In case you don't know him, or need a reminder, here's the understated lowland blues master, Mississippi John Hurt (and should you like this kind of thing, there are several more on YouTube, though most have only still photographs).YouTube - Mississippi John Hurt - You got to walk that lonesome valley
YouTube - Mississippi John Hurt Richland Woman Blues
And here's one of his protegees, who also has several videos up on YouTube. I don't find a lot of talent on YouTube, except for those young kids on uke and guitar a while back. Young Christine here seems to me to hit some awfully good sounds in the middle and low notes, and her picking impresses me. Am I a soft touch? Should she show more emotion, or is the blank expression more compelling? I think the second number's more accomomplished, but the first one might fetch a grin and coax you to give at least a minute to the second one, "Richland Woman Blues."
YouTube - IplayBanjoNow's Channel Diddy Wa Diddy
YouTube - IplayBanjoNow's Channel
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