Steve Martin playing "Orange Blossom Special" and "King Tut" at Jazz Fest 2010

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  • Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers live at Jazz Fest playing the most smokin' OBS I've ever seen or heard, live or recorded. Nicky Sanders on fiddle is amazing!

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  • @scoberg
    @scoberg 11 років тому +12

    People have asked, so I googled:
    The fiddler is Nicky Sanders. Classically trained as a youngster, concertmaster of a youth symphony. Has a B. A. in violin performance from Berklee College of Music in Boston. I saw the Rangers play (sans Steve Martin) at the California Bluegrass Association's annual Father's Day Festival in Grass Valley, CA, in 2012. Nicky blew the audience away! Nicky was also an instructor in the pre-festival campout. Seems like a nice guy.

  • @ELVIS4221
    @ELVIS4221 12 років тому +27

    I NEVER THOUGHT I'D USE THIS IN A SENTENCE, "HE'S THE JIMI HENDRIK OF THE FIDDLE".

  • @impassable
    @impassable 12 років тому +4

    You can tell this is where his heart is, that comedy stuff just paid the bills

  • @jamcrane3
    @jamcrane3 11 років тому +3

    Mr. Martin can play the hell outta that banjer.....

  • @Bloghairy
    @Bloghairy 10 років тому +39

    "Nicky Sanders on fiddle is amazing!" understatement. Fucking incredible.

  • @5809AUJG
    @5809AUJG 12 років тому +42

    It's a miracle that Mr. Sanders' fiddle didn't burst into flame! What a performance! The very best OBS I've EVER heard! WOW!!!:)

  • @ezrabiggins90
    @ezrabiggins90 10 років тому +77

    In 1978 I saw Steve Martin at Pine Knob in Michigan. After the first twenty minutes, and I'm not exaggerating, everyone was bent over and a few people had dropped out of their seats into the aisle. We had been laughing so hard for so long we were begging him to stop. He sang King Tut on roller skates that night.

    • @donnagolden9575
      @donnagolden9575 5 років тому +1

      Michael cleveland and dal Ann Bradley 1999

    • @donnagolden9575
      @donnagolden9575 5 років тому +1

      Michal cleveland wit dale ann Bradley in 1999 live

    • @christianeflentie1228
      @christianeflentie1228 3 роки тому +4

      My dad's law partner went to college with him and told him he wasn't funny he was just weird. Guess who's laughing now. 🤣

  • @mmelindam
    @mmelindam 9 років тому +4

    Name a fiddle player, living or passed on, who is better than Nicky Sanders. I betcha can't. Pure BRILLIANCE!!!!

  • @392ih
    @392ih 12 років тому +2

    it's unAmerican to dislike this.

  • @tiffanyannhowe1712
    @tiffanyannhowe1712 Рік тому +18

    That’s got the be the BEST fiddle playing I’ve heard!!! 😮😮❤

  • @patriciajrs46
    @patriciajrs46 3 роки тому +24

    I love Steve. He is hilarious. I also appreciate how he can stand in the back , if need be, and give someone else the spotlight: the fiddle man. Very cool. Of course I love King Tut, too. Wild and crazy!

  • @katana2665
    @katana2665 4 роки тому +41

    In the middle of a pandemic, I get to listen to my childhood memory of when Steve Martin came out on the SNL stage and played this for the first time...

    • @thetalantonx
      @thetalantonx 4 роки тому +4

      Watching this video for the first a bit after you, in similar circumstance. A song of motion, freedom, and expectation in the middle of a time where all three seem in short supply.

    • @TheMikester307
      @TheMikester307 4 роки тому +1

      I was in a motel on a class trip to Washington DC. You could walk across the parking lot and hear SNL; everyone was watching!

  • @jamesbockenstette4332
    @jamesbockenstette4332 4 роки тому +17

    Nicky Sanders is beyond amazing. So much energy. His version is the best ever. In my opinion.

  • @TheOutriger
    @TheOutriger 12 років тому +4

    Steve is a favorite, but the fiddler stole the show. What talent!

