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Topic: shows with Sam Bush

who is Sam Bush and why does he appear on the tickets...does he play with Joe or just open for him at certain shows?..wasn't sure if the Sam Bush shows were any different set lists by Joe etc? got a bunch of people turned on and going with me to penns peak!!..

scottphilly

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Re: shows with Sam Bush

Sam is an incredible mandolin player and plays mainly bluegrass music. It's definitely an odd pairing of him opening for Joe, but then again I'm a big bluegrass fan and would love to hear Sam and Joe jam acoustically. That probably won't happen, but anything is possible.

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Re: shows with Sam Bush

The show in Baltimore will be both. I think that "Sloe Gin" has songs that lend themselves well to Mandolin. Maybe Sam will come out for one of them....Should be fun...Cathy

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Re: shows with Sam Bush

Joe's exact comment re: Sam Bush was "He Rocks!".  Guess that's quite an endorsement from da man.

CarljMD

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Re: shows with Sam Bush

Sam also plays in what would have to be considered a bluegrass super group consisting of Sam on mandolin, Jerry Douglas on dobro, Bela Fleck on banjo, Mark O'Connor on violin, and Edgar Meyer on bass. They're called Strength In Numbers. I caught them years ago at the Strawberry Bluegrass Festival in Yosemite. Awesome act.

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Re: shows with Sam Bush

If my **** is grass and my grass is blue, does that make my **** blue too?  Didn't know you were a big bluegrass fan dawg! Arrrooooooroooorooo!

ohiodawg13 wrote:

Sam is an incredible mandolin player and plays mainly bluegrass music. It's definitely an odd pairing of him opening for Joe, but then again I'm a big bluegrass fan and would love to hear Sam and Joe jam acoustically. That probably won't happen, but anything is possible.

                                                                                             My Grass Is Blue,

                                                                                             J Dawg

"He still doesn't charge for mistakes! wink"
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Re: shows with Sam Bush

Yupper. Awesome performance act!!!

ohiodawg13 wrote:

Sam also plays in what would have to be considered a bluegrass super group consisting of Sam on mandolin, Jerry Douglas on dobro, Bela Fleck on banjo, Mark O'Connor on violin, and Edgar Meyer on bass. They're called Strength In Numbers. I caught them years ago at the Strawberry Bluegrass Festival in Yosemite. Awesome act.

                                                                                           Think Green,

                                                                                           J Dawg

"He still doesn't charge for mistakes! wink"
http://jbonamassa.com/tour-dates/
"Everybody wants ta get inta the act!"
“Now, this isn’t your ordinary party crowd, here.  I mean, there are professionals in here.”
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Re: shows with Sam Bush

Rocket wrote:

If my **** is grass and my grass is blue, does that make my **** blue too?  Didn't know you were a big bluegrass fan dawg! Arrrooooooroooorooo!

ohiodawg13 wrote:

Sam is an incredible mandolin player and plays mainly bluegrass music. It's definitely an odd pairing of him opening for Joe, but then again I'm a big bluegrass fan and would love to hear Sam and Joe jam acoustically. That probably won't happen, but anything is possible.

                                                                                             My Grass Is Blue,

                                                                                             J Dawg

Boy Howdy!!! I catch the Del McCoury Band when I'm not checkin' out Alison and the Union Station boys. Must be a little hillbilly in me, my dad was born in West Virginny.

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Re: shows with Sam Bush

I have Chris Hillman's '05 release The Other Side with bluegrassy/acoustic versions of Eight Miles High and It Doesn't Matter, from the Manassas days. Thats about as rockin' as mandolin gets, but it's all good IMO.

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Re: shows with Sam Bush

I can second Jane's recollection as to Joe's comment "as much as one can rock a mandolin."  Joe's tone was one of surprise, like he wasn't quite sure how they came to be paired.  I have a good friend who says Bush is an incredible talent.  Even though I'm not a big bluegrass guy, I'm always excited to see one of the best at what he/she does.  I got to see Merle Haggard and Willie Nelson last week, and even though country isn't my first choice, it was awesome to get to see these legendary performers.

Well, I hope I'll like Bush 'cause I'll be seeing him in Baltimore and Penn's Peak.

-Rob

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Re: shows with Sam Bush

I hope nobody thinks Joe has any disrespect for bluegrass since I remember him saying Dan Tyminski was a favorite player of his. Dan's one of Alison Kraus' guitar players in Union Station.

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What is success? Is it do yo' own thang, or is it to join the rest?   -Allen Toussaint