O'conner, Brent, Matt, Rhodes, Paul, Terry & PF

Franklin · Post by **Franklin** » 20 Jul 2012 11:00 pm

Just got home from playing the Opry. I was thinking of Terry McMillan so I started searching Youtube's and ran across these old clips. Its hard to believe its been 21 years since this show was aired on TNN.....Anyway I'm glad it didn't get lost and someone posted these to Youtube, I thought I would pass them along....Listen to how clean Mark and Terry play at an unbelievably fast tempo on the first clip.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1rupTx-unE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opP_jFRzCOw

Ron Funk · Post by **Ron Funk** » 20 Jul 2012 11:25 pm

Fantastic musicianship by All.
Terry McM was such a huge player & is missed.

Its really sad that shows such as The American Music Shop, Nashville Now, etc are not available as package DVD sets.

Thanks for the link Paul.

Paul King · Post by **Paul King** » 21 Jul 2012 5:06 am

Thanks Paul for posting these links. I am a steel player first and usually listen for that instrument first. All of you guys on these videos are just dynamic musicians. What a great loss when Terry passed away. I can sit for hours and listen to Mark O'Connor play fiddle. These videos show how high a level a musician can reach but it shows incredible timing and execution. You will have to search long and hard to find something as quality as what you guys did on these videos.

Frank Estes · Post by **Frank Estes** » 21 Jul 2012 5:38 am

It is hard to realize just how long Paul has been around making his mark in music!

The CD of the New Nashville Cats. Paul and Brent are on two of the cuts--Swang and Pick it Apart:

http://www.amazon.com/New-Nashville-Cat ... rk+oconner

I remember when Jerry Reed introduced us to Terry on his TV show in the 70's: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rkDt7QvNg4

We could not imagine then what a monster musician he would become. He was too young to leave us so soon.

Don McClellan · Post by **Don McClellan** » 21 Jul 2012 7:29 am

I'd like to have a nickel for every cup of coffee Mark O'Conner has consumed. Wow! Paul and Brent, remarkable as usual along with all the others.
Paul, is heavy coffee drinking common among the top players in Nashville? I would imagine so but maybe I'm wrong. Don

Richard Sinkler · Post by **Richard Sinkler** » 21 Jul 2012 7:55 am

Too bad none of these guys never amounted to anything.

What ever happened to O'Connor? I never hear anything about him any more, haven't for years.

I always looked forward to this show. Sad it's gone. Be thankful there is such a thing as the internet so these moments can be lived over again.

Franklin · Post by **Franklin** » 21 Jul 2012 8:37 am

Richard,

Mark is an artist essentially managing three careers living in NYC last I heard.....He tours as a soloist in the symphony concert hall circuit like Yo Yo Ma and Edgar Meyer.....Mark pretty much sells out wherever he goes....He has these fiddle camps I believe several times a year and he has a Django style Gypsy Jazz band that is popular in small venues all over the globe....Listen to his execution, I don't believe there is a musician on the planet with anymore control of his perspective instrument.

Paul

Hook Moore · Post by **Hook Moore** » 21 Jul 2012 8:39 am

Still fantastic playing by all !

Franklin · Post by **Franklin** » 21 Jul 2012 8:42 am

Thanks guys, I thought some would enjoy seeing those......when I heard Terry rip that solo on Orange Blossom I smiled...Clean as a whistle and everyones pocket is unbelievable at that tempo....We lost him way too early.

Don,

There were bottles of water and a few cokes courtesy of TNN as I remember. Not much on coffee, myself.

PF

Richard Sinkler · Post by **Richard Sinkler** » 21 Jul 2012 9:18 am

.He tours as a soloist in the symphony concert hall circuit like Yo Yo Ma and Edgar Meyer

Thanks Paul. I bet he is awesome in that setting. I would actually like to hear him play with Yo Yo Ma. That would knock me silly.

Franklin · Post by **Franklin** » 21 Jul 2012 10:05 am

Richard Sinkler wrote:
.He tours as a soloist in the symphony concert hall circuit like Yo Yo Ma and Edgar Meyer
Thanks Paul. I bet he is awesome in that setting. I would actually like to hear him play with Yo Yo Ma. That would knock me silly.

Mark composed a symphonic CD called "The Fiddle Concerto" that is worth hearing......

There is a CD with Mark, Yo Yo, and Edgar made back in the early nineties. Its an interesting mixture of appalachian sounds with Classical influences. All original compositions...There is also a new CD called Goat Rodeo which is an extension of that first project...This time Stuart Duncan and Chris Thiele are paired with Yo Yo and Edgar. I actually like this CD better.

Mark, YoYo, and Edgar http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DreJerSU9vo

Mark and The Boston Pops http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvwfKbqcraQ

PF

CrowBear Schmitt · Post by **CrowBear Schmitt** » 21 Jul 2012 11:35 am

Excellent !

the clip w: YoYoMa is Dyno
them Boston pops ain't jivin' either ...

