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To be a full-blooded hillbilly was to be a living koan. Half of you wanted to be dignified and half of you couldn't tolerate any restraint. You could see it in the regional art and hear it in the music. Wood carving with chainsaws. Cloggers who danced up a storm with the lower half of their bodies, but held the upper half perfectly still and stared off into the distance stone-faced. Or a group of bluegrass musicians who'd be playing the most raucous tunes imaginable, looking around at each other with bemused expressions that seemed to say where's all that racket comin from?
Phoebe believed that nearly all the adult males everywhere were pretty much the same way. Most of them could manage to keep the top half of themselves under a semblance of control, but the bottom half tended to run wild. As she continued to descend the trail she couldn't help but think that most men were mentally ill below the waist. ~ Carolyn Jourdan
Bluegrass quotes by Carolyn Jourdan
As a teacher with over thirty years of experience, I've found that students are hungry for material that goes beyond simply learning tune after tune. In fact, my students suggested a good portion of the material presented here. This lesson should be an indispensable aid to the aspiring bluegrass banjoist. ~ Tony Trischka
Bluegrass quotes by Tony Trischka
I wouldn't call myself a woman in bluegrass. I haven't really been a part of the world for a while. It's just been a big influence on who I am today. ~ Sara Watkins
Bluegrass quotes by Sara Watkins
All along, I did what I was comfortable doing, which was to play the music I enjoyed and try to stretch the parameters a bit. Country and bluegrass and folk were my foundation. ~ Chris Hillman
Bluegrass quotes by Chris Hillman
I got to sing with Placido Domingo ... I got to sing with Aaron Neville, who is one of my favorites. Got to sing with Brian Wilson, one of the great high tenors. And Ricky Skaggs, a bluegrass tenor. I'm also proud of my musical friendship with Emmylou Harris. ~ Linda Ronstadt
Bluegrass quotes by Linda Ronstadt
When I was playing bluegrass, I was living down in West Hollywood - starving. ~ Chris Hillman
Bluegrass quotes by Chris Hillman
I don't really have a favorite bass player. I listen to a lot of bluegrass. But then again, I'm not a typical bluegrass bass player. I was really into the Grateful Dead, and I still am - I don't listen to them too much, but for me they are a big influence. ~ Mike Gordon
Bluegrass quotes by Mike Gordon
Early Bluegrass is my favorite kind of music, not to many people know that. ~ John Fahey
Bluegrass quotes by John Fahey
A lot of great bluegrass comes out of Kentucky. There's a lot of great music, like the Judds, Billy Ray Cyrus, Ricky Skaggs, and Keith Whitley. There's a lot of bluegrass intertwined with country music. ~ Chris Stapleton
Bluegrass quotes by Chris Stapleton
My parents were both writers - they would type their manuscripts sitting side by side on the veranda of our house near Watford - so I wanted to do something different. I wanted to be a bluegrass singer, an architect, a landscape gardener, or to do something with animals. ~ Deborah Moggach
Bluegrass quotes by Deborah Moggach
Being from New York, I wonder why am I inspired by bluegrass and Earl Scruggs? But when I look at the whole history of the banjo, I feel really good about it, including the Earl Scruggs part. ~ Bela Fleck
Bluegrass quotes by Bela Fleck
Speaking of WAMU, [bluegrass and old time music DJ] Ray Davis did a lot of work there. I've know Ray, I guess for 50 years - 40, or 50 years. And, he plays a lot of my records. ~ Ralph Stanley
Bluegrass quotes by Ralph Stanley
Speaking more generally about what attracted him to bluegrass banjo, he said it was 'just the sound of the instrument, and then the fire, you know; the speed and all that. I was attracted by the intensity of it, really. And I was drawn to that incredible clarity-- when something is going along real fast and every note is absolutely clear. That, to me, was really amazing-- the Earl Scruggs instrumentals...' But Garcia refused to commit himself to just one style of music. Though bluegrass became his overriding obsession for about two years, he still dabbled in folk, old-timey and blues whenever the opportunity arose and there were players around. ~ Blair Jackson
Bluegrass quotes by Blair Jackson
When you're a kid, you listen to what your family is listening to. For my family, it was bluegrass. ~ Sara Watkins
Bluegrass quotes by Sara Watkins