  • @muckerwood
    @muckerwood 8 років тому +177

    I triple dog dare anyone to listen to that version of Orange Blossom Special and keep both feet completely still all the way through to the end... It can't be done.

    • @thecuckookid
      @thecuckookid 8 років тому +10

      As a double amputee, I find your remark offensive.

    • @ScrewMaga
      @ScrewMaga 8 років тому +11

      So your feet have already danced on down the road...

    • @safarieten
      @safarieten 7 років тому +1

      Ich lach mich kaput !!!

    • @drcrn1
      @drcrn1 7 років тому +3

      Stomp us a chorus Jed!

    • @GreenJeep1998
      @GreenJeep1998 7 років тому +4

      Not sure I couldn't listen to this and not end up losing my driver's license!

  • @bonniecorley1768
    @bonniecorley1768 5 років тому +3

    I'm 63 or 4, does it matter? Steve Martin is the funniest and most musically talented person I've EVER been entertained by.. XOX Steve! ;)

  • @GKrishnametube
    @GKrishnametube 8 років тому +70

    Steve Martin is a versatile artist with a comedic twist. Fortunate to be around during his era of SNL with many comedy geniuses!

    • @vjgrevem
      @vjgrevem 4 роки тому +2

      That was back when SNL was actually funny.

    • @gerrydooley951
      @gerrydooley951 4 роки тому

      @@vjgrevem oh. here we go. I'm sure you're a comic master

    • @vjgrevem
      @vjgrevem 4 роки тому +1

      @@gerrydooley951 I do believe I could do better than most of the writers on the show for the past decade or more. It wouldn't be hard.

    • @gerrydooley951
      @gerrydooley951 4 роки тому +1

      @@vjgrevem well, I'm very impressed with your postings on youtube

    • @vjgrevem
      @vjgrevem 4 роки тому +1

      @@gerrydooley951 I'm quite proud of them - thanks!

  • @dodiemurphy2618
    @dodiemurphy2618 10 років тому +11

    Listening to Nicky Sanders is a spiritual experience.

  • @NoorAlHaqiqa
    @NoorAlHaqiqa 10 років тому +9

    How can anyone NOT like this music?

  • @philochristos
    @philochristos 9 років тому +50

    If I could play the fiddle like that, I would never be alone again.

    • @cftdd
      @cftdd 9 років тому +9

      +Sam Harper I think that fiddle almost caught fire

    • @JosephCummings0101
      @JosephCummings0101 9 років тому +8

      +Sam Harper Oh, you'd be alone simply because you'd have to spend every last minute practicing!

    • @kennethmiller6081
      @kennethmiller6081 7 років тому +1

      cftdd n

    • @donaldburgio8034
      @donaldburgio8034 7 років тому +5

      It would be would be worth it to connect to you soul.......................

    • @tessierashpoolmg7776
      @tessierashpoolmg7776 7 років тому

      Donald Burgio Gotta go down to da crossroad....?...

  • @Anonymoose
    @Anonymoose 10 років тому +38

    I've heard, and played myself, countless iterations of Orange Blossom Special, but never have I seen it taken to this level. Nicky Sanders did, indeed, *smoke* it!
    And King Tut was the icing on the cake.

  • @gabiel19
    @gabiel19 9 років тому +12

    Steve Martin has been a musician since the 70's, he's awesome with the banjo!

  • @HeriKurnianingsih
    @HeriKurnianingsih 9 років тому +16

    This song is the standard for all fiddlers. The fiddle can spit out notes faster than any other bluegrass instrument.

  • @HellzNord
    @HellzNord 11 років тому +4

    Steve Martin is PRO banjo man

  • @jayshaft3179
    @jayshaft3179 Рік тому +1

    I still come back for that sweet, sweet fiddle. It's still smoking from this session.

  • @doctordolittle3652
    @doctordolittle3652 8 років тому +17

    Excuse myself my American friends, I am a gentleman from England and my music tastes are very wide ranging. I love this (Bluegrass) music. Wonderful to share other peoples cultures and tastes in music. The fiddle player is superb! Also something about the deep south. In England we have a thousand years of history, but I love America also. Have a nice day to all the American people. Regards, David from England.....

