so much for using your amazing talents for gospel

[21SouthernBoy21]

This is so awesome gets me so fired up!!!

[hehungblameless]

WHAT????????????? WOW...... TOTALLY AWESOME!

[mmason4242]

Ben - Any chance you'll be making a lesson video for higher ground soon?

[wammybarsolo21]

man. she stairs at the camera ha

hahaha

[cjohnson713]

Once again Banjo Ben and the Purple Hulls are awesome! Ben you and your sisters are some of the coolest people I have yet to meet and play with and I think its awesome how you actually take the time to respond to the comments from all your viewers. I truly have learned a lot from your tutorials and I hope the Lord continues to bless ya! Check out my vids and give me some constructive criticism if you can. Thanks and God bless!

[whip8]

this is beautiful.



[mmason4242]

Bought the CD and love it! Come on, bring on the Gospel production!

[davnkatz]

Ahhhhhhhhh! I meant banjer.

[davnkatz]

HEY! I recognize you twin sisters. I found a song and became a fan way back - BUT lost track. You are just as good as I rmembered. Your brother ain't bad on the geetar. All you need nw is abass for some bottom. Errrrrr! I play acoustic upright bass.

[JesusForSinnersdotcm]

Do you folks have this song on iTunes? I looked to purchase it but could not find it. If it isn't there, would you be able to post the audio from this video up there? I'd LOVE to purchase this song! :D

[stringbender57]

Awesome pickin'!

[hoosierhiver]

Impressive!

[agrlfmtx]

What happened to Ida Red?? I will have to get one of these CD's!! T:)

[rickysrejects]

when old duke hears this music he cant help but stomp his paws

[sexyguitarboy69]

I want to marry the guitar girl. Wanna get in touch with me, honey?

[ramey58]

Well done! I've sung the bass on this one more times than I can count so I know it well. Excellent job! Mark

[Fstpicker]

That was so cool!! Wow!!

[dudeitspalik]

I Like Them Bango Solo 0:57-1:13

[peggysbass]

wow...ya'll are amazing!!!

[aspenbanjo]

Nice work on the backup Ben!

[skydogz1]

Best group around, these girls are the best singers in a long time.

[damanfrom808]

wow!!! awesome!!! them pretty ladies been jammin in the Lord and brother's hot too. hallelujah, thems burnin up some strings unto to the Lord and the vocals are just all right now. Purple Hulls are so good, praise Jesus!!! goood post!

[rocmaven]

love bluegrass. my hometown has ricky skaggs kentucky thunder on august 26 at the watseka theatre. thats watseka illinois.

[JulianZeezer]

Whoa! Fancy editing! It's like watching MTV -- except with good music!

[corkyjmc]

Fantastic, but who could expect less. I just downloaded their new album on iTunes, get it. You will NOT be disappointed. LOVE these folks.

[IommiFan70]

I was expecting the mandolin break but i wasnt expecting... BOOM! camera angle change! nice.

[Audioproject2]

Very nice performance!

[MartinLoeber]

I just can't get enough of you guys, great stuff, looking forward to the next album.

[CFMD28]

Darn the nay sayers......Great song....artfully performed. Come to Kentucky y'all!

[tlgrimmy]

You guys rock! I wish I was closer to you out there rather than here in California. I'd be a groupy;). Love hearing your music and thankful for all of the instructional videos.

[meremenjess]

Double-mint, twice the goodness : ) Awesome sound thanks for posting.

[TruegrassBoy]

Yeah, do a bluegrass album - I'll be first in line to buy it.

[edpar45]

I think your music is the most greatest music ever. I thank the good lord above for music like yours.

[esparka]

transitions, people, are preferable to repeating the entire song for one boo-boo. Just guessin'...........

[BanjoBen1]

@esparka Haha! Though a lot of people DO do that, I promise you that this was all one take with no editing! The Shure KSM32 mic is the only mic that's used, and the only thing I did was add a tad of reverb to the channel. Now, we may have to play the song half a dozen times, but it's all one take :)

[Fitzliputzli23]

@BanjoBen1 So you shot this with two cams right? If you just did hard cuts nobody would have thought of you trying to glue different takes together. Soft cuts, effect cuts, dissolve cuts and all this stuff psychologically separates the parts. They are used to mark a change in time or place. If you don't want that effect, use simple hard cuts instead. They psychologically join the parts and are hardly even noticed by the viewer. Try it!