It sure if terrific to be in the back seat of a car full of all the people in your affinity group, and as you zip down the center of the road the radio is going boodeley-boodeley-boo in some bluegrass heart song to open space, and, whoopee, you're hugging all the committed girls who love you just as the boys love you but even more so, maybe, because Bug never forgot that a Swiss army knife, for instance, does everything well and nothing excellently; and to do something excellently a good navy surplus kelp-slitting blade is far superior to a thousand sawtoothed frogman's specials; and a gun is worth a thousand knives; and a good friend is worth a thousand guns; and ten minutes' bored talk about the weather with any girl is worth a thousand friends at your back on the Great Trek of 1836, at least at that time in his life, perhaps because until he joined the affinity group none of his friends had ever been girls; but now everyone was his friend, especially the girls (but he only thought that; he didn't say it, didn't want anyone to claim that he was a sexist). ~ William T. Vollmann
Bluegrass quotes by William T. Vollmann
It was so much fun playing simple American bluegrass. I got to meet Doc Watson. ~ Dan Fogelberg
Bluegrass quotes by Dan Fogelberg
The music has to come from bluegrass first. We always said back in the 70s that if you want to play newgrass you have to go through the school of bluegrass. You know, maybe Jack Black can make a movie now called School of Bluegrass . That would be cool. ~ Sam Bush
Bluegrass quotes by Sam Bush
I think there are people out there writing original bluegrass songs, but it's hard to get them out on the air. ~ Steve Martin
Bluegrass quotes by Steve Martin
It's different now but I enjoy it more than I did then. I think I appreciate it more now and I love playing acoustically. This is the way I started. Herb and I met each other forty years ago when we were both eighteen years old, playing bluegrass, and that's what drew me into music, and I enjoyed every particular part of my career. But now I enjoy it because it's the twilight of my career, where I can play what I want and I can play when I want and where I want. And that's the greatest part it all. So it's sort of a right that I've earned. I can record records the way I want to. ~ Chris Hillman
Bluegrass quotes by Chris Hillman
Bluegrass is really a big part of my background. ~ Travis Tritt
Bluegrass quotes by Travis Tritt
The local music community here was dying for a place to record, so we started doing acoustic, folk and bluegrass and then did rock projects for other bands, as well as for my son Tal and my own work. ~ Randy Bachman
Bluegrass quotes by Randy Bachman
I have no doubt that most people who listen to Alison Krauss and say they like bluegrass have never heard real bluegrass played in the traditional manner, and probably don't even know who Bill Monroe is. ~ Mark O'Connor
Bluegrass quotes by Mark O'Connor
When I hear bluegrass today, I hear so many new sounds in it. It's almost like country music in a way. ~ Ricky Skaggs
Bluegrass quotes by Ricky Skaggs
My mother's a singer and my mother's father is a singer, and everyone on both sides are all country-western bluegrass musicians. ~ Brandi Carlile
Bluegrass quotes by Brandi Carlile
I became a professional musician and played all kinds of music. I played bluegrass, I played classical music, and for many years, I played jazz. ~ Terry Teachout
Bluegrass quotes by Terry Teachout
I started playing bluegrass with my family, so there were the G, C and D chords. I was playing a Martin acoustic because that's what Carter Stanley of the Stanley Brothers played. Then I got into the really raw blues of Hound Dog Taylor and started on electric guitar. ~ Dan Auerbach
Bluegrass quotes by Dan Auerbach
Ireland and America, music-wise, are very closely related. The Irish came over with their fiddles in hand, and you can hear it in the bluegrass and rockabilly. I love it when music from different countries combine. ~ Imelda May
Bluegrass quotes by Imelda May
It doesn't matter if you stick the name 'bluegrass' on it. I think people call things bluegrass that I wouldn't necessarily call bluegrass, but what they're calling country music today I'm not sure that I would call country music. But I love music and I try to encourage people. ~ Ricky Skaggs
Bluegrass quotes by Ricky Skaggs
There was a band in San Diego, Bluegrass Etc, that played a weekly gig. My parents would take my brother and me every Saturday night for 7 or 8 years. Sean and I started taking lessons with them and they gave us a great foundation in bluegrass instrumentation. They were the lens through which I saw music for a very long time. ~ Sara Watkins
Bluegrass quotes by Sara Watkins
I realized a lot of my friends were going to nightclubs and listening to house music. I was hanging out with them and going to clubs as well but I didn't really understand that kind of music. I was listening to country music and was heavily into Hank Williams, bluegrass, and Bob Dylan. So I just decided I really needed to understand what this music I was hearing in the clubs was all about. ~ Hans-Peter Lindstrom
Bluegrass quotes by Hans-Peter Lindstrom
Although it was hard to tell, with bluegrass, wether or not they were supposed to sound like geese. ~ Sarah McCarry
Bluegrass quotes by Sarah McCarry
