Shady Grove - Driftwood

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  • Driftwood performs the traditional folk tune "Shady Grove" (recorded by Doc Watson and many others). Recorded February 18, 2012 at Cristina's Cafe in Strasburg, VA. Watch in high def!
    Members of Driftwood are:
    Joe Kollar - Banjo, Vocals
    Dan Forsyth - Guitar, Vocals
    Claire Byrne - Violin, Vocals
    Joey Arcuri - Bass
    www.driftwoodtheband.com

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  • @justforever96
    @justforever96 2 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    I keep coming back to this video, it is still just about the best version of this I have ever heard.

    • @daydays12
      @daydays12 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I agree - all the others I've heard are too fast, too bluegrass...

    • @andrewgallagher1923
      @andrewgallagher1923 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Same, they nail it, just the right pace

    • @PeterSchroder
      @PeterSchroder 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      100%

    • @godzillasmother
      @godzillasmother 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      This is my favorite version

    • @robertrindler2080
      @robertrindler2080 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Me too

  • @ohiosouthpaw4283
    @ohiosouthpaw4283 7 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    They are Completely Locked in. Fantastic rendition.

  • @cowsongs
    @cowsongs 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Aces! Nice slowed-down tempo is the way to play Shady Grove. The instruments and feel of this version have such an earthy, true, "prairie" sound. Love this.

    • @daydays12
      @daydays12 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I completely agree . It's often played too fast, de-natured by bluegrass. This version is just right! Love it too 🙂

  • @billreid818
    @billreid818 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Psychedelic bluegrass...very cool.

    • @daydays12
      @daydays12 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      NOT bluegrass at all. So so much better. Old Timey.. Respects !

    • @gargoyle38
      @gargoyle38 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      At 5:00 fusion....

  • @gargoyle38
    @gargoyle38 6 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    Instrumentally one of the finest and most interesting versions of this I've ever heard...and honey, there ain't no banjo like that

    • @greenshp
      @greenshp 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Well, yeah... except for the "fiddle" - what the heck is happening there? Crack cocaine? (Yes, I'm a fiddler.)

    • @daydays12
      @daydays12 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@greenshp It's great fiddle. I'm a fiddler too :-)

    • @johnroberts1141
      @johnroberts1141 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@greenshp How does it feel to be so clueless?

    • @cyclonnb
      @cyclonnb ปีที่แล้ว +2

      this version is real diamond

    • @lisareaume3857
      @lisareaume3857 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      That's what I think too!

  • @jarg7
    @jarg7 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Wow amazing version. Banjo is off the charts.

    • @johnroberts1141
      @johnroberts1141 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Lead banjo, Never saw that before.

    • @tomfyfe6160
      @tomfyfe6160 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Really great , different version from hotrize…I like it, fiddle played old school too , banjoman excellent

    • @Tasmanaut
      @Tasmanaut ปีที่แล้ว +2

      didn't like the banjo, he's just picking it with a flat pick. May as well play a tenor banjo. And it wasn't particularly impressive either.

  • @heathermorales7582
    @heathermorales7582 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    They're so awesome! Especially live!!

  • @bigfootguitars8536
    @bigfootguitars8536 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Just. Amazing! I keep finding my way back to this version every month, and it never gets old.

  • @jerimahstonebreaker7236
    @jerimahstonebreaker7236 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Awesome singing group keep up the good work y'all

  • @jayarezed1943
    @jayarezed1943 9 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    This is a great 'old time' number performed to perfection.

    • @QMPhilosophe
      @QMPhilosophe 9 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      +John Zarfas The musicianship on this is astounding. Best version of this classic I have ever heard.

    • @daydays12
      @daydays12 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I couldn't agree more ...looked all over to find a good version of Shady Groves to present to the members of our 'Hootenanny'! And this was it!! Great 'Old Time' stuff. So good 🙂

    • @powderfinger2029
      @powderfinger2029 ปีที่แล้ว

      Y’all give the band Cabinet a run for their money

  • @MegaMissfitz
    @MegaMissfitz 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Fly up to shady grove for 10 mins if ya can😘😘😘

  • @deborahbillick882
    @deborahbillick882 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Wow. This kind of music makes me want to roll around in it.

