Butch Robins: Sally Gooden - Grey Eagle Medley

This is the incomparable Butch Robins on banjo and myself chopping mandolin behind him. Butch demonstrates what he learned about fiddle tunes from hanging around Galax and Union Grove and then being a part of Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys.

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Music

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• bill
• monroe
• butch
• robins
• fiddle
• mandolin
• banjo
• melodic
• Kenny
• Baker
• Bela
• Fleck
• Earl
• Scruggs
• bluegrass

[iloveyouemily]

Great, Great playing. I wonder how many people clicked off this video because he talks too much at the beginning. Over 4 minutes.

[JimRichter]

That was intentional. This is a video from Butch's website where he was giving some instruction on the history of his approach to fiddle tunes.

[JimRichter]

You're absolutely right. In my opinion, it's him and Bob Black--though Butch has a lot more drive in his playing (which comes from the fact that he's a master of Scruggs style as well, which Black never really was IMO).

[Keefterdam]

I listened to the whole thing and this guy likes to hear himself talk way way to much.. Hes okay ,but I would never go to see him play anywhere.

[Spearfisher1970]

i'll take as much teachin' as i can get! Playin's good, too.

[MolassesThe]

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you, awesome really

[nasty5oh]

Great stuff right there.

[Banjodunc]

The three albums that Butch recorded those many years ago still stand up to the test of time. I'll never forget the one and only time I saw him perform. It was with Bill Monroe and they were on fire. I feel very fortunate.

[tridentum]

I wore a groove in 40 Years Late back in the day. Great to see Robbins on Youtube.

[Gronk52]

Other robins chirp before their music begins...

[DnDMacon]

This dialogue by Butch is PRICELESS!

For the great unwashed, Butch nailed Monroe's tunes on the banjo better than ANYBODY, and fit Monre's music better than any banjo picker before or since.

[cnsd402w]

I agree! Butch Robins rocks!

[bluntinst]

to much gobbing not enough oickin