Mr. CompletelyI shared this privately before, but I just got the okay to share it in public. The Bluegrass Archive is online with a website and everything. This is a MASSIVE trove of legal live #bluegrass recordings from earliest days right up to now, which you can download and listen to for free. It is one of the greatest achievements of the fan-driven #music archiving community I've ever seen. I contributed a small number of filesets out of the thousands here. #music
New to collecting live #bluegrass? Overwhelmed by the choices? There are a lot of right answers, but here are some easy favorites to start with:
- Acoustic Allstars jam session sets, especially 1988 at the Birchmere
- JD Crowe & the New South at McCabe's in 75
(these are at least arguably the two most crucial tapes in the canon)
- Tony Rice Unit shows from 1982-92
- Doc Watson any era, but especially Doc and Merle shows from the 70s
- Kentucky Colonels from the 60s
- Bill Monroe early 60s
Savvy95@mrcompletely Don't forget to scour the US Library of Congress for great music, including bluegrass.