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Monday, January 23, 2012

Mountain Heart

Yo,

I don't know if there are any bluegrass fans on this list, as I don't think
the topic has ever come up, but I just heard the band Mountain Heart and
was hugely impressed.  They downplay it, but their awesome banjo player
Barry Abernathy (in a band of stunning virtuosi) is a congenital amputee,
with only 1.5 fingers on his left hand.  He does things I didn't imagine
possible.

Here's a sample:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSHALha5IlI&feature=related

Enjoy!

--
Alex Lubet, Ph. D.
Morse Alumni/Graduate & Professional Distinguished Teaching Professor
Music/Jewish Studies/American Studies
Founding Head, Division of Creative Studies and Media (School of Music)
Head, Interdisciplinary Graduate Group in Disability Studies
Board Member, Society for Disability Studies
School of Music
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