Bluegrass music

Bluegrass music is a genre that developed in the US, in the 1940s, and has roots in traditional English, Scottish, and Irish ballads, along with…

After listening to him for years, I was finally able to see Doc Watson live at the Ryman Auditorium in the mid-90s. Even by then, Watson had been a living legend for decades. Perhaps even more than his awe-inspiring guitar […]

The History of bluegrass music begins with Scottish and English migrants who brought with them the music that form the basis of modern bluegrass.

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See previously unreleased archival photos, and listen to an exclusive preview of a new Smithsonian Folkways album that puts fans in the audience at one of the bluegrass pioneer’s early concerts

Bluegrass flatpicking is a long tradition with a lot of fine players. And many of those players are not just excellent flatpickers on acoustic guitar - they also excel on banjo, mandolin, and more! It's an intimidating amount of talent to sift through. So how do I propose to rank the best 25 Bluegrass Flatpickers in the world? Well, I'm going to dodge the issue a bit. I'm going to put down 25 players that have dominated the field. But I will refrain from ranking them #1, #2, #3, etc. I thi

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An introduction to the characteristics of bluegrass music. Bluegrass Music falls into the genre of Country Music and forms a central part of its musical evolution.