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I'll tell you now and on god I will only say this once. DO NOT let industry ruin the image of hip hop. Hip hop is NOT the industry and the industry does not represent true hip hop. As an independent hip hop artist I can't stress enough to look under the surface of anything and everything for truth.
I remember years ago Steve Martin used the banjo as a prop....From funny man to quite a well-known banjo picker who has played with the best. Glad this is where he ended up... AND what an awesome group of guys he's got playing with him.... Mighty fine..Mighty fine..
All the insanity in the world is worth it just to be on the timeline where Steve Martin is killing banjo in an incredible band creating this timeless music with these wonderfully talented and accomplished people! Thank you folks.
John McEuen of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band would be proud - he and Martin are good friends. Martin's banjo is one beautiful instrument in both appearance and tone produced. Graham Sharp's banjo has a distinctly different sound and the shots of the face of it show what looks like a banjo-ified version of a resonator plate. This band is not some off-time plaything for Steve Martin. When it comes to Grammys, they have 3 Nominations and 1 Win.
This is great! It also cracks me up how the fiddle player keeps moving to where the scroll looks to be about 1 inch from Steve Martin’s face. Maybe it’s an illusion based on the angle of the camera, because Steve doesn’t flinch, just maintains that blissful expression, but it looks like it’s right up in his business!
This man us a skilled actor and a legend on screen☺his music is well demonstrated in skill and appreciated☺ Thank you steve Martin keep playin good sir☺
He used a banjo to get his start. He did a comedic stand-up act with his banjo, and appeared on the Sonny and Cher show - that's how he first got wide exposure. He would put a fake arrow on his head and play his banjo. It might be on youtube somewhere.
That last song was more of an Irish drinking song than bluegrass. I love the crossover with any musical tradition that relies on the fiddle and mandolin.
Jon B Baca then you should go listen to the record Another Country by The Chieftans. Recorded in Nashville and Ireland and featuring Chet Atkins, Ricky Skaggs, Don Williams, Colin James, Willie Nelson, Emmylou Harris, Sam Bush, and the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band.
@@the_minimalistic_adventure Banjo is a very fast and distinct instrument and 2 banjos could overwhelm whole band. I think the other banjo player knew exactly what he was doing - wating for the best moment to fit in and stepping back in shadow to let Steve shine. I have a lot of respect for such players and their behaviour :)
Absolutely brilliant, Been loving Steve's banjo skills since 1975 Carson appearance. Yep - I am that old. Pretty impressive to be an established (wild and crazy guy) comedian AND a musician.
Mr. Martin, you make me cry (I think I am 56, I stop counting at 40...) You helped this band see their true potential. They are awesome. Please play with them again soon.
He got his start doing stand up and often played the banjo in his act. He wrote the novelty song "King Tut" along the Toot Uncommons (actually members of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band) which reached number 17 in 1978. He's written many others songs as well. Check out his album The Crow: New Songs for the Five String Banjo which won a Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album.
I wish to register a compliant, that this guy who's a great comedian and comic actor, also get to be an accomplished musician and not just because he's a movie star (looking at you , Bruce Willis). Some of us have no discernable talents. so some system of equitable distribution would make the world a fairer place. Thank you.
The Steep Canyon Rangers actually perform regularly around here in western North Carolina. Not always with Steve Martin, but often enough. He writes most of the music he plays.
I like the fact that he's actually really good and not just some hollywood nob coasting on his name always loved Steve, what a legend I'm glad he's legitimate.
He is a true jack of all trades. If you haven't already, you should check out his writing. I picked up one of his books on a whim once and it was one of the best stories I'd ever read.
Its funny i feel like a lot of metal heads end up enjoying bluegrass because its similar to metal in the fact its very technical and precise. As a musician i can really appreciate it.
Oklahoma! Oklahoma! Oklahoma! Oklahoma! Oklahoma! . . . Lady Fanny from Omaha? Yes Ruprecht? May I go to the bathroom please? Of course. Ahhh thank you. I may have seen the movie 1 or 200 times. It's like if you are passing through channels and A Fish Called Wanda is on. Or Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein or really anything Mel Brooks. It's physically IMPOSSIBLE for me to keep going, even though I can recite the movie from memory. I'm 2. I can't get away with saying, What Knockers! to other women, or asking anyone, "Would you like a roll in ze hay? Roll, roll, roll in ze hay!' Living in a world where no one around you knows what to do if you say, Frau Blucher, is like the difference between black and white and color.
