Beaumont Rag - Mark O'Connor Guitar | Markology II

[@clyderichardson6475]

I started playing 55 years ago and I have never thought about tossing my Martin guitar in the trash, until now. Wow, great playing Mark!

[@donovanbailey4398]

I can't quit listening to this. Phenomenal is the only word that even comes close to describing it. Mark, thank you so much for sharing these sessions with us.

[@NoahCaffrey]

Wow ! That was fantastic. I still try picking along with 14-year-old Mark while he fiddles Tom and Jerry!

[@billlockard732]

A thing of beauty, totally. Thank you Mr. O'connor.

[@allenhughes12]

My favorite guitar players of all time...Tony Rice, Roy Nichols, Eldon Shamblin, Tiny Moore, Redd Volkaert and Mark O'Connor. Thank you so much for all you've done and continue to do for REAL acoustic music.

[@fiddlefolk]

What amazes me is the fact that you understood at such a young age what took a life time for everyone else! So incredible!

[@toddjohnson271]

They say practice and you can do anything. That is not true.......Mark was a child, and played like this. Yes, he also put tremendous time in. Like MJ, Tiger Woods, Mozart, Beethoven........some just have a special gift to start.

[@lesjohns4359]

And guitar is not even his primary instrument! Quite amazing!

[@williamc.hensel130]

Lucky guitar, lucky us. Thanks, Mark!

[@K131399]

There's going to be some epic performances coming with Mark making the rounds and jamming with everyone. Him, Bryan Sutton, and Billy Strings would have everything covered for a jam session for the ages. How cool would it be for Billy and Bryan singing Doc tunes with Mark?

[@TLRedmo]

Mark, we need to see you in the Chester B. Zoom room, to talk about Markology II and play. Some great pickin'.

[@nancychace8619]

One of my all-time favorites. A classic. You nailed it! Thank you for sharing. 🙂

[@JoeHew]

I'm going to listen to this again, and again... Brilliant!

[@maxcapcreative6035]

Damn- Humbling... Sometimes wish you would stick to humbling me on the fiddle! :) Thanks for the years of inspiration, Mark.

[@mitchmatthews6713]

Mark now definitely deserves the title "The Humbler." Well done, sir!

[@K131399]

Mark seems to be too nice a guy to be the humbler. Now Danny Gatton seemed like a feller who rather enjoyed taking souls lol

[@ztahs]

O'Connor never ceases to amaze no matter which instrument he plays.

[@Wyrdo999]

This was great. I'm a jazz guy, just getting into bluegrass. I learned Beaumont Rag, and I'm listening to other players interpretations so I can get a feel of how they Improvise on the tune. I love the way you add a Jazz feel to your interpretation because my improvised lines are coming out with a jazzy feel and its endless with what a player can do.. Great interpretation Mark I loved it.

[@rabokarabekian409]

Have you looked into David Grisman's "Dawg" jazz bluegrass style?

[@Wyrdo999]

@@rabokarabekian409 I just did cause of you, and thx allot for this.

[@Wyrdo999]

@@rabokarabekian409 I love the jazzy feel they all use on Dawg funk.

[@Wyrdo999]

@@rabokarabekian409 thx for turning me onto this guy, its great!

[@ogden4608]

Thanks, I remember spending so many hours trying to learn “pickin in the wind” Have been a fan for many years. Thanks for sharing your gift.

[@mdaniels2832]

TRUE GREATNESS!! So glad you're playing guitar again!! Thanks

[@kirkmargo8356]

Wonderful! I see I'm not the only one who heard some Tchaikovsky in there...

[@markoconnor]

Oh yes...

[@EBBCAManagement]

Beautiful! Thanks, Mark!

[@musicarroll]

Like the Tschaikovsky quotes!

[@mksourire1395]

Lights up my mind, thank you, Mark!

[@tnpicker1]

Excellent picking from a true master! Thank you sir.

[@markoconnor]

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[@billgrandon8398]

What is the brand of guitar you are playing? Sounds great!

[@richardperkins5046]

@@billgrandon8398 It looks like a rosewood body like a Martin D-28, but it's not a Martin.

[@revzone3544]

Experience of great quality 👌

[@RadGuitarDad]

Might be one of the greatest solo guitar pieces I’ve seen if not the greatest. What’s better?

[@gr1887]

Great playing. Great guitar.

[@NoahCaffrey]

wow, boy, the more I listen to this, the sillier I feel.

[@SmiTTyy-sh8nc]

Great pickin' right there !!