    • @kelliefritz372
      @kelliefritz372 8 років тому +1

      Be sure to listen to the other music on youtube with Steve Martin and the Deep Canyon Rangers! They are awesome together!

    • @jamesoconnell9396
      @jamesoconnell9396 6 років тому +1

      Doctor Dolittle, be well, friend. As a desert rat born and raised on the West Bank of the Rio Grande river in New Mexico, I have discovered that true friends enjoy (or hate) every moment of life together. Those moments may be our last...

    • @gunfighterzero
      @gunfighterzero 6 років тому

      bluegrass one of the true American art forms

    • @Paul71H
      @Paul71H 5 місяців тому

      While bluegrass is an American music form, it has roots in traditional folk music from the British Isles, which settlers from Scotland, England, and Ireland brought to Appalachia.

  • @MrHarryt8
    @MrHarryt8 12 років тому +4

    Stunning fiddle playing.

  • @Maclaren415
    @Maclaren415 4 роки тому +11

    I am 68 yrs. old....I have seen a lot of fiddle players in my life....but this is really something special. Thanks for posting!

  • @sgjivoje
    @sgjivoje 9 років тому +2

    Ay, ay, guys with all those lunatic improvisations and speed you are kiling the beauty of the original melody...!!

  • @josephwalker67
    @josephwalker67 9 років тому +18

    I think that is really great that Steve Martin steps back and allows other musicians show their talents. It is not about fame, but rather the shared appreciation for the music. Bless them all. I enjoyed listening to their presentation.

    • @ronniebishop2496
      @ronniebishop2496 9 років тому +1

      Joseph Walker Steps back? He cant play lick. He is just acting funny.

    • @emperorgluteusmaximus7069
      @emperorgluteusmaximus7069 9 років тому +10

      Ronnie Bishop You don't watch his videos much, do you? Steve is a very accomplished banjo player.

    • @NSResponder
      @NSResponder Рік тому +1

      Steve is a humble man, but I guess anyone would be who ever played banjo next to Earl Scruggs.

  • @grumblekin
    @grumblekin 10 років тому +15

    I know he's funny in his past, an art collector right now....but he's always been a dedicated banjo player and for that, I've always respected and loved him.

  • @THEetsybay
    @THEetsybay 12 років тому +5

    I think people forget what a great banjo player Steve is!!

  • @TRAVELWP
    @TRAVELWP 8 років тому +14

    Nicky Sanders sure made the train whistle sound real !!!

    • @AprilCraddock
      @AprilCraddock 5 місяців тому

      How is that POSSIBLE..amazing ❤❤

  • @charlesbrowne9590
    @charlesbrowne9590 4 роки тому +1

    Somebody call the fire department! That fiddle is gonna catch on fire!

  • @blueconversechucks
    @blueconversechucks 7 років тому +2

    HOT DAMN! That is the single most gratifying fiddle performance I've ever heard!

  • @lisaperkins6720
    @lisaperkins6720 10 років тому +12

    Nicky Sanders is awesome, Seen him last night on PBS with Steve. Great

  • @denisehart7104
    @denisehart7104 8 років тому +17

    Nicky Sanders playing the fiddle, and YES, he did play Norwegian Wood ! Awesome !

    • @anitaadvani8464
      @anitaadvani8464 7 років тому

      What was the other piece he referenced? It was a classical one - Edvard Grieg?

    • @scoberg
      @scoberg 5 років тому +1

      @@anitaadvani8464 It's "Sabre Dance," composed by Aram Khachaturian
      ua-cam.com/video/gqg3l3r_DRI/v-deo.html

    • @lk-sb8ql
      @lk-sb8ql 2 місяці тому

      @@anitaadvani8464 If you mean at 7:02, it was Hatchaturians "Sword dance"

  • @ltodd79
    @ltodd79 8 років тому +5

    I am blown away by the Orange Blossom Special!

