Live Recordings 1956-1969 in Bloomington, MN

The 27 numbers presented here offer
Bill Monroe
in more intimate settings, including workshops, jam sessions, and live performances where he's casually swapping yarns, offering anecdotes, and displaying the blistering yet folksy and down-home style that's made him a musical legend. His group included a number of marvelous players and future stars, such as
Del McCoury
,
Peter Rowan
Bill Keith
, and
Tex Logan
.
Monroe
was also playing with brothers
Charlie
and
Birch
. This is 75 minutes of breakdowns,
folk
tunes, railroad songs, and
work songs
, such classics as
"Blue Grass Stomp"
"Blue Moon of Kentucky"
and many others performed in a loose, next-door-neighbor atmosphere. ~ Ron Wynn