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Bach and bluegrass. The combination really works, as composer Carol Barnett and lyricist Marisha Chamberlain proved a few years ago when they creat...
- Added: Nov 02, 2017
- Length: 08:00
Bluegrass music is in a constant state of evolution. Bluegrass artists are drawn to the catalog of songs by the Father of Bluegrass music, Bill Mon...
- Added: Oct 03, 2017
- Length: 06:44
You keep hearing about sticking to the melody when you play. But every player knows that there are times to build off the melody of a song or time....
- Added: Sep 12, 2017
- Length: 07:35
There is always a group of fans and music industry people who proclaim that the future will be won by bluegrass groups that become more like Progre...
- Added: May 25, 2017
- Length: 08:47
Gems of Bluegrass are 5 - 8 minutes drop-in modules that look at bluegrass / old time history, aesthetics and culture, conceived broadly. Each Gem ...
- Added: May 23, 2017
- Length: 04:36
Bill Monroe’s bluegrass is often viewed as a musical big bang. But while it was different than the string band music preceding Monroe’s Blue Grass...
- Added: May 11, 2017
- Length: 07:23
Old Time Fiddle Music is a highly developed form, but the world surrounding bluegrass and old time music don’t always treat it that way. Today’s Ge...
- Added: May 03, 2017
- Length: 06:29
Most musical idioms in the United States are touched by the blues. That includes bluegrass of course, Many consider the combining of African Americ...
- Added: Apr 22, 2017
- Length: 05:12
What is traditional about bluegrass lyrics? The definition of tradition usually has to do with continuing something over time. Some bluegrass songs...
- Added: Mar 13, 2017
- Length: 07:47
Some view traditional music styles as singular, insulated from other styles. And that has been true at certain times in certain places. But owing t...
- Added: Jan 23, 2017
- Length: 06:03
Sitting on top of the world has been around a long time. The song was written by Walter Vinson and Sam Chatmon, members of the blues group, the Mis...
- Added: Jan 10, 2017
- Length: 05:55
Old time music has the reputation of looking at it’s own history for inspiration. But it has also has a cutting edge. In general, cutting edges in ...
- Added: Nov 26, 2016
- Length: 05:15
Much of the heated dialog among bluegrass fans concerns new approaches that are evolving. But when new approaches evolve, it does not mean that the...
- Added: Nov 11, 2016
- Length: 05:38
Fall is Beautiful, right? Well, we hear about it in bluegrass songs, but those beautiful falling leaves are usually meant to symbolize something el...
- Added: Oct 18, 2016
- Length: 06:12
All end of relationship songs involve personal tragedy but some have circumstances that really capture our attention. This was as true hundreds of ...
- Added: Sep 24, 2016
- Length: 06:00
We begin today with recent bluegrass, including a couple of artists who enjoy re-doing Flatt and Scruggs songs from a half century or more ago. Our...
- Added: Aug 20, 2016
- Length: 58:59
- Purchases: 16
Through electronic manipulation, many kinds of music bands can be recorded so that all of the instruments can be heard. Walls of sound have detract...
- Added: Aug 20, 2016
- Length: 06:55
In every style of music there’s a cutting edge and a musical history. In Bluegrass they both matter.
- Added: Aug 18, 2016
- Length: 05:14
The piece shows that despite that bluegrass is considered a singular styles, it actually stems from a variety of cultural traditions.
- Added: Jun 16, 2016
- Length: 08:34
From: Philip Nusbaum
The history of humanity is told with a relationship to travel. The oxcart was an improvement over walking. Horses got you there faster, and then, t...
- Added: Mar 31, 2016
- Length: 05:43
You know how people say they’re jazzed about some things, including bluegrass. They mean they’re excited. Bluegrass and jazz are different idioms o...
- Added: Mar 01, 2016
- Length: 07:15
The Blues tonality and the blues form come from African American people. The blues long been thought to have begun as field hollers and moans, and ...
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- Added: Jan 26, 2016
- Length: 07:45
- Purchases: 1
Bluegrass music has been a long time in the making. The sentimental songs the Carter Family sang and the rough and tumble lyrics of Jimmie Rodgers ...
- Added: Jan 16, 2016
- Length: 06:40
There is a lot to like about jazz and a lot to like about bluegrass. Each has appealing legacy, each owes to the blues, and each is a musician’s mu...
- Added: Dec 23, 2015
- Length: 06:01
What would Bluegrass music be like if its original home was New York City? It's a fun speculation that Phil Nusbaum provides.
For regular users, p...
- Added: Nov 17, 2015
- Length: 06:31
