GOOD OLD HO-DOWN!!!

Welcome to Chordie, A local Bluegrass band I came across here in Nova Scotia is the Luster Brothers and will not dissapoint a bluegrass fan.
    I havent Googled them yet but will.

  Take Care..,Badeye   

thankyou all, il be sure to look into that, im going to have to try this flat picking, sound like it could open new doors

ok, will do. il let ya know how i get on. thanks m8

Bluegrass is just highland music with an American twist.  I have long thought that a good highland fiddler would feel right at home on stage with a bluegrass band. 

There are many, many, many bluegrass bands.  Just go to cdbaby and search on bluegrass.  You'll find enough to make your head spin. 

My current favorite is Bluegrass Brothers from Roanoke, Virginia.  Seldom Scene are terrific.  Some old Johnson Mountain Boys.  The last two are national/international acts who would have albums available on Amazon or other large music retailer. 

Another thing that Bela Fleck of Bela Fleck and the Flecktones helped to get kicked off is called "New Grass".  His band New Grass Revival is terrific.  I particularly recommend the albums Commonwealth and On The Boulevard.  They do very different topics than the usual bluegrass fodder, but still keep the bluegrass sound alive and well. 

You may also want to check out bluegrass genre stations on www.pandora.com (a great free internet radio service).  It pulls from the entire Amazon stable so you can find some new musicians and sounds that may interest you.

- Zurf

I think Highland, lowland, Irish and English traditions have influenced Old Time and Bluegrass. The BBC did a programme some years ago called "Bringing it all Back Home", looking at the tradition. They produced a double CD with artists such as Ricky Skaggs, Davy Spillane, Elvis Costello, Dolores Keane, Emmylou Harris and the Everly's. ( See http://www.answers.com/topic/bringing-i … k-home-bbc for more detail.)

We have our own Appalachian and Bluegrass Festival every September at the Ulster/American Folk park. I have managed to miss it for the past three years. If you're interested, this year's programme is at

http://www.bluegrassomagh.com/

BTW Zurf, Pandora is now only available to those within the US. I used to have my own bluegrass/ newgrass channels on it, but was denied access because of licensing issues. It is a great site!

Not strictly bluegrass, but a band I am really digging lately is The Waybacks. Call it Americana, Folk, Roots, whatever, the lead, James Nash, has incredible guitar skills. Stand up bass, mando and fiddle - that's bluegrass enough for me.

Check 'em out:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbQuUX9F8RI

Topdown - You are exactly right about the Waybacks!  I did not list them as grassers because they are so versatile.  James Nash may well be the the best I have ever seen.  Did you by any chance see them do Zep II with John Cowan and company on the Hillside at Merlefest this year?  Unbelievable!

Now, lets hear it for the Avett Brothers - the ultimate in versitility!  Not as musicians necessarily (although Seth picks a pretty mean Martin dred) but as songwriters and live entertainers.  Been following them for years.  The most unclassifiable band out there IMO.  Apparently Rick Rubin thinks highly of them too.  Making NC proud!

i love this site, would never have found all these great artists if it wernt 4 u lot
thankyou

tom

Here's a record lable that features some awesome fingerpickin', great song writin', folkish rock& country.

http://www.ohboy.com/

I volunteer here every year.   Largest indoor bluegrass festival in North America and I think the largest west of Telluride.

http://www.acousticsound.org/

Zurf, Seldom Scene is one of the headline acts this year, and has been for the last couple if you think you can wander up this way towards the end of February.  I can pick my own crew, and volunteers get four day passes in return. 

I love Port Townsend.  The entire peninsula is fantastic.

If you ever make it up this way, you can crash with me.  I get a hotel room at the festival so you can share that, too.  I'm usually working and hardly ever there.

I've only seen The Wayback's Merlefest show on youtube.That's great.