robbif - Posted - 01/15/2019:  09:03:33

Redwood Hill made their first appearance at the Hudson Valley Bluegrass Association and I suspect it won't

be their last. Now you can enjoy the first part of some wonderful Country Gentlemen picking and singing.

 

https://www.facebook.com/RedwoodHillBand/

https://hvbluegrass.org/

robbif - Posted - 01/26/2019:  17:52:37

Finally the second installment of beautifully-played Country Gentlemen songs by Redwood Hill...



                           

robbif - Posted - 03/11/2019:  17:17:09

Looking back at my years of volunteering at Grey Fox, I zeroed in at one of my major pleasures, capturing a 24/7 happening, the Campsite Jams...

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLD0Hjm8DzotOjTgs_YTbmB42nGZT5OwsL

robbif - Posted - 03/28/2019:  15:29:26

What a thrill to record one of the alltime greats!



Down Hill Strugglers with John Cohen - Oldtone Roots 2018

Edited by - robbif on 3/28/2019 6:27 PM

robbif - Posted - 03/28/2019:  15:48:14

The last time I saw him was in 1968 with the New Lost City Ramblers.

robbif - Posted - 05/02/2019:  17:04:20

Fantastic Hudson Valley Bluegrass Association concert by Rob Ickes, Trey Hensley, and Mike Bub! Here are some photos with videos to follow in the future...



https://tinyurl.com/IckesHenleyBub-HVBA

robbif - Posted - 05/06/2019:  19:29:07

Some more sweet picking and singing by Chris Brashear, Matt Flinner, and Peter McLaughlin at the Hudson Valley Bluegrass Association...

robbif - Posted - 06/17/2019:  11:30:17

If you'd like a very safe, (legal), extremely fun overdose of great mandolin picking*, this is for you.

I'm biased since all the mando pickers are my very good friends. But if you don't know a single one,

you'll know why after watching.

*Guitar, banjo and fiddle, too

 

Here's your first dose...

 

Special Guests: Marty Cutler on banjo, David Chernack on fiddle

robbif - Posted - 07/02/2019:  17:58:43

As promised, here is your second overdose of great picking & singing from the Hudson Valley Bluegrass Association,

thanks to Wayne Fugate, Mike Sassano, Korey Brodsky, Barry Mitterhoff, Jim Whitney-bass, and special guests Marty Cutler-banjo, David Chernack & Austin Scelzo-fiddle, Tom Polizzi-mando 

robbif - Posted - 04/18/2020:  05:09:05

Recently I was editing my video of Jesse Brock & Streamliner's second set at my Hudson Valley Bluegrass Association, and came upon this beautiful song. I wanted to share it with you in these terrible times.

Thanks to band members Ellie Hakanson, Nico Laroche-Humby, and Greg Blake. Other members of the band are Jesse D. Brock and Mark Delaney.



 

robbif - Posted - 04/18/2020:  05:19:11

I haven't been on here very much recently. I wanted to share with a little bit of good luck.

Two of my photos were included in Ken Burns' Country Music series on PBS.

frobbi.org/slides/FredRobbinsP...usic.html

robbif - Posted - 04/18/2020:  05:33:08

More catch-up: Historic photos of Berkshire 1981 thanks to Dave Tex Orlomoski

frobbi.org/slides/berkshire1981-davetex/

robbif - Posted - 04/21/2020:  18:45:35

Hi Folks,



Dave Tex keeps posting so many historic photos on Facebook that I had to reorganize and add to his

still-growing collection that needs to be shared.



http://frobbi.org/slides/davetex-memories/



It's still a work in progress.



Fred

robbif - Posted - 04/24/2020:  02:27:11

Finally I've been able to edit and share Jesse Brock & Streamliner's Set 2 at my Hudson Valley Bluegrass Association.

As Jesse said, it was the first performance of this configuration and, as you may guess, the last in-person video

I will be able to shoot or share for a long time.This was a warm and relaxed show with  Jesse on mandolin, easily one of the best in the world, as well as being one of the most genuinely humble human beings I've met. As you will see and hear, the rest of the members are easily at his level of musicianship:

Ellie Hakanson, Nico Laroche-Humby, Mark Delaney, and Greg Blake.