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	Kentucky Bluegrass
		Kentucky bluegrass is native to practically all of Europe, northern Asia and the mountains of Algeria and Morocco.
		Where bluegrass is allowed to go dormant during drought periods, as little as ° inch of water every 2 to 3 weeks will keep the crowns of the grass alive.
		Overseeding bluegrass turf with perennial ryegrass or planting mixtures of bluegrass and ryegrass provides a good suppresion of Fusarium blight, a disease which causes a bleaching of leaves and severe rotting of roots.
	aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu /plantanswers/turf/publications/bluegrass.html (1615 words)

	The Virtual Bluegrass Festival (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Bluegrass instruments (5-string banjo, guitar, stand-up bass, fiddle, mandolin, and sometimes Dobro) are acoustic instruments.
		Bluegrass musicians do use microphone amplification on stage so they can be heard in a large area, but they can also be heard acoustically in jam sessions without any electricity at all.
		As for bluegrass lyrics, most all bluegrass songs are about things like cabins and mountains and mules and train wrecks and bludgeoning one's girlfriend to death.
	kquick.best.vwh.net /vbf.html (1366 words)

	1-800-784-9669 Discover the Bluegrass Difference!
		Bluegrass Technology, Inc. has been a leading provider of software solutions designed for the construction and service industries for nearly 20 years.
		Bluegrass for Windows, specifically designed for the service and construction industry, is fully integrated and the solution is tailored to your needs.
		Bluegrass provides the most cost effective, company-wide management solutions for the construction and service industries available in the market today.
	www.bluegrasstech.com (270 words)

	Bluegrass Music: The Roots \| History \| About Bluegrass \| International Bluegrass Music Association \| IBMA.Org
		Since Bill was a native of Kentucky, the Bluegrass State, he decided to call his band "Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys," and this band sound birthed a new form of country music.
		In the 1960s, the concept of the "bluegrass festival" was first introduced, featuring bands that had seemed to be in competition with each other for a relatively limited audience on the same bill at weekend festivals across the country.
		Bluegrass music is now performed and enjoyed around the world--the IBMA alone claims members in all 50 states and 30 countries.
	www.ibma.org /about.bluegrass/history/index.asp (1029 words)

	Bluegrass 101 - The Crew
		Bluegrass 101 was formed in 1994 by Terry Waldridge and is a hard driving, traditional bluegrass band that enjoys performing for their audience.
		At the age of 35, Terry began playing bluegrass for the very first time but with his smooth vocals and hard driving guitar playing, you wouldn’t be the wise.
		Bluegrass 101 has shared the stage with some of the most known names in the Bluegrass world, such as, Ricky Skaggs, and Doyle Lawson.
	www.bluegrass101.com (248 words)

	Bluegrass Journey -- A Documentary
		epicting the fervent scene that is modern bluegrass, this impressive documentary captures high intensity performances from some of America's greatest contemporary acts...
		Musically depicting many of the traditional roots and some of the more far-reaching branches of the genre, BLUEGRASS JOURNEY employs verite footage, thoughtful interviews, and vividly captured extended performances to weave a seamless tapestry that transports and enraptures the devoted fan and newcomer alike.
		Musical performances by such bluegrass luminaries as the Del McCoury Band, Peter Rowan, Tim O'Brien, Tony Rice, Jerry Douglas, Rhonda Vincent, Nickel Creek, and many others, create an indelible impression that leaves no doubt about why this timeless music has exploded in popularity in recent years.
	www.bluegrassjourney.com (236 words)

	( bluegrasscountry.org ) Welcome Home.
		Liz has been spreading the bluegrass message around Europe for a long time now, and this is her latest solo venture.
		This week on Bluegrass Signal, a memorial tribute to two Bay Area musicians who recently passed away: Allison Fisher (of the band True Blue) and Carolyn Cirimele (The All Girl Boys).
		This week's Bluegrass Signal is a collection of recent recordings, including several new old time releases.
	www.bluegrasscountry.org (432 words)

