Chinese Bluegrass (REDGRASS): Red Chamber 紅庭, Jaybirds

Now available on iTunes! Katy Hill performed by Mei Han's Red Chamber with John Reischman and the Jaybirds. REDGRASS CD: www.asza.com/store.shtml See article: www.penguineggs.ab.ca/peggs.ph...
Featuring:
Mei Han - liuqin
John Reischman - mandolin
Trisha Gagnon - bass
Guilian Liu - pipa
Jim Nunally - guitar
Geling Jiang - sanxian
Nick Hornbuckle - banjo
Zhimin Yu - ruan
Red Chamber: www.mei-han.com/redchamber.html
Jaybirds: www.thejaybirds.com/

[@TommyCoughlinHomespunYarns]

This is the kind of cultural exchange I really like.

[@cartlandroad]

I was taking an ESL class in University of New Hampshire during 1990's. Two Chinese graduate students brought a pipa (lute like the lady in the center is playing) and a flute at the end of semester party. They started play the traditional music that was beautiful and everyone enjoyed. Then our instructor's husband started play bluegrass banjo, I joined with a guitar. These guys kept up with it and improvising solos with no effort. That was one of my greatest memories playing music.

[@meihanzheng]

Thank you for sharing your experience. Lovely.

[@pitchforkpeasant6219]

Awesome 👍😁👍

[@ignasty3591]

This is wild. I've always heard the far east was fascinated with some bluegrass. Being from Kentucky, I think this is pretty cool. Who duh thunk these instruments would compliment eachother so well.

[@Kelnx]

Folk music from Northern China is eerily similar to bluegrass.

[@The_Totes_Adorbs]

@Kelnx my bussy is tight with anticipation.

[@CarolynOsborne]

I'm from Lexington and a fiddler.

[@The_Totes_Adorbs]

@@CarolynOsborne moist. bussy.

[@kishascape]

Anyone who actually listened to the instruments would’ve realized that easily.

[@TsohAshkii]

15 years ago. I first saw this. How it changed me so. I love being asian and country.

[@joeyjojojr.shabadooiiiesq.3736]

Both styles of music are based on the Pentatonic Scale and so natural are very similar and can be played together.

[@MississippiMike]

I'm a banjo pickin' Southern boy and my wife is Chinese from Sichuan who loves music... dern tootin', we loved it!!! I wanna learn the sanxian (三弦), what a beautiful sounding instrument, always loved it.

[@chouyi007]

Salute from another white southern boy married to a Chinese woman; I learned the Sanxian, and it is not too hard; a little easier than the banjo!

[@markusantonio4866]

Music unites people, thank goodness.

[@nuthineatholl6434]

Good for you & your lady. One world for real, love and music are the two best universal languages! If you can piss off some hateful xenophobic "rat bastard" you must be doing something right. BTW, if you don't already listen to Abigail Washburn's playing, you're missing music that's right up you & your wife's alley! kzbin.info/www/bejne/a323fqiCiJ6np80 She's married to & performs around the world with Bela Fleck, the world-class multi-genre banjo player; she speaks fluent Mandarin Chinese. kzbin.info/www/bejne/iHWsqmhunJ6haM0 kzbin.info/www/bejne/aoqTk4usppuJiK8 Cheers!

[@phil_matic]

@Mississippi Mike & Joseph Putnam both of you make me so happy with the world

[@Bizzybugproductions]

Beautiful, gave me chills

[@PhunkyMunky10]

Music! A language EVERYONE understands!!! This is awesome! Thanks for the smile!

[@tobybiscuits]

All those instruments have a great twang even the Chinese instruments!!

[@mollificent]

That made me grin so wide I thought the top of my head was going to fall off.

[@Shrapnel82]

All I need is moonshine baijiu.

[@chromatic2006]

That is pretty cool. Those Chinese instruments have a very long history. People have been playing those for hundreds of years. it is great to see artists branch out and see where they can take their instruments and musical skills.

[@kishascape]

They also have similar sound to banjos so easily fitting.

[@hallowelt2673]

This song goes rolling along like a train, the rithm is beating like a running heart♥️

[@jjlockridge4237]

Excellent musicianship

[@justin5021]

This is what world peace sounds like!! What a remarkable sound, an instrumental match made in heaven!

