# Old Fashioned Country Bands **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 2, 2016, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-fashioned-country-bands/747698 "2016-03-02T01:39:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Sage\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sage_rat/32/399_2.png) [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2016, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-fashioned-country-bands/747698/1 "2016-03-02T01:39:18Z")
My grandma occasionally complains that modern country music, “just ain’t right!” She says that a country band isn’t just a guitar, drums, and a guy singing. There should be a fiddle and mandolin at least, and maybe even things like harmonica, jugs, saw, etc. She wants a good ol’ fashion country hoedown, not this new-fangled pop music crap. I was wondering if there are any modern day bands that are still playing with the full roster of traditional country instruments? ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2016, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-fashioned-country-bands/747698/2 "2016-03-02T01:47:37Z")
Oh, hells yeah. I don’t keep up with the latest recordings, but I’ve purchased excellent work by some old-timey (yes, that’s the term they use) by these guys: The Jake Leg Stompers Devine’s Jug Band The Be Good Tanyas (all-girl trio) Make your own links. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2016, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-fashioned-country-bands/747698/3 "2016-03-02T01:58:29Z")
Introduce grandmama to [Allison Kraus and Union Station.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32_BE6Pf6x0) Note the lineup on this song: steel guitar/dobro, fiddle, acoustic guitar, mandolin, standup bass and drums. On other songs the mandolin player swaps out for a banjo. ---
**Author:** ![apollonia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/2bfe46/32.png) [@apollonia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/apollonia)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2016, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-fashioned-country-bands/747698/4 "2016-03-02T02:18:45Z")
Old Crow Medicine Show features the regular guitars and drums plus fiddles, accordion, mandolin, bones, harmonica, Jew’s harp, banjo, and stand-up bass. ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2016, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-fashioned-country-bands/747698/5 "2016-03-02T02:33:12Z")
Punch Brothers is a traditional lineup it each player is a master and they do experimental stuff and fun covers along with traditional songs. ---
**Author:** ![Dag\_Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@Dag\_Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dag_Otto)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2016, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-fashioned-country-bands/747698/6 "2016-03-02T04:31:50Z")
I enjoyed the bluegrassification of [‘Thunderstruck’](https://youtu.be/e4Ao-iNPPUc) ---
**Author:** ![cjepson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a9adbd/32.png) [@cjepson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cjepson)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2016, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-fashioned-country-bands/747698/7 "2016-03-02T15:18:16Z")
Sounds like she’s talking about bluegrass, but she might also like Texas swing. See what she thinks of the [Quebe Sisters](http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=quebe+sisters&qpvt=quebe+sisters&view=detail&mid=7D7E612D1AC03B33F8F97D7E612D1AC03B33F8F9&FORM=VRDGAR). If she likes that, try [Asleep at the Wheel](http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=asleep+at+the+wheel+youtube&qpvt=asleep+at+the+wheel+youtube&view=detail&mid=62CCA3E41E8F746F780D62CCA3E41E8F746F780D&FORM=VRDGAR).