renee' & bryant & willie
that's what makes it so wonderful. that's what makes it "folk" music, and why so many people are drawn to it even if it's not in their background.
i do believe there's something to be said about this type of music being in our blood. i grew up listening to hank sr. and watching porter waggoner, etc. not full blown bluegrass - just 'country'. my daddy taught us how to play wildwood flower & little brown jug. but i remember clearly the first time i heard the bluegrass show on the radio on a sunday night in the early 70's. i was hooked. i was mesmerized. and the first time i saw a real bluegrass show on tv i couldn't get enough of it. i felt like someone parched being handed a cool glass of water. and my feet wouldn't be still. or my fingers. same thing with irish or scottish tunes.
i was raised with 'country', but bluegrass called to me like an ancient old friend. like a long lost relative. i can't explain it. i guess it sounds kind of corny. my husband & i happened on the homecoming at norris (museum of appalachia) one year by accident & we go every year we possibly can. you really get to see it first hand. people just sit down and play. and at the motels and places around where people are staying everyone just brings their case & starts playing.
