bluegrass

     

Bluegrass refers to several species of grasses of the genus Poa (with the most famous being the Kentucky bluegrass)

Trivia about bluegrass

  • Physical feature of Kentucky's northern bulge that gave the state its nickname
  • Appropriately, Kentucky's official state music is this type of country music that favors the banjo
  • Hit songs in this style of music include "Wicked Path Of Sin" & "The Ballad Of Jed Clampett"
  • The weekend after Labor Day in Louisville is "strictly" for this music style named for local flora
  • Telluride's festival for this "colorful" style of country music is a good place to fiddle around
  • The music festival held in Louisville the weekend after Labor Day is "strictly" this type of music
  • Named for Bill Monroe, a hall of fame in Bean Blossom, Indiana is devoted to this form of country music
  • In Indiana, there's a Bill Monroe museum & hall of fame devoted to this "colorful" style of music
  • This "colorful" variety of country music is played on unamplified stringed instruments
  • Type of music that's named after Bill Monroe's band
  • Reflecting the state nickname, the International Museum for this genre of music is in Owensboro