  • @woodcock911
    @woodcock911 10 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    This version is smokin' hot, especially that jam to finish. Yeah, I was likin' that banjo too.

  • @davidcoleman2463
    @davidcoleman2463 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I think the tune goes back 200 years to England .

    • @daydays12
      @daydays12 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes, very old song back to 'Matty Groves',. Listen to the folk-rock band Fairport Convention's version.

  • @rolandjgutierrez5839
    @rolandjgutierrez5839 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    man these musicians are ausem iv never was into this music,classic rock I was into. never heard this style until a few months ago these musicians took this song to another level. Iv been missing out. very nice ...

  • @SpyderWebbArt
    @SpyderWebbArt 8 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Wow! I LOVE that 5 string flat picking -- you just almost never see that!

    • @QMPhilosophe
      @QMPhilosophe 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      +Spyder Webb Agreed...he pulls it off, though, and quite well,, I think.

    • @tanya5322
      @tanya5322 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      My grandpa played a 4 string banjo … always with a flat pic

  • @tmkreh8635
    @tmkreh8635 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Sounds great, right up the road from me here in Virginia.

  • @vickystanley8853
    @vickystanley8853 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Beautiful rendition!

  • @rochellerussell3896
    @rochellerussell3896 10 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Fantastic...can really hear matty groves in this version

    • @daydays12
      @daydays12 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Nice observation! 🙂

  • @snuzebuster
    @snuzebuster 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I like the way they honed back in on the traditional theme at the end.

  • @iahelcathartesaura3887
    @iahelcathartesaura3887 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Oh yeah... I could listen to these folks for many many hours quite happily.

  • @HumbleDisciples
    @HumbleDisciples 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The gal on the fiddle is str8 gangsta gangsta man.. whole band goes hard but the gal is shotcaller on the yard.. respect.

  • @ranzamaceanruig
    @ranzamaceanruig 7 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Very cool banjo technique! Sounds like he's been studying his rock scales. Heck, the whole band is righteous! I have never enjoyed this particular song so much!

  • @tomato88ish
    @tomato88ish 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    That was a great performance!

  • @kmrdesigns
    @kmrdesigns 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Best rendition I've seen in a long time. Truly inspirational! Thanks.

  • @MrArachnophobe
    @MrArachnophobe 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Best version of Shady Grove I've ever heard. And I've heard a lot of versions. I'm dusting off my banjo. Thanks!!

    • @Songwriter376
      @Songwriter376 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Have to agree .....

    • @daydays12
      @daydays12 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I agree and I have heard many many versions...

  • @Zto0
    @Zto0 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Yewwww still love this song

  • @judeolney2944
    @judeolney2944 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This is really cool! Thanks for sharing it. I showed the video to some of my students who were singing this song in music class.

  • @patchouliskye
    @patchouliskye 10 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    love this !

  • @Odyssey1159
    @Odyssey1159 8 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    One of my favorite jams i've ever seen.

  • @Hyperion35
    @Hyperion35 10 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I heard this song many years ago, and I've been trying to find a version that has the chorus lyrics like this, and also slower like this. I guess being a folk song there are many different versions, but it's good to hear the old Appalachian style here, seems like everyone else tries to play it Kentucky Bluegrass style. There's nothin' wrong with either way, it's just that as a Virginian who had to move away, this brings back memories of the Blue Ridges.
    Also, holy hell the instrumentals on this! Wow, just wow, especially the violin and the banjo, but really the whole ensemble rocks.

    • @dunkee19
      @dunkee19  10 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      You should check out my other videos of these guys. Not really a bluegrass or traditional group as such, but one with a lot of influences, and great original songs. Great people, too!