[@raylovescm]

Brilliant musicianship! The world could do with more of this interaction.

[@shaggybreeks]

The world is available to you. Take your instrument and travel.

[@ngzcaz]

I'm just stunned at their collective musical genius... thumbs up !

[@nickihill1863]

top 10 coolest music ive ever listened too thinks youtube

[@Larryk12308]

Wow! Great job everyone! Xexe! All we need now is a violin (fiddle) and an Er Hu!

[@shaggybreeks]

I love how the Chinese musicians put their own spin on it, bringing out their own personalities, and the personalities of their instruments. Musically, the whole becomes greater than the sum of its two parts.

[@cjredu]

Very interesting music that makes me remember the Chieftains. The pipa and other chinese instruments, however, keep it distinctly different from them. Lovely!

[@adampapke1894]

great job from Memphis TN

[@johnkarnaghon6055]

Incredible, I've never heard anything like it

[@MrJimc2]

The world does not need the U.N. but only the universal language of peace and tranquility that can be found only in the solace of music. The proof requires only an ear to listen,

[@smokeymcpot69]

Yeah sure the next time someone invades a country well just play them songs..... That'll fix it

[@TheGenesisSpirit]

this was great!!! I grew up w/Bluegrass & to see bluegrass being played on chinese instruments was fantastic!! I loved seeing their expression of how fun this music is while playing their chinese instruments. This was so much fun & I'm so glad to see music that derived from the moonshine mountains being enjoyed in other cultures. I wish you all the best in your music endeavors, 4 u all are no doubt awesomely talented! Thank You for sharing w/us!!

[@rogerkilby4303]

Very unique !!! I must say you all are very talented !!! :)

[@carolynhays6544]

beautiful

[@Klobilob]

This was absolutely amazing.. and the tuch of asian classic music made it wonderful to lissen to. Applause from Sweden !

[@ConstantineHuman]

Music that is at once colloquial and universal.

[@cryptrider1]

Would love to see more of this on KZbin!

[@leaheplin]

That was about five different kinds of amazing!

[@banjotony]

When I learned the chromatic scale, nothing was mentioned about a "nationality" belonging to any one of the notes. Music easily transcends all the "restrictions and biases" we put upon ourselves if we let it, and here's the living proof. Bravo!!!!

[@FlatMountainDulcimer]

Just goes to show ya. Music is universal. Hey, this is great! Thanks for posting. Dave

[@landielover]

I can't believe 25 people dislike this.

[@SoulEngine0811]

25 people are haters

[@mogsy1000]

Grassholes

[@alan4sure]

Russian hackers. No life.

[@alan4sure]

Those are some amazing musicians with the strange looking instruments. Such talent.

[@Jeffrey-or7iw]

That was double awesome 😎 please do more 🙏

[@sirmorluk]

Wonderful gift to mankind. Thank you Bill Monroe. And seriously? 7 people didn't like this? How is it possible?

[@discodave4856]

what's odder than seeing it is the fact that it works so well.

[@MargyAnne1]

From Canada... absolutely great!!!! I play the fiddle and guitar and love bluegrass but this is amongst the most original and best I've seen!!! Great work!!!!

[@theonlybuzz1969]

Brilliant playing by all in the group, wonderful stuff, I certainly didn’t expect this but glad I did!! Thank you everyone!

[@GustavArnold]

West Meets East. Wunderful. And hopefully they will also play chinese tunes.

[@tdbsnr]

Ha ha, this is brilliant, great music with a big sense of humour. Thank you for the posting, more please.

[@LunasCraincloud]

That is very very cool. Sound great too.

[@Thrawn6211]

Only 12 notes. Out of those 12 we get so much joy, interculturality, humanity, expression. Because music crosses all boundaries of nations, all languages, and brings us together as humankind.

[@stabelite]

fantastic music. i just saw them live and it was amazing.

[@booksgodt]

Makes me proud that I am surrounded by such wonderful musicians. Just across the pond.

[@DragonWaveMaster]

Great video, I really liked the music too.

