Bluegrass music is a form of American roots music, and it is a sub-genre of country music. Progressive bluegrass, also known as newgrass (a term attributed to New Grass Revival member Ebo Walker is one of two major subgenres of Bluegrass music Traditional bluegrass, as the name implies emphasizes the traditional elements of Bluegrass music, and stands in opposition to Progressive bluegrass. ' Neo-Traditional Bluegrass' is a term to describe a new trend of both sound and the structure of bluegrass bands Jam bands (or jambands) are musical groups whose albums and live performances relate to a fan culture which originated with the 1960s group Grateful Dead and continued Czech Bluegrass is a term that describes Czech interpretations of the bluegrass genre of music that emerged during the middle of the twentieth century in the This is an alphabetical List of bluegrass musicians. See also Bluegrass music, Country music, and List of country music performers. See also Americana or Americana (music American folk music, also known as Roots music, is a broad category of music including Country music is a blend of popular musical forms originally found in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains. It has its own roots in Irish, Scottish and English traditional music. The folk music of Ireland (also known as Irish traditional music, Irish trad, Irish folk music, and other variants is the generic term for music that has Scotland is internationally known for its traditional music which has remained vibrant throughout the 20th century when many traditional forms worldwide lost popularity to Pop music The Folk Music of England has a long history. History Little survives of the early music of England by which is meant the music that was used by the people before Bluegrass was inspired by the music of immigrants from the United Kingdom and Ireland (particularly the Scots-Irish immigrants in Appalachia), as well as jazz and blues. American immigration ( emigration to the United States of America) refers to the movement of non-residents to the United States. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Ireland ( Irish: Éire, ˈeːrʲə is a country in north-western Europe. Scotch-Irish (the historically common term in North America) or Scots-Irish refers to inhabitants of the United States and by some of Canada Immigration refers to the movement of people among countries While the movement of people has existed throughout human history at various levels modern immigration implies long-term Appalachia is a term used to describe a region in the eastern United States that stretches from southern New York state to northern Alabama, Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States The Blues is a vocal and instrumental form of Music based on the use of the Blue notes It emerged as an accessible form of self-expression In bluegrass, as in jazz, each instrument takes a turn playing the melody and improvising around it, while the others revert to backing; this is in contrast to old-time music, in which all instruments play the melody together or one instrument carries the lead throughout while the others provide accompaniment. Old-time music is a form of North American Folk music, with roots in the Folk musics of many countries including England, Scotland, In Music, accompaniment is the art of playing along with a soloist or ensemble, often known as the Lead, in a Supporting manner Bluegrass is distinctively acoustic in instrumentation, not using electrical instruments of any kind.

Characteristics

Instrumentation

Bluegrass artists use a variety of stringed instruments to create a unique sound. A string instrument (or stringed instrument) is a Musical instrument that produces Sound by means of Vibrating strings In the Hornbostel-Sachs

Unlike mainstream country music, bluegrass relies mostly on acoustic stringed instruments. Country music is a blend of popular musical forms originally found in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains. The fiddle, five string banjo, acoustic guitar, mandolin, and upright bass are often joined by the resonator guitar (popularly known by the Dobro brand name). The banjo is a Stringed instrument developed by enslaved Africans in the United States, adapted from several African instruments A steel-string acoustic guitar, is a modern form of Guitar descended from the Classical guitar, but strung with steel strings for a brighter louder sound A mandolin is a musical instrument in the Lute family (plucked or strummed The double bass is the largest and lowest-pitched bowed String instrument used in the modern symphony orchestra. A resonator guitar or resophonic guitar is an acoustic guitar whose sound is produced by one or more metal cones ( Resonators ' instead of the Dobro is a Trade name now owned by Gibson Guitar Corporation and used for a particular design of Resonator guitar. This instrumentation originated in rural dance bands and was being abandoned by those groups (in favor of blues and jazz ensembles) when picked up by European-American musicians (van der Merwe 1989, p. 62). Instrumental solos are improvised, and can frequently be technically demanding.