  • @aeugmk2
    @aeugmk2 8 років тому +6

    SMOKIN' RENDITION FELLAS!!
    That was just beautiful!!

  • @odinshell
    @odinshell 11 років тому +1

    Only thing I've ever thought of when I heard the song, been listening to it since I was a kid.

  • @abdelwahedzaidi9866
    @abdelwahedzaidi9866 10 років тому +3

    very nice video, I love this mastery of speed, superb and very beautiful music.

  • @javelinjohnson9669
    @javelinjohnson9669 2 роки тому +1

    Man I wish this was uploaded in higher audio quality. Been coming back to this video for years.

  • @pianistabella
    @pianistabella 4 роки тому +1

    That ole boy on the fiddle is just BEYOND!

  • @silvergurl83
    @silvergurl83 12 років тому +5

    steve martin = genius. comedic. musical. sigh!!!! love him.

  • @pamjohnavitz7294
    @pamjohnavitz7294 11 років тому +3

    This is blow your mind fiddle playing. Love it. :)))))))

  • @vernjackson3569
    @vernjackson3569 6 років тому +11

    steve is a once in a life time talent

  • @turkt2249
    @turkt2249 10 років тому +22

    That is one crazy good violin player!

  • @duradim1
    @duradim1 11 років тому +4

    Great! I love Steve Martin's delivery much more then back in the old days.

  • @Ziebenator63-jj9ej
    @Ziebenator63-jj9ej 7 років тому +2

    WOW!!!!! Effing brilliant!!!

  • @andiamador7156
    @andiamador7156 9 років тому +5

    Orange Blossom Special and King Tut. That was priceless.

  • @snaqpingturtle
    @snaqpingturtle 12 років тому +3

    the steep canyon rangers are amazing in every sense, ncky sanders almost set that fiddle on fire! steve martin of course has proved his merits with the banjo. the day i see him pick the banjo will be the day my heart stops.

  • @landonmccalmon7121
    @landonmccalmon7121 10 років тому +7

    King Tut was the most played 45 on our juke box in our rec. room back in the late 70's. I was in 2nd grade in 79'. Grew my hair long so I could have a fat afro to accent my sweet wide leg jeans and velour shirt!

  • @zapkvr
    @zapkvr 10 років тому +2

    I have the most respect for Mr Martin since I discovered his love for the banjo. I admired him for his movies but in my estimation he is now on a plane with what you all call God.

  • @slithernsmom
    @slithernsmom 8 років тому +15

    "...and fire flew from his fingertips as he rosened up his bow!".....DANG!!!!

  • @greenfire6545
    @greenfire6545 6 років тому +2

    Gifted people. Play that thang with that strangs. Wow!!! Love from South Africa.

  • @MsAnna47
    @MsAnna47 10 років тому +1

    Finest OB Special fiddler I've ever heard.

  • @maggierae9918
    @maggierae9918 10 років тому +10

    Pure Music !!! What a great show. Love Steve's "King Tut" and the fiddler is fantastic!

    • @zapkvr
      @zapkvr 10 років тому +3

      Hear! Hear! That fiddler is a FREAK.

  • @Livefire123
    @Livefire123 10 років тому +6

    Totally insane fiddle!!!!!

  • @jamesoconnell9396
    @jamesoconnell9396 6 років тому +1

    Just WOW. Seven years ago, and I can still smell the spirit of this concert!

  • @MagusMirificus
    @MagusMirificus 12 років тому +3

    Has anyone noticed how INCREDIBLE the quality of this video is? WAY better than most audience-member-filmed videos.

  • @saenz1379
    @saenz1379 10 років тому +14

    Obviously music is good. Fiddler is amazing! Steve is always great to watch. King Tut: He gave his life for.....tourism. I love Steve Martin!

  • @triciacarr5010
    @triciacarr5010 11 років тому +1

    I am raised in the Blue Grass, and ON Blue Grass music!! I have heard this all my life..and.....VERY NICELY DONE !!! I hear the train coming!!! *standing ovation to these men*

  • @nancycordero8566
    @nancycordero8566 4 роки тому +2

    can't help but seeing Steve with an arrow ?? the man is so talented, along with his friends.