One wonders what the first thoughts were when they heard words like "Steve Martin would like to work with you".... Nah, there's no wondering, never mind... I'd be dancing if I were them.
Never been to the US in my life. I’m an Englishman but I absolutely love bluegrass and had no idea Steve Martin can actually play so well. I’ll head out to the US one day and make it some live shows.
i hope i get to hear him live at least once in my life. i have played the 5 string since i was 10 and cant play half as well as him. i love the banjo and he just plays so amazing. i love it big fan 😀✌
For my birthday, I once took myself to see Steve with SCR at Austin City Limits. It was the year he and Edie Brickell released their album. She was not announced as part of the line up, but made an appearance and collaborated for a while on stage. As if we had not all collectively gotten our money's worth, Paul Simon also came out for a couple of songs and my life was made utterly complete. What a night. What a collection of talent.
Steve Martin should be in a movie based off the last song called Caroline about a sweet old man who gets dumped and eventually decides to take up the banjo and start a band
Steve's playing old-timey claw hammer stye. That first intro is beautiful. (The other banjo player is playing the more modern bluegrass finger-picking style.)
@SuperTrader Mikey learn bluegrass first its easier to grasp and will give you a good foundation and strengthen your fingers. Then learn clawhammer, or do it the other way , but I would recommend bluegrass first
@SuperTrader Mikey if you ask me, figure out what your goal is and go accordingly. For me, that meant learning clawhammer and a bunch of old songs, because I wasn't trying to be a virtuoso or songwriter, just carry on some mountain music traditions. But if you want to tear up the fretboard or write your own stuff, you may want to consider a different route.
Most of what I've seen Steve play was finger-picking. I suppose having an additional banjo player allows him to play more claw-hammer style songs. Either way, Steve a masterful picker. Interestingly, Neil Young plays most of his acoustic songs using claw-hammer.
Watch a movie he made called "The Jerk" one of the funniest movies of all time plus he displays his awesome musical talent. He can sing just as good as he plays. A very talented man
One of the best gifts of my life was my wife getting us tickets to see Steve Martin and Martin Short live. Grown man almost 40, nearly cried when Steve played banjo.
Partly because we first knew him with light/white hair way back when so he hasn't seemed to age much. Plus, he's stayed in good shape. And a sense of humor keeps you young, I think.
Dean Bailey when he started out he shared a studio apartment with 4other people and had all his stuff packed up in a car and when he wanted a moment alone he would sit in his car and pick banjo parked in the streets of LA as he tried to make it as a comic
I never used to like this genre of music then one day it started liking me. How can one not appreciate this many talented musicians playing together whatever the style
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Luv ya.
See Lawrence Welk
I'll tell you now and on god I will only say this once. DO NOT let industry ruin the image of hip hop. Hip hop is NOT the industry and the industry does not represent true hip hop. As an independent hip hop artist I can't stress enough to look under the surface of anything and everything for truth.
Steve has been in his early fifties for 35 years!
Cory Knapp 👍🏻
He must, he must! The Invisible Generation of the '70's won't be able to stay in our 40's forever without such a thing!
FACTS lol
Lol true
You ain't never lied! 😂😂😂
I remember years ago Steve Martin used the banjo as a prop....From funny man to quite a well-known banjo picker who has played with the best. Glad this is where he ended up... AND what an awesome group of guys he's got playing with him.... Mighty fine..Mighty fine..
Today was such a shitty day but this totally put a smile on my face.
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What grace, elegance and fine musicianship! Thank you NPR!
All the insanity in the world is worth it just to be on the timeline where Steve Martin is killing banjo in an incredible band creating this timeless music with these wonderfully talented and accomplished people! Thank you folks.
STEVE!!!!
sexy You fake thirsty webcam women will never be as sexy or charming as Steve and the Rangers. Not in a million years. Please go away.
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John McEuen of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band would be proud - he and Martin are good friends.
Martin's banjo is one beautiful instrument in both appearance and tone produced. Graham Sharp's banjo has a distinctly different sound and the shots of the face of it show what looks like a banjo-ified version of a resonator plate.
This band is not some off-time plaything for Steve Martin. When it comes to Grammys, they have 3 Nominations and 1 Win.
Man... I knew he played but didn’t know how good he was! This is great.
That is the most beautiful thing I have had the honor to hear
This is great! It also cracks me up how the fiddle player keeps moving to where the scroll looks to be about 1 inch from Steve Martin’s face. Maybe it’s an illusion based on the angle of the camera, because Steve doesn’t flinch, just maintains that blissful expression, but it looks like it’s right up in his business!