I don't try to approach things any differently, songwriting-wise, regardless of what I'm doing. I try to write whatever the best thing is that I'm doing that day. If I'm working on a pop song, I'm working on a pop song to the best of my ability. If I'm working on a bluegrass song, it's the same thing. They're not really different parts of the brain. ~ Chris Stapleton
Bluegrass quotes by Chris Stapleton
People like bluegrass. It's had a following amongst a lot of hip and young people. A lot of college kids like bluegrass. ~ Dolly Parton
Bluegrass quotes by Dolly Parton
Lexington, Kentucky looks like paradise. Acres of grass as green and tender as a golf course putting green surround hilltop mansions. New Circle Road--a beltway enveloping the city's heartland like a moat--attempts to separate the wealthy landowners from the encroaching strip centers and fast-food joins that are symbolic of the rest of the state .... Combining the traditional feelings of Southerners with the uniquely gorgeous landscape of the bluegrass, Lexingtonians consider themselves and their region the cream of the crop--not only of Kentucky, but also of the nation. ~ Sally Denton
Bluegrass quotes by Sally Denton
I feel good about being able to take bluegrass on to television like 'Letterman' and 'The View,' and I've heard nice things about being able to do that. I really haven't felt any negativity toward me or my music. ~ Steve Martin
Bluegrass quotes by Steve Martin
I like all kinds of music. I listen to Abigail Washburn, the Punch Brothers, and Marc Johnson, the great clawhammer player. I also listen a lot to Sirius Radio, there's a lot of bluegrass there. ~ Steve Martin
Bluegrass quotes by Steve Martin
It's true that bluegrass is a virtuosic form and asks that of its performer. Old-time music is older rawer and purer. It's less stylized. We don't solo. Well sometimes we do, but it's different it has more to do with rock-and-roll than bluegrass does. ~ Ketch Secor
Bluegrass quotes by Ketch Secor
I just hope bluegrass entertainers take care of their music and take care of their fans. If you don't practice, the man next door who is practicing will beat you. ~ Bill Monroe
Bluegrass quotes by Bill Monroe
That's what I love about Nashville and the music community - seeing kids around acoustic music and bluegrass picking parties is the best. ~ Dierks Bentley
Bluegrass quotes by Dierks Bentley
If you looked at my iPod, you would get a trip out of all the different music, from the real heavy metal to bluegrass to classical. ~ Eric Close
Bluegrass quotes by Eric Close
I've always wanted to make a bluegrass album. ~ Alan Jackson
Bluegrass quotes by Alan Jackson
I used to listen to country and western and blues, John Lee Hooker, spirituals, the Bluegrass Boys, and Eddie Arnold. There was a radio station that come on everyday with country, spirituals, and the blues. ~ Otis Rush
Bluegrass quotes by Otis Rush
There's lots of sides. The CD doesn't really create a mood. It creates more of a journey. It starts out with a simple bluegrass tune, sort of melancholy and sad, like "Lovin' and Lyin'," then it's sexy and there's some funny songs in there where I'm talking, like "Designated Drunk." There's a humor side, a sexy side, but there's also a pretty sad side, the country side. It's the backwards side of me! ~ Laura Bell Bundy
Bluegrass quotes by Laura Bell Bundy
Every demo I do has a mandolin or resonator on it - some element of the bluegrass or classic country world that I grew up listening to and that first drew me in. And then I always try to find somewhere for a bluesy guitar sound, because that's also what I love. Musically, I'm always finding my way home. ~ Hunter Hayes
Bluegrass quotes by Hunter Hayes
I like for it to be mountain music or old-time country music or traditional bluegrass. Either one will fit me. It's traditional, basically. ~ Ralph Stanley
Bluegrass quotes by Ralph Stanley
You learn from music, from watching great athletes at work - how disciplined they are, how they move. You learn these things by watching a shortstop at work, how he concentrates on one thing at a time. You learn from classic music, from the blues and jazz, from bluegrass. From all this, you learn how to sustain a great line without bringing in unnecessary words. ~ Ernest Gaines
Bluegrass quotes by Ernest Gaines
It is a really interesting to hear yourself on the radio. I've gotten to hear myself in different capacities. I've heard myself on Sirius XM on the bluegrass channels, and on WSM and other places. ~ Chris Stapleton
Bluegrass quotes by Chris Stapleton
I think the singer/songwriter genre is going to be like bluegrass and jazz. You can make a living at it, but it's not part of the musical mainstream anymore. ~ Steve Earle
Bluegrass quotes by Steve Earle
I've been writing a lot of country music again. I've written some bluegrass material. I'm having a good time doing that. ~ Dan Fogelberg
Bluegrass quotes by Dan Fogelberg
What music I listen to day to day changes very, very much. I can go from bluegrass to heavy metal, to blues, to classical and big band and then go to pop and rap. ~ Casey James
Bluegrass quotes by Casey James
