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Bluegrass music is a sub genre of Country Music. It originates in Kentucky - the "Bluegrass State" I have found an article on thestrad.com about Bluegrass. It is an interview with Jeremy Garrett from The String Dusters which is a Bluegrass group. I am not going to type it up. It looks like there are some connections between Classical and Bluegrass.
It usually has vocals and for instruments a fiddle (aka violin), banjo, mandolin, bass violin, and maybe a guitar. The songs are about everyday life in Kentucky and Appalachia including coal mining, railroading. and other aspects of life in that region. I am not familiar with that type of music. Both mining and railroad work were common occupations in Kentucky. It makes use of acoustic musical instruments and not electric guitars. It draws influence from Scotch-Irish music. Many of the original settlers in that area are of Scotch-Irish decent. In the article, Garrett discuses the different violin playing techniques and differences between the two genres. Bluegrass has some different techniques than Classical. in the article he said that he grew up with both Classical and Blue Grass. With the advent of Rock and Roll Bluegrass Music began to fade in popularity. However it has made a come back. It has a following in America and abroad
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