Red Apple Rag

[@TheHickoryhill]

This is real and beautiful country music. It brings joy and happines. You are great musicians! Thank you and greetings from Poland.

[@bdobbs57]

My hometown boys did it again, great music, wearing my shoes out tapping my foot to y'all great music.

[@cowgirl236]

This makes me want to get up and 'cut - a - rug. I used to dance to this kind of music when I was younger. My Family would get together from time to time and they'd play guitars, (lead and rhythm), steel guitars, Daddy play his fiddle, and we'd roll back the rug and dance and have a great ole hoedown on a Saturday night! No drinking or fighting! Just a grand ole time. And they even let me sing a song or two then. Sure do miss it! Thanks for sharing your talents and for the memories! ☺ Ann

[@cadjunk]

Wow!!!! Ron, Mike and Steve, this is super. It is so good to see and hear you all in the ole garage on this great song. Loved it. Take care. YOF Gwen

[@Rikkyhardo]

Back again! Heard your new songs and just popped back to the garage to reminisce. It were brilliant!!

[@mountnmonkey]

Those were some good times Rikky. We never rehearsed anything..someone would just start playing or singing, and what ever got recorded got uploaded...lol...don't know if that's the BEST way, but it's the most fun way..

[@MissPickletoes]

Missing your music....just lurking here and watching some of my old favorites!

[@mountnmonkey]

MissPickletoes We love it when you lurk around here...so great to see ya. I think about you often and wonder how you and if Ol' Val is still performing. Earl "The Bluegrass Cat" (20 some years old) passed away in May. He is so much missed and was so much loved and loving...big empty space in my life now. I couldn't bring myself to say anything about on the tube , so you're the only one I've told. Jim Marshall is not doing well....so no one in the mood to pick...Drop in again soon...Ron

[@estherbraham1228]

Another lovely tune Boy you got it down nice to see and hear you play again Esther

[@mountnmonkey]

Thanks Ester!!..hope you're keep warm and safe up there..Great to see ya again..

[@mountnmonkey]

We're sure glad ya dropped in....I had to have me another look at your deer video. ..I never get tired of watching those things..see ya..

[@2bluegrassbabe]

Ah, you gotta love it. What a way to start my day. Keep them coming, just love it because it's my bluegrass thru the winter.

[@MissPickletoes]

Back when I lived in Jacksonville Florida (about a million years ago) my in-laws lived next door to a man who had his friends over about once a week for sessions like yours. I LOVED listening to them play....

[@darryllalonde3654]

Excellent, you guys sure got talent! I enjoy all you videos - keep 'em coming.

[@MrRogermaynor]

Hi Ron, you guys did an outstanding job on this one. Great performance, the fiddle man is a knocked out dude and the young man on the mandolin played great rhythm and excellent lead work. He reminds me of Jethro Burns.He incorporates a little jazz into his pickin'. Jethro was part of the Million Dollar Band on Hee Haw with Chet, Floyd Crammer, Boots Randolph and Charlie McCoy. Ron, your great rhythm guitar holds everybody together. Sounds good. God Bless.....Ole Rog & Betty

[@mountnmonkey]

Hey Jim! Thanks for taking time to stop by and for letting us know you like our old style music. Best wishes from all of us here in Wild and Wonderful, West Virginia...

[@jhankri]

Now that perked me right up after one of those days you can't wait to be over.....toe tapping .....my cockatiel is doing some vocals with this and dancing up and down his perch - a sure sign he likes it too!

[@babeokelly]

Hi there , I am staring my day with your get up and conquer the world music.

[@mountnmonkey]

Hey Babe!...WOW!!..haven't heard from you in years. ..hope all is well with you and hoping you have a very nice Thanksgiving..Thanks for visiting with us...Ron and the gang..

[@72orbie]

Fantastic boys, lovely sound, enjoyed it very much...Joe

[@alyredoiron8140]

Great music and Well played... Greatly enjoyed listening... TU.. Alyre & lorenzo.

