Mike Compton "Evening Prayer Blues" PIP 2008

Though considered a Bill Monroe tune, this is actually written by a harmonica player named DeFord Bailey, according to Mike Compton. DeFord used to play with Monroe back in the early tent-show days of the Grand Ole Opry. "Evening Prayer Blues" is meant to mimic the tones of a small ensemble of singers in a brush-arbor revival meeting. Compton says he starts like DeFord's harmonica and ends the way Monroe did it on a mandolin.

This performance is during a Nashville Bluegrass Band set at the 3rd annual Pickin' In the Pines Bluegrass Festival in September 2008 in Flagstaff, AZ.

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[gdwilson001]

Give em Hell Mike!

[jonwints]

Mike, you inspire me! I recently was lucky enough to acquire a beautiful Duff to play. Now it's up to me! I love your powerful style!

[markelberry]

Thank you Mike,for keeping alive the true sound of the mandolin alive in my opinion

WOW!!

[bluegrasschild]

his the only Mandolin player i no that can play only mandolin and make it work AWSOME!!!!!!!!!!

[msokolik]

Mike, you're the best.

[budaroo]

Powerful

[diptanshu]

super