Alternative Bluegrass? Or is she just a badass picker with an opinion

[The Polack MSgt]

On how her songs should sound?

I love deep in the hollers and up on the hill tops BLUEGRASS - You guys know it's true. Hell, it's an identifying feature FFS.

But I can't find anything to bitch bout with this lady. Play it how ya want player... Mean Mary

[The Polack MSgt]

1. I mean, c'mon

[customerserviceguy]

2. What a fabulous entertainer!

Thank you for posting this, she mesmerized me. And the video was quite compelling.

The way she picked that banjo near the end was amazing. If you see my post, please let the video play to the end, you won't regret it.

[Ferrets are Cool]

3. She is very talented

[GemDigger]

5. Yes. All of that.

I like this woman and after her video yesterday I spent a while on youtube with her.

[neohippie]

6. Her voice reminds me of Michelle Shocked

Love this thanks for posting

[The Polack MSgt]

7. That's a very good comaparison

I hadn't thought of Michelle Shocked in ages, but they do favor

[GeoWilliam750]

8. Excellent! Thank you very much for posting

Will have to check her performance schedule.

And back at you....

[GeoWilliam750]

9. And

[The Polack MSgt]

10. She's a delight

I never heard of her until about six or seven weeks ago.

But I am for sure a fan now

ETA - Steve Martin has become a legit Bluegrass Picker as well. In the 70s I used to dismiss him as a Shakey's Pizza banjo guy - That isn't the case now

[JayhawkSD]

11. Nice.

Not sure I get the "alternative" reference. Sounds like bluegrass to me. Very nice bluegrass.

[The Polack MSgt]

16. She does straight bluegrass on many of her videos

But there are a number of her songs that are clearly not "REAL BLUEGRASS" to the purists of the world - and traditional music purists are the PURIST of all the purists.

I had heard the phrase alternative bluegrass and New Grass tossed around about artists such as her, Billy Strings and others.

a song like Big Red Barn is straight Bluegrass, but this song is not and some songs like "The Sparrow and the Hawk" sound like chamber music...

[argyl]

12. She is excellent. And available on Amazon also.

And I'm now a fan. Thanks for the post. Id never even heard of her but I'm listening to her now.

[Liberty Belle]

13. Terrific. Her voice reminds me a bit of Vicki Lawrence

in Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia.

[Beartracks]

17. Wow, you're right!

[ProfessorGAC]

14. Yeah, OK

First, any good guitar player could do that banjo thing. It's tuned to be simple
Second, you over read any statement.
Pretty pedestrian

[Gumboot]

15. Wow, this is really good!

I'm not a fan of this kinda stuff usually, but I've been tapping my feet and whoopin' & hollerin' to this all day.

I've got to check out Mean Mary's other songs now, so many thanks for posting!

[denbot]

18. Badass pick'in

But don’t know about hollers as it looks like this was shot at least partially at Vasquez Rocks, just north of Los Angeles.

It’s where Captain Kirk fought the Gorn, and a million other movies and tv shows were filmed.