Del McCoury Band ~ High On A Mountain [Live 1986]

This is the Del McCoury Band at the absolute height of their powers, in a live performance at Central Alabama Music Park, Jemison, Ala., in 1986.

That's Rick Campbell on fiddle, Ronnie McCoury on mandolin, Jerry McCoury on bass, Del McCoury on guitar and vocals, and Paul Silvius on banjo.

The performance was originally aired on a show called "Alabama Jubilee" on Alabama Public Television. I discovered it while going through a stack of 20-year-old VHS Hi-Fi tapes I made back in the day.

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• jemison
• folk

[jtizz711]

Is that bela fleck on the mandolin?

[alapoet]

@jtizz711 that's a young ronnie mccoury on mando

[fayeroe1009]

Marty Stuart does it much better! Much~

[alapoet]

@fayeroe1009 I disagree.

[miw309]

Man...I always come back to this video when I'm feeling rough.  It's the best medicine there is. Thanks for posting.

[alapoet]

@miw309 I totally agree! There's nothing better.

[esauerkraut]

Not everyone is born with a talent....Del McCoury was. Here's the right guy, doing the right thing. In my book, it doesn't get any better than the Del McCoury Band.

[hrspwr]

Jeff Gordon plays a mean mandolin.

[JimmyPagesSoloLover]

Thinking to myself....John Duffy would'a done this song to the utmost of perfection. Oh Dear!

[GodStarRevisited69]

they were incredible this year atRockygrass, as always, he took requests , i wanted to hear city of stone but we got this one, yeah Del, 2011!! love him and his band, Json Carter is a sick player..

[rocmaven]

love the bluegrass. hot. going to see ricky skaggs in watseka illinois on aug 26

[chadddapimp]

WOW

[TruegrassBoy]

This is a fantastic version of this song and I don't know if anyone could get that traditional high-lonesome sound better than Del and his band. One thing you should listen for in addition, though - Jerry McCoury's bass playing. Man, he is rocking the band out of its shoes. Tremendous job all round. Gives me goose bumps just listening to this.

[tarjammer420]

chills down my spine!!!420



[procrastinator66]

I just had the privilege of seeing Del, and even shaking his hand, in March, 2011. he played this song, and I think it has even more energy now than it did in 86.  If I had known way back then what I know now about bluegrass!

[yldann23]

To this day, he always, always wears a suit and tie to do a show. I wish they'd play more of him on country stations instead of the silly pop songs they play now.