Unbelievable talent! I can't believe how long it took me to find this. Thanks for making my day! ❤
This man us a skilled actor and a legend on screen☺his music is well demonstrated in skill and appreciated☺
Thank you steve Martin keep playin good sir☺
How cool would it be to have played with Steve? All I’ve got is, “I was a drummer in a 60s rock band…with my cousins”.
He used a banjo to get his start. He did a comedic stand-up act with his banjo, and appeared on the Sonny and Cher show - that's how he first got wide exposure. He would put a fake arrow on his head and play his banjo. It might be on youtube somewhere.
Imagine just looking for a bluegrass band to join because you are a decent musician and you end up in Steve Martin's band
That last song was more of an Irish drinking song than bluegrass. I love the crossover with any musical tradition that relies on the fiddle and mandolin.
*second to last song
The Irish started what became bluegrass in America so you almost can't have one with out the other
Jon B Baca then you should go listen to the record Another Country by The Chieftans. Recorded in Nashville and Ireland and featuring Chet Atkins, Ricky Skaggs, Don Williams, Colin James, Willie Nelson, Emmylou Harris, Sam Bush, and the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band.
Steve is a badass on the banjo!
The other banjo player: so I will just sit this one out?
juddadam2 yeah, he’s barely even touching the strings
it seems that only steve has the right to sit
I noticed that, didn't seem like he was doing much doing must of the performance!
@@the_minimalistic_adventure Banjo is a very fast and distinct instrument and 2 banjos could overwhelm whole band. I think the other banjo player knew exactly what he was doing - wating for the best moment to fit in and stepping back in shadow to let Steve shine. I have a lot of respect for such players and their behaviour :)
@@chiaramusumeci9361 Steve earned the right.
Absolutely brilliant, Been loving Steve's banjo skills since 1975 Carson appearance. Yep - I am that old. Pretty impressive to be an established (wild and crazy guy) comedian AND a musician.
And this banjo is all I need
Mr. Martin, you make me cry (I think I am 56, I stop counting at 40...) You helped this band see their true potential. They are awesome. Please play with them again soon.
I had no idea that Steve Martin had a talent for music?? Like my entire life has changed...
He got his start doing stand up and often played the banjo in his act. He wrote the novelty song "King Tut" along the Toot Uncommons (actually members of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band) which reached number 17 in 1978. He's written many others songs as well. Check out his album The Crow: New Songs for the Five String Banjo which won a Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album.
It's magnify, thank you very much.
Wow! I didn’t know Garth could play the fiddle like that!
i know right!
Mahalo Nui...From Hawai'i. Aloha!!!
Steve is the best.
this is true perfection. thanks npr.
Caroline made my day. What a great song
So Familiar 0:10
"All Night Long"
4:20
"On The Water"
8:35
"Caroline"
12:34
One day I´ll buy a banjo this beautiful.
He is a wild and crazy guy!
He pulled a silver dollar out of my ear at knots Berry farms and wouldn't let me keep it
He ripped that opening solo
Magic!
I always forget that Steve Martin is a badass banjo player.
ADMIRABLE LA TRAYECTORIA ARTISTICA DE Steve Martin
It doesn't get any better than Steve Martin on the banjo the Steep Canyon Rangers, and apparently Jimmy Fallon on the mandolin.
Deep SNL connections at work here with Garth on fiddle.
Steve ! Yes click👍🏻 right away
Lovely
3:47 on cracked this mroon up. 🤣😂
SCR has a banjo player already
Steve only made it into Hollywood so he could enjoy his pure talent without worrying about a job and money ❤️
I like Irlanda!🇦🇷🍀
My favorite 3 amigo
That was fun
Finally
NICE!
"World Class!!!
Heya Steve!
madre santa!! es el actor??? wow
In the music world the term 'perfect pitch' describes hitting the inside of a dumpster with a banjo from 30 yards.
How did one man get all the talent? Writer, actor, musician..
Who knew Ser Jorah could play the banjo?
Evan Stone I’m glad I’m not the only one thinking that!
You weren’t expecting that, were you!
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Reminded more of Dyson from Lost Girl
I love seeing musician Steve right in his element with this awesome band
How is it that Steve Martin has been this age my entire life?
He's a vampire!!😂
Maybe you're 1 year old?
@@maxsandison4574 close, 27.
