Country of origin: United States of America

Description: An acoustic musical style performed primarily by white Americans that combines old time, blues and jazz to create music that is generally faster than old time music. It is characterized by the use of fiddle, banjo, guitar, mandolin, and upright bass and sometimes by the dobro resonator guitar.

Directory of bluegrass festivals

Directory of bluegrass record companies

• International Bluegrass Music Association

• Blue Ridge Music Hall of Fame

• British Bluegrass
• ezFolk.com, a resource featuring mostly folk music, bluegrass, and an assortment of acoustic music.
• Bluegrass works

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