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Bluegrass Mandolin Extravaganza

A Complete and Perfect Compendium of Bluegrass Mandolin Artistry

Sam Bush, David Grisman, Ronnie McCoury, Jesse McReynolds, Bobby Osborne, Ricky Skaggs, Frank Wakefield, Buck White, Del McCoury

Initial release : April 1999

Acoustic Disc ACD 35

A double CD of instrumental bluegrass mandolin.

Tracks

Disc 1

  • Blue Moon of Kentucky
  • Old Joe Clark
  • Cakewalk
  • Wayfaring Stranger
  • I'm Going Back to Old Kentucky
  • McCoury Blues
  • Cherokee Lady
  • Down Home Waltz
  • Blue Grass Special
  • Miss Izzie
  • Catnip
  • Panhandle Country
  • One-Legged Man
  • East Tennesse Blues
  • B Natural
  • No You Stand Back
  • I Wonder Where You Are Tonight?
Disc 2
  • Roanoke
  • Cattle in the Cane
  • Dixie Hoedown (McReynolds)
  • Ashokan Farewell
  • Cumberland Gap
  • Sassyfrass
  • Golden Slippers
  • Say Old Man
  • Westphalia Waltz
  • Play It Pretty, Me
  • Mexican Stomp
  • Dusty Miller
  • Cajun Mandolin
  • Boston Boy
  • Who at My Door Is Standing?
  • Blue Moon of Kentucky
  • World's Shortest Rawhide
Musicians

The musicians involved are;

  • Sam Bush - mandolin
  • David Grisman - mandolin
  • Ronnie McCoury - mandolin
  • Jesse McReynolds - mandolin
  • Bobby Osborne - mandolin
  • Ricky Skaggs - mandolin
  • Frank Wakefield - mandolin
  • Buck White - mandolin
  • Del McCoury - guitar
  • Terry Eldredge - guitar
The individual tracks are performed by various combinations of the mandolin pickers usually accompanied by rhythm guitar. The musicians involved on the tracks are given below. Instruments are mandolin unless otherwise noted.

Disc 1

  • Blue Moon of Kentucky - Bluegrass Mandolin Extravaganza Ensemble
  • Old Joe Clark - Bluegrass Mandolin Extravaganza Ensemble with Del McCoury (guitar)
  • Cakewalk - Jesse McReynolds with Del McCoury (guitar)
  • Wayfaring Stranger - Sam Bush and David Grisman with Del McCoury (guitar)
  • I'm Going Back to Old Kentucky - Sam Bush with Del McCoury (guitar)
  • McCoury Blues - Ronnie McCoury with Del McCoury (guitar)
  • Cherokee Lady - Bobby Osborne with Ronnie McCoury (guitar)
  • Down Home Waltz - Buck White, Ronnie McCoury and David Grisman with Del McCoury (guitar)
  • Blue Grass Special - Ricky Skaggs with Del McCoury (guitar)
  • Miss Izzie - Frank Wakefield with Del McCoury (guitar)
  • Catnip - Frank Wakefield and Ronnie McCoury with Del McCoury (guitar)
  • Panhandle Country - Bluegrass Mandolin Extravaganza ensemble with Del McCoury (guitar)
  • One-Legged Man - Buck White with Del McCoury (guitar)
  • East Tennesse Blues - Jesse McReynolds and Bobby Osborne with Del McCoury (guitar)
  • B Natural - Ronnie McCoury and David Grisman with Del McCoury (guitar)
  • No You Stand Back - David Grisman with Del McCoury (guitar)
  • I Wonder Where You Are Tonight? - Bluegrass Mandolin Extravaganza ensemble with Del McCoury (guitar)
Disc 2
  • Roanoke - Ronnie McCoury and David Grisman with Del McCoury (guitar)
  • Cattle in the Cane - Sam Bush with Del McCoury (guitar)
  • Dixie Hoedown - Bluegrass Mandolin Extravaganza ensemble with Del McCoury (guitar)
  • Ashokan Farewell - Bobby Osborne, David Grisman and Ronnie McCoury with Terry Eldredge (guitar)
  • Cumberland Gap - Ricky Skaggs with Del McCoury (guitar)
  • Sassyfrass - Buck White and Ricky Skaggs with Ronnie McCoury (guitar)
  • Golden Slippers - Frank Wakefield, David Grisman with Ronnie McCoury (guitar)
  • Say Old Man - Bobby Osborne with Ronnie McCoury (guitar)
  • Westphalia Waltz - Jesse McReynolds and Bobby Osborne with Del McCoury (guitar)
  • Play It Pretty, Me - Frank Wakefield with Del McCoury (guitar)
  • Mexican Stomp - Frank Wakefield and David Grisman with Ronnie McCoury (guitar)
  • Dusty Miller - Bluegrass Mandolin Extravaganza Ensemble with Del McCoury (guitar)
  • Cajun Mandolin - Jesse McReynolds, Ronnie McCoury and David Grisman with Del McCoury (guitar)
  • Boston Boy - Ricky Skaggs, David Grisman and Ronnie McCoury with Del McCoury (guitar)
  • Who at My Door Is Standing? - Jesse McReynolds with Del McCoury (guitar)
  • Blue Moon of Kentucky - Bluegrass Mandolin Extravaganza Ensemble with Del McCoury (guitar)
  • World's Shortest Rawhide - Sam Bush
Credits

  • Producer - Ronnie McCoury, David Grisman
  • Recorded by - David Ferguson
  • Additional recording - David Dennison
  • Mastering - Paul Stubblebine
  • Producers notes - Ronnie McCoury, David Grisman
  • Liner notes - Tony Williams, Neil Rosenberg
  • Musical transcription - John McGann
  • Photography - Alan Reynolds, Nobuharu KomoRiya, Larry Hill, D. Brent Hauseman, Dexter Johnson, Marsha Sprintz and others
  • Design, layout - D. Brent Hauseman
  • Special thanks - Cowboy, Larry Cumings, Fergie, Steve Gilchrist, David Grier, Pam Grisman, Dexter Johnson, Allison McCoury, Jean McCoury, Joy McReynolds, Todd Phillips, Ellen Pryor, Artie and Harriet Rose, Scott Rouse, Jon Seivert, Matthew J Stafford and D'Addario Strings
  • Recorded live to two-track on January 19-22, 1998 at Cowboy Arms Hotel and Recording Spa, Nashville, Tennessee
  • Additional recording at Dawg Studios, Mill Valley
  • Mastered at Rocket Labs and Hyde St. Studios
  • This project is dedicated to Bill Monroe and John Duffey, Pee Wee Lambert, Red Rector, Earl Taylor and Joe Val
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