Bluegrass music
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The Bucket Stays: A Bloomington Road Trip...37 becomes on game day, we dcided to go towards Nashville, IN and make the turn to Bloomington in Beanblosson. Beanblossom is the home of Bluegrass legend Bill Monroe's Museum. There isn't much else there, but this town goes apeshit over... In this article: Purdue, Chris Summers, Wisconsin, and Bill Monroe |
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PR Newswire: Multicultural News | November 19, 2009
Inaugural Veterans Day National Multi-Media 24-Hour Broadcast Streamed Around the World
...awarded the Silver Star and Purple Heart for his service in the Korean War, and Lou Gossett, Jr.; Roy Foster, a Top 10 CNN Hero finalist; Bluegrass queen, Rhonda Vincent; and comedians Eddie Brill of the Late Show with David Letterman and...
In this article: Bluegrass, Connecticut School of Broadcasting, Korean War, Purple Heart, Fisher House Foundation, and Jack H. Jacobs
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TC Palm | November 13, 2009
North Palm Beach County events calendar: November 15
...will be on display and for sale. State Road AIA between Donald Ross Road & Loggerhead Park in Juno Beach. Admission is free. Bluegrass music: 1 to 4 p.m. ; John D. MacArthur Beach State Park, 10900 State Road 703, east of PGA Boulevard,...
In this article: Jupiter, Palm Beach Gardens, and Dog
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Newsweek Entertainment | November 06, 2009
Bluegrass and Old-time Music Legend Ralph Stanley: The Last Hillbilly
...place or time. The suffering was part of what made the music strong, and I reckon that's why it's lasted … What's real doesn't die." Bluegrass and old-time music, like the blues, do not suffer from a lack of proficient practitioners, but...
In this article: Ralph Stanley, Bluegrass, Man of Constant Sorrow, Grammy Award, Stanley Brothers, O Brother, Where Art Thou?, Regionalism, and Old-time music
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The State | November 05, 2009
Local food-related events
For more information, contact Betsy Britt, (803) 252-5200, or marchofdimes.com/southcarolina. Columbia Family Shelter's Brews, Bluegrass and BBQ will be held 5:30-9 p.m. Nov. 12 at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church Hellenic Center, Sumter...
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Metro | November 04, 2009
More strings to Steve Martin's Bowfinger
...Tut. If I do something that fails, it inspires me to do something that s successful. Not only commercially but artistically 'Bluegrass has always had a limited audience,' he confesses, in a manner admirably devoid of any rock star...
In this article: Steve Martin, Bowfinger, Grammy, Alec Baldwin, Earl Scruggs, Dolly Parton, The Jerk, Royal Festival Hall, London, and Bluegrass
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PopMatters | November 03, 2009
The Music That Matters Part One: Bill Monroe and Ralph Rinzler (Column)
...traditional music, and as a musician himself. It's not an exaggeration to say that without a visionary such as Rinzler, the founding father of bluegrass music, Bill Monroe, could have been erased from the minds of the American public.
In this article: Bill Monroe, Jimmie Rodgers, Lester Flatt, Doc Watson, Bluegrass, Harry Smith, and Ralph Peer
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PopMatters | November 01, 2009
Rhonda Vincent: Destination Life (Review)
Bluegrass is no-fooling-around music. There is no faking it. Lean, no fat on its bones: bluegrass is stripped down to the basics and requires serious chops. Rhonda Vincent and her band have them. Vincent has a long history as a recording...
In this article: Rhonda Vincent, Allison Krauss, Dolly Parton, Bluegrass, Faith Hill, Rounder Records, and Jessica Simpson
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Chicago Tribune | October 30, 2009
From New Kids to new age: Onboard music
...few months, Kid Rock and his rowdy legions will set sail on Carnival Inspiration. Gospel will boom to the heavens on Norwegian Sky. Bluegrass will twang on Oasis of the Seas. New Kids on the Block will croon on Carnival Imagination. Smooth...
In this article: Kid Rock, Bluegrass, Carnival Cruise Lines, Jam band, Carnival Inspiration, Carnival Imagination, Carnival Destiny, and Barenaked Ladies
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boston.com - Today in History | October 28, 2009
Today in History - Oct. 29
...finished off the Tampa Bay Rays 4-3 in a three-inning sprint to win the World Series for the first time since 1980. Today's Birthdays: Bluegrass singer-musician Sonny Osborne (The Osborne Brothers) is 72. Country singer Lee Clayton is...
In this article: European Union, Francisco Martin Duran, Osama bin Laden, John Glenn, Paris, Bluegrass, Stock market crash, and Shuttle Discovery
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all about jazz | October 08, 2009
FESTIVAL/CRUISE: Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 10.02-10.04 S.F.
FESTIVAL/CRUISE: Hardly Strictly Bluegrass | 10.02-10.04 | S.F. Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival :: 10.02 - 10.04 :: Golden Gate Park :: San Francisco, CA Golden Gate Park played host to the 9th Annual Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival,...
In this article: Bluegrass, Earl Scruggs, John Prine, Buddy Miller, Emmylou Harris, Allen Toussaint, Golden Gate Park, and San Francisco
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Bluegrass music is a form of American roots music, and is a sub-genre of country music. It has roots in Irish, West African, Scottish, Welsh and English traditional music. Bluegrass was inspired by the music of immigrants from the United Kingdom and Ireland (particularly the Scots-Irish immigrants in Appalachia), and African-Americans, particularly through genres such as jazz and blues. In bluegrass, as in some forms of jazz, one or more instruments each takes its turn playing the melody and improvising around it, while the others perform accompaniment. this is especially typified in songs called breakdowns. 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. Traditional bluegrass is typically based around a small set of acoustic stringed instruments including mandolin, acoustic guitar, banjo, fiddle, resonator guitar and upright bass, with or without vocals.
- Name:
- Bluegrass
- Origin:
- Mid to late 1940s United States
- Stylistic Origins:
- Country music, Anglo-, Celtic music, Appalachian folk music, Blues, Jazz
- Subgenre:
- Progressive bluegrass - Traditional bluegrass - Neo-Traditional Bluegrass
- Instruments:
- Fiddle, banjo, acoustic guitar, mandolin, resonator guitar, and upright bass
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