	Kentucky Physiographic Regions - Bluegrass (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The Bluegrass region of Kentucky is located near the center of the state and is bordered by the Ohio River in the north and west and a ring of hills known as the Knobs in the west, south, and east.
		The details of the introduction of bluegrass to the area are obscure, but it is probably of Eurasian origin and arrived in central Kentucky before the first European settlers.
		The Bluegrass region was the most quickly settled part of the state and now is home to about half the state's population.
	www.uky.edu /KentuckyAtlas/phys-bluegrass.html (160 words)

	Bluegrass Mandolin Home Page
		Bluegrass mandolin – indeed bluegrass music – was invented by the late Bill Monroe.
		A great way of sampling a variety of bluegrass mandolin styles is to purchase Bluegrass Mandolin Extravaganza, a recent double CD on the Acoustic Disc label.
		Tab has become something of a cult in bluegrass music, as it is a very effective way of telling you where to put down your left hand fingers and of indicating basic timing.
	www.btinternet.com /~john.baldry/mando (3251 words)

	The Bluegrass Guitar Home Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The Bluegrass Guitar Home Page is designed to be a convenient source of information about the acoustic flat-top guitar and it's use in Bluegrass music.
		We explore the history and styles of guitar used in Bluegrass as well as popular artists.
		We have resources to help you learn how to play Bluegrass guitar, including learning tips, an extensive list of instruction materials, a study tune section and tablature pages..
	www.bluegrassguitar.com (353 words)

	Bluegrass Downloads - Download Bluegrass Music - Download Bluegrass MP3s
		During the '60s, such groups as the Dillards took bluegrass further, adding rock and jazz influences to the music and creating the progressive bluegrass subgenre.
		Progressive bluegrass continued to grow over the next three decades, as traditional bluegrass adhered to the original ideals of bluegrass.
		The Osborne Brothers were one of the most popular and innovative bluegrass groups of the post-war era, taking the music into new directions and gaining a large audience.
	www.mp3.com /Bluegrass/genre/9/summary.html (581 words)

	Bluegrass Music In Bristol, TN-VA
		But clearly the heart and soul of Bluegrass music remains in the Appalachian foothills of southwestern Virginia along what is now referred to as The Crooked Road.
		Note: Janette Carter and is honoring the Carter Family's legacy with a wonderful museum and weekly live Old-Time and Bluegrass music shows at the Carter Family Fold.
		These free Bluegrass concerts are broadcast live on local radio station WGOC (AM 640) and taped for later broadcast on a couple of local cable TV channels.
	www.rlrouse.com /bluegrass (512 words)

	Bluegrass Stomp Bay Area Bluegrass Band
		Bluegrass Stomp is a San Francisco Bay Area Bluegrass Band, available for weddings, corporate events, parties, square/contra dances - you name it.
		We play traditional bluegrass and old-timey music, as well as some swing and early country, and we can perform as a duet, trio or a full five-piece bluegrass band.
		Bluegrass music can lend a festive, casual atmosphere to any event, without being obtrusive or overbearing.
	www.bluegrassstomp.com (155 words)

	Discover Bluegrass \| discoverbluegrass.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Whether it's the bright tinkling strum of fingers playing a banjo or the captivating rapport of voices in multi-part unity, the sound is bright, timeless and full of rejoicing.
		Listen to a genre that is often described as a "musician's music," open your ears to the high lonesome sound and you'll hear unparalleled virtuosity, improvisation, ground breaking techniques and the unmistakable originality that characterizes the bluegrass artist.
		Music with soul is what gives bluegrass that divine quality, the spark that causes it to speak to you.
	www.discoverbluegrass.com (295 words)

	Boston Bluegrass Union Home Page
		The Boston Bluegrass Union is a all-volunteer New England-based bluegrass music association promoting and supporting bluegrass festivals, concerts, jams and bluegrass music education throughout the Northeast.
		We also organize bluegrass jams and picking parties and support several bluegrass music workshops for children and adults.
		The Boston and New England area is one of the "hottest" bluegrass music scenes in North America, and we invite you to come listen, learn, and play this wonderful music.
	www.bbu.org (269 words)