  • @cfomahm1783
    @cfomahm1783 9 років тому +2

    The violinist/fiddler - WOW!

  • @NotAfraidofColor
    @NotAfraidofColor 12 років тому +2

    this has to be the smokin-est fiddle playing I have ever heard!

  • @RedowlMB
    @RedowlMB 13 років тому +3

    @kingofthemooners09
    Great! Hope everyone there enjoyed it. I will always wonder how many people go to see Steve Martin the comedian, and leave with more appreciation for good blue grass music because of Steve Martin the banjo player and a great blue grass band.

  • @faithantonioni9115
    @faithantonioni9115 4 роки тому +1

    Wonderful music, love bluegrass. Bluegrass and Steve Martin. great combination. The fiddle is marvelous.

  • @michaelgreene5343
    @michaelgreene5343 10 років тому +7

    Friggin' AWESOME!!!... Nicky Sanders

  • @mafidl
    @mafidl 11 років тому +2

    Nicky Sanders is truly amazing - great fiddle.

  • @placentahelper1
    @placentahelper1 8 років тому +123

    There is not a better anti-depressant on the market than this music

    • @slprz509
      @slprz509 8 років тому +8

      Damn right!

    • @russoaks
      @russoaks 5 років тому +1

      That's no joke.

    • @taydrabrookshire347
      @taydrabrookshire347 5 років тому +1

      Scientists are quaking

    • @fragbert66
      @fragbert66 5 років тому

      Where's the lie?

    • @wrigman
      @wrigman 4 роки тому +2

      Zydeco does a good job at that as well...... if you can listen to either and be sad, there IS something wrong, get help.

  • @brendafuller6186
    @brendafuller6186 4 роки тому +1

    Feb 14, 2020. I really really enjoyed this!!! 💖

  • @WoutervanTiel
    @WoutervanTiel 8 років тому +6

    Nicky Sanders is MAGIC!

  • @longrider42
    @longrider42 7 років тому +4

    Thank you for putting this up. Its amazing, and Steve Martin held his own.

  • @ryanlifeofryan
    @ryanlifeofryan 11 років тому +1

    Incredible fiddle- thank you for posting!

  • @rubywingo6030
    @rubywingo6030 4 роки тому +10

    Bluegrass King Tut!! Only Steve Martin!🤣🤣🤣

  • @TheJgg10000
    @TheJgg10000 11 років тому +2

    Goddamn! What a performance. That runaway fiddlin' makes me feel proud to be a human being. So much subtlety and beauty with cat gut and wood. With enough beer in your system this version of Orange Blossom Special will make you cry.

  • @colliedogboy
    @colliedogboy 12 років тому +1

    Steve Martin always shows respect to the bluegrass musicians with whom he plays. I appreciate him for that. He makes no big deal of his stardom and takes his place in the line with the other musicians, backing in and out as needed at the microphone. That is so unexpected from a Hollywood star.

  • @margaretrose711
    @margaretrose711 11 років тому +1

    Make no mistake - I fell in love with my sweetheart while I played a CD of the SCR for him (saw them live in Chattanooga at Boxcar Pinion) and I owe a debt of gratitude to them (and 'Call The Captain' will always be one of my favorite bluegrass songs) but this can't quite equal Chubby'n'em burning this song from top to bottom. IMHO.

  • @RoyOrbital
    @RoyOrbital 9 років тому +12

    Some bits of this sound like they could have been lifted straight off 'Baba O'Riley'. Fabulous stuff!

    • @redleg56
      @redleg56 9 років тому +1

      Stevie Donnelly Good to know I'm not alone in hearing that.

    • @greenfire6545
      @greenfire6545 6 років тому

      The Who

  • @lolasinger4079
    @lolasinger4079 10 років тому +3

    Oh, man! I was having a bad day and this elevated my mood to beyond the 12th dimension. Thank you.

