Folks,

There's not much flatpicking here, just a lot of good bluegrass, but I thought I'd share them with you.

http://frobbi.org/picking.html

I'll be adding a few more in the future.

Enjoy!

Fred

Posted - 08/23/2008 :  11:14:23      

Nice one Fred.

There are some cracking songs in that playlist. Can't wait to hear more!

Cheers

Jonny

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Posted - 08/23/2008 :  12:09:41  

Thanks Fred

I just watched the banjo workshop and I will be back for more.
Goof stuff!

imapicker2

Have you hugged your guitar today?

Posted - 08/24/2008 :  06:41:16    

I just added 3 more recordings from Berkshire Mtn Festival 1979:
- Monroe
- Doyle Lawson & Quicksiver
- BG Cardinals

Enjoy!
Fred

Posted - 08/27/2008 :  16:21:31    

I just added two great flatpicking links to my list.

Orrin Star & Gary Mehalick at the Towne Crier Cafe, Beekman, NY, ca. 1975

http://frobbi.org/audio/Star-Mehali...ier-Set1.mp3
http://frobbi.org/audio/Star-Mehali...ier-Set2.mp3

Note, my mics were on the instruments so the voices are way down.

Be sure to visit (and thanks to)
Towne Crier Cafe at http://www.townecrier.com/
and
Orrin Star at http://www.orrinstar.com/

Posted - 09/25/2008 :  07:54:44    

I just added videos of Buddy Merriam and Back Roads' two performances to my Picking Page at http://frobbi.org/picking.html

You may be interested in a story that is told on stage (and confirmed to me by Buddy in person). This is no joke...his inspiration to really pursue bluegrass came after he was hit by lightning at the first Berkshire Mountains Festival over 30 years ago!

I only learned this last year. And what makes it more special to me - I was there, up on the treeline, just zipping my tent closed when I heard the BOOM!

Posted - 10/20/2008 :  19:12:04    

With the help of Hot Rize's Pete Wernick and Tim O'Brien, as well as Phil Ciganer of the Towne Crier Cafe (Pawling, NY), I'm able to add the 1981 Towne Crier performance of Hot Rize along with Red Knuckles & The Trailblazers to my Picking page at http://frobbi.org/picking.html

P.S. There should be some nice flatpicking here by the late Charles Sawtelle.

Edited by - robbif on 10/21/2008 05:19:46

Posted - 10/21/2008 :  10:13:43    

I just talked to Bill Keith and also got an OK from the Towne Crier Cafe's Phil Ciganer, so I can make available my recording
of the Bill Keith Band at the Towne Crier from 1981.

Please see my Picking page at http://frobbi.org/picking.html

Edited by - robbif on 10/21/2008 10:16:00

Posted - 10/21/2008 :  11:43:25  

Thank You,Fred

All great stuff!

imapicker2


Have you hugged your guitar today?
http://profiles.yahoo.com/jopicker2

Posted - 10/25/2008 :  10:24:21  

Look at all those clips from the 1970's!!!!!!!!!!!!! Can't wait to hear them!

Thanks!!!

Posted - 10/30/2008 :  13:13:55    

I'm really happy to announce I'm now able to make available my recordings of the Stone Mtn. Boys with Byron Berline. They were made at the Red Horse Inn in Alexandria, La., in 1969, while I was in the army at Ft Polk and had met Byron there.

The pickers are:

Mitchell Land - mandolin
Eddie Shelton - banjo
Lonnie Craft - guitar
Tootie Williams - bass
Byron Berline - fiddle

Mitch, Eddie, and Lonnie are now deceased.

Byron and Eddie's daughter have given me permission to make the recordings available.
Byron assures me that Tootie, who has no computer or email, would be OK too.

Please see my Picking page at http://frobbi.org/picking.html

Posted - 02/11/2009 :  11:18:59    

Thought I'd "bump" this topic in order to re-offer you folks all my audio and video recordings.

Please help yourself and enjoy!

Posted - 02/11/2009 :  21:54:23        

That Hot Rize stuff is great, thanks.

RC

Posted - 01/06/2010 :  05:29:28    

I just "discovered" some more of my recordings.

These 3 are from the 1973 Culpeper-Warrenton Festival:
- Country Gentlemen (sorry about the lousy quality of this one!)
- Doc & Merle Watson
- Peter Rowan, Jerry Garcia, Vassar Clements, & Tex Logan

You'll see them marked as NEW.