[@garybreeze3020]

I hope you guys CAN keep it going. I love the privilege of being with you in your garage even though I'm all the way across the pond over here in England!

[@mountnmonkey]

+Gary Breeze Hey Gary!...We are proud to have you join us here, and hope you have a good time. We'll still be picking from time to time..Ron and the gang..

[@MissPickletoes]

Had to come by and replay this gem. YAY!

[@Ansalems]

What a trio of talent! You gents are so great, love your channel.

[@SylamoreCreek]

You guys get my feet to tappin' Ron. I always enjoy your videos!

[@1244taylor]

Great job guys.. good way to warm up on a cold -20C day.. keep em coming G

[@spikeduval]

awsome loved it , continue that music my friends cause i got alot of your video's i listen to for hours and its also very helpful to my fiddle learning , thanks again folks

[@MicheleBartonThomas]

Whoohoo! Enjoyed listening!

[@moosehunterwilliams]

hi Ron,super job. it got my toes tapping on this cold day here in nfld, all of you folks take care.

[@JackGAdams]

Way to go Ron and crew... my mandolin don't sound like that lol... very nicely done fella's

[@bensonp1000]

Excellent boys. Loved it.

[@freetickeys]

Hey, Ron! Just stopping by looking to see if you had been posting anything new. When KZbin was young and fresh it was always nice to stop by the garage to hear a few classic mountain tunes from modern day disciples. I hope all is well with you, your family and fellow pickers. With great respect from The Bluegrass State, Paul

[@stewartfox3929]

That was great guys I really enjoyed it....Stewart.

[@jimcole3622]

Love you guys, superb, best wishes from England

[@HippieFlower1000]

Hey!! Just great to see you guys performing again. This is so awesome my friends......best wishes, Ali

[@old64goat]

GREAT job guys, keep them coming. Bill

[@Swimmnkitten]

Thank you so much for another fantastic piece of music. You guys are so together. Please ask your fiddler to at least position himself so we can see the fingerboard.

[@SebastianVestae]

Wonderful video ! thank you for this moment....have a nice day

[@mountnmonkey]

Sebastian Vestae Thank you Sabastian...glad ya like and please stop by any ol' time..Ron

[@Rikkyhardo]

Hey Ron, long time no hear or see. I happened to be watching some Leroy Troy whom I've never heard of before but well impressed me. Then I remembered my trips to *your garage* and all your foot tapping renditions. Very sad to hear of your losses mate. I spent many nights chronologically working my way through your videos, sharing them with other Utoob friends and playing them again and again. That was in my discovery of Bluegrass days and when KZbin was much more related to social ways between folk. Anyhow to cut to the chase, thanks for all the exhilarating music ya munkey in them mountains.

[@mountnmonkey]

+Rikkyhardo Hey Rikky! Really great to hear from you my friend. I hope all has been well with you and yours. We have had some losses but will carry on of course. Not really been playing often lately though, as you could understand..We'll' get back at it sometime I suppose.. Don't wait so long to drop by and we'll be waiting for your visits...Ron and the guys..

[@yllekr123]

What a great channel you have, enjoyed listening and of course I subbed.

[@mountnmonkey]

Hello Miss NAncy! I don't dance much, but around here this time of year I kick my feet a lot to keep'm from freezin' to the floor..Thanks for visiting..

[@WILDBILLSOUTDOORS]

Thanks for posting, wish I had some bluegrass pickers nearby that I could play with!

[@Lumberman2011]

Very nice you guys, congrats on some good down home music!!

[@mountnmonkey]

Thanks for dropping by for a visit Mr Lumberman....nice to see ya here...Ron

[@Lumberman2011]

Thank you Ron, got you subbed. Always love some good music of all sorts. You guys are very good...keep up the good work and thanks again for dropping by my channel!

[@mountnmonkey]

Hi STeph! Thanks for visiting my friend, and best wishes to you from all of us..

[@mountnmonkey]

Hey Darryl! We're sure glad you stopped by and pleased to know you like our old tunes. Drop in for a visit any ol' time...we'll by happy to see ya...*ron and the gang...