  • @hlp4ever98
    @hlp4ever98 2 роки тому +1

    That is the most bluegrass jazz I ever heard.

  • @bobshaw4063
    @bobshaw4063 8 років тому +4

    I like this song very much . Steve Martin plays the Banjo great .

  • @Violinspiration
    @Violinspiration 8 років тому +25

    I love the train sound he is making with singing and playing violin at the same time!! (1:42)

    • @JacobFH
      @JacobFH 6 років тому +3

      Me too! Got me wanting to do it too

    • @johncarroll7736
      @johncarroll7736 6 років тому +2

      It's a fiddle!🎻🎻😂😂😂😂

    • @ftoniaromano6480
      @ftoniaromano6480 6 років тому +1

      Me too! He is so great! And Mr Steve Martin!!!! 😀

    • @patmcleish2079
      @patmcleish2079 6 років тому +2

      I think he's just opening his mouth and letting the sound of the violin resonate in his throat.

    • @johnrankin7135
      @johnrankin7135 4 роки тому

      @@patmcleish2079 nah, you can hear him singing if you listen closely

  • @marilyn-jh6iq
    @marilyn-jh6iq Рік тому +1

    Man just listen to that guy play fiddle. Great goin you guys

  • @arthurtrauer5684
    @arthurtrauer5684 5 років тому +5

    Man, there is nothing like the feeling of playing with other musicians in front of a great audience that elevates everyone present to a fine tuned mutual experience of ecstasy other than being there as a whiteness which is the exact same feeling. Musicians and audience alike feel the same thing and it’s wonderful. Music brings people together like nothing else.

  • @JohnDoe-xu2vx
    @JohnDoe-xu2vx 5 років тому +2

    Steve Martin is one talented human.

  • @paisley1134
    @paisley1134 Рік тому

    Oh my goodness..Steve Martin blows me away! Who knew? All that talent in one man! I love it.

  • @eyeboule
    @eyeboule 12 років тому +1

    totally awesome! thank you for posting :D

  • @NoorAlHaqiqa
    @NoorAlHaqiqa 10 років тому +6

    Dang that boy can fiddle!

  • @jmorrowbel
    @jmorrowbel 12 років тому +2

    THIS IS A LOT OF TALENT! WOW!

  • @NoorAlHaqiqa
    @NoorAlHaqiqa 11 років тому +8

    That guy plays the devil's fiddle... damn he's good! America has produced so much GOOD music... this is among the best. Strong, witty, powerful.... the best of the original American spirit.

  • @louswire
    @louswire 10 років тому +5

    As odd as it might be, the medley works for me... anmd then comes along King Tut... I love this video.

    • @hankkingsley2976
      @hankkingsley2976 4 роки тому

      To hear a bluegrass group going Tut Tut. Priceless

  • @RedowlMB
    @RedowlMB 13 років тому +1

    Whole band is awesome...but Nicky Sanders does shine in this. Even better when I saw them in Portland ME May 18, 2011. Did a longer version where he seemed to have a lot of time to improvise and let loose. Wish I had a recording of it. GREAT concert!

  • @jimwagner6260
    @jimwagner6260 4 роки тому

    Steve Martin has been a favorite of mine. This is just icing on the cake

  • @ReeseMac
    @ReeseMac 10 років тому +16

    "He gave his life for tourism."

  • @vickigonya9432
    @vickigonya9432 Рік тому +1

    Steve Martin is a comedic genius

  • @LenHummelChannel
    @LenHummelChannel 10 років тому +9

    *now that's ONE MEAN FIDDLER!* ... pretty good pickin' too. ... :^)

  • @SenorPescadorJohnson
    @SenorPescadorJohnson 9 років тому +1

    one of THEE BEST Ever on u tube,
    NO Debate
    see them in El Salvador at Bubbaz

  • @donaldp9259
    @donaldp9259 4 роки тому

    I've heard this song played a few dozen times but this is the first that I've ever heard the actual song.

  • @1PITIFULDUDE
    @1PITIFULDUDE 10 років тому +1

    Awesome! Thanks for posting!!