Richard Sinkler · Post by **Richard Sinkler** » 21 Jul 2012 11:45 am

Thanks again Paul. That was great. I could watch Yo Yo Ma play all day long. Very entertaining.

I'll have to check out the CD with Chris Thiele. He is from another planet for sure.

Jamie Lennon · Post by **Jamie Lennon** » 21 Jul 2012 1:33 pm

Amazing playing! Pick it apart is an amazing track too! Fast....but with technique!

Franklin · Post by **Franklin** » 21 Jul 2012 7:44 pm

Found this NPR of the "Goat Rodeo" project.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7EcT5YzKhQ

Another side to Mark O'conner.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rkNYcmxKNA

Let me know if I'm wearing you guys out.....This stuff inspires me to practice. These guys have complete control of their instrument in any situation.

Check out session player legend Dann Huff. You can see why he dominated the eighties LA session scene....... Check out his resume on allmusic.com. He's recorded with everyone from Michael Jackson to Haggard. He is an amazing guitar player.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=0q2pxUgHva4

PF

Jerry Tillman · Post by **Jerry Tillman** » 22 Jul 2012 6:18 pm

I got to see and hear Mark solo on a theater stage here in Florida.I can not describe it.If you get a chance to see him go.It doesn,t matter what instrument you play.

Egil Skjelnes · Post by **Egil Skjelnes** » 23 Jul 2012 12:33 pm

Hi Paul.
Terry was incredible.I had the pleasure of playing a one month Christmas tour with him here in Norway in 1986.That was all fun,he was a very nice,and funny guy! He was given his own spot on the show as well,so I had to play my best to keep up with him,he was really great! Thanks for posting,bring back great memories.
Egil

Paddy Long · Post by **Paddy Long** » 23 Jul 2012 6:27 pm

Thanks Paul .. that is awesome stuff with Terry .. I had the good fortune to work with him on a tv show called "Thats Country" out here in New Zealand back in the 80's ... not only was he a brilliant harmonica player but he could sing as well :-} and great guy to boot.

Kenny Martin · Post by **Kenny Martin** » 24 Jul 2012 4:15 am

The abilities in these clips are off the chain!
Absolutly awesome and i remember watching it when it aired.
As soon as the CD was out I bought it and have spent so many years working on the steel parts and guitar part but you guys are at a level that i don't have enough years left to get to!

Paul, for me, the absolute best part of you guys is the emotion and feel that can never be duplicated.
We all strive to play but nobody will ever re-produce the heart, emotion and thoughts you guys have in every respect!

I love seeing you especially smiling because you are having fun! Same as with the Time Jumpers when you play a solo, "SMILING"!

Thx for bringing my memories back watching these!

......km

Richard Sinkler · Post by **Richard Sinkler** » 24 Jul 2012 7:35 am

Keep 'em coming Paul. I am almost through the first NPR video (unfortunately, the YouTube video got "stuck in buffer purgatory and just sits there at 13:40. I'll try a download so I can hear the end). I honestly don't know the words to say what I feel. I'll start with awesome, but it goes way beyond that.

Nice to see Stuart Duncan there. I am only familiar with him on CD's he has played on and TV shows he's done. I just love when Yo Yo Ma cracks that huge smile of his. And Chris Thile, no words to describe him. After Steel guitar and dobro, mandolin is my favorite instrument, and Chris just takes it to a higher level.

The only thing better would be if they had a steel player. I hear there is this real good player named Paul Franklin, or something like that, who would have just knocked this out of the park. They tell me this Franklin fellow has done a couple of sessions in Nashville. Must be pretty good.

Also, the Dan Huff video was great. Going to watch part 1 now.

Jerry Hayes R.I.P. · Post by **Jerry Hayes R.I.P.** » 24 Jul 2012 11:22 am

Paul, I remember going to the gig and setting my VCR to record the program those clips came from on TNN. The first cut "Pick it Apart" totally floored me when I got home and I played it three or four times before I finally played the whole program. The musicianship from all of you guys was/is absolutely brilliant. One thing that hasn't been mentioned yet is the camera work. Whoever photographed the show was a genius. Some of those camera angles where they come right in front and under both your and Brent's hands in action are amazing and really give us a "bird's eye view" of what's going on. Great stuff!!........JH in Va.

Scott Swartz · Post by **Scott Swartz** » 25 Jul 2012 10:57 am

Here is one of Mark O'Connor playing solo in 2009.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BV8UJ2SoV-k

I found this when I picked up the fiddle a couple years ago, needless to say I have a long way to go...

Gary Walker · Post by **Gary Walker** » 29 Jul 2012 3:05 pm

I remember when this was first broadcast and still think it is one of the most incredible thirty minutes of music magic. Paul I thought how what a distraction to stay focused with the camera close enough to spit on. I doff my hat to all for a mind blowing display, and as an owner of a steel(notice I didn't make any claims) I stand in awe of your performance the whole evening.

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