Disclaimer: These were recording on a tiny Sony piano-key mono cassette recorder with
a builtin microphone.

Check them out on my Picking Page.

If you haven't heard it, be sure to check out the jam session right above those 3.
It's loaded with stars.

Enjoy!

Posted - 01/06/2010 :  05:41:26    

Wow Fred! Thanks for all the recordings. I'll be spending a few weeks listening to them all. When am I gonna get my work done? You've made some great contributions here at FH. Thanks again.

Posted - 01/25/2010 :  08:55:45    

I just "discovered" a couple more dusty cassettes.

The latest are more from the Berkshire Mountains Festival:
- Lester Flatt & the Nashville Grass 1978
- Pine Island 1978
- Dan Crary 1980

You find them on my usual Picking Page at http://frobbi.org/picking.html marked NEW.
Please help yourself and enjoy!

Posted - 01/30/2010 :  05:49:01    

Hi Folks,

Me again. OK, no more about "discovered" and "dusty" cassettes. I just finally got around to working on these...

Vassar Clements at the Last Chance Saloon in Poughkeepsie, NY - 1976

The night of music was scattered in a whole bunch of segments over 3 cassettes. I think there were 3 sets with a lot of repeated songs. I put the segments together as best I could into 5 parts.

As usual, the links are marked NEW on my Picking Page at http://frobbi.org/picking.html

Help yourself!

Posted - 01/30/2010 :  07:54:29    

Fred,
Seriously, you're making it hard to get any work done around here.
Thanks for all the music.

Posted - 02/06/2010 :  04:57:49    

I just digitized what I believe is another real treat.

The 2nd Annual Fiddlers Gathering at the Towne Crier Cafe (Beekman, NY) from 1979.

It's loaded with well-known talented musicians and the music ranges from bluegrass to string quartet.

(And yes, you'll hear some guitar!)

Check it out (marked NEW) on my Picking Page at http://frobbi.org/picking.html

Posted - 02/08/2010 :  16:43:05      

What I've heard so far sounds great - thx for posting!

Posted - 04/09/2010 :  11:05:05    

Hi Folks,

It was a gloomy day here in NY this morning, so I decided to do a little project.

I contacted longtime friend Byron Berline (http://doublestop.com) and asked him a favor.

Now thanks to Byron, I'm very happy to make available the Country Gazette Reunion recording from the 2007 Oklahoma International Bluegrass Festival in Guthrie, OK. (http://www.oibf.com) You'll hear some great music and great stories.

Please see the NEW entry on my Picking Page at http://frobbi.org/picking.html
(I'd put the links here, but there are 8 separate tracks.)

As always, enjoy!

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Photos by Don Shorock

Alan Munde



Roland White



Byron Berline



Roger Bush



Kenny Wertz

Edited by - robbif on 04/09/2010 18:16:48

Posted - 04/09/2010 :  11:30:00      

Dang, I'm glad I subscribed to this thread.

Posted - 06/01/2010 :  05:26:30    

I'm thrilled to tell you that my article, "Memories of a 1969 Louisiana Bluegrass Weekend", is in the June 2010 issue of Bluegrass Unlimited. I hope you'll check it out.

The 1969 recordings have been on my Picking Page for a long time.

Posted - 06/01/2010 :  06:00:11      

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Originally posted by robbif

I'm thrilled to tell you that my article, "Memories of a 1969 Louisiana Bluegrass Weekend", is in the June 2010 issue of Bluegrass Unlimited. I hope you'll check it out.

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Posted - 06/03/2010 :  12:16:54    

On May 26, just a few days after Mac Wiseman's 85th birthday, Buddy Merriam and Ernie Sykes Jr. presented 2 hours of Mac's music and a live interview with the icon lasting over 45 minutes on Buddy's weekly Blue Grass Time show on WUSB 90.1 FM, the non-commercial radio station of Stony Brook University in Stony Brook, NY. http://www.wusb.fm/

Thanks to Buddy, I'm thrilled to add these historic recordings to my Picking Page, in a new section called From My Friends.

Please help yourself at http://frobbi.org/picking.html

Posted - 06/15/2010 :  05:54:34    

Steve Ide has created a cool new video.

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Various scenes from the 2009 Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival, on the Walsh Farm, Oak Hill, N.Y.
Video clips from Fred Robbins, Dean Loomis, Dan Spinner and Steve Ide.
Production by Stephen Ide, thirstylizards.com

http://greyfoxbluegrass.com/gfblog/...ey-fox-2009/

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