4. “Salt Creek” by Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys “From a very early age, my grandfather would have me play rhythm guitar for him while he played mandolin, banjo, or fiddle.

The EP features four songs and brings in some highly respected bluegrass players to aid Strings in the performances. The tracklist includes “Be Your Man” (feat. Cory Henry), “Gild the Lily,” “Leaning ...

Vibrato and long, sustained notes are rarely used. But fiddle double stops are often employed, and short, brisk bow strokes are features of fiddle breaks and riffs.

Rapidgrass Bluegrass Festival – Aug. 4-5 Idaho Springs will come alive with music this summer when the Rapidgrass Bluegrass Festival takes over the town’s Shelly/Quinn Baseball Fields.

Bluegrass music fans and spectators pack Fayetteville Street in downtown Raleigh, N.C., Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021 for the IBMA Bluegrass Live! festival. Scott Sharpe [email protected] ...