I always thought the banjo was the definition of bluegrass music. But I never quite realized before how important a part the mandolin plays. Here is a YouTube video of Blue Highway performing their song Little Maggie; this is bluegrass music at its best.
Last night I took the family to see Blue Highway, supposedly one of the best bluegrass bands in the country. I was not disappointed. They are a 5-member group playing guitar, upright bass, mandolin, banjo, violin, and dobro (resonator guitar, similar to steel guitar).
They were all good but the mandolin player and banjo player were exceptional. The bass player as you can see used an electric upright bass, which sounded good but you could tell it was not the real thing. The banjo player was playing a Huber banjo Lancaster model. We sat right beside Steve Huber who was there for the concert. Unfortunately I did not get to talk to him.
All in all it was a great way to spend a Sunday evening.
