Billy In The Lowground

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Ulrich Sinn
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Dobro, melodic style.
Adapted from a tab by Steve Carr.
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L. Bogue Sandberg
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Post by L. Bogue Sandberg »

Thanks for posting this, Ulrich. I'll have to see what I can steal from it! Most of the time I just play backup on fiddle tunes, but this is one where I'll dare to take a break after our 13 yr old fiddle player. I let her define the melody and do a banjo style roll in G6 tuning with the top D left open on the C and Am chords. At the speed she likes to play it, my chances of playing your arrangement are probably slim to none.

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Thank you very much for the effort and time.
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Jouni Karvonen
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Post by Jouni Karvonen »

Here is the Flux's break from "pace yourself" P. T. Gazell's album just for educational purposes:

https://soundcloud.com/jouni-karvonen/b ... -lowground
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Post by Dave Thier »

Here is Tony Rice doing Billy in the Low Ground. Jerry's break starts at 1:33.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8xrVva ... 70&index=4
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Dave Thier
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Post by Dave Thier »

Jouni Karvonen wrote:If this is the same track from "California Autumn", the break is by Mike Auldridge to my ears.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQzFl7hEBqg
California Autumn, Rebel Records CD-1546 features both Mike Auldridge and Jerry Douglas on dobro. Jerry is credited with cuts 4 and 6 which are Billy in the Low Ground and Good Woman's Love. IMHO Jerry's style is similar to Mikes's at this point in his career.
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