The Acoustic Guitar is now most commonly played with a flatpick unlike the style of Lester Flatt who used a thumb and finger pick. See also Acoustic Guitar (magazine An acoustic guitar is a Guitar that uses only acoustic methods to project the sound produced by its strings Lester Raymond Flatt ( June 19, 1914 - May 11, 1979) was one of the pioneers of Bluegrass music. The style is known as flatpicking. Flatpicking is a technique for playing a Guitar using a Guitar pick (also called a Plectrum) held between two or three fingers to strike the strings The banjo players use a 3- finger style developed by Earl Scruggs. Earl Eugene Scruggs (born January 6, 1924) is a musician noted for perfecting and popularizing a 3-finger style (now called Scruggs style) on the 5-string

Debate rages among bluegrass musicians, fans, and scholars over what instrumentation constitutes a bluegrass band. Since the term bluegrass came from Bill Monroe's band, The Blue Grass Boys, many consider the instruments used in his band the traditional bluegrass instruments. William Smith Monroe ( September 13, 1911 – September 9, 1996) was an American musician who developed the style of music known as These were the mandolin (played by Monroe), the fiddle, guitar, banjo and upright bass. At times the musicians may perform gospel songs, singing four-part harmony and including no or sparse instrumentation (often with banjo players switching to lead guitar). Bluegrass bands have included instruments as diverse as the resonator guitar (Dobro), accordion, harmonica, piano, drums, electric guitar, and electric versions of all other common bluegrass instruments, though these are considered to be more progressive and are a departure from the traditional bluegrass style. The accordion is a portable box-shaped Musical instrument of the hand-held Bellows -driven free-reed aerophone family sometimes referred to as a Squeezebox A harmonica is a free reed Wind instrument which is played by blowing air into it or drawing air out by placing lips over individual holes (reed chambers or The piano is a Musical instrument played by means of a keyboard that produces sound by striking steel strings with Felt covered hammers A drum kit (also drum set or trap set) is a collection of Drums Cymbals and sometimes other Percussion instruments such as cowbells An electric guitar is a type of Guitar that uses pickups to convert the vibration of its steel-cored strings into an electrical current which is made louder

Vocals

Besides instrumentation, a distinguishing characteristic of bluegrass is vocal harmony featuring two, three, or four parts, often featuring a dissonant or modal sound in the highest voice (see modal frame). In Music, a scale is an ordered series of Musical intervals which along with the key or tonic, define the pitches However mode This article is about modal frames in music for Modal logic see Kripke semantics. This vocal style has been characterized as the "high lonesome sound. " The "High Lonesome" sound can be credited to Blues music where a high-pitched harmony, that can generally be characterized as having a nasal timbre, is sung over the main melody. The Blues is a vocal and instrumental form of Music based on the use of the Blue notes It emerged as an accessible form of self-expression There is also an emphasis on traditional songs, often with sentimental or religious themes.

History

Creation

Bluegrass as a style developed during the mid 1940s. Because of war rationing, recording was limited during that time, and it would be most accurate to say that bluegrass was played some time after World War II, but no earlier. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including As with any musical genre, no one person can claim to have "invented" it. Rather, bluegrass is an amalgam of old-time music, blues, ragtime and jazz. Old-time music is a form of North American Folk music, with roots in the Folk musics of many countries including England, Scotland, The Blues is a vocal and instrumental form of Music based on the use of the Blue notes It emerged as an accessible form of self-expression Ragtime (alternately spelled Rag-time) is an American musical genre which enjoyed its peak popularity between 1897 and 1918 Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States Nevertheless, bluegrass's beginnings can be traced to one band. Today Bill Monroe is referred to as the "founding father" of bluegrass music; the bluegrass style was named for his band, the Blue Grass Boys, formed in 1939. William Smith Monroe ( September 13, 1911 – September 9, 1996) was an American musician who developed the style of music known as William Smith Monroe ( September 13, 1911 – September 9, 1996) was an American musician who developed the style of music known as The 1946 addition of banjo player Earl Scruggs, who played with a three-finger roll originally developed by Snuffy Jenkins, but now almost universally known as "Scruggs style", is considered the key moment in the development of this genre. The banjo is a Stringed instrument developed by enslaved Africans in the United States, adapted from several African instruments Earl Eugene Scruggs (born January 6, 1924) is a musician noted for perfecting and popularizing a 3-finger style (now called Scruggs style) on the 5-string Snuffy Jenkins (born October 27, 1908, Harris North Carolina - died April 29, 1990) was an American old time Banjo Scruggs style is the most common style of playing the Banjo in Bluegrass music. Although Jenkins, in interviews, has renounced his role as being the one who invented the three-finger roll, and has said he learned it from Rex Brooks and Smith Hammett in the 1920s.

