bluegrass

As for examples of Bluegrass, notable examples are: Foggy Mountain Breakdown – Earl Scruggs. Country Boy – Ricky Skaggs. Blue Moon of Kentucky – Bill Monroe.

Bluegrass is distinguished from the older string-band music by its more syncopated (off-beat) rhythm, its relatively high-pitched tenor (lead) vocals, tight harmonies, and a strong influence of jazz and blues.

The origin of bluegrass music can be traced to the people who came to America in the 1600s from Ireland, Scotland, and England and brought with them basic styles of music that are generally considered to be the roots of modern bluegrass music.

Jazz-Grass is associated with Bela Fleck. Americana is the soft-rock of bluegrass, whereas Jam-Grass is rockin'-bluegrass. Some country musicians have stepped over to bluegrass: Ricky Skaggs and Alan Jackson are two. Gospel-Grass is sung by Doyle Lawson.

Bluegrass was initially included in the category of folk music and later changed to hillbilly.

Discover banjo-picking bliss and fiddle-fired tunes from legendary artists including The Dead South, Old Crow Medicine Show, Soggy Bottom Boys, and many more. Revisit bluegrass roots with Alan Jackson, feel the intensity of Brother Dege, or lose yourself in the haunting vocals of The SteelDrivers.

Bluegrass music is the synthesis of American southern string band music, blues, English, Irish, and Scottish traditions, and sacred and country music. It is distinguished by its high energy, fast tempo sound. The typical bluegrass band includes 5-string banjo, flat-top guitar, fiddle, mandolin, and bass.

Poa pratensis, commonly known as Kentucky bluegrass (or blue grass), smooth meadow-grass, or common meadow-grass, is a perennial species of grass native to practically all of Europe, North Asia and the mountains of Algeria and Morocco.

In the 1940s, Kentuckian Bill Monroe created a sound so distinct from other "country" music that it was given its own name: Bluegrass, after the name of his band "The Blue Grass Boys." Nearly 75 years later, this Kentucky product, like our horses and our Bourbon, has garnered fans around the globe.

Bluegrass features acoustic stringed instruments and emphasizes the off-beat. Notes are anticipated, in contrast to laid back blues where notes are behind the beat, which creates the higher energy characteristic of bluegrass.

Jazz is predominantly urban and often deals with relatively complex structures, chords and key changes. Bluegrass is predominantly rural and, like blues, often works within fairly predictable structural boundaries.

As for rhythm, a country musician is more likely to accent the “on” beat - generally, the “1” and “3” beats of a standard bar. A bluegrass musician typically favors the off-beat - the “2” and the “4” of the bar - which gives it a jaunty, energetic feel.