Gems of Bluegrass #1208 Is Bluegrass Pure?
Series: Gems of Bluegrass
From: Philip Nusbaum
Length: 00:06:38
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Each week, the show presents current and historical bluegrass music, as well as interviews, produced segments and commentary. The result is in-depth and entertaining bluegrass programming that presents two or three thematic bursts within each show, and appeals to a wide audience of music lovers. The Bluegrass Review is available free of charge to stations that run it in a consistent timeslot.
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Each week, the show presents current and historical bluegrass music, as well as interviews, produced segments and commentary. The result is in-depth and entertaining bluegrass programming that presents two or three thematic bursts within each show, and appeals to a wide audience of music lovers. The Bluegrass Review is available free of charge to stations that run it in a consistent timeslot.
The Bluegrass Review reports to NPR Digital Services.
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INTRO:Bluegrass fans pay close attention to bluegrass, thinking about bluegrass tradition and whether certain songs or groups are traditional or not. They might think about how bluegrass seems to be separate from other musical options, and how that is a good, or bad thing. And sometimes the music world seems so filled with phoniness, singers who can’t really sing, players who are more actor than player, that the purity of bluegrass music is held up as a model everyone should follow.
OUTRO:Play some recent bluegrass that relates strongly the old stuff. IIIrd Tyme Out would work, Rhonda VIncent, RIcky Skaggs....most of today's bluegrass artists base their work on the old stuff.
