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SUNSET Bluegrass in LA

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The LA outfit known as Water Tower continue to impress the State of California with their dedication to music in general.  They have been performing on the streets of LA for many years now which gives them their distinct "edge".  Here they are with a sunset set that was supposed to be a part of their official festival set at the virtual Huck Finn Jubilee, but didn't make it due to the sunset being too dark to actually see them. Korey Simeone kicks off the first tune ("Pig In A Pen") with a classic fiddle line to get the bluegrass vibrations flowing.   He happens to shred, which is exciting as a listener and viewer because you can feel the band reacting to the exciting music that seems to endlessly pour out of him.   Perhaps the most exciting moment of Korey's fiddling is at 2:05 while he harkens back to an almost Clark Kessinger ( https://cutt.ly/tgPZ2qS ) bowing pattern.  Just as the song starts to speed up to the point of almost falling off the rails...