Traditional Bluegrass

Traditional bluegrass is a form of American roots music that was developed in the 1940s from a blend of Appalachian folk, country, and blues. It's characterized by its acoustic instrumentation, featuring the prominent use of the banjo, fiddle, guitar, mandolin, and upright bass. Artists like Ralph Stanley II and Bobby Osborne carry on the high lonesome sound pioneered by bluegrass legends, marked by piercing vocal harmonies and fast-paced, intricate picking. The genre often celebrates themes of rural life, heartbreak, and storytelling, with musicianship that emphasizes technical skill and improvisation. Traditional bluegrass is a historic thread in the fabric of American music, continuing to influence and be celebrated for its purity and virtuosity.

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AJ Lee & Blue Summit
Amanda Cook
Andrew Crawford
Ashby Frank
Authentic Unlimited
Benny Martin
Bobby Osborne
Bobby Osborne & The Rocky Top X-Press
C.J. Lewandowski
Carl Story
Carl Story & His Rambling Mountaineers
Carley Arrowood
Chosen Road
Dale Ann Bradley
Don Stover
Full Cord
Hylo Brown
Hylo Brown & The Timberliners
Jeremy Garrett
Jim Greer & The Mac-O-Chee Valley Folks
Joe Maphis
Josh Graves
Kyle Tuttle
Liam Purcell & Cane Mill Road
Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road
Milan Miller
Mountain Grass Unit
Pickin' On Series
Ralph Stanley II
Ray Cardwell
Red Allen
Red Smiley
Red Smiley & The Bluegrass Cut-Ups
Rock Hearts
Rose Lee Maphis
Seth Mulder & Midnight Run
The Dirty Grass Players
The Gospel Plowboys
The Kody Norris Show
The Price Sisters
The Reno Brothers
The Stonemans
Vassar Clements
Williamson Branch
Wilson Banjo Co.
Woody Platt
Pickin' On Series
AJ Lee & Blue Summit
The Gospel Plowboys
Mountain Grass Unit
Authentic Unlimited
Joe Maphis
Bobby Osborne
Kyle Tuttle
Vassar Clements
Benny Martin
Josh Graves
Dale Ann Bradley
Rose Lee Maphis
Chosen Road
The Kody Norris Show
The Dirty Grass Players
Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road
Carl Story
Seth Mulder & Midnight Run
Amanda Cook
Ralph Stanley II
The Stonemans
Williamson Branch
Jeremy Garrett
Wilson Banjo Co.
Carley Arrowood
The Price Sisters
Red Smiley
Full Cord
Red Allen
Hylo Brown
Andrew Crawford
Milan Miller
Red Smiley & The Bluegrass Cut-Ups
Liam Purcell & Cane Mill Road
The Reno Brothers
Don Stover
Hylo Brown & The Timberliners
Ashby Frank
Woody Platt
Carl Story & His Rambling Mountaineers
Rock Hearts
Jim Greer & The Mac-O-Chee Valley Folks
C.J. Lewandowski
Bobby Osborne & The Rocky Top X-Press
Ray Cardwell