First Day In Town

[@shelibeane]

The Greatest Fiddler in Bluegrass...Incomparable fiddling by Kenny Baker. He wrote this tune when he first arrived in Nashville to work the Opry with Bill Monroe...I remember this venue as he has spoken of it numerous times. Such fun to hear his music played well by those great artists surrounding him. Thanks for this wonderful posting!

[@mandolin8297]

"greatest"??? sheesh - greater than Jimmy Campbell? Howdy Forrester? Scotty Stoneman? Glen Stuart? Aubrey Haynie? et al???

[@r.s.1738]

Must be one of Kenny & Josh's very few shows in Europe, thanks a lot for posting! Everyone on that stage is doing such a fine job! Still, Kenny sticks out: as always, playing the fiddle like others ride a bicycle... ;)

[@banjoboy77a]

We will miss you Kenny!!!! Thanks for all your exquisite fiddling thru the years!!!! God Bless!

[@centerice]

Ausgezeichnet!

[@Nashvilleagain]

R I P Kenny and Josh

[@Nashvilleagain]

Remembering Kenny Baker's 86th birthday today...6/26/1926 !

[@PeterNGloor]

Nice memory of the group's visit to our city MANY years ago. Thanks for uploadiing

[@randyjones7818]

What year...1987..1990..some where then..his fiddle still sounds too good...rj

[@adamjacobrogers9155]

Baker, Warren, Stoneman, Curly Ray are the finest 1st and 2nd generation fiddle players with Stephen Grappelli on the other end of spectrum..

[@hankelling5833]

Great! Thanks for posting!

[@Nashvilleagain]

@AnnaGolly , das ist Edwin Herkert , excellent picker !

[@JanJohanssonmusic]

Brilliant

[@Jemmo999]

This is as tight and good as bluegrass can be. Edwin, Ulli ,Matthias, Klaus, fantastic! Who are the other musicians?

[@wil46nl]

Is dat nu een ODE banjo?

[@r.s.1738]

Their album version (Groundspeed - Do Do Dot) is worth listening as well. Feat. Dan Crary on guitar! kzbin.info/www/bejne/bHfGfKpnpt2Vock

[@andre.as.kyriakou]

Does anyone have a transcription of the melody (preferably for guitar)???? I've been trying to figure it out, but its a bit too fast!

[@fiddlington]

Andreas Kyriakou I've got the standard written music notation from Baker's book. I could take a photo of it and send it to your phone.

[@mandolin8297]

NOPE - this is Kenny's own composition "First Day in Town" - NOT Earl Scrugg's "Groundspeed"-