Michael Cleveland is an amazing musicians. Most musicians will watch others to learn how they do something. He uses his hearing. He's a treasure all music lovers need to hear, watch and know.
We got to hear Michael Cleveland in Paris in Jan 2024. What a treat… such a wonderful musician & person. So aware & kind. An inspiration, for sure. Merci beaucoup, Michael!
I hope, hope, hope to someday be blessed to witness Michael's tremendous gift in person. Update: Finally got to see Michael in concert in Scottsburg Indiana today. I had been looking forward to it with much excitement. What a disappointment. Song after song after song that I had never heard before. Just stuff from their latest CDs. Started the concert with Sally Goodin, which was very good and was promising. After that, hardly a song that I was familiar with. No Uncle Pen. No Orange Blossom Special. Virtually none of the classic bluegrass tunes. Several songs with a modern country sound to them, rather than bluegrass. And some song about getting high on peyote? Sheesh. Give me a break. What a letdown. Very disappointing. I understand they need to play some of their new stuff, but two hours of songs with practically nothing you recognize, that's just going way too far. I even got up and yelled "PLAY UNCLE PEN!" Which I figured they would be pleased to go ahead and do. Totally ignored me. Played one more of their new, non-traditional songs, and ended the concert. This was my son's birthday gift to me. What a letdown for both of us. But at least I can now say this: I have seen Cleveland play. Just wish the experience had lived up to being at least somewhere close to what I was expecting it to be. We left feeling ripped off. I know it was a free concert, but it was not near worth the hour of travel time it took. Wish my son had taken me out to dinner for my birthday instead.
Michael Cleveland is an American treasure. Thank you, NEA, for doing this.
Michael Cleveland is an amazing musicians. Most musicians will watch others to learn how they do something. He uses his hearing. He's a treasure all music lovers need to hear, watch and know.
He's absolutely brilliant ! He's one of a kind, and likely the greatest fiddler ever.
So humble! What a treasure! Sounds like heaven!
Just AMAZING
What a talent!
We got to hear Michael Cleveland in Paris in Jan 2024. What a treat… such a wonderful musician & person. So aware & kind. An inspiration, for sure. Merci beaucoup, Michael!
Michael Cleveland you warm my heart & soul with your music.
Thank you, Michael
the greatest!
Genius!!
He is fantastic
Excellent 👏
Thank you very much 🙏🌸❤️🙏
Inspiring!
You are the man!
Well done
I hope, hope, hope to someday be blessed to witness Michael's tremendous gift in person.
Update:
Finally got to see Michael in concert in Scottsburg Indiana today.
I had been looking forward to it with much excitement.
What a disappointment. Song after song after song that I had never heard before. Just stuff from their latest CDs.
Started the concert with Sally Goodin, which was very good and was promising. After that, hardly a song that I was familiar with. No Uncle Pen.
No Orange Blossom Special. Virtually none of the classic bluegrass tunes. Several songs with a modern country sound to them, rather than bluegrass. And some song about getting high on peyote?
Sheesh. Give me a break.
What a letdown. Very disappointing.
I understand they need to play some of their new stuff, but two hours of songs with practically nothing you recognize, that's just going way too far.
I even got up and yelled "PLAY UNCLE PEN!" Which I figured they would be pleased to go ahead and do.
Totally ignored me. Played one more of their new, non-traditional songs, and ended the concert.
This was my son's birthday gift to me. What a letdown for both of us.
But at least I can now say this:
I have seen Cleveland play. Just wish the experience had lived up to being at least somewhere close to what I was expecting it to be.
We left feeling ripped off. I know it was a free concert, but it was not near worth the hour of travel time it took.
Wish my son had taken me out to dinner for my birthday instead.
I've never in my whole life seen something so conceited.
You tube is any musician best friend