Examples of stringed instruments used in bluegrass music. A string instrument (or stringed instrument) is a Musical instrument that produces Sound by means of Vibrating strings In the Hornbostel-Sachs

Monroe's 1946 to 1948 band, which featured Scruggs, singer-guitarist Lester Flatt, fiddler Chubby Wise and bassist Howard Watts, also known as "Cedric Rainwater," - sometimes called "the original bluegrass band" - created the definitive sound and instrumental configuration that remains a model to this day. Lester Raymond Flatt ( June 19, 1914 - May 11, 1979) was one of the pioneers of Bluegrass music. By some arguments, as long as the Blue Grass Boys were the only band playing this music, it was just their unique style; it could not be considered a musical style until other bands began performing in similar fashion. William Smith Monroe ( September 13, 1911 – September 9, 1996) was an American musician who developed the style of music known as In 1947 the Stanley Brothers recorded the traditional song "Molly and Tenbrooks" in the Blue Grass Boys' style, and this could also be pointed to as the beginning of bluegrass as a style. The Stanley Brothers ( Carter Stanley, August 27, 1925 - December 1, 1966, " Molly and Tenbrooks " also known as " The Racehorse Song " is by some definitions the first recording in the Bluegrass music genre Bluegrass was generally used for dancing and in the rural areas, but eventually spread to more urban areas and became more popular. Bluegrass is performed on acoustic non electric instruments, men that played it grew up without electricity so they had to learn acoustic instruments. Electic instruments were frowned upon by conservative country music people, like the founder of the Grand Ole Opry, George D. Hay. In 1948 bluegrass emerged as a genre within the post war country music industry. This period of time is characterized as the golden era, or wellsprings of "traditional bluegrass. "

Bluegrass is not and never was folk music under a strict definition; however, the topical and narrative themes of many bluegrass songs are highly reminiscent of "folk music". Folk music can have a number of different meanings including Traditional music: The original meaning of the term "folk music" was synonymous In fact, many songs that are widely considered to be bluegrass are older works legitimately classified as folk or old-time performed in a bluegrass style. From its earliest days to today, bluegrass has been recorded and performed by professional musicians. Although amateur bluegrass musicians and trends such as "parking lot picking" are too important to be ignored, it is professional musicians who have set the direction of the style. While bluegrass is not folk music in that strict sense, the interplay between bluegrass music and folk forms has been studied. Folklorist Dr. Neil Rosenberg, for example, shows that most devoted bluegrass fans and musicians are familiar with traditional folk songs and old-time music and that these songs are often played at shows and festivals.

First generation

First generation bluegrass musicians dominated the genre from its beginnings in the mid-1940s through the mid-1960s. This group generally consists of those who were playing during the "Golden Age" in the 1950s, including Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys, the Stanley Brothers, Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs with the Foggy Mountain Boys, Reno and Smiley, Lonesome Pine Fiddlers, Jim & Jesse, Jimmy Martin and the Osborne Brothers, Mac Wiseman, Mac Martin and the Dixie Travelers, Carl Story and his Rambling Mountaineers, Buzz Busby, The Lilly Brothers, Jim Eanes and Earl Taylor. William Smith Monroe ( September 13, 1911 – September 9, 1996) was an American musician who developed the style of music known as William Smith Monroe ( September 13, 1911 – September 9, 1996) was an American musician who developed the style of music known as The Stanley Brothers ( Carter Stanley, August 27, 1925 - December 1, 1966, Lester Raymond Flatt ( June 19, 1914 - May 11, 1979) was one of the pioneers of Bluegrass music. Earl Eugene Scruggs (born January 6, 1924) is a musician noted for perfecting and popularizing a 3-finger style (now called Scruggs style) on the 5-string The Foggy Mountain Boys was an influential bluegrass band that performed and recorded during the 1940s 1950s and 1960s Reno and Smiley were a musical duo comprised of two highly talented musicians Don Reno and Red Smiley. Jim & Jesse were an American Bluegrass music duo consisting of two brothers Jim McReynolds (born February 13, 1927 Coeburn Virginia Jimmy Martin ( August 10 1927 – May 14, 2005) was an American bluegrass Musician, known as the "King of The Osborne Brothers, Sonny Osborne, born October 29 1937 and Bobby Osborne, born December 9 1931 were an influential and popular bluegrass act from Malcolm B Wiseman (born May 23 1925 in Crimora Virginia) better known as Mac Wiseman is a bluegrass singer nicknamed "The Voice with Mac Martin (born April 26, 1925) Pittsburgh Pennsylvania is a Bluegrass musician Biography William "Mac Martin" Colleran