[@grail68]

So awesome. Just so, so awesome.

[@EliasPoint]

This is awesome

[@joelsills819]

This is spectacular! thanks for posting.

[@TheBrightWindows]

Wow, this is awesome, this music is so... spunky.

[@bradleydad]

We really are one world! (This reminds me of nights years ago in North Africa finding a connection with people I knew nothing about by playing a little strange music. Who care who's side you're on! This is music! Death can wait.)

[@olmmbill]

This is a beautiful blend of instruments and cultures. I loved it. Thanks for posting.

[@ShowCat1]

Fantastic!

[@MyBadplayer]

what a wonderful blend of cultures!!!!thank you for allowing all of us to enjoy.

[@triciacombs5664]

Lovely! This Kentucky girl is very impressed!😎👍

[@booksgodt]

A shave and a hair cut it is! Well done people!

[@Brightred11]

Oh my, I LOVE this video... thank you for putting it up for the world to enjoy.

[@jimmytouzel]

this is awesome. it goes to show that both of our (chinese and american) ethnic roots music have common threads!

[@dfermoy684]

Probably the most timely video of them all! Thank you for this

[@sillystrings]

This is so so so awesome. It's always cool to see how the "boundaries" of art are pushed. AWESOME!!!

[@pursehappygal]

I am doing an event where this group is performing, and this is the first time I have ever heard them. This was fantastic! thank you for sharing!

[@whomagoose6897]

East meets west and I love it!

[@bushwacker3292]

Very Good job all !

[@cadjunk]

Fantastic. I loved it. Some instruments I've never seen. It was wonderful. Thanks for sharing. Gwen

[@lisa-mariegray5510]

Fabulous fusion!

[@AG-yj1jv]

Brilliant!!❤❤❤❤👍👍👍👍

[@dutchharrysm8]

Amazing stuff.

[@trevorburgess2695]

Excellent

[@340wbymag]

Wonderful! I love it!!!

[@brucetoo3294]

SO true--come to every fiddle festival possible (fiddle festivals are the non-passive versions of bluegrass festivals--the audience are the musicians. everybody jams and plays.

[@davidsawyer988]

Tight! 💕

[@matuka66]

How fun was that!!!

[@TMGLost]

Seeing/hearing stuff like this makes me so happy I could cry.

[@gkwindrifter]

I was smiling the whole time!

[@SXian719]

much love!!!

[@snowraven7]

This is incredible! I loved it!!

[@Neuumann]

Absolutely BRILLIANT!! BRAVO!!

[@welshpete12]

Great stuff , thank you for posting ! :-)

[@tenorbanjo4]

Wonderful mix !

[@gimmedatstick]

Excellent!!!!! Too cool for words!

[@ForumGakuSo]

Thank you, great band !

[@melodykentucky]

Utterly fantastic!!!

[@motorhed80]

Simply Fantastic!

[@dougsather2939]

Very nice, they sound great 😇🙏

[@TheLukeStein]

This is so beautiful. Music merging in meiguo.

[@plucknpick]

Awesome!

[@aliwhitwell]

Superbly original bluegrass! Thanks for sharing.

[@Teatalktea]

Great tunes !!! love it !!

[@willywonka225]

Hooray for RedGrass! 红草音乐很好听！ Thanks for postin!

[@alan4sure]

Pretty amazing and very well done!

[@wdrumheller2000]

Yeee ha! Love that so many people from across the world love bluegrass!

[@dbadagna]

Lovely performance and great idea. The combination of Chinese music with bluegrass seems really to be catching on. Chinese music sounds great in combination with Irish music as well; if you can find the video or CD "The Chieftains in China," it works so well, there are so many similarities between the traditions (not least of which is that the most common keys for both are D major and G major).

[@pervertt]

Some amazing musical talent on display. Politicians should take a lesson from this perfect blend of east and west.

[@josefgiven]

Awesome fusion!

[@Adonuts94]

in love with the music mate!

[@PalaKalola]

This is one to share! Very interesting!

[@goingfishing313]

so awesome

[@alanpaulchina]

This is great. Thanks.

[@MasterTiarnan]

OMG!!!! I Loved this!!!