He regularly exercises and feasts off the blood of aspiring young comedians
@@jamesbacon5299 by having them sign contracts so their dreams of fame can be realized... with a heavy price.
Holy shit Steve Martin can shred a banjo
He is one of the world's best banjo players. Probably one of the top three, depending who you ask.
@@freedapeeple4049 Such a Legend 🙌
Only dude who can school Kermit.
I wish to register a compliant, that this guy who's a great comedian and comic actor, also get to be an accomplished musician and not just because he's a movie star (looking at you , Bruce Willis).
Some of us have no discernable talents. so some system of equitable distribution would make the world a fairer place. Thank you.
@@CadillacJak It’s a joke.
I left my banjo in the back seat of my car once, unlocked with the window open. When I came back, there were 8 more banjos there.
Such a great joke!!
Thank's!!
😀😀😀
That totally cracked me up! Thanks 👍
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
That didn't happen so much it unhappened things that had.
I love that all these dads took some time out of their busy schedules to jam out for us.
Don't worry. You'll be there soon
😝💯
The Steep Canyon Rangers actually perform regularly around here in western North Carolina. Not always with Steve Martin, but often enough. He writes most of the music he plays.
Weirdly, Steve Martin is 77 years old and his only child is 10.
I like the fact that he's actually really good and not just some hollywood nob coasting on his name always loved Steve, what a legend I'm glad he's legitimate.
I agree man. He is pure talent and didn't get in Hollywood because of a family name
It's the same way with Dan Aykroyd and his bad a$$ harmonica skills..
He was on stage waaay before "Hollywood. Same with Ackroyd. Performing arts. "Hollywood👈 Small/Big county stars move to Hollywood not otherway.
He is a true jack of all trades. If you haven't already, you should check out his writing. I picked up one of his books on a whim once and it was one of the best stories I'd ever read.
@@sommers6235 Good idea I think I shall.
Modern renaissance man. Comedian, actor, author, musician, and educator.
forgot genius :)
And he worked at knott's berry farm and pep boys too!!!!
Ooh. And playwright. Although perhaps it's redundant with "writer". ♥️
Don't forget art expert and collector. He has quite a collection, which he has showed off on occasion.
@@anneahlert2997 Collection of what might I ask? Is it arrow hats?!
Steve Martin is just another guy playing in this band. No playing off his fame. Comes across like a classy and peacefully humble dude
I'm an 80's metal head and shred the axe now for over 40 years but when I hear this mountain music it is like heaven. Love it.
Amen Bro.🤟🏼
Me too.
Steve rules!!!!!
Greetings from Germany.
Its funny i feel like a lot of metal heads end up enjoying bluegrass because its similar to metal in the fact its very technical and precise. As a musician i can really appreciate it.
As my 11 year old sister who’s steeped in metal right now says “It’s like heavy metal but acoustic!”
heaven, paradise and whatnot to be found in many other genres too
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The variety and amount of good music I am finding through the 'Tiny Desk Concert' is incredible! Keep em' coming!
And still going!
I'm sure theyll never see this but props to whoever setup the sound on this set. Great job
He's come a long way since the days of living with the poor black family who raised him.
LionRedoux I can't tell if this is harmlessly descriptive or a backhanded compliment😂
cowscowscows10 it’s from a film Steve Martin made, called “the Jerk”.
ohhhh no wonder lmao, thank you
I'm just a poor black boy from down Souf.
The Jerk is one of the best!
This man is 76 years old, and he's as lucid and fresh as he was in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels! What a legend..
One of my favorite movies!🎉
Wow 76? He's been living right.
Oklahoma! Oklahoma! Oklahoma! Oklahoma! Oklahoma! . . . Lady Fanny from Omaha? Yes Ruprecht? May I go to the bathroom please? Of course. Ahhh thank you.
I may have seen the movie 1 or 200 times. It's like if you are passing through channels and A Fish Called Wanda is on. Or Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein or really anything Mel Brooks. It's physically IMPOSSIBLE for me to keep going, even though I can recite the movie from memory. I'm 2. I can't get away with saying, What Knockers! to other women, or asking anyone, "Would you like a roll in ze hay? Roll, roll, roll in ze hay!'
Living in a world where no one around you knows what to do if you say, Frau Blucher, is like the difference between black and white and color.
Since Roxanne 🎬 in my opinion 😅
79 this year
I love my dad, but also wish that Steve Martin was my dad.
Logan Masniuk you said it. we were all thinking it. hell, our dads were probably thinking it too.