Second generation

Bluegrass's second generation came to prominence in the mid- to late-1960s, although many of the second generation musicians were playing (often at young ages) in first generation bands prior to this. Among the most prominent second generation musicians are J. D. Crowe, Doyle Lawson, Sam Bush, John Hartford, Norman Blake, Frank Wakefield, Harley "Red" Allen, Bill Keith, Del McCoury and Tony Rice. James Dee Crowe ( August 27, 1937 in Lexington Kentucky) is an American Banjo player and bluegrass band leader Doyle Lawson (born April 20, 1944) is an American bluegrass and Gospel Musician. Sam Bush (b April 13, 1952 in Bowling Green, Kentucky) is an American bluegrass Mandolin player considered John Cowan Hartford ( December 30 1937 &ndash June 4 2001) was an American folk, country and bluegrass Norman Blake (born March 10, 1938 in Chattanooga, Tennessee) is a Grammy -nominated instrumentalist vocalist and Songwriter Franklin Delano Roosevelt Wakefield (born June 26, 1934) is a legendary American Mandolin player Harley "Red" Allen (born February 12, 1930 Pigeon Roost Hollow near Hazard Kentucky - died April 15, 1993) was Bill Keith may refer to Bill Keith (musician, banjo player and innovator of the "melodic style" of banjo playing Bill Keith (artist Delano Floyd McCoury (born February 1, 1939 in Bakersville North Carolina) is an American Bluegrass musician As leader of the This article is for the guitarist For the former football player see Tony Rice (football player. With the second generation came a growth in progressive bluegrass, as exemplified by second generation bands such as the New Grass Revival, Seldom Scene, The Kentucky Colonels,The Dillards. Progressive bluegrass, also known as newgrass (a term attributed to New Grass Revival member Ebo Walker is one of two major subgenres of Bluegrass music New Grass Revival was a Progressive bluegrass band from 1971 to 1989. The Seldom Scene is an American bluegrass band formed in 1971 in Bethesda Maryland out of the weekly jam sessions in the basement of Banjo player The Kentucky Colonels were a member of the American Basketball Association for all of the league's 9 years Dillard's is also a Department store chain in the United States. In that vein, first-generation bluegrass fiddler Vassar Clements, mandolin virtuoso David Grisman, Grateful Dead frontman Jerry Garcia (on banjo) and Peter Rowan as lead vocalist collaborated in the band called Old and in the Way; the Garcia connection helped to expose progressive and traditional bluegrass to a rock music audience. Vassar Clements ( April 25, 1928 – August 16, 2005) was an American virtuoso jazz and bluegrass Fiddler David Grisman (born March 23, 1945 in Hackensack New Jersey) is a Jewish bluegrass / newgrass Mandolinist The Grateful Dead was an American rock band formed in 1965 in the San Francisco Bay Area. Jerome John "Jerry" Garcia (August 1 1942 &ndash August 9 1995 was a Musician, Songwriter, Artist, and Lead guitarist and Peter Rowan (b July 4, 1942 Boston Massachusetts) is an American bluegrass musician and composer Old and in the Way was a bluegrass supergroup in the 1970s. The group performed traditional tunes such as "Pig in a Pen" as well as bluegrass-flavoured Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums.

Third generation

The third generation in bluegrass reached maturity in the mid-1980s. Third generation bluegrass saw a number of notable changes from the music played in previous years. In several regards, this generation saw a redefinition of "mainstream bluegrass. " Increased availability of high-quality sound equipment led to each band member being miked independently, and a "wall of sound" style developed (exemplified by Tony Rice Unit and The Bluegrass Album Band. Following the example set by Tony Rice, lead guitar playing became more common (and more elaborate). An electric bass became a generally, but not universally, accepted alternative to the traditional acoustic bass, though electrification of other instruments continued to meet resistance outside progressive circles. Nontraditional chord progressions also became more widely accepted. On the other hand, this generation saw a renaissance of more traditional songs, played in the newer style. The Johnson Mountain Boys were one of the decade's most popular touring groups, and played strictly traditional bluegrass. WikipediaRequested articles/music/Performers and bands --> The Johnson Mountain Boys were a popular bluegrass band throughout the 1980s from the Traditional bluegrass, as the name implies emphasizes the traditional elements of Bluegrass music, and stands in opposition to Progressive bluegrass.

