Jake and Mike reharm Wheel Hoss

Jake Jolliff and Mike Barnett, a pair of northeastern bluegrass adventurers, have released a video of their modern reharmonization of Bill Monroe’s Wheel Hoss.

The leave the basic chord structure intact but take some major liberties with the melody. It’s a mighty powerful reworking of this mandolin/fiddle classic.

 

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John Lawless

John had served as primary author and editor for The Bluegrass Blog from its launch in 2006 until being folded into Bluegrass Today in September of 2011. He continues in that capacity here, managing a strong team of columnists and correspondents.