	Bluegrass
		In music, the term "bluegrass" describes the hot string-band style pioneered by Kentuckian Bill Monroe, which blends old-time country music with blues rhythms and jazz-influenced improvisation.
		Whether you are a fan of old-time country music, traditional bluegrass, or newgrass, you are sure to find lots of great ideas in this new collection of bluegrass licks.
		You will learn how to correctly hum bluegrass guitar licks and melody phrases, memorize a variety of licks in several different key signatures, and transpose what you memorize into alternate key signatures.
	www.easymusicbooks.com /en-us/dept_140.html (1271 words)

	Bluegrass Institute (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Bluegrass Institute education analyst Richard Innes discusses Kentucky's disappointing high school graduation rate and why ACT scores haven't improved.
		The Bluegrass Institute joins with Grover Norquist, president of Americans for Tax Reform, in urging lawmakers who have signed the Taxpayer Protection Pledge to keep their promise and oppose the governor's proposal.
		The Bluegrass Institute is proud to offer our input on how Kentucky's budget impasse can be solved by rethinking the role and priorities of government.
	www.bipps.org (5194 words)

	XM Radio - Bluegrass Junction
		Felton Pruitt has attended Bluegrass festivals all his life and learned about Bluegrass music at the feet of the masters.
		The modern evolution of Bluegrass began in 1975, when the New Grass Revival took the traditional Bluegrass sound and gave it a contemporary edge.
		And you'll hear the best of both traditional and progressive on Bluegrass Junction, where the focus is on proven recordings by artists ranging from Bill Monroe to Hot Rize, the Stanley Brothers, Chesapeake and the New Grass Revival.
	www.xmradio.com /programming/channel_page.jsp?ch=14 (304 words)

	Bill Monroe's Bean Blossom - Festivals & Events From Bean Blossom, IN
		In the fall of 2000, the International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA), selected the 34th Annual Bill Monroe Memorial Bluegrass Festival as its "Event of the year." That is quite an honor considering the hundreds of bluegrass festivals that are held every year.
		Since bluegrass attracts pickers as well as listeners, you just might find as much entertainment walking around the campground as on stage.
		Colorful flower beds exist where none had been before; roads and campsites are named for performers and faithful bluegrass fans; a walking trail is marked where Bill Monroe always took early morning walks around his property; and soon the lake will be equipped with fountains to combat algae and beautify the scenery.
	www.beanblossom.com (709 words)

	Bluegrassgroup.com - Software \| Websites \| Hosting (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Bluegrass provide a range of internet services including web development, software and web applications, design, consulting and hosting services.
		Bluegrass created a full customised content management system (CMS) for Classic Retreats website. more...
		Bluegrass London scales up to take on growing demand for cost effective web based solutions. more...
	www.bluegrassgroup.com (128 words)

	Bluegrass Music - Bluegrass World - Bluegrass Music News
		Welcome to Bluegrass World, the comprehensive Bluegrass music connection to the electronic Internet index of world wide information.
		This site features Bluegrass music artist, festivals, record companies, catalogs, radio stations, manufacturers, supplies and bluegrass music links.
		Email your press releases concerning Bluegrass News, Obituaries, Editorials, Comedy, for consideration on Bluegrass World's daily news.
	www.bluegrassworld.com (94 words)

	BDS a Document Scanning & Imaging Solutions Company since 1998. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Bluegrass Document Scanning LLC (BDS) is a Document Scanning and Indexing Company.
		Bluegrass Document Scanning can provide files commonly called batch and log files.
		Bluegrass Document Scanning offers pick-up and delivery service anywhere within the U.S. or Canada.
	www.bgscanning.com (1017 words)

	Bluegrass / Acoustic Music Web Ring
		Bluegrass Guitar was developed to be a convenient source of information about the accoustic flat-top guitar and the playing styles used in bluegrass music.
		Source of acoustic (bluegrass, old-time, folk, cajun, celtic, nordic, blues, singer/songwriter) music events throughout the upper midwest with emphasis on events around the Twin Cities and Minnesota.
		Bills Bluegrass is an online sales division of Weathers Brothers Music in lawrenceburg TN dealing in sales of Bluegrass, Country, Folk, Gospel and other CD's.
	i.webring.com /hub?ring=thebluefields&list (1755 words)

