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The piece shows that despite that bluegrass is considered a singular styles, it actually stems from a variety of cultural traditions.
- Added: Jun 16, 2016
- Length: 08:34
There’s a recent trend to question historical icons with complicated histories—Andrew Jackson, Woodrow Wilson, and of course the confederate flag. ...
Bought by WCPN, Connecticut Public (WNPR), and New Hampshire Public Radio
- Added: Jun 13, 2016
- Length: 10:32
- Purchases: 3
Bill Monroe casts a long shadow in bluegrass music. You can tell by the way his influence is felt in bluegrass music. It’s not only that others pla...
- Added: Apr 29, 2016
- Length: 05:58
We are accustomed to using names of music styles. You know, bluegrass, old time music, pop, jazz and on and on. And these styles get mixed together...
- Added: Apr 06, 2016
- Length: 07:55
From: Philip Nusbaum
The history of humanity is told with a relationship to travel. The oxcart was an improvement over walking. Horses got you there faster, and then, t...
- Added: Mar 31, 2016
- Length: 05:43
With so many opinions, we may never reach a consensus in education. But keeping the dialogue open and considering all stakeholders – even those no...
Bought by WGZS
- Added: Mar 16, 2016
- Length: 02:20
- Purchases: 1
You know how people say they’re jazzed about some things, including bluegrass. They mean they’re excited. Bluegrass and jazz are different idioms o...
- Added: Mar 01, 2016
- Length: 07:15
My Wild West may be Lissie’s third album, but she’s been on the scene for well over 10 years in various projects. Still, this new album finds her a...
Bought by KUCB, KSRQ, KRCB 104.9, and KSUT
- Added: Feb 29, 2016
- Length: 07:00
- Purchases: 4
Sometimes it is hard to tell whether a change in music is an evolution or the result of someone’s great idea. For example, Bill Monroe’s bluegrass ...
- Added: Feb 09, 2016
- Length: 07:19
Bill Monroe’s blue grass music was more than one thing. He did many types of songs, and he showed an evolution in his playing and writing. Take his...
- Added: Feb 04, 2016
- Length: 04:00
The Blues tonality and the blues form come from African American people. The blues long been thought to have begun as field hollers and moans, and ...
Bought by WAER Syracuse, NY
- Added: Jan 26, 2016
- Length: 07:45
- Purchases: 1
Bluegrass music has been a long time in the making. The sentimental songs the Carter Family sang and the rough and tumble lyrics of Jimmie Rodgers ...
- Added: Jan 16, 2016
- Length: 06:40
Common themes that guests have cited as keys to peaceful and productive communication in conflict scenarios.
Bought by Radio Baha'i, WLGI and KUNM
- Added: Jan 14, 2016
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 2
Bill Monroe is the Father of Bluegrass. But the most popular band in the history of bluegrass? Well, it could be Flatt and Scruggs. Lester Flatt an...
- Added: Jan 04, 2016
- Length: 07:30
There is a lot to like about jazz and a lot to like about bluegrass. Each has appealing legacy, each owes to the blues, and each is a musician’s mu...
- Added: Dec 23, 2015
- Length: 06:01
Bluegrass and old time musicians have musical values that they talk about sometimes. One major reference point is melody. Now in each case, the mel...
- Added: Dec 20, 2015
- Length: 05:20
The piece focuses on what it means when people call bluegrass "pure." For some reason, "pure" equals "good" in the eyes of many.
- Added: Dec 20, 2015
- Length: 10:19
What would Bluegrass music be like if its original home was New York City? It's a fun speculation that Phil Nusbaum provides.
For regular users, p...
- Added: Nov 17, 2015
- Length: 06:31
Everybody knows what bluegrass is, right? Well, if that’s true, why do bluegrass fans spend so much time trying to define it. Today’s Gem of Bluegr...
- Added: Oct 31, 2015
- Length: 07:30
Old time music is a cover term for all of the styles handed down over the generations primarily through the oral tradition. Bill Monroe is credited...
- Added: Oct 17, 2015
- Length: 06:29
What’s the spirit of bluegrass music? Is it fast instrumental playing? Well, flashy instrumental work does grab one’s attention. Is it in lead sing...
- Added: Oct 07, 2015
- Length: 04:57
When the story of the creation of bluegrass is told, usually it starts and ends with Bill Monroe. It’s a kind of big bang theory, and it is true th...
- Added: Aug 19, 2015
- Length: 05:30
Bluegrass and old time music are often called poor folk’s music. And there’s a good case for that point of view. Most songs do not concern themselv...
- Added: Jun 30, 2015
- Length: 07:19
Historically, bluegrass music is a an evolved type of old time string band. But although bluegrass follows the old time string band in history that...
- Added: Jun 03, 2015
- Length: 07:18
Old time and bluegrass music. Many fans consider them as distinct phenomena. But there is reason to consider both as part of the same musical tree.
- Added: Apr 22, 2015
- Length: 06:39
