Google AI suggests “Bluegrass music is a modern style of string band music that originated in the Appalachian region of the United States. It's a sub-genre of country music that incorporates elements from blues, English, Irish, Scottish, sacred, and country music.”   But bluegrass has undergone changes some thought were controversial, if not sacreligious.  "Modern" is a relative term.  Sam Bush became the father of NewGrass and was initially shunned and yet his style of rock filled, jazzy acoustic “bluegrass” created an extremely popular sub-genre while still paying homage to th ..read more

There's a line in a Newgrass Revival song (Souvenier Bottles ) that goes: “Remember last night and four men standing there, Makin something out of nothing, Makin music out of air”     This pretty much says it all for any artist and is even more meaningful when a TEAM of performers can accomplish the creation.  As the line goes, the WHOLE is GREATER than the sum of the parts. A performer can't pinpoint the true depth of their satisfaction or the true source of their joy as it covers too many dimensions of his or her being….and it feeeeeeels good!    When the creati ..read more