	Bluegrass Radio Network, Inc. - Into The Blue
		The broadcast show is slated for Thursday, October 27, in conjunction with World of Bluegrass week Oct. 24-30, making it the first time this week-long bluegrass celebration will be held in Nashville.
		The awards production will fill the “Mother Church of Country Music”; with bluegrass industry professionals and stalwart fans near the date of the 60th anniversary for the music.
		The personnel in this seminal group would perform and record together for a little over two years and are credited with laying the cornerstone for a genre of music that has been emulated the world over.
	www.bluegrassradio.com (321 words)

	Redwood Bluegrass Associates
		Redwood Bluegrass Associates (RBA) is a non-profit organization serving the San Francisco Bay area to promote bluegrass and related acoustic music through concerts and workshops.
		All shows are general admission; Life Members of the Northern California Bluegrass Society (NCBS or SCBS) and RBA contributors have preference for seats in the first two rows.
		Due West - California based bluegrass band of award winning musicians who add a touch of Bakersfield to traditional bluegrass and acoustic country music.
	www.rba.org (978 words)

	Minnesota Bluegrass and Old-Time Music Association
		Our activities include three annual festivals plus numerous concerts, dances, jam sessions, workshops, and other events that keep people who love to play and listen to traditional acoustic music busy throughout the year and throughout the state of Minnesota.
		Since the Minnesota Bluegrass and Old Time Music Association was founded in 1975, we have grown to over 1100 active members.
		Please join MBOTMA to support traditional acoustic music in our region and to receive Inside Bluegrass every month with a complete calendar of events and articles about our music.
	www.minnesotabluegrass.org (179 words)

	J.D. Crowe (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		I don't mean just his banjo playing, even though I've spent my share of evenings in various venues practicing three-finger rolls on the side of a beer bottle while my mouth hung open at a hot lick.
		I mean music in the larger sense, in his ability to assemble a band and hone performances that define and redefine what bluegrass should be.
		Bluegrass has always been an oral/aural tradition--its history mainly consists of stories told around a picking circle and old records on obscure labels.
	www.cs.cmu.edu /~jcm/crowe.html (231 words)

	Roughstock's History of Country Music - Bill Monroe & Bluegrass
		The virtual base on which the whole of bluegrass music rests, William Smith (Bill) Monroe was born at Rosine, Kentucky, on September 13, 1911, the youngest of eight children.
		Flatt and Scruggs and their band became members of the Grand Ole Opry in 1955, and were winning numerous fan polls and industry awards.
		They consolidated their position as leaders of the bluegrass movement and sold a vast number of records.
	www.roughstock.com /history/bgrass.html (933 words)

	Open Directory - Arts: Music: Styles: B: Bluegrass
		Bluegrass Bios - Profiles of bluegrass performers past and present, bound in a three-ring binder.
		Bluegrass Guitar - A source of information about the acoustic flat-top guitar and the playing styles used in bluegrass music.
		Prime Cuts Of Bluegrass - A radio marketing service for bluegrass music; now offering compilation albums for sale to the general public as well.
	dmoz.org /Arts/Music/Styles/B/Bluegrass (449 words)

	The Official California Bluegrass Association Web Site!
		The line-up is set for next July's Scott Valley Bluegrass Festival with Alan Biby and Blue Ridge, Frank Ray and Cedar Hill, Kathy Kallick Band, Donner Mountain BG Band, Alhambra Valley BG Band, Siskiyou Summit and Don Maddux.
		Check out the NEW Martha White Bluegrass Express by clicking on the photo of the new bus at www.rhondavincent.com.
		The CBA's annual instrument raffle ends on November 12th when five wonderful instruments, just about the entire bluegrass band, will be given away, each to a lucky winner.
	www.cbaontheweb.org (1286 words)

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