I know there is a lot of aspects to it like good banjo playing, good vocals, base, washboard or just a variety of factors that I am not thinking of. in my opinion, I believe that good vocals mixed with steel guitar and banjo make a good bluegrass band.
Any tips and tricks for getting more comfortable with higher tempos? I try slow and work up. Been doing that for some time now I do feel like more speed is less freedom or just forces me to simplify things more. 9 pound hammer (improv)
I am a bluegrass mandolin player and I have a goal to memorize 100 fiddle tunes/ bluegrass instrumentals. I have gotten about 50 down so far, but I need help selecting which tunes to memorize next. What are some of your favorite fiddle tunes/ bluegrass instrumentals? (I am purposely not listing the ones I already got down because I just want to hear everybody’s favorites, regardless of if I already know them)
Rookie question: RockyGrass 2026 will be my first time at a bluegrass festival. They have the stage lineups listed on the website but no times. Do they ever release more specific timing info?
Magoo (Late Night Set)
“Crying Holy Unto The Lord”
06/27/26 Owensboro, KY
ROMP Bluegrass Festival
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Who would everyone put on the list of greatest bluegrass signers? John starling is my favorite singer and doesn’t get the recognition he deserves.
John Starling
Larry Sparks
Alison krauss
Russell Moore
Ronnie Bowman
in my personal opinion, it is mountain bluegrass unit but I am slightly biased about that because I just saw them in enterprise Oregon and it was absolutely amazing.
Looked it up I guess it was a bluegrass festival, was anyone there??
Little girl : “They use so many effects why don’t they just become a rock band?”
Older brother: “No! what they are doing is way cooler than a rock band!”
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Hey guys! Long time listener first time poster. I'm a multi-instrumentalist (guitar and banjo) and would love to jam some bluegrass with folks in LA. Located in Culver, down to travel. Mostly a casual hang/jam, but if we're ripping always down to get some gigs on the calendar :)
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I was talking to a woman today about her brother. Her brother's a great musician, but recently lost his day job. When I asked about the brother losing his job, she responded, "He's hit rock bottom. He's thinking about picking back up the banjo."
And then she grinned and we both got a good laugh.
But then I felt bad because that's how the banjo discrimination starts...
Just made this truss cover for my banjo!
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