Tony Rice Salt Creek

[@handiman5]

We'll sure miss Tony and his innovative picking as well as the singing he did years ago!

[@tecnolover2642]

Fiddle play is insanely good!

[@courgeonaute]

1:21 Tony Rice vs mic

[@elliotportner8020]

Once again we’re blessed to hear the Tony Rice group pick up just like he does with our spirits

[@marcusbuckner5582]

I grew up near Bluegrass Park, Reidsville, NC. I was fortunate to see so many just getting started. Thx for posting this classic song!!!!

[@patrickrwhite8354]

Fantastic performance loved it all musicians fantastic. thanks for sharing even if I am 8 years late. LOL

[@gregprice8361]

Completely and Utterly Outta' Sight !!! I love his playin' so so so much !!!

[@hilarywest2830]

Super crew, not just Tony, The Simpkin brothers, Jimmy G, Wyatt

[@feelinghealingfrequences7179]

looks like this was early in the day and the band woke up earlier than usual and was all hungover

[@guitardudebanjoman]

Wyatt got shafted here haha. His mic turned way down and the camera never once panned to him during his break. A fantastic guitar player in his own right, but will always be viewed in Tony's shadow.

[@mattross6902]

Wyatt has always been jobbed by soundmen when he shares the stage with Tony! Both are great pickers!

[@ricknielsen4160]

Wyatt's break was great.

[@tecnolover2642]

Tony would make a good poker player. His expression never changes! Lol. I thought Roy Orbison was a very motionless performer... I think Tony has him beat.

[@enoughnonsenseplease3780]

Lol totally. I've always wondered why that is. I'm guessing because in the old days acoustics had to be mic'd. So naturally he learned to be pretty still to keep a clear tone

[@vinceswaney6196]

Look at all those Mustaches !

[@butchjackson4428]

And 80s haircuts! 😁

[@jumbus8292]

Anyone know which song they’re starting at the end of the video? I can’t tell

[@toyman81]

Sadly we lost Bill Emerson today.

[@jasonshore-topic]

Wyatt Sounded Awesome! He got snubbed in this video.

[@compton1808]

Yeehaw!

[@brookie1141]

Why salt creeks look like that

[@dupecoop]

Who is the mandolin player on this video?

[@ChrisHewittMedia]

It's Jimmy Gaudreau, if I'm not mistaken.

[@dupecoop]

Thanks Chris. I've been transcribing some of the licks on this video. He's got some brilliant stuff going here.

[@guitardudebanjoman]

DupeCoop NYC he's one of the greats for sure. Way underrated. Great tenor singer too.

[@hilarywest2830]

Jimmy Gaudreau, he's semi retired but still plays gigs with the incomparable Moondi Klein, and others too

[@garymoon2829]

@@ChrisHewittMedia Correct Jimmy Gaudreau

[@treystewart9812]

tear it up tony.

[@TheTroyallen23]

Tony's break, with the exception of a few notes at the end, is note for note Doc Watson. Doc laid the foundation and others follow to build upon it.

[@merlinsmith5524]

Andragog // at one point Wyatt took over with the ending for the break when Tony’s mic crapped out 😂. And it sounded like tony himself playing

[@TheTroyallen23]

@@merlinsmith5524 I caught that, too. Been playing Bluegrass guitar for many years as a hobby. There are certainly a lot of amazing players. I'm always amazed, though, when you deconstruct all the notes, how much of the BG guitar foundation was laid long ago by Doc. Just when I think I've gained sufficient appreciation for Doc, I'll be amazed when hearing players of today playing the same licks and runs with, perhaps a different arrangement. Most of what I hear lately, though, is a lot of scales and licks that have nothing to do with the melody of a song. Sure, they are technically impressive, but seem to me to be irrelivant to the music. To each his own, though.

[@merlinsmith5524]

Andragog i totally agree

[@merlinsmith5524]

That’s why doc is a freaking musical genius, he has intricate solos that go with the melody, instead of what other technical whack jobs do that doesn’t have any melody and is just technically impressive scales

[@bahed1]

I think you may be over looking Clarence White's contribution. Tony is more similar to Clarence, but he has made a sound all his own. Modern guitar pickers steal more from Tony than anybody else... that's what my ear tells me!

[@tecnolover2642]

Wow these guys are strictly business!

[@5150show]

patrik s lundgren brought me here

[@ThePocketbass]

Who's on the violin here?

[@markdye5982]

Rickie Simpkins on fiddle from Seldom Scene & Lonesome River Band. That's his brother, Ronnie on bass, who also plays in Seldom Scene. I was in the audience for this one & yes we couldn't here Wyatt, but it was still a smoking set!

[@ThePocketbass]

@@markdye5982 That's very kind of you to reply. Thank you for doing so --- it must have been a blast.

[@hilarywest2830]

Rickie Simpkins!

[@bustedfender]

These guys look like someone’s holding their family hostage.

[@luckydog22001]

what do you mean?

[@bustedfender]

@@luckydog22001 They look like they know a sniper has a bead on them while they’re playing. Miserable and terrified.

[@luckydog22001]

@@bustedfender ?

[@bustedfender]

@@luckydog22001 Sorry man, can’t be any more clear. All the best…

[@mandolin8297]

I respect Rice's technical skill but despite the acoustics in this video these sequences of excessive notes with so little space between them result in muddy sound production. The guitar lacks the punch of other instruments and so it's not surprising that despite his technical skill his performance is muffled by the more dominant instruments which have the punch needed for soloing. On those grounds I keep coming back to the guitarists I most respect for their technical skill their finesse which results in clean, clear, distinctive riffs - Doc, Sparks, Clarence. The Trinity of bluegrass guitar flatpicker. Unlike Rice and his hundreds of wannabes these guys know the value of dynamics and crucial importance of silence - the spaces between notes. They know WHEN not to hit a string. And listening to Rice I hear the same two dozen riffs thrown in here and there in most any old tune. Lack of musical ideas and perhaps feeling as well. Just notes. My viewpoint also applies to Ricky Scaggs who makes a lot of noise but doesn't say much or have a story to tell that makes me sit up and listen. Wakefield, Grisman, Andy Statman make me want to continue listening to hear what they're going to "say" next.