Well it’s 2018 so you can have two dads if you want
Steve is awesome, my Dad fiddle in his own bluegrass band and won a national fiddling contest at 73 yrs. of age. He like Steve also
LMAO
@@ClueFinderDirtDigger LMAO
Steve martin is amazing as hell, but c'mon his band mates are killing it too!! Awesome bunch of guys
One wonders what the first thoughts were when they heard words like "Steve Martin would like to work with you".... Nah, there's no wondering, never mind... I'd be dancing if I were them.
That other guy playing the banjo looks confused but I can't knock him. He obviously knows what he's doing if he's playing with this group
The older I get the more I like banjo music.
Banjo, played well, takes us back to a better time when people loved other people.
Perry Mike I think if we turn off the 24hr news cycle long enough and look around people really still do. . .but I'm a sappy optimist.
Go get some Hot Rize (Steve Martin called them the best bluegrass band no one has heard of) and Del Mccoury Band.
Banjos, bagpipes, drum solos. A little goes a long way. Hey, I can't play a note so....
Perry Mike eeehhhh heemmmmm......slavery.......😐😐
I can't help but think there are a whole bunch of people with no talent whatever because Steve Martin got their share.
Richard Dalin Me.
yep, but we are all happy for him. He is doing more with it than we ever would have.
next time when someone asks me why i'm so untalented, i'll just blame steve martin. :)
Right here.
Present
Steve Martin is living his best life.
Yes he is
Id love to see him in a film again - my favourite is Roxanne
Doing what he loves. Life don't get any better than that. Deep respect for Steve Martin.
As I Said...
Fun fact: Steve Martin hasn't aged a day since 1980
0:10 - So Familiar
4:22 - All Night Long
9:10 - On The Water
12:34 - Caroline
Thanks for this!
Much appreciated!
As Steve Martin said many years ago, you can't play a sad song on the banjo.
Have you heard of my main man, Sufjan Stevens?
jwfoise who’s steve martin
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jwfoise but you can play a crazy song about incest. Banjo Odyssey by Dead South, fun song.
But there are many sad songs played on the banjo
Never been to the US in my life. I’m an Englishman but I absolutely love bluegrass and had no idea Steve Martin can actually play so well. I’ll head out to the US one day and make it some live shows.
Make sure you're here the 3rd weekend of September (any year) so you can go Winfield, Kansas, to the Walnut Valley Festival. You'll love it.
Same here. Would love to take in some live bluegrass. Currently grappling with a Dobro after 50yrs playing standard guitar. One day...
A lot of bluegrass has actually been traced back to European influences, so you're still in good company!
check out the Telluride Blue Grass Festival if you can
As a Kentuckian Stu J you are in for a treat, go to some live show outdoor festivals where bands after bands play
Steve Martin concert are probably the most worthwhile. You get comedy and great music.
It'd be a dream
i just saw him it was amazing !!
i hope i get to hear him live at least once in my life. i have played the 5 string since i was 10 and cant play half as well as him. i love the banjo and he just plays so amazing. i love it big fan 😀✌
'Ol Navin Johnson is one hell of a picker, by God!!😁
If that's what you're looking for you should totally check out Tenacious D, in case you haven't done so yet :D
Thanks to the sound engineer for a perfect recording for these fabulous players and Steve too.
Buddy Cooper Agreed. The mix is pretty incredible.
Agree with that! Every Tiny Desk sounds perfect. Love listening to all of them
yeh seriously, the audio is INCREDIBLE! put some good headphones on and get prepared to be blown away by the quality!
Definitely got an optimal sound this time. Like usual. The fiddle whispers a scream.
I agree with one exception. The bass doesn't sound like a double bass. I think it's been lifted considerably in the mix.
I’ve always assumed Steve Martin played 3 finger, Blue Grass style with picks, but it looks like he’s playing Claw Hammer style with no picks.
He plays both.😊
For my birthday, I once took myself to see Steve with SCR at Austin City Limits. It was the year he and Edie Brickell released their album. She was not announced as part of the line up, but made an appearance and collaborated for a while on stage. As if we had not all collectively gotten our money's worth, Paul Simon also came out for a couple of songs and my life was made utterly complete.
What a night. What a collection of talent.
Wow!
You Lucky Man! said everyone in this UA-cam thread...
Awesome surprise line up too cool!!!
Who is 'she'? You refer to 'she'.
@@patriciajrs46 Edie Brickell.
