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Blue Ribbon Guitar

Various Artists

Initial release : 1996

Easydisc 7006

David Grisman plays on two tracks of this budget compilation of tracks taken from Rounder records releases.

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Tracks / Musicians

  • Blackberry Blossom - Mark O'Connor
  • Tarnation - David Grier
  • Salt Creek - Norman Blake, Tony Rice and Doc Watson
  • Shake Your Hips - Ronnie & Rob McCoury
  • Cooley's Reel - Russ Barenberg
  • Bury Me Beneath the Willow - Scott Nygaard
  • Huckleberry Hornpipe - Dan Crary
  • Back up and Push - Wyatt Rice
  • Fisher's Hornpipe/Devil's Dream - Doc & Merle Merle
  • Big Mon - Tony Rice
  • Fiddler's Dram/Whiskey Before Breakfast - Norman Blake
  • Old, Old House - Country Cooking
David Grisman plays on Blackberry Blossom (from Mark O'Connor's Markology LP) and Big Mon (from 1977 self titled Tony Rice LP).

The musicians on each of the tracks are as follows.

Blackberry Blossom;

  • Mark O'Connor - lead guitar
  • David Grisman - mandolin
  • Tony Rice - rhythm guitar
  • Bill Amatneek - bass
Tarnation;
  • David Grier - guitar
  • Adam Steffey - mandolin
  • Stuart Duncan - fiddle
  • Craig Smith - banjo
  • Gene Libbea - bass
Salt Creek;
  • Norman Blake - guitar
  • Tony Rice - guitar
  • Doc Watson - guitar
Shake Your Hips;
  • Ronnie McCoury - guitar, mandolin
  • Rob McCoury - banjo
  • Mike Bub - bass
  • Stuart Duncan - fiddle
Cooley's Reel;
  • Russ Barenberg - guitar
  • Alan Senauke - rhythm guitar
  • Matt Glaser - violin
  • Tony Trischka - banjo
  • Rex Waters - bass
Bury Me Beneath the Willow;
  • Scott Nygaard - guitar
  • John Reischman - mandolin
  • Markie Sanders - bass
Huckleberry Hornpipe;
  • Dan Crary - guitar
  • Allen Wald - rhythm guitar
  • Byron Berline - fiddle
  • John Hickman - banjo
  • Joe Villegas - bass
Back Up and Push;
  • Wyatt Rice - guitar
  • Rickie Simpkins - violin/viola
  • Sammy Shelor - banjo
  • Ray Legere - mandolin
  • Ronnie Rice - bass
Devil's Dream;
  • Doc Watson - lead guitar
  • Merle Watson - rhythm guitar
  • T. Michael Coleman - bass
  • Bones Kahn - percussion
Big Mon;
  • Tony Rice - guitar
  • Richard Greene - violins
  • Darol Anger - violins
  • Todd Phillips - bass
  • J.D. Crowe - banjo
  • David Grisman - mandolin
  • Jerry Douglas - Dobro
Fiddler's Dram / Whiskey Before Breakfast;
  • Norman Blake - guitar
The Old, Old House;
  • Lou Martin - lead guitar
  • Russ Barenberg - guitar
  • Tony Trischka - banjo
  • Pete Wernick - muted banjo
  • Ken Kosek - fiddle
  • John Miller - bass
Related releases

Blackberry Blossom was originally released on;

  • Markology, Mark O'Connor, 1979, Rounder 0090
Big Mon was originally released on;

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