I Was Just Wondering

[sambino5]

Does anybody here like Bluegrass music? I do a little bit.

[Plata]

I haven't heard of that group before. I'll download some songs and see if they are any good.

[Bootsy Whoosh]

Plata, Bluegrass isn't a group, it's a genre.

I've never listened to much myself, but I think Kittflynn likes some of it. I know he likes Alison Krauss and the soundtrack to that movie whose name escapes me for the moment with George Clooney in it.

[Blair85]

[color=orange-red] :guitar: I like the song Man of Constant Sorrow. Yeah, I like some bluegrass music.

[Mossopp]

Get the Linkin Park DVD and hear the Bluegrass version of 'Crawlin' ' - it had me laughing my a$$ off!!! :lol: :lol:

[AllIWantIsYourClutch]

Originally posted by Mossopp
Get the Linkin Park DVD and hear the Bluegrass version of 'Crawlin' ' - it had me laughing my a$$ off!!! :lol: :lol:

OMG that is sooooooo funny! I love it I love it I love it!


I like the Beverly Hillbillies theme song...that's about it.

[DarleneIllyria]

Originally posted by Bootsy Whoosh
Plata, Bluegrass isn't a group, it's a genre.

I've never listened to much myself, but I think Kittflynn likes some of it. I know he likes Alison Krauss and the soundtrack to that movie whose name escapes me for the moment with George Clooney in it.


You mean O Brother Where Are Thou. I like Bluegrass music too. Kitt really got me listening to Alison Krauss.

[Swimfan85]

its okay...its not what i really prefer though!

[Mr. Shy Guy]

I don't, however I'm not a big fan of any type of music either.

[FOLrocks1]

Not really, but I don't like just one type of music!

[Kitt]

I like bluegrass music. Like Jenny mentioned and Bootsy almost mentioned, 'O Brother Where Art thou' is a good example of that kind of music and Alison Krauss is featured in many of the songs on the soundtrack. Bluegrass is a mixture of different types of music just as rock music is. Rock has roots in the blues and country and gospel mostly. Elvis Presley and Jerry Lee Lewis were country boys, born and bred, who grew up on gospel, the blues, and the same old timey country music that bluegrass is rooted in. The harmony singing and the music of the Motown groups was also rooted in gospel and blues. From there we got Little Richard to Stevie Wonder and onto The Rolling Stones.

There was a movie out about a year ago called 'Songcatcher'. It was filmed in, and was about the music of the Appalachian mountains. A young girl - about 14 years old - was one of the main characters. She sang the traditional songs of the mountains passed on through generations. In real life she is an opera singer. I'm saying that many types of music are worth giving a listen to. Don't hem yourself in or out. If you like the music on 'The Beverly Hillbillies' or the music in 'Bonnie and Clyde' or 'Deliverance' or 'O Brother Where Art Thou', chances are you'd like some bluegrass and it's variants more than you might have thought. And whatever you do, don't let a lot of what passes for todays popular country music fool you into thinking that that is what country music is all about. Many of the country stars you might be subjected to in passing are akin to the boy bands that a lot of you are anxiously wishing would go away. So don't judge a genre of music based only on the Madison Avenue standard canned and recycled, manufactured and overproduced readysale stuff thrown at you by the industry manipulators. The best music is that which is loved by the musicians who write sing and play it.

[XoVanillaRain90oX]

never heard of bluegrass mucis :blush: *hides*

[Kitt]

Originally posted by NYangel
never heard of bluegrass mucis :blush: *hides* That's funny, NYAngel, but not as funny as what Plata said. Hope you don't mind me funnin' with you, Plata.

[Kay Scarpetta]

K, well, I've heard of it. And I know it's a genre! ;)

But I don't really listen to it :)

[Babes_Cat]

Originally posted by NYangel
never heard of bluegrass mucis :blush: *hides*

same here... :blush:

[Lynn]

Hey Kittflynn, have you ever been to the Telluride bluegrass festival in Telluride, Colo? I've never been but I've heard it's really cool. I bet you would like it.

[Czas na Zywiec]

Originally posted by Lynn
Hey Kittflynn, have you ever been to the Telluride bluegrass festival in Telluride, Colo? I've never been but I've heard it's really cool. I bet you would like it.

I've never been to that, but I live just about an hour away from Telluride! Most people recognize places like Aspen and Vail and Frisco as major ski resots in CO, but Telluride is really getting to be a hot spot. I know I was a little off-topic, but I thought it was cool.

[Kitt]

Originally posted by Lynn
Hey Kittflynn, have you ever been to the Telluride bluegrass festival in Telluride, Colo? I've never been but I've heard it's really cool. I bet you would like it. No Lynn, I haven't, but I've been to the bluegrass festival in Grass Valley, California several times. It's one of the biggest and best ones in the country and is held every Father's Day weekend. I intend to go to it again this year. People come in from around the country and spend the Thursday through Sunday weekend in their Winebago type vehicles or pitch tents. You can walk around the Nevada County Fairgrounds (in California) and find musicians in one group after another, playing music around their trailers and such. You can pull up a seat and listen or if you play an instrument, and are any dang good at it, you can play along. I've done that with harmonica but I usually choose to just listen. I hope to be bold this year and play more. On top of that, of course, the stage is always filled with some of the finest musicians in the bizz. Speakers are set up hear and there so you won't forget when someone comes on stage that you especially wanted to hear. It's easy to get caught up in the camp music and forget about the stage.

[Lynn]

Originally posted by Eric Matthews


I've never been to that, but I live just about an hour away from Telluride! Most people recognize places like Aspen and Vail and Frisco as major ski resots in CO, but Telluride is really getting to be a hot spot. I know I was a little off-topic, but I thought it was cool.

I've never actually skied Telluride, mostly because it's too far to go in one day and I usually don't rent a condo when I can go to the closer resorts in a single day. I have been there in the summer though and it was beautiful. Maybe one of these days I will plan a ski weekend and go to Telluride.

[Lynn]

Originally posted by kittflynn
No Lynn, I haven't, but I've been to the bluegrass festival in Grass Valley, California several times. It's one of the biggest and best ones in the country

Sounds like fun stuff!!