The Folk Roots of Jerry Garcia and Grateful Dead - Now Complete!

really nice CJ there Gary, that was nice....in fact great version and you conjur up the vibe of (will never be topped) MJH version
 
DdBob said:
really nice CJ there Gary, that was nice....in fact great version and you conjur up the vibe of (will never be topped) MJH version
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Thank you, I appreciate that, especially coming from someone who appreciates Jerry and the Dead.
 
Nice Gary! I'm not too familiar with Grateful Dead songs, but I enjoyed your interpretations. I especially like your banjo playing in 'Cold Rain And Snow'.

I need to dive into the Grateful Dead catalog. I saw their two hour concert movie. It was excellent. It had lots if fan interviews; and footage. I never knew what a great jam band they were.
 
They played a lot of folk music along with their originals. I backed into being a Deadhead, having discovered the Garcia/Grisman Shady Grove CD several years after Jerry died. From there I found the Garcia Acoustic Band, then the Dead's live acoustic Reckoning album. Next thing I knew, I was on the bus.
 
Gary Blanchard said:
They played a lot of folk music along with their originals. I backed into being a Deadhead, having discovered the Garcia/Grisman Shady Grove CD several years after Jerry died. From there I found the Garcia Acoustic Band, then the Dead's live acoustic Reckoning album. Next thing I knew, I was on the bus.
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I thought Jerry’s thing with Grisman and before the Grateful Dead was bluegrass


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rickenvox said:
I thought Jerry’s thing with Grisman and before the Grateful Dead was bluegrass


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He did a number of recordings with Grisman in the last years before he died. Shady Grove was more old-time music that probably now would probably be called Americana.
 
Gary Blanchard said:
He did a number of recordings with Grisman in the last years before he died. Shady Grove was more old-time music that probably now would probably be called Americana.
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They still call it old time. I have a friend that plays guitar with many old time mandolin and fiddle players. I was confused by your use of the term folk. If you mean old time then I can connect that with Garcia’s recordings I’m familiar with.


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rickenvox said:
They still call it old time. I have a friend that plays guitar with many old time mandolin and fiddle players. I was confused by your use of the term folk. If you mean old time then I can connect that with Garcia’s recordings I’m familiar with.


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Does that make Gary an Aging Hippie Old-timester?
 
Andrew Sak said:
Nice Gary! I'm not too familiar with Grateful Dead songs, but I enjoyed your interpretations. I especially like your banjo playing in 'Cold Rain And Snow'.

I need to dive into the Grateful Dead catalog. I saw their two hour concert movie. It was excellent. It had lots if fan interviews; and footage. I never knew what a great jam band they were.
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I suggest starting with Workingman's Dead and American Beauty.

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If you really want to dive deep into the history of the band, with lots of music and interviews, stream this
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Pine Apple Slim said:
Old Time, Bluegrass, Folk, Country Blues, it all comes from the same well.
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Poor folks in rural America that had to entertain themselves and their friends in an age when TV wasn’t a thing and you would be lucky to have a radio. It’s amazing what happens when humans allow themselves to be creative.
 
rickenvox said:
I thought Jerry’s thing with Grisman and before the Grateful Dead was bluegrass


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Bluegrass came from folk. While they were doing the tunes in what you might consider more of a bluegrass style, many of songs themselves started as folk songs.
 
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