Grateful Dead

This album is 100% instrumental and conjures up images of those long '69 through '72 Dark Star jams. They use a combination of twangy guitars and pedal steel to create an incredible spacy soundscape. w cubed dot twangrila dot com travelling-through-time-and-space-with-the-barry-walker-unit-at-the-13th-moon-gravity-well

They have 11 shows on the archive,,,, I'll bite.

Will download shortly.

UPDATE - Downloaded shows, nice. Best part, GREAT soundboards,,,, no audience!

I hope this is the right place for this, but I have not posted anything here for a very long time. For us deadheads in the UK (and elsewhere naturally) I would recommend the Grateful Dudes. Their latest show at Hebden Bridge is available on Bandcamp and it’s a cracker! They are always on the lookout for new venues too. The October edition of International Times has a great article on them and various links.

Hey Heads!

Just to let you cats know, Big Sky Orchestra are heading on tour this October/November in the UK.

24 Oct - Leeds - Santiago Bar
25 Oct - Sheffield - Network 3
26 Oct - Manchester - Gulliver's
27 Oct - Nottingham - The Chapel
28 Oct - Birmingham - Hare & Hounds
30 Oct - Oxford - The Bullingdon (Little Bully)
31 Oct - London - Sebright Arms
01 Nov - Brighton - The Brunswick

Expect lots of Dead tunes and Dead related jams!!!

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When they push the jamming on the live stuff it has that same burning, big bang propulsion that only Hawkwind seems to know how to play, the fact they do it with acoustic instruments is even more impressive. It is definitely string band/bluegrass, music, but it sits on the edge of time. Greensky Bluegrass can do it sometimes, especially on courage for the road, but most jamgrass bands seem like singer/songwriters cloaked in banjos and weed. Strings and his band are true cosmic champions.

When they push the jamming on the live stuff it has that same burning, big bang propulsion that only Hawkwind seems to know how to play, the fact they do it with acoustic instruments is even more impressive. It is definitely string band/bluegrass, music, but it sits on the edge of time. Greensky Bluegrass can do it sometimes, especially on courage for the road, but most jamgrass bands seem like singer/songwriters cloaked in banjos and weed. Strings and his band are true cosmic champions.

Stalk-Forrest -that's an intriguing idea, that some of his music reminds you of Hawkwind. I think I'm going to enjoy listening to more music by Billy Strings.
I also noticed that he is coming to England in October, so I snagged a ticket. Having seen Hawkwind last month - my first live concert since before Covid - I was looking to see what else I could see who might be interesting, and this fits the bill perfectly.
The only thing is, he is playing at The Royal Albert Hall, which is quite big, and I am up in the circle. Its a beautiful hall, but one I associate more with classic rock bands. We shall see !

He and his band remind me of the Dead more than most jam bands, yet also remind me of Hawkwind while being firmly in the bluegrass fold. They have a vast knowledge of old standards and can push their music in any direction. All of his albums are good and his catalog of live shows on Nugs is wonderful place to get lost.

Somebody posted a couple of videos of Billy Strings on the only other website I go on last night. One was a version of a song called "Dust In A Baggie " and the other was a duet with Sierra Hull - who I had never heard of - called "What Does The Deep Sea Say". Clearly very, very, good.

His song 'Knew It All'

"Well I thought I knew it all, until I crashed into a wall, let me learn from my mistakes, and try to pick up the pieces.." Jamming galore, traditional bluegrass, remarkable soloing, and tremendous interior playing between the five. Transportive and highly recommended.

"When some things go wrong, take a moment to be thankful for the many things that are going right." the Buddha