    • @KKIcons
      @KKIcons 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      bobby horton... he is coming from 1850's tradition, so very old time. He had an album of Appalachian-inspired pieces. he did all the instruments himself, and it is very well arranged.

    • @cybermanne
      @cybermanne 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Check out Jerry Garcia.

    • @daydays12
      @daydays12 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@dunkee19 Yes exactly, NOT bluegrass. Great 🙂

    • @Phyrenia
      @Phyrenia 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      This song is actually based off of, and shares a tune with, an english ballad called Matty Groves. Unlike this song, Matty Groves has a body count...

  • @kennethmccann971
    @kennethmccann971 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Love these guys, great rendition.

  • @donaldoates2809
    @donaldoates2809 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Best version of a great song.

  • @tomarthur676
    @tomarthur676 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Just great. Thanks.

  • @billfreeman5914
    @billfreeman5914 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I love the sense of desperation in your delivery and I especially *love* the violin (fiddle?) solo! ❤️❤️❤️ (Didn’t love the background noise but what-are-ya-gonna-do - it’s a live recording. 😉👍)

  • @christochristov4971
    @christochristov4971 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Absolutely beautiful!!!

  • @Pajaholic
    @Pajaholic 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This is about the closest I've heard to bluegrass-bangla fusion in a long time. Absolutely love it!

    • @daydays12
      @daydays12 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      No bluegrass, thank goodness. A bit of bangla I guess ;-)

  • @trudyr2316
    @trudyr2316 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Really nice version! I like the talent of this band

  • @d.howerton9273
    @d.howerton9273 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Great sound.

    • @dunkee19
      @dunkee19  7 ปีที่แล้ว

      This Driftwood has been around since 2005 (the current lineup since 2011). I agree they have a great sound, and more importantly, are great people as well. Band members are listed at the bottom of the description. :)

  • @PagoAoE2
    @PagoAoE2 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Great performance!

  • @DeanEthridge1
    @DeanEthridge1 10 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Wow! What a great sound on this song! I love Bluegrass and Driftwood did a super job on this classic. Thanks for sharing

  • @troygibson6845
    @troygibson6845 8 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    nice arraignment picking the banjo! I may have to experiment with a pick

    • @vivianpaff9595
      @vivianpaff9595 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Flat picking the banjo is what many celtic/tenner banjo players do regularly.

  • @SMDAK59Z
    @SMDAK59Z 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Superb from scotland

  • @jeffreyhoward6319
    @jeffreyhoward6319 9 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Bluegrass my ass! This is Old Time, which makes it even better. ;)

    • @pauliewalnuts7088
      @pauliewalnuts7088 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes sir! It's great

    • @pclodius
      @pclodius 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      How so?

    • @daydays12
      @daydays12 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Great well said!! This IS 'Old Time' 🙂That's what makes it so good. Bluegrass homogenises everything - makes it all sound the same.

  • @HumbleDisciples
    @HumbleDisciples 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    one of thee hardest most rockinest performances i ever seen.. surprised they didnt start a huge riot... out freakin standing!

  • @AhearnEducation
    @AhearnEducation 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    That was outstanding and so much fun!

  • @derekdillman643
    @derekdillman643 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    from an ex sunny mt boy, I love it great banjo playin!

  • @ansonstiles
    @ansonstiles 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Reasons why I'm picking up the banjo

    • @barrywhite1770
      @barrywhite1770 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yes but just be careful.
      It is a lot louder than other instruments because of the drum skin head. The player here drowns out everyone else when he starts strumming it.
      That’s why most people play claw hammer style, sits in the mix better with the other instruments.

  • @badvoodoo4090
    @badvoodoo4090 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Best version I`ve ever herd!!!! LOVE it......

    • @daydays12
      @daydays12 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yesss. Me too !

  • @Mary-uw3pt
    @Mary-uw3pt ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Wow!!! ❤ I love this performance so much! Absolutely the best rendition of Shady Grove I’ve ever heard. Thank you so much for posting this! Wish they would record this song and include it on a CD. ❤❤❤❤❤❤

    • @barrywhite1770
      @barrywhite1770 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      No one makes cds anymore.

