Bluegrass goes through a renovation every twenty years or so, as the musical style is revamped with the changing of the guard. The first generation of bluegrass music began in the 1940s but when the electric guitar hit the scene, bluegrass, like every other musical genre, changed forever.

Bluegrass has its roots in folk music from the United Kingdom. Bill Monroe, who came as close to inventing the genre as anyone can claim, (the name is derived from his band “the Blue Grass Boys”) says bluegrass is “Scottish bagpipes and ole-time fiddlin’.” With the Read more!

Bluegrass is not known as style of music that is progressive or forward thinking by many people. Even Bluegrass fans tend to feel this way sometimes. It has made some advances in since the last century though by incorporating more modern instrumentation and chord progressions into the classic bluegrass sound. There bands all over America that are helping push bluegrass to the brink with their creative takes on this classic music genre that was born in America.

Many bands are starting to include drum sets into their sound. This Read more!

Bluegrass music has its roots in the founding of the United States in the 1600s when the English and Scots-Irish settled in the Appalachian Mountains. Slaves from Africa brought with them the banjo whose shape has never changed.

True bluegrass music is a combination of hillbilly, country, gospel and blues with a jazz flavor. Vocal renditions relate the highs and lows of life especially the hard times associated with coal miners. Main instruments are guitar, banjo, and mandolin. As the melody lead trades off among instruments a fever pitch breakdown happens as the Read more!