Cody Kilby, Brad Davis, and Tim May - Angeline The Baker

[snapperjohn1000]

I realy dont understand all of the inside structural functions of internal braceings of guitars and how they support the bridge and help define the sound of the instrument , but why would it not work to put a stick bridge with a long saddle on a full blown dreanaught guitar like the ones they are playing on stage? Just wandering what kind of sound and sustain it would produce and how it would affect the stuctural integrety of the guitar?

[johnnycmajor]

It is great picking however this is one of those songs that I think less is better.

My humble opinion.

[FiddlinMikeRolland]

I teach this tune for fiddle! You can view the lesson for free on my channel, or go check out my website. I post new lessons every week for fiddle, guitar, and mandolin.

This video is killer. Cody is one of the cleanest and fastest pickers around now, and Brad is one of the best guitar players that many pickers haven't heard of. He's so unique with his pick technique, and his phrasing shows he's a rocker in a grasser's body. Tim May is really killin it too.

[devlin15251]

does anyone have any idea what that little brown thing is attached to the soundhole of brads guitar?

[marclchevalier]

@devlin15251 - Looks exactly like the control on my old Dual Baggs mic/pickup.

[devlin15251]

@marclchevalier thanks bud, i thought it was some kinda mic or something

[vibrasonic99]

I think Cody Kilby is the only one who is really familiar with the melody of Angeline The Baker............Tim May is on it more often than not.....Brad Davis plays all around it but never really lands anywhere closer than vague resemblance at best.

[Poneutria]

@vibrasonic99 I can guarantee that May is totally familiar with the meldoy on this.

[dukeofearlbanjo]

@vibrasonic99 They know the melody, they just refuse to play it. Give that simple melody any day!

[vibrasonic99]

@dukeofearlbanjo I think that may be the most asinine statement I've ever read on YouTube and you totally missed the point of my post. If they refuse to play the melody, they should also refuse to call it Angeline the Baker...........if, by some stretch of the imagination, you would invoke artistic interpretation you should at the very least give the same to the title and call it "Hazy dance around indistinct melody that began to almost sound like another song".

[dukeofearlbanjo]

@vibrasonic99 why are you arguing? I agree with you. There SHOULD be some resemblance to the actually tune. This is bluegrass, not jazz. However this is clearing a jam and not a recording session and I'm sure they would all like to have parts back. They are exploring their instruments and no one can fault them for that.

[capitalismforme]

@dukeofearlbanjo Interesting comment particularly because even jazz always plays the "head" of the song before going outside the box. Further, there is a very close kinship between jazz and bluegrass.

[vibrasonic99]

@dukeofearlbanjo I opened for Marty Stuart twice when Brad was playing for him and got to briefly meet with them and such, I know what he's capable of............the simple melody is the key. In your lesson on Your Love Is Like A Flower and Doin' My Time, you do the melody..........I knew what you were playing without you telling me what you were playing. If that doesn't happen when you play music, you missed your mark. We all do it from time to time.

[dukeofearlbanjo]

@vibrasonic99 Tony Rice hardly ever plays the melody and he gets by okay

[vibrasonic99]

@dukeofearlbanjo Sorry, I misunderstood your post earlier. When making comparisons, you need to compare apples to apples; when TR plays an INSTRUMENTAL, he plays the melody, or at least establishes the melody before his juices flow; when he plays on a song that has a vocal part to establish the melody, he does what the rest of us do and takes off. I'm cool with that, I do it too. Good banjer pickin' man, I'm just starting after playing guitar for 35 years..it's a whole different animal.

[vibrasonic99]

@dukeofearlbanjo ,,, one other thought, I've seen kids at festivals that have actually watched this video and they group up, noodle around in D for about 15 minutes and tell everyone they just played Angeline......they don't know any better because they copied their heroes and we all know those guys are never wrong. lol

[brandonch25]

@dukeofearlbanjo tony rice almost always plays the melody at the begining of the song so that you know what it is

[SIRONEDRAGON]

cool

[resorael]

Damn. Like, seriously, damn.  That was hot.

[BJ1047]

Tim on that Breedlove again! What model is it? Gotta know!

[jboy4526]

cody kilby is a stud

[snowmanpolice]

I saw him several years ago when he was with Sally Jones at a local festival. To this day, still don't know why I didn't go talk to him!

[flatpikinguitar]

jus go talk to him he is a very nice guy and will talk to any body. in fact all three of them will.

[runninghart]

Wow. That's all I can say.

[amerikanerMarinen]

Never seen such beautiful flatpickin!

[ShaunSchipper]

It's fun to watch and listen to these guys play. I met Cody in Walker, Minn 1-25-09 at a Concert with Ricky Skaggs. He's talented and I got to talk to him after the show which I enjoyed. very much.

[maxneu]

I think the coolest thing about this video is that these guys know how to play with two other guitars in the room. Notice how each one sticks to a designated range on the guitar (the guy on the right plays high strings, middle plays mid, left plays bass) this is really important when playing with other people. Every time I jam with someone they end up stumming all the strings and the whole thing turns into loud disorganised mush. Some of you know this but I thought it was worth mentioning.

[obrsl]

Agreed. Learning to stay out of other musician's way IS music.

To take it in a bit deeper, sometimes even sticking to a certain range of strings (high, middle, bass) isn't even sufficient. Simple major triads duplicate chord tones which sometimes is enough to make the tune sound muddy. Although they are rooted more in jazz, when several instruments are playing an accompaniment, sometimes shell voices sound brilliant and are easier to keep track of. Just something else to look into.

[Gianelli9]

Some really nice pickin'!

[GTO8383]

Anybody know which Bourgeois model is Cody Kilby playing? I'm guessing a D150, but not for sure...

[flatpikinguitar]

he has a bourgeois brazilian vintage dreadnaught and a slope d. he is playing the vintage d

[flatpicker15]

is brads a proulux or however you spell it

[flatpikinguitar]

yeah and tim may is playing a d-18

[NMHighPlains]

Brad is playing his Merrill C28. It's spelled Proulx and that's not one.

[schmelv47]

Theae guys are pretty stinkin good guitar players.

[saleens7austin]

great song and performance!

[kleiboff]

Great !

[lordofthemoodring]

these guys can pick! beautifuly.

great video

[iizabunghole]

I got this dvd...Amazing

[SPDTrojan08]

I think I like Cody's picking the most.  But personal taste takes nothing from the amazing talent these guys have.

[jeanhoel2]

Fantastic musicians , accoustic guitars AT THE BEST !!!