[@ubaldrobitaille8127]

ha ha if I had the xxx jug I could probably play that tune ha ha ha just a joke great guys keep up the good work..thanks for sharing your talent.

[@mountnmonkey]

That ol' jug will help to settle your nerves and it makes you better looking...or at least the ladies get better looking when I take few swigs...lol..I'd say if you were here and took a few pulls of that jug, you'd play notes that had never been heard before...lol...

[@mountnmonkey]

We're glad ya found us again too Bob. Maybe you ought to think of it like fishin'..When ya find a good spot throw the the anchor out and stay awhile...We'd enjoy your company..*ron and the gang..

[@ThePerpetualwoman]

I love the instrumentals. Thanks for sharing. Ginnie

[@mountnmonkey]

Thanks for visiting with us Ginnie....ron and the guys

[@mountnmonkey]

Thanks for looking in on us Lorraine..glad ya like it. We hope you can find a few old tunes here that you will enjoy. If you do, please tell your friend 'cause we love having folks drop by...*ron and the gang..

[@mountnmonkey]

Hey Spike! We're sure glad we can help ya a little with you're fiddlin'. We're pleased to hear you like our music enough to listen to, and we sure appreciate you droppin' in..*ron

[@mountnmonkey]

>>Very nice of you to drop in Ali, and as always it is great to see ya...*ron

[@hopplaschorsch]

dropping by since a long time ago. So sad to hear of the loss of your buddy Earl, brings tears to my eyes. Best wishes to you and the other musicians. Greetings from Switzerland, Marta

[@mountnmonkey]

+Marta Holdener Hello my friend Marta!...so nice to here from you. Yes, I miss Earl every day and always will..thank you for remembering him. For most part we are all doing fine, however Fiddlin' Jim Marshall has pass away...don't remember if you knew or not. He was the father of Steve and Mike that you see me with on this tune..So great to have you stop by Marta...Best wishes from West Virginia..Ron and the gang..

[@hopplaschorsch]

+mountnmonkey Hey Ron, I didn't know of the loss of Fiddlin' Jim Marshall. He was such a great player. Very very sad

[@mountnmonkey]

+Marta Holdener It was a great loss Marta, but he has produced two sons that are both superb musicians to carry on....By the way...love your cat photo...All our best from Wild and Wonderful, West Virginia..

[@hopplaschorsch]

+mountnmonkey : Sheila the cat is 16 years old, a bit weak and tired, but still very much beloved ...

[@mountnmonkey]

+Marta Holdener Sheila is very pretty and I send her kisses. We still love them when they are old and weak of course. Earl made it way past 20 and was blind his last few years and had to be helped everywhere the last few weeks of life. I would have paid any amount to have his vision restored, but they said he was to old for surgery...still love him and miss him everyday as you will someday miss Sheila..Stay well my friend..

[@curbshoppin]

Thanks Ron shes a keeper for sure, and she loves your music also :-)

[@MissPickletoes]

Most excellent! Hmmmm...was it G,C,D7th and back to G? Warmed the cockles of my heart! And with about 6-7 inches of snow that fell today, I need warmed heart cockles!!

[@LorraineChambers75]

Great music. Lorraine

[@ifnotguiltystahl3515]

You guys are awesome!!!

[@mountnmonkey]

Thank you very much...we appreciate you spending some time with us...ron and the gang..

[@mountnmonkey]

Hey Clayton!! Well, if you're tappin', at least you're generating a little heat...we need it down here too. If I were up there with you, I wouldn't care if I did get snowed in..we'd just pick all day and night...lol..Thanks for droppin' in...*ron and gang...

[@pogofiddle]

Love your playin boys bty where is ol Jim these days?

[@soundproof714]

that was fantastic guys!! th-up!!

[@mountnmonkey]

Thanks Gary....glad you came by..