Steve Martin should be in a movie based off the last song called Caroline about a sweet old man who gets dumped and eventually decides to take up the banjo and start a band
I don't go to the movies anymore, but I would go to a cinema to see this film on opening day.
This. Bump this
He could easily write himself into a Best Song/Best Soundtrack Oscar. The Academy loves music like this, so they'd eat it right up.
I would be up to watching that
Can't wait for Steve Martin's biopic "Oh, Caroline" hitting theaters Summer 2044.
Folk music is so subtly complex and beautiful. This is a really clean and tight group. They play pretty good too.
This is bluegrass
He always looks like he's having the time of his life...I hope he is! Here's to Steve Martin's 76th birthday today!
Steve's playing old-timey claw hammer stye. That first intro is beautiful. (The other banjo player is playing the more modern bluegrass finger-picking style.)
@SuperTrader Mikey learn bluegrass first its easier to grasp and will give you a good foundation and strengthen your fingers. Then learn clawhammer, or do it the other way , but I would recommend bluegrass first
@SuperTrader Mikey
Is this course available online or in a book by any chance?
@SuperTrader Mikey if you ask me, figure out what your goal is and go accordingly. For me, that meant learning clawhammer and a bunch of old songs, because I wasn't trying to be a virtuoso or songwriter, just carry on some mountain music traditions. But if you want to tear up the fretboard or write your own stuff, you may want to consider a different route.
Most of what I've seen Steve play was finger-picking. I suppose having an additional banjo player allows him to play more claw-hammer style songs. Either way, Steve a masterful picker. Interestingly, Neil Young plays most of his acoustic songs using claw-hammer.
Nobody asked.
I could never imagine he had such a talent for music
hes actually received awards and is internationally recognised as one of the best banjo players in history
Watch a movie he made called "The Jerk" one of the funniest movies of all time plus he displays his awesome musical talent. He can sing just as good as he plays. A very talented man
well, I imagine he'd himself blanch at that notion, but I'd agree he sounds great...
besides, he looks like my dad...
Like Kate McKinnon on the piano and Kyle Mooney at sports.
One of the best gifts of my life was my wife getting us tickets to see Steve Martin and Martin Short live. Grown man almost 40, nearly cried when Steve played banjo.
I thought I was the only one..we must be from the same Era.
I’ve heard him play in these great video clips and I cry! ( I’m 70!)
"The photons come in and they affect the positrons so that the moron can play"
Who else but Steve Martin would come up with that line :-)
...and the banjo has no pick-up, so you have to be careful about losing the mike... or they wont even hear... a lovely human being
I didn't know I wanted this.
Kyle Santin same
Kyle Santin so well put
Kyle Santin I love your comment. I understand.
Yes
Look up his video with the band called Jubilation Day. So funny.
Tiny desks like these are such a gift
Love this! HUGE props to the sound engineer and crew...the dynamics are fabulous!
Jeez, he never looks any older
Partly because we first knew him with light/white hair way back when so he hasn't seemed to age much. Plus, he's stayed in good shape. And a sense of humor keeps you young, I think.
It's almost like he'd dedicated his life to the Banjo, and yet he has accomplished so much more than that.
Awesome stuff.
Dean Bailey when he started out he shared a studio apartment with 4other people and had all his stuff packed up in a car and when he wanted a moment alone he would sit in his car and pick banjo parked in the streets of LA as he tried to make it as a comic
Dean Bailey and check out Steve's banjo.... That thing is pimped out
ONE HAT PER BAND. THAT'S THE RULE.
I count 3 hats...😀
The Steve Martin Band doesn't live by your rules, square.
you have not listened to much country or bluegrass i gather...
ONE FEDORA PER CREW
Cowboy hats don't apply to that rule. Everything else does
So wonderful! Steve Martin is a Renaissance Man in every respect.
Steve Martin is like the uncle I wish I had 🤗 So talented and charming.
Vibrant 2uesdae ill be your uncle
Vibrant 2uesdae Im the daddy you're glad you never had, son
I agree
KomonHouseholdObjex 😩😭
halfstep44 That's position is already filled 😈
I don’t quite know whether the fact that Steve Martin slays literally everything he does is inspiring or discouraging...
Both
Great music. Also great job whoever’s responsible for the sound quality!
They usually show that in the end credits...
the audio and video quality is STUNNING. Thank you so much NPR !!!!!
The cameraman could use a little work at pointing to the right musician when they're soloing, he's wrong most of the time.
I never used to like this genre of music then one day it started liking me.
How can one not appreciate this many talented musicians playing together whatever the style