Norman Blake nancy Blake fiddle cello

Norman Blake can play guitar like nobodies business.  But he's also an incredible multi instrumentalist.  As I've been diving into Norman's catalog more and more over that last few years, the tracks where he plays fiddle or mandolin have really started to stand out.  His fiddle playing is remarkable, and there's not a whole lot of video evidence I could find, so I was excited to see this one.  Especially since his wife (a phenomenal musician and multi instrumentalist herself) Nancy plays on it too.  Beautiful tune, beautifully played.  It is a little strange how Norman's beard spills over the top the fiddle, though. Just saying.

One of my favorite videos right now is Tony Rice playing the wonderful Norman Blake song, 'Church Street Blues.' Tony Rice's voice knocks me out.

Thank you MandoLessons!  Baron Collins-Hill is a fantastic teacher, and his online resource for Mandolin has been an incredible tool.  I just donated a bit (too little - hopefully more later), and he sent me a t-shirt.  If you want to learn mandolin, this is the place to start:

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