[@mountnmonkey]

Sure glad ya like it..thanks for letting us know.Come back and see us any ol' time...always glad to see ya..*ron

[@mountnmonkey]

We seem to have quite a few cockatiel fans out there, all of which are much better singers and dancers than us. If they ever learn to play instruments, we are finished...lol... It's nice to know we helped brighten your day...that's what our old time music is all about...sure can't make money with it..lol..Your comment has made my day much happier...Thanks...*ron

[@mountnmonkey]

Hey Bill!!....just came back from Ona. They've gone "big time" up there now and you can just walk in the sheriff's office and buy a license for your vehicle. There's talk goin' around as to how they might need another red light in 20 or 30 more years...lol..Thanks for coming by....*ron

[@sojnab1]

sounds like a lot of fun to play.i really enjoyed this

[@mountnmonkey]

sojnab1 Yeah it's a fun tune for sure.Thanks for stopping by for a visit... Ron and the guys.

[@hopplaschorsch]

Enjoyed the great playing. always music for my ears .... I wonder if you are living far away from Summersville and the Music-in-the-mountains-festival? My son is travelling around and I heard from this festival ... Swiss greetings Marta

[@WanderingSoleTV]

Awesome!

[@mountnmonkey]

Hello John, It ain't never too early to wish me happy birthday..thanks my friend. The birthday IS Sunday, but the annual hillbilly bash is Saturday, so...once again I get to celebrate my birthday at their expense while they suspect nothing...WHAT A COUNTRY...lol.. I agree with Adison. You should post something..GETURDONE!!!

[@mountnmonkey]

Yeah, ..it kindda fits our table manors...lol....Great to have ya drop by...*ron and guys...

[@mountnmonkey]

Hey Lynda! We had our annual hillbilly pickin' party Saturday and played sitting beside a guy with his uke. That thing really blended well and sounded great. He got me thinkin' I need one..Thanks for coming by and all the kind words...*ron

[@mountnmonkey]

Hello Zofia! It's very kind of you to come for a visit, and we appreciate your nice comment...Best wishes from all of us in the hills...*ron and the gang..

[@mountnmonkey]

..Thanks for having a look. Lette sure has become a beautiful dog. Come see us any ol' time ..*ron

[@mountnmonkey]

Hey Stewart! Thanks for coming by to see us my friend..much appreciated..*ron and the gang...

[@mountnmonkey]

Yeah, they kindda grow wild around here. I been thinkin' about trappin' me a few and see could sell'um on Ebay...lol...Thanks for taking the time to watch, and I hope to see ya again real soon....*ron

[@terrific-bats]

awesome !

[@BricesMice]

Omgosh... it's super good !!!

[@mountnmonkey]

Thanks Dave..We sue appreciate your visit and kind comment...ron

[@mountnmonkey]

We're glad ya like it and sure appreciate you spending a little time with us. Yeah, sure gettin' cold here too..can't wait for my hummingbirds to return, but I guess I'll have to...lol...Great to see ya ...*ron

[@mountnmonkey]

We're sure glad you stopped by for a visit...glad ya like it...*ron

[@KyThumb]

Good picking there my friens..KyThumb...Bill

[@mountnmonkey]

We sure appreciate you having a look, and glad you enjoyed it. Drop by any ol' time...*ron

[@johnthobden]

Thats another toe/heel tapper Ron, many thanks for that, and am I too early to wish you a very happy birthday for Sunday? good wishes all round. mate John. ps My grandson Adison is telling me I should put another video up as I am very popular!!!??? bless him. I just might get the courage. knees are shaking already. lol

[@Mishomisguitar]

Good going guys.

[@mountnmonkey]

Hey Laurie!!..sure nice to see ya... We been a missin' you too..can't think of anyone we'd rather have drop in. I hope all has been well with you and hope you're a keepin' warm. We send you our best wishes and a big ol' hillbilly hug...*ron and the gang..

[@mountnmonkey]

Thank you, and thanks for spending a little time with us..*ron

[@mountnmonkey]

Hello there Jack! Those young fingers of Mike"s probably have a lot to do with it Jack. I know these whipper snappers make it tough on me when they take off at warp speed like that...lol..good to see ya..