The guitar is such an incredible instrument; it plays classical, flamenco, jazz, country, bluegrass, rock, acid, blues. You'll never see a clarinet playing Black Sabbath. But you will see a guitar in a clarinet band playing rhythm. It is the most popular instrument in the world; it is the one everybody loves. ~ Randy Bachman
Bluegrass quotes by Randy Bachman
Well, Peter Rowan and I had plans to form a band when he left Bill Monroe. I always thought it was going to be a bluegrass band, but I guess when Peter left Bill Monroe he had had enough of bluegrass. He had written some songs and of course the Beatles were a big influence back then. So, we decided to something different and it ended up being that. ~ David Grisman
Bluegrass quotes by David Grisman
I think the Flecktones are a mixture of acoustic and electronic music with a lot of roots in folk and bluegrass as well as funk and jazz. ~ Bela Fleck
Bluegrass quotes by Bela Fleck
Because the blues is the basis of most American music in the 20th century. It's a 12-bar form that's played by jazz, bluegrass and country musicians. It has a rhythmic vocabulary that's been used by rock n' roll. It's related to spirituals, and even the American fiddle tradition. ~ Wynton Marsalis
Bluegrass quotes by Wynton Marsalis
I play these sort of comical instruments I invented, like the electric rake and the electric plunger. I do a lot of almost stand-up comedy material. Just the juxtaposition of the different styles in itself sometimes is funny. Like, I do sort of an acoustic version of 'Purple Haze' that has some bluegrass licks in it. ~ Eugene Chadbourne
Bluegrass quotes by Eugene Chadbourne
I really tried to push every genre that I could into this record. I wanted every song to have this feel, where as soon as the listener tunes in, they say "That's CoJo, that's Cody right there." That being said, it is a little different. There's Americana, there's Bluegrass, there's some rock, there's some really George Jones-style stuff on it, slow-style Ray Price country elements, there's some modern country, a little of this and a little of that. We tried to push a lot for show versatility, because I grew up with a lot of versatility in my music. ~ Cody Johnson
Bluegrass quotes by Cody Johnson
Being a part of the crowd with incredible musicians onstage summoning the muse and delivering that to us - doesn't matter if it's an orchestra, two bluegrass banjo pickers, a solo singer, piano player, or Bruce Springsteen - when it all comes together, you can just feel as if you are a part of something bigger and grander than yourself. ~ Patrick Fabian
Bluegrass quotes by Patrick Fabian
My dad's a photographer, and my sister is a writer and a poet. My little brother is a mandolin player - he's a bluegrass musician. It's always been a part of the family. ~ Timothy Simons
Bluegrass quotes by Timothy Simons
All of the plants that we do not consider food that are safe for the human body to digest, we don't eat because they're sour and bitter. The reason why you don't eat Kentucky bluegrass or crabgrass is because it tastes sour and bitter. ~ Homaro Cantu
Bluegrass quotes by Homaro Cantu
I was never into the Bluegrass, Bill Monroe and stuff like that. ~ Little Milton
Bluegrass quotes by Little Milton
Bluegrass has brought more people together and made more friends than any music in the world. You meet people at festivals and renew acquaintances year after year. ~ Bill Monroe
Bluegrass quotes by Bill Monroe
I always loved bluegrass, but there was so much I didn't know about American country music in respect to the origins of this country. It was interesting to see the evolution of it. ~ Clare Bowen
Bluegrass quotes by Clare Bowen
Some musicians play blues, others classical jazz or bluegrass. I like to play political roles because I can merge my political interests with my creative interests. ~ Jeffrey Wright
Bluegrass quotes by Jeffrey Wright
I enjoy bluegrass, folk, gospel, and classical. I don't listen to music when I write. I sometimes listen to music just before I sit down to write. ~ Kent Haruf
Bluegrass quotes by Kent Haruf
We have that storytelling history in country and bluegrass and old time and folk music, blues - all those things that combine to make up the genre. It was probably storytelling before it was songwriting, as far as country music is concerned. It's fun to be a part of that and tip the hat to that. You know, and keep that tradition alive. ~ Chris Stapleton
Bluegrass quotes by Chris Stapleton
I was only going to shoot you if he was in one band. And only if it had a name like Uncle Toejam's Acid Crematorium or something. But bluegrass is good, and hey, music is MY life too. Maybe I'll actually like the guy (assuming he's around long enough). Just don't write and tell me you're in the process of stirring up some baby Custard-Mustards. ~ Ellen Wittlinger
Bluegrass quotes by Ellen Wittlinger
I listen to instrumental jazz and bluegrass, but aside from my AM workout, I have no rituals. ~ David B. Coe
Bluegrass quotes by David B. Coe
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