Podcast Episode 0008

Hello Everyone and welcome back to the Rand D Music Podcast.  This is Episode 8 and today we're going to hit on the Sub-genre of Country-Western music known as Bluegrass.

Now before anything else...I screwed up and it couldn't be corrected before the show went to final mix so, oh well.  Infamous Stringdusters, not legendary.  Infamous.  Infamous-infamous-infamous.  Okay, now that THAT is cleared up...

Bluegrass is a distinctive American style of music whose name was coined by the late Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys in the mid-1950's.  The blend of folk and country western evolved slowly in local communities and only reached national audiences after the popularity of audio recordings.

Today the music style is recognized by the Grammy awards, holds its own charts on Billboard, and is welcomed around the world.

First up we have Ricky Skaggs playing 'Brand New Strings.'

http://www.rickyskaggs.com/

Next is Tony Furtado with 'The Knave's Bane' from the album 'Roll My Blues Away'.

http://www.tonyfurtado.com/

Hayseed Dixie...This was an awesome crossover song from the album 'A Hillbilly Tribute to AC/DC'.

http://www.hayseed-dixie.com/

'Jack Of The Wood' from the Kruger Brothers album 'Between The Notes'.

http://www.krugerbrothers.com/

Yes, the INFAMOUS Stringdusters are next with 'No More To Leave You Behind' from the album 'Fork In The Road'.

http://www.thestringdusters.com/

The originator himself Bill Monroe and his Bluegrass Boys bring us 'Uncle Pen' from the 20th Century Masters album.

http://www.billmonroe.com/

Carrie Hassler and Hard Rain perform 'Sensabaugh Tunnel' from their self-title album.

http://www.carriehassler.com/

Another legend in the genre, Alison Krauss and Union Station with 'Rain PLease Go Away' from 'Lonely Runs Both Ways'.

http://www.alisonkrauss.com/

Mountain Heart performs 'Deadwood' from their album 'Wide Open'.

http://www.mountainheart.com/

'Blues On Blues' from Blue Highway on the album 'Through The Windows Of A Train'.

http://www.bluehighwayband.com/

And last but certainly not least is the Pickin' On Series who brings us 'Kryptonite' from the album 'Pickin' On 3 Doors Down: A Bluegrass Tribute'.

No website was available for these guys...no, really, I looked for an hour and the best I could do was get the discography from the record label.  If anyone finds a link, lemme know and I'll update this portion of the blog!

 

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