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Bluegrass music is a form of American roots music, and a subgenre of country music. Bluegrass was inspired by the music of