• Adios Butch

    20+ years ago I was playing guitar in a lounge band in Vegas and working a day job too. I struck up a conversation with the guy who used to come into my office building to fill up the pop

  • Butch

    I was fortunate enough to have attended a few of Butch's performances and had 2 or 3 chance meetings with him at the very first Oklahoma International Bluegrass Festival, in Guthrie, Oklahoma.  I had two long, friendly conversations with him

  • Butch’s passing

    I do remember Butch Baldassari from July 1992 @ the Mineral Bluegrass Festival, when he was playing along with Glen Duncan & Larry Cordell for Lonesome Standard Time, I do have some pix of him at that time ( long

  • fastforward@ pucketts in franklin tn.

    thats right we are playing every thursday night @ pucketts in franklin every thursday night 7p til 8.30p rickyreece/ronrigsby/fredduggin/johnnybellar/bennybolin/FASTFORWARD bluegrass/comedy/gospel/fast paced show with guest and you dont know who will show up last week ron block came by stayed the

  • R.I.P. Butch

    I'm am very sorry to report that mandolin legend, Butch Baldassari passed away yesterday, January 10. Here is his obituary from the Tennesean News: "Acclaimed musician Butch Baldassari, a mandolin virtuoso whose work bridged genres, communities and centuries, died today at

  • Lester Flatt Style Rhythm Lessons – Six White Horses

    Good day everyone, Hope this message finds you all well. Today I posted 2 lessons. www.youtube.com/user/studio607productions Both lessons teach "Six White Horses". Lesson 1 deals with rhythm and more on dynamics (as this is a great song to demonstrate one part of dynamics). Lesson 2

  • Sutton’s Ole Time Music Hour

    http://www.granvillemuseum.com/index.htm?id=14125 Up coming groups       Sutton Store Events Schedule EACH SATURDAY NIGHT     "SUTTON OLE TIME MUSIC HOUR" Tennessee's Best Bluegrass Bands Different Groups Each Saturday Night at 6:00pm FREE Admission thanks to our Sponsors! January 10 - Reynolds Family   January 17 - Valley Grass   January 24 - One Way

  • Sutton’s Ole Time Music Hour

    http://www.granvillemuseum.com/index.htm?id=14125 Listen Now                                                         Barry Scott & Second Wind     Stoney Lonesome                        From the Birth Place of Uncle Jimmy Thompson