  • @rubysoho9200
    @rubysoho9200 10 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I like how into it you all are. It makes it. Great song.

    • @chemmy_durden
      @chemmy_durden 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Listen to lost indian and before I rust

  • @newcince
    @newcince 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I would have loved to have heard a female lead vocal on this. Incredible song..incredible sound. Wow you guys would be amazing to see live.

    • @dunkee19
      @dunkee19  5 ปีที่แล้ว

      www.driftwoodtheband.com/#tour

    • @chengliu872
      @chengliu872 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      If you want that, listen to the version by Among the Oak and Ash.

    • @justforever96
      @justforever96 ปีที่แล้ว

      The song is a guy singing about his girl. They make that pretty clear in the lyrics. It would just distract me to have a female singing it. I would be thinking "did they just not think this through or are they intentionally implying a same sex relationship?"

  • @1Jennabug
    @1Jennabug 10 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Fantastic

  • @johnn2326
    @johnn2326 ปีที่แล้ว

    I understand this song is at least 200 years or more old. This version is what I imagine folks did back then in their home or at a church gathering.

  • @Banjo362
    @Banjo362 8 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Love it, that's a very interesting banjo style that guy is playing I like it.

    • @andgalactus1
      @andgalactus1 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      That's one way of putting it, looks like he's a guitar player that never really learned how to play the banjo, he's got a pick for some reason and he's playing so damn close to the bridge. Neither of those things are helping his sound.

    • @gargoyle38
      @gargoyle38 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Definitely some cool licks in there

    • @lawdayl
      @lawdayl 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@andgalactus1 it works though!

  • @christinaheesakacowden-wut3809
    @christinaheesakacowden-wut3809 10 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Awesome!!!!!

  • @kellyq204
    @kellyq204 10 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thanks for posting this! This song is my favorite!

  • @Songwriter376
    @Songwriter376 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Sort of has a Dylan feel to it. Excellent rendition.

  • @corydb10487
    @corydb10487 10 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Awesome.

  • @aarusty51
    @aarusty51 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You all are great!!

  • @prettymuchketo2967
    @prettymuchketo2967 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    🎼🍑🍎🍏🎻🎼my husband introduced me a few years back to bluegrass🎼

  • @patrickdempsey7850
    @patrickdempsey7850 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Awesome!

  • @andrewgallagher1923
    @andrewgallagher1923 ปีที่แล้ว

    Keep coming back to this, amazing rendition of one of my favourite songs

  • @lorensims4846
    @lorensims4846 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Wonderful performance everyone!

  • @noninoni454
    @noninoni454 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    ✨️🌜🌑🌛This is a nice version of this song really well done! My personal fav is done by 🌟Jesse Stewart and Sean Christ 🌌🌥 as I really resonate with the grit n crust and passion

  • @1994sog
    @1994sog 10 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Damn. That was awesome.

  • @justforever96
    @justforever96 10 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Shady Grove before there was such a thing as bluegrass. I like it. =)

    • @daydays12
      @daydays12 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Exactly! That's why it is so good. Old time!! yay

  • @miguelangelcolanhernandez5422
    @miguelangelcolanhernandez5422 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Very nice song

  • @HumbleDisciples
    @HumbleDisciples 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    dudes even goin hard as nails on the bass.

  • @flatbrokefrank6482
    @flatbrokefrank6482 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I love this song in all its forms but you can really get lost in this version !

  • @steveshort1121
    @steveshort1121 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    The best version

  • @seanoconnor2531
    @seanoconnor2531 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    very nice

  • @daydays12
    @daydays12 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Better every time !!

  • @tubetone74
    @tubetone74 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Cool riffs on the banjo!!

  • @briarroot
    @briarroot 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    plectrum 5 string? fascinating. Sounds great.

    • @dmoorefsmfn
      @dmoorefsmfn 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Quite odd I think, using a single on a banjo.