Recent developments

Country music superstars Dolly Parton and Patty Loveless have both released several bluegrass albums. Dolly Rebecca Parton (born January 19, 1946) is an American Country music Singer / Songwriter, Author, actress Patty Loveless (born Patricia Lee Ramey, January 4, 1957 in Pikeville Kentucky, raised in Elkhorn City Kentucky and Louisville Along with the Coen Brothers' movie O Brother, Where Art Thou? and the subsequent Down from the Mountain music tour and documentary, this has brought bluegrass music to a much wider audience. Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, known together professionally as the Coen brothers, are four-time Academy Award winning American filmmakers O Brother Where Art Thou? is a Comedy Film made by the Coen Brothers. Down from the Mountain is a 2000 documentary and Concert film featuring a live performance by country and Traditional music . Since the late 1990s, several mainstream country musicians have recorded bluegrass albums. Country music is a blend of popular musical forms originally found in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains. Ricky Skaggs, who began as a bluegrass musician and crossed over to mainstream country in the 1980s, returned to bluegrass with his band Kentucky Thunder. For the punk rock musician see Ricky Scaggs. Richard Lee Skaggs (born July 18 1954, in Lawrence County Kentucky) is a Kentucky Thunder, or Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder, is the band that plays with Ricky Skaggs. Meanwhile, bands such as the Yonder Mountain String Band in the United States, and Druhá Tráva in the Czech Republic have attracted large audiences while pushing at the edges of progressive bluegrass in the college-jam band atmospheres, often called "jamgrass. The Yonder Mountain String Band (abbreviated YMSB) is an American Progressive bluegrass group from Nederland, Colorado. Druhá Tráva (" Second Grass " in Czech) is a bluegrass band from the Czech Republic, formed in 1991 by Robert Křesťan Progressive bluegrass, also known as newgrass (a term attributed to New Grass Revival member Ebo Walker is one of two major subgenres of Bluegrass music " There has also been a crossover of bluegrass and jazz styles, heard in the music of Bela Fleck and The Flecktones, Tony Rice, David Grisman, Sam Bush, Doc Watson, and others.

Sub-genres

There are three major sub-genres of bluegrass and an unofficial sub-genre.

Traditional bluegrass

Main article: Traditional bluegrass. Traditional bluegrass, as the name implies emphasizes the traditional elements of Bluegrass music, and stands in opposition to Progressive bluegrass.

Traditional bluegrass, as the name implies, emphasizes the traditional elements. Traditional bluegrass, as the name implies emphasizes the traditional elements of Bluegrass music, and stands in opposition to Progressive bluegrass. Traditional bluegrass musicians are likely to play folk songs, songs with simple traditional chord progressions, and use only acoustic instruments. They generally follow the pattern set by Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys in the late 1940s. William Smith Monroe ( September 13, 1911 – September 9, 1996) was an American musician who developed the style of music known as In the early years, traditional bluegrass sometimes included instruments no longer accepted in mainstream bluegrass, such as the accordion and harmonica. The accordion is a portable box-shaped Musical instrument of the hand-held Bellows -driven free-reed aerophone family sometimes referred to as a Squeezebox A harmonica is a free reed Wind instrument which is played by blowing air into it or drawing air out by placing lips over individual holes (reed chambers or Traditional bands may use bluegrass instruments in slightly different ways (claw-hammer style of banjo playing, or multiple guitars or fiddles within a band). In this sub-genre, the guitar rarely takes the lead (the notable exception being gospel songs), remaining a rhythm instrument. Gospel music is Music that is written to express either personal or a communal belief regarding Christian life as well as (in terms of the varying music styles to Melodies and lyrics tend to be simple, and a I-IV-V chord pattern is very common.

Nationally popular traditional bluegrass bands include Ralph Stanley and the Clinch Mountain Boys, Larry Sparks and the Lonesome Ramblers, the Del McCoury Band, Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder, and Dan Paisley and the Southern Grass. Ralph Stanley (born February 25, 1927) also known as Dr Ralph Stanley is a legendary American bluegrass artist known for his distinctive Larry Sparks (born 1947 is a Bluegrass musician and Guitarist He was the winner of the 2004 and 2005 IBMA Male Vocalist of the Year Award Delano Floyd McCoury (born February 1, 1939 in Bakersville North Carolina) is an American Bluegrass musician As leader of the For the punk rock musician see Ricky Scaggs. Richard Lee Skaggs (born July 18 1954, in Lawrence County Kentucky) is a Kentucky Thunder, or Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder, is the band that plays with Ricky Skaggs.

