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Janice and Bud,
This is absolutely wonderful—beautifully done. Great listen—your friend Randy was something else on that fiddle. Killer!
All the best to you both,
Deej
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Thank you for the wonderful back story. Classic bluegrass for me and an excellent tune.
Thanks for listing this.Rob
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What a cool song. So much fun to listen too. Boy can Randy pay wow. Super vocals and harmonies. Loved this song
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Hi there J&B.
Fabulous! Nothing wrong with that recording at all. It's amazing the quality we used
to get from cassette back in the day.
Loved the song and the superb performances that shine through from all that time ago.
Thanks for digging this one out!
Cheers, ROG. Thanks ROG. It was fun revisiting it. J&B J&B,
Wonderful, joyful sounds that are pretty clear for the cassette/living room method.
The fiddle chops of your friend shine and its cool to hear where you guys came from musically.Those old videos of your band are fun too - is Randy in them?
Nice work recovering this jem.
Robert Thanks Robert. No, those band vids were after his passing. Janice and I played with him as a trio. Mostly “just playing” but sometimes at gigs. J&B Sounded awesome over my speakers! Whatever the deficiencies you heard in the recording, they never reached my ears. Ironically, one of the features is a sampled guitar library that was released recently is an option to use the version that was recorded through a Tascam tape recorder for a "vintage" vibe. So pulling it off an old recording probably actually adds to the quality.  Also, I don't think there's a requirement that BiaB be used in every song you post. At the top of this forum it says: If Band-in-a-Box or RealBand have been used...Given that you frequently posts songs done in BiaB, I don't think occasionally posting something that doesn't have BiaB on it breaks any rules. Just let us know you didn't use BiaB, or we'll be thinking you ran across some cool RTs we hadn't heard yet!  Thanks! J&B
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Wow, we are impressed! Such smooth banjo picking, mandolin and fiddle. We were particularly struck by Janice's youthful vocals  with super tight backing. Thanks for posting this one! Thanks! I definitely had to sing higher during our bluegrass days. J&B Bud & Janice,
The recording sounded great on my speakers (couldn't tell the RT was added the other day) - the performances by all absolutely stellar!
World class stuff there, a real treat for members of the forum!
We should get to hear more of that bass playing.
Peter Thanks Peter. You are too kind about my simple BG bass playing! Bud Authentic Bluegrass from top to bottom. Enjoyed my listen. Very nice job getting the cassette to play so nicely. I have a lot of fun playing with older recordings and it becomes so much more of a treat when you're able to work on a recording to preserve musicians no longer with us.
Thanks Charlie. I ran it through Ozone which vastly improved the sound. Bud Wow, you weren't kidding when you said Randy could play. This song is lovely, and honestly, on the speakers I have at the office to listen to music, I can't hear an issue with the sound quality at all! I think it's a great tune.
Thanks for sharing! Thanks Ember. Randy was a genius...and we don’t say that lightly. J&B
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Janice and Bud,
That was just beautiful! You all sounded great, and Randy's playing is spectacular.
Thanks for creating this. Thank you so much! I wish Randy could have experienced BiaB. He would’ve loved it! J&B
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Now there is a song!!!! Love this style a quick Blue grass, Randy was quite the player, janice you had this down pat, Bud are you playing the Bass here? Excellent song!!!!
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That's excellent quality regardless of format, (mind you I love a 4 track cassette machine and the mind work forced upon me.
Excellent little piece - sounds authentic as well as fun.
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rayc
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Totally awesome! Can't believe you did that on a Tascam 4 track. I had one of those. Wow!! Awesome job folks.
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Bluegrass at its absolute finest!
Randy was a hell of a player but you two ain't no slouches either.
That old recording sounded great on my near field monitors. Did you have to remove tape hiss or do anything to the tape to make it sound this good? Thanks! I ran it through a noise gate and Ozone. Bud WOW!
I had that 4-track Tascam cassette recorder (still do). I can guarantee you...MY recordings NEVER sounded like THAT!
This is truly wonderful. Authentic. Would not be surprised if someone said this was a National Recording Registry recording. Or something from NPR when they are searching for "the real thing".
No question that Randy was a very talented man. But so is Bud Merritt. And as for talented women, few approach Janice Merritt.
A stunningly good recording.
Y'all are the Real Deal.
fj Thanks for the great review! Your thoughtful comments make this whole music thing worth it all. Really. J&B
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