Contemporary Bluegrass Mug Suck

The banjo is the quintessential instrument of bluegrass. Noam Pikelny’s playing in the Punch Brothers was a great artistic inspiration for me (even though I’m not really a musician). “Waveland” from his solo album is an incredible example of lyricism emerging from the substrate of technical mastery - a longing melody appears in the midst of blazing fast rolls and arpeggios. My hope is that a similar lyricism emerges with mug suck training - perhaps there is a hidden grace and beauty in this act that tends to be automatically perceived as repugnant.