Progressive bluegrass

Main article: Progressive bluegrass. Progressive bluegrass, also known as newgrass (a term attributed to New Grass Revival member Ebo Walker is one of two major subgenres of Bluegrass music

Another major sub-genre is progressive bluegrass, roughly synonymous with "newgrass" (the latter term is attributed to New Grass Revival member Ebo Walker). Progressive bluegrass, also known as newgrass (a term attributed to New Grass Revival member Ebo Walker is one of two major subgenres of Bluegrass music New Grass Revival was a Progressive bluegrass band from 1971 to 1989. Progressive bluegrass came to widespread attention in the late 1960s and 1970s, as some groups began using electric instruments and importing songs from other genres (particularly rock & roll). However, progressive bluegrass can be traced back to one of the earliest bluegrass bands. A brief listen to the banjo and bass duets Earl Scruggs played even in the earliest days of the Foggy Mountain Boys gives a hint of the wild chord progressions to come. Earl Eugene Scruggs (born January 6, 1924) is a musician noted for perfecting and popularizing a 3-finger style (now called Scruggs style) on the 5-string The Foggy Mountain Boys was an influential bluegrass band that performed and recorded during the 1940s 1950s and 1960s The four key distinguishing elements (not always all present) of progressive bluegrass are instrumentation (frequently including electric instruments, drums, piano, and more), songs imported (or styles imitated) from other genres, chord progressions, and lengthy "jam band"-style improvisation. Jam bands (or jambands) are musical groups whose albums and live performances relate to a fan culture which originated with the 1960s group Grateful Dead and continued String Cheese Incident is a good example of a band that occasionally coordinates a bluegrass tune mixed with a jam band feeling (especially original tunes like "Dudley's Kitchen"). The String Cheese Incident, one of the bands involved in the jam movement of the mid-to-late 1990s formed in Boulder, Colorado in 1993 A twist on this genre is the combining of elements that preceded bluegrass, such as old-time string band music, with bluegrass music.

Bluegrass Gospel

Although nearly all bluegrass artists regularly incorporate gospel music into their repertoire, "Bluegrass Gospel" has emerged as a third sub-genre. Distinctive elements of this style of bluegrass music include lyrics focused on Christian faith and theology, soulful three- or four-part harmony singing, and occasionally subdued instrumentals. A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth In Western music, harmony is the use of different pitches simultaneously and chords actual or implied in Music. An instrumental is a Musical composition or recording without Lyrics or any other sort of Vocal music; all of the Music is produced by A cappella choruses are popular with bluegrass gospel artists, though the harmony structure differs somewhat from standard "barber-shop" or choir singing. A cappella (Italian or Latin "From the chapel/choir" Music is Vocal music or Singing without instrumental Accompaniment Although some "mainstream" bluegrass artists such as Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver and Third Tyme Out have produced extraordinary bluegrass gospel music, others, such as Mount Zion and The Churchmen have chosen to focus on it exclusively. Mount Zion (הר צִיּוֹן Har Tzion) is a hill just outside the walls of the Old City of Jerusalem. "Stained Glass Bluegrass", a radio show now hosted by Bob Webster who took over for Red Shipley, has been a regular part of bluegrass programming in the Washington, D.C. area for many years. Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D

Neo-Traditional Bluegrass

A newer development in the bluegrass world, Neo-Traditional Bluegrass is a wave in the bluegrass music scene of the sound and structure of the bluegrass bands. ' Neo-Traditional Bluegrass' is a term to describe a new trend of both sound and the structure of bluegrass bands In the 90s, most bluegrass bands were headed by a solo artist such as Doyle Lawson and Rhonda Vincent, with an accompanying band. Doyle Lawson (born April 20, 1944) is an American bluegrass and Gospel Musician. Rhonda Vincent (b July 13 1962, Kirksville Missouri) is a bluegrass singer mandolin player guitarist and Fiddle Bands have emerged in the bluegrass scene which are almost working against the solo artists. These bands have also seemed to be bringing in a younger audience to bluegrass shows than before. Bands who pioneer this unofficial sub-genre are The Grascals, The Infamous Stringdusters, and Steep Canyon Ranger. A genre (ˈʒɑːnrə also /ˈdʒɑːnrə/ from French "kind" or "sort" from Latin: genus (stem gener-) is a loose set This article is about the bluegrass band the Grascals if you are looking for the Grascals debut album look under The Grascals (album The Grascals is a The Infamous Stringdusters are a bluegrass band The band emerged in 2007 with the acclaimed album Fork in the Road on Sugar Hill Records.