[@davidpatrick1813]

Greetings from the southern Oregon coast area

[@axeaddiction796]

Well done Mark

[@BoFrazer]

Fabulous. My favorite part is the Nutcracker quote 😂

[@tristanpaxton51]

I can't even comprehend this guys scope.

[@TheoDahlemPickups]

Earthshakingly hot ;) . Nice

[@johnstory1002]

Awesome!!!!!!!

[@thecompletebasquiat6872]

Mind Blown.

[@TheStringman06]

Thanks for sharing!!

[@jamied8013]

Not too shabby at all!

[@vballady]

WOW!😊

[@leifberglund941]

Awesome, Awesome!!!

[@davidpatrick1813]

Neat. I think you changed keys and back but not really sure ... G and C? I am learning much ... but still at the beginning. Have a great day and be joyious.

[@fonwoolridge]

Freaking great Mark - as usual!

[@joshiewhite]

Wow

[@johnhansen2664]

Pretty sure that my guitar has all those notes on it, I just can't find them.

[@greekflatpicker]

Monster player and a legend!

[@wilburwilson8018]

This is the biggest violin I've ever seen.

[@RandySchartiger]

jesus priest this is heavy! lol you are the absolute best Mark! easy to see how you won every contest you entered! :)

[@domenicobonomi8636]

Numero 1

[@chhayden15]

My cat likes this!

[@DANIELE7914]

Un treno 🚂👏👏

[@bernhardnizynski4403]

OMG!

[@AcousticWisdom]

This is completely awesome! Are you going to release transcriptions of all these songs at some point? What kind of Blumlein mic is that? Did you record this new album yourself? Guitar sounds fantastic.

[@AcousticWisdom]

Omg 😱 I just looked up that mic and it sells used for $27,500!!!

[@belascialoja4812]

@@AcousticWisdom Yeah, I have a 10-pack of them. Not.

[@AcousticWisdom]

@@belascialoja4812 😂

[@kendallruff8090]

Super human

[@MultiStratoman]

Do you play 'Bowl Of Bula' on guitar?

[@ogden4608]

Amazing ! Thanks so much for sharing. May I ask what gauge strings do you play ? Appreciate it

[@markoconnor]

Heavy gauge - .14 - .59, D'Addario Bronze

[@G_Demolished]

@@markoconnor 😮Those are some thick strings! Is that for de-tuning reasons or a tone thing?

[@markkreuzwieser9195]

Doc Watson-like

[@donfreeman5415]

Good to see he has a plan B

[@johnsilver9734]

Should you share some scores or something?

[@randalbladel2817]

I had to really listen for string squeak to hear any at all.

[@alan4sure]

What model Martin? D28? Year?

[@markoconnor]

Colorado Guitar Company. markoconnorblog.blogspot.com/2021/04/how-i-made-it-to-markology-ii.html

[@ronmercer6880]

Beautifully played , but would take a really trained ear to know It's Beaumont Rag.....

[@Jay-lr3me]

Yeah id agree with that. I could never play this in my wildest dreams but he's gone avant garde and it's hard to hear Beaumont rag much past the first 20 secs

[@BoFrazer]

He played the head at the beginning and end, like the jazzcat he can be. And went to the edges in some of the middle. Yes, I agree, there were times I had to really focus, but each chorus resolved ok, so he never lost the plot. 😎

[@royoser9956]

Just a bit of the Russian Dance from Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite halfway through? Too much.

[@rdalin]

This is not at all reasonable. No one should be able to play like this.

[@G_Demolished]

And it’s not even his main instrument. He’s better at the fiddle.

[@dead-river]

well it's mark o Connor man 😅

[@milracing73]

I give up.

[@alan4sure]

I know how you feel!

[@jerrygibson5767]

Mark this is just wrong... You have raised the bar way too high! You are guilty of crushing the dreams of millions. Shame on you! Ha! Truly beyond amazing! Hey remember back in the 90's when Chief James Billy gave you that multicolored jacket when you performed at the very first "Fire On The Swamp Fiddle Contest" at the Florida Seminole Indian reservation? I was in the Silver Lining bluegrass band that played in the show that first year you were there. I have a picture of me and you and you were wearing the jacket. I treasure that picture because Mark you are without question THE G.O.A.T.!!! I don't care what Chris Tile thinks. Ha!

[@glenwilliams1646]

There are many phenomenal guitar players in the sphere at this moment in time, many like Rice, Sutton, Emmanuel, Grier, Legere and the list goes on, but this is next, next level, superb in every way thank you Mr O’Connor.