Bluegrass in Brooklyn

Vincent Cross reports:

New York continues to draw the legends. Last night my wife and I got to see an incredible show: Dr Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain Boys. Ralph was in incredible voice - he is 80 years old. The band were excellent too. His son and grandson play with him. He covered 'O Death' and also his now iconic standard 'Man of constant sorrow'. What was also amazing was the fact that the concert was subsidized, so that it only cost $3.00. The performance took place outdoors in Prospect Park on a beautiful summer's evening. Our friends James Reams and the Barnstormers opened up the proceedings - another great band on the New York City scene. Also, three weeks ago Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver performed a free show in Brooklyn. That was some of the best quartet singing I have heard.


Vincent Cross and Doyle Lawson