Social and musical impact

Bluegrass in movies

• Cold Mountain
• O Brother, Where Art Thou?
• King of Bluegrass: The Life and Times of Jimmy Martin
• That High Lonesome Sound
• High Lonesome: the Story of Bluegrass Music (documentary)
• The Ralph Stanley Story (documentary)
• Bill Monroe: the Father of Bluegrass (documentary)
• Deliverance
• Harlan County, USA
• Bonnie and Clyde
• Bluegrass Journey (documentary)
• Ralph Stanley: Reunion
• Blues Brothers 2000 (the band are booked as The Bluegrass Brothers and have to perform a cover of "(Ghost) Riders in the Sky: A Cowboy Legend")
• The Sister-In-Law
• Vanishing Point

Publications

• Bluegrass Festival Guide [1]
• Bluegrass Unlimited [2]
• Flatpicking Guitar Magazine [3]
• Bluegrass Now [4]
• Cybergrass Bluegrass Music Magazine [5], a bluegrass ezine
• Bluegrass Works [6], a bluegrass webzine
• Banjo Newsletter [7]
• Bluegrass Europe [8]
• Moonshiner (Japanese) [9]
• Women in Bluegrass Newsletter (has suspended publication) [10]
• Bluegrass Music Profiles [11]
• British Bluegrass News [12]

Opera and theater

• The Original Bluegrass Opera of Detroit [13]

Museums

• International Bluegrass Music Museum [14] Owensboro, Kentucky
• Bill Monroe Museum [15] Rosine, Kentucky
• Bill Monroe's Bluegrass Hall of Fame and Country Star Museum [16] Bean Blossom, Indiana
• Ralph Stanley Museum and Traditional Mountain Music Center [17] Clintwood, Virginia
• The Crooked Road - Virginia's Music Heritage Trail [18]
• The Bluegrass Bus Museum [19] Nashville, Tennessee

References

• Kingsbury, Paul (2004). Cold Mountain is a 2003 film written and directed by Anthony Minghella, and stars Jude Law, Nicole Kidman, Renée Zellweger, O Brother Where Art Thou? is a Comedy Film made by the Coen Brothers. That High Lonesome Sound is the second live release of bluegrass music by Old and in the Way. Deliverance is a 1972 Warner Bros motion picture drama directed by John Boorman. Harlan County USA is a 1976 Academy Award winning Documentary film covering the efforts of 180 Coal miners on strike against Bonnie and Clyde is a American Crime film about Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow, the bank robbers who operated in the Central United States Blues Brothers 2000 is a 1998 musical / Comedy Film and Sequel to the 1980 film The Blues Brothers " (Ghost Riders in the Sky A Cowboy Legend " is a country and cowboy-style song A vanishing point is a point in a perspective drawing to which Parallel lines appear to converge British Bluegrass News is a newsletter first published in the 1970s by Phillip Morley under the name The British Bluegrass & Old Time Music Newsletter. The International Bluegrass Music Museum ( IBMM) is a Bluegrass music museum in RiverPark Center near downtown Owensboro Kentucky, United States Owensboro is the third-largest city in the US state of Kentucky and the County seat of Daviess County. The Bill Monroe Museum is a project of the Monroe Brothers Foundation to show the life of Bill Monroe and the early foundations of Bluegrass music. Schools There are no schools in Rosine Students from Rosine attend Horse Branch Elementary School Ohio County Middle School and Ohio County High School Clintwood is a town in Dickenson County, Virginia, United States. The Encyclopedia of Country Music: The Ultimate Guide to the Music. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-517608-1.
• Rosenberg, Neil (1985). Bluegrass: A History. University of Illinois Press. ISBN 0-252-00265-2.
• van der Merwe, Peter (1989). Origins of the Popular Style: The Antecedents of Twentieth-Century Popular Music. Oxford: Clarendon Press. ISBN 0-19-316121-4.
• Trischka, Tony, Wernick, Pete, (1988) Masters of the 5-String Banjo, Oak Publications. ISBN 0-8256-0298-X.

External links

• International Bluegrass Music Association.
• Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass Music of America
• Bluegrass at the Open Directory Project