Jerry Douglas

Has anybody out there figured out how the timing works to the song "We Hide And Seek" by Jerry Douglas?

Critics and envious dobro players often point to Mr. Douglas's cascading streams of notes and shifting rhythms as his trademark style contribution, but his duet-like playing with Ms. Krauss reveals the subtle, vocal-influenced qualities that are closer to the core of his art and intentions. "I'm a singer at heart," Mr. Douglas admitted during a recent interview in Nashville, "but when I started playing dobro, I stopped singing -- because it took that space in my head. At times I'll feel strongly about hitting a harmony note with Alison's voice, accenting the line, and it gives the illusion of there being a harmony singer."

Mr. Douglas just says: "I never set out to be some famous musician, but the instrument that I play helped me get here, because it's not a guitar that everyone plays. It's a hard instrument, but it fits the way my head works. I'm a minority!"

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Stopped by the Beard shop in Hagerstown to have a little R&R done on my Res o phonic, and while I waited asked for a demo on the Jerry Douglas guitar and the Fishman Aura pedal.  It sounded really great, especially when played by Howard and another fine player there at the time. I asked the price to put it on my Maple E, and voiced my concern that it would change to sound when played acoustically. Paul assured me it did not, and would even improve the sound. The price was right, and my wife said "Might as well get it now and save shipping".  I didn't need any more encouragement, and while we had lunch at a local place they recommended, the pickup was installed.  We have been traveling for 3 weeks since, and I found it sounded, in my opinion, better than ever acoustically. I had to wait until we got home to hear the Fishman.  It was worth the wait, very much like having a whole range of instruments and electronics available to me.

Jerry Douglas and band played a great CD release party set at the Bohemian Cafe in Greenville, SC and then signed copies of the new CD, Glide at Horizon Records right afterwards. This was the opening tune, Wild Rumpus.  [It's my understanding that JD was fully Aura enabled for this gig  -bd]