  • @elijah8867
    @elijah8867 ปีที่แล้ว

    Excellent!

  • @jbaker1341
    @jbaker1341 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    You guys have a great sound. I like to pick this one a little more traditional (faster tempo, alternating base notes booming) but I really like the way you sing it. Great harmonies. Also a couple verses I haven't heard. Very cool.
    (Edit) The solos are amazing, of course, as well!

  • @benstahnke8742
    @benstahnke8742 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    So fucking fantastic.

  • @alexandriaofatlantis
    @alexandriaofatlantis ปีที่แล้ว

    This is fabulous. Have loved this version for years. Can you please post guitar chords/tab? Just beautiful.

  • @jimmyoleary8667
    @jimmyoleary8667 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Erin go braugh....Long live Ireland!

  • @bentao3352
    @bentao3352 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Banjo sounds like an oriental mandolin,then like a rhythm guitar

  • @acousticapothecary
    @acousticapothecary ปีที่แล้ว

    Some kinda sweet!!!🎻🪕🎼

  • @saboteur1001
    @saboteur1001 ปีที่แล้ว

    So fantastic! So rare today! Real musicians, putting their souls in performing! Are there any records available?

    • @dunkee19
      @dunkee19  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      driftwoodtheband.com

    • @saboteur1001
      @saboteur1001 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@dunkee19 Thanks. I've already found them myself.

  • @sandraalston7863
    @sandraalston7863 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow!

  • @michaelkraemerman2009
    @michaelkraemerman2009 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    A bit late to the party, but this is so fucking good. Cheers to these amazing musicians🌞

  • @itdoesntmatter56789
    @itdoesntmatter56789 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Very nice. Thank you for sharing. A tip-o-the hat to ya!

  • @caelachyt
    @caelachyt ปีที่แล้ว

    Epic.

  • @jackk59196
    @jackk59196 10 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Cool

  • @lasurvivor47
    @lasurvivor47 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Smoke'n!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @earloneeleven
    @earloneeleven 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What is the banjo tunning ???
    Awsome job!!!!

  • @blindwelcome
    @blindwelcome 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    love

  • @keithcarnley1802
    @keithcarnley1802 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Jammin!

  • @powderfinger2029
    @powderfinger2029 ปีที่แล้ว

    Where was this at? Sick Banjo solos …. Tight band

    • @dunkee19
      @dunkee19  ปีที่แล้ว

      Cristina's Cafe in Strasburg, VA. That cafe closed several years ago.

  • @stephenbouchelle7706
    @stephenbouchelle7706 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Interesting banjo style. Seems to come from a guitar background.

    • @dunkee19
      @dunkee19  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      He does! Joe's a great guitarist!

  • @williamsumptersr2301
    @williamsumptersr2301 ปีที่แล้ว

    Sound n good 2me

  • @tripperdelaluna1
    @tripperdelaluna1 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    1984 Hallowed Groundish..

  • @michalloydaustin1075
    @michalloydaustin1075 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    I particularly love the Banjo and the Violin! and its nice to have that bass in there as well. I have been trying to learn this song for all these instruments for a while, do you know where I can find the exact music the Drift Wood uses?

    • @cdaddyoo
      @cdaddyoo 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      You could look up the song on a tab site but it's an easy modal tune. Just two chords, Dm and C. I love jamming along with this tune. Good stuff Driftwood.

  • @BlackKnight-ll8qh
    @BlackKnight-ll8qh 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love it! Wish the vocals were a little louder though

    • @dunkee19
      @dunkee19  8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah, vocals are always tricky when a band is unplugged.

    • @davidmarks509
      @davidmarks509 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@dunkee19 Vocals are fine. Modern music always has the singer/s pumped up. I think people are conditioned to it, and expect it that way now.

  • @danwebb4418
    @danwebb4418 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nick Cave comes to mind..

  • @LCMurtha1
    @LCMurtha1 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    This version of Shady it must be said is a bit primitive. Not nearly as polished as James Alan Shelton. But it really works. Love it.