[@mountnmonkey]

Glad ya Like it....take care out that way...*ron

[@mountnmonkey]

We are sure glad ya stopped by...*ron and the guys..

[@ncontaclogicc]

super yeah! verry good evvery body good .

[@mountnmonkey]

Hey, dark haired stranger!...haven't seen you for a while.. My cockles are still sweating from last summers record heat...lol... I suppose D7th would be musically and politically correct, but I'm old and lazy so I just use "D" and let the good times roll.. WOW....we sure glad you came by to see us...we miss ya when ya don't...*ron and the gang..

[@mountnmonkey]

Hi Marie!....Thanks for checkin' in with us...*ron

[@mountnmonkey]

Hey Bill! Thanks for takin' time to watch my friend..

[@mountnmonkey]

Hey Rog and Betty!!...glad you could swing by.. Yep, I sure remember the Million dollar band..what a group, and Charlie was a West Virginia boy that sort'a made a name for himself..Great to see ya, and thanks for the kind comment..*ron

[@PhilCLG4]

Got my foot tapping Ron.. See y'all still got that 3x jug there. What ever happened to Bob the bass player. Have a great day. Phil

[@centerfire77]

Yeah Buddy !!!

[@gordonlaboucane4580]

awesome

[@mountnmonkey]

Thanks Gordon...glad ya like it..

[@Tsutsomu]

Thanks a lot Friends, By the way I wish you a great 2013 and a lot of success See you Steph.

[@mountnmonkey]

Thanks Joe!..sure glad you could spend some time with us...*ron

[@pathfinder1477]

Reading the below I am very much saddened to learn that Jim Marshal is not doing well- You folks make my Saturday nights- the way things were at square dances and get-togethers. I haven't played for quite some time now as I can't find anyone who plays in this fashion. You brighten my nights and I hope very much that Jim gets back to good health. God bless you all- Rick Ramsey

[@mountnmonkey]

pathfinder1477 Thanks for caring Rick. We are so glad that enjoy our old style playing...no many of us left I'm afraid. I have enjoyed playing with Jim for many years(he is such a gentleman and great fiddler) and as you can see here, his sons may be taking it to a new level. That's for caring enough to leave such a nice comment. Ron and the boys..

[@joeyhaun6758]

I am your new subscriber

[@mountnmonkey]

Hey Joey! thanks for visiting..and glad you like us well enough to subscribe...Ron and the guys..

[@onlycountry1955]

VERY GOOD

[@mountnmonkey]

Thanks for stopping by. We sure appreciate your kind comment...Ron and the guys..

[@mountnmonkey]

Hey Carolyn! Thanks for all your kind words.....I'll pass them along to the gang. Please tell everyone hi down that way, and tell them we sure would enjoys jamming with you guys...*ron

[@mountnmonkey]

Hey Phil! I guess I missed your comment...sorry for late response....just found it. Better late than never I suppose..lol..Bob is alive and well, with reported sighting all around the area with him dragging a bass and carrying a flattop... We still got the jug and a few quart jars place here and there for easy reach, although most of us don't do much reaching...lol.. Great to see ya Phil....*ron and the gang..

[@mountnmonkey]

Thanks Virginia...great to see...*ron and the gang..

[@mountnmonkey]

Ol' Jim is still fiddlin' about 8 night a week...lol...Thanks for coming by Ron....we appreciate it a lot...*ron

[@mountnmonkey]

Thanks ~Mark...glad ya could stop by....*ron

[@mountnmonkey]

LOL!!..Don't get yourself committed for them thinking you have imaginary friends Tom..lol..Sorry , we don't have cd's 'cause we're just simple garage pickers. We're not even a "band", but just some guys that get to gather sometime to do a little pickin'. We sure are grateful that you like our tunes well enough to brag on us to your friends though.If we had cd's I'd just send ya some free for that alone..Come back and visit any ol' time Tom. Well always be glad to see ya...*ron and the gang

[@curbshoppin]

Shoot i thought that was Mighty Fine