[BanjoBen1]

@Fitzliputzli23 Yeah, but the other cuts are so FUN! Haha! :)

[Fitzliputzli23]

@BanjoBen1 Haha! Yes, they are! But it gives your film an unprofessional touch. Which is a shame because your music is on a professional level. With transition effects it is pretty much the same as with guitar effects: A beginner tends to put in too much reverb, delay, chorus and all this stuff, simply cause he owns them and they are "so much fun". A pro has learnt to use or avoid them in a way they fit the music best. You're music deserves to be edited in a pro-manner not in a beginner's level.

[bluegrazz41]

@esparka It's true that sometimes you have to do a pickup from a mistake, I can gaurantee that the angle shots were on purpose to show the picking of the banjo and to keep the publics interest. Great job on the video!!!! Great music!!!!!!

[mbtfeedback]

Hmm, looks like someone was experimenting with video transitions on a two camera shot. What, no star wipe? ;)

[Denvermorgan2000]

Really nice!

[cadjunk]

Wow! This is just the greatest. Gwen

[21SouthernBoy21]

haha awesome guys ya'll are cooking!

[CodyCEngdahl]

Wow! Your sisters look just like you, but in hot chick form!

[stringout]

Yessir!

[bbjorkyt]

Great driving tune and vocals, you're blessed to be playing together, nothing beats playing with siblings, parents, grandparents and offspring. I've been lucky enough to play with my son on a regular basis, it's one of my greatest pleasures. Good luck guys and I love the twins vocals.

[1kRaFt]

Great!

[yalahamike]

Dadgumit...I sure wish I lived closer to you all...I'd be right in there with my old standup...I really dig your music Purple Hulls...

[hairyhondaman]

WOW! EX----CEL----LENT!!!!!

[wrs5835]

I enjoy your sound a lot,keep up the good work!

[johnb406]

Wow!!!! Always great!!!  John

[proverbs2221]

Awesome job, y'all! Can't wait for the Gospel Album!!

[mat0920]

That was a mighty fine a pickin and a singin

[Imoutanames]

Awesome!!!!

[SigP229R]

Just W-O-W what a sound!!!

[SliceOMater]

That was pure joy!!! Nothin' like great harmony and fine and dandy pickn'.

I'm sold!! I'll be listening for more!!

[LHenderson86]

Excited to hear that album!

[Michaelrwright92]

When will you guys do an album of Gospel tunes?

[wammybarsolo21]

yall should perform at Galax fidlers conventionin august

[jdalton1611]

Are you guys gonna do an album with this kind of stuff? I'd definitely be interested in that!

Well done!

[BanjoBen1]

@jdalton1611 We are going to record a bluegrass gospel album when we've raised enough money :) You can support the recording of our gospel album by purchasing our current country album on iTunes, Amazon, etc. Thanks!

[270Gmoney]

If you don't mind me asking, how much cash did you drop for that Mcpherson?

[BanjoBen1]

@270Gmoney I'm an endorsed McPherson artist, so I got a deal on it :) I can say that it is the finest guitar that I've ever owned, and I said that about McPhersons before I was endorsed! They're absolutely the most perfectly constructed guitar ever made. I got to go to their factory in Wisconsin and it blew my mind! Plus, the people behind the name are what really make the company...none finer anywhere.

[270Gmoney]

@BanjoBen1 I have always wanted one, but I've never even got to lay hands on one, I live in Mississippi and the nearest dealer is in Atlanta, Georgia. I really want to play one soon so I can know which tone woods to get!

[opnwhl4]

@BanjoBen1 I am curious if this is the same McPherson company from Wisconsin that makes bows? That would be my ideal company, make bows and guitars!

[BanjoBen1]

@opnwhl4 Yep, that's them! Of course their bows used to be called McPhersons, but now they are called Mathews...best bows in the world! I have the Z7 Magnum!

[opnwhl4]

@BanjoBen1 That's Awesome! I never knew they made guitars. Got to check them out. I used to shoot Mathews, loved my Q2 but turned to the "Dark" side and bought a Hoyt XTec. Really like What Mathews is doing and have tried out their new bows every year, but just can't justify a new one yet. Well at least in the wife's eyes anyway, LOL!

[Michaelrwright92]

Nice work that was really good.

[shodobe1]

Just excellent is all. Just out of curiosity, what mic. are you using there? I'm currently looking to purchase a good mic. for bluegrass vocals/harmony etc. ??

[BanjoBen1]

@shodobe1 Thanks! That is a Shure KSM32. Great mic!

[BassLady55]

I just love you guys!



[puika1987]

Nice one.....:-)

[AndrewCopland]

Wow, awesome!!!



[miguelconditioning]

really good! :D