Bluegrass
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An American art form from the Appalachian Mountains. Lightning fast tempos make it technically difficult to play yet it is easy to listen to. Similar to jazz, improvisation is a key component. Bluegrass has so much rhythm theres no need for drums. Vocal harmonies are clearly defined like family music.
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An old fashioned style of [country] music dating from the late [1930s] pioneered by [Bill Monroe] (who invented the name) and [Roy Acuff]. While some people believe it to be the traditional music of the [Appalachian] mountains, its basically what [country music] was like before influences from [jazz], [blues], and [pop] came in. Most popular in [Kentucky], [West Virginia], [Tennessee] and [Virginia]. In bluegrass the guitar fiddle and banjo are the most important instruments and there is no drumming nor percussion. It has had a small but devoted following outside of the South for years, and despite being associated with toothless [inbred] [hicks] to some is a genre very highly respected by musicians - not just country musicians but rock and even jazz musicians. Often used in films and TV set in the South, in the last few years it has undergone a massive revival in popularity worldwide because of the film O Brother Where Art Thou.
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The best fecking music on earth. The only musical art form invented by an American (Bill Monroe).
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This music is usually related to the deep southerns. It can be refered to twangy because of the banjos and other musical instruments. It is similar to country music but bluegrass usually are based upon religion, freedom, and the older days. Some songs are the artist just talking/singing or they have several musical instruments such as a banjo, violin, and more banjos. The songs almost never have a negative message and are created for easy listening. Bluegrass is a genre of music that is REALLY hard to sing or play but sounds excellent when done correctly.
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A style of music in which the majority of its players are fat middle-aged men with goatees. Many are evangelists as well. It is also a style of music that is revered by its players as the greatest style of music ever created by mankind. So great in fact, that many bluegrass musicians dont even bother listening to anything else because they do not believe its worth listening too. Many bluegrass musicians also view themselves as the greatest musicians to have ever walked the earth. What is considered true bluegrass music is widely debated among the bluegrass community.
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Marijuana, when one doesnt want to specifically say it. Usually called bluegrass when [virgin ears] or [snitches] are around.
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An excuse once a year in sweet home Winfield, Kansas when everyone gets really really drunk, wet, cold, and sick and has a great time sleeping on the ground
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Brew and Nashville.
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also, at bluegrass we have mad wild sex
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a type of country music from the southern US played on instruments such as guitars, banjos , and violins
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A bluish-green grass that was introduced into North America from northern Europe. It is widely grown for fodder, especially in Kentucky and Virginia.
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