01-04-2011, 11:24
Bill Monroe was the role model, but that's straight-time playing, very different from even the 60s when Doc and others became popular.
Before that, for decades, there were regional fiddle/banjo/guitar/stringband competitions all over the place, and hundreds of great players of 'bluegrass' which it's best not to get into a discussion of the origins of yet again, is it?
OK. What we heard way back was, it was certain group of tunes, brought to America from a certain part of Europe that etc.etc.
That was it though, it really only concerned a small circle of musicians, pre-Bill Monroe - bluegrass hasn't really ever separated itself from country music since, which is a good thing.
Some may have trouble with Trad bluegrass ifn' ya'll aint hern it before.
Before that, for decades, there were regional fiddle/banjo/guitar/stringband competitions all over the place, and hundreds of great players of 'bluegrass' which it's best not to get into a discussion of the origins of yet again, is it?
OK. What we heard way back was, it was certain group of tunes, brought to America from a certain part of Europe that etc.etc.
That was it though, it really only concerned a small circle of musicians, pre-Bill Monroe - bluegrass hasn't really ever separated itself from country music since, which is a good thing.
Some may have trouble with Trad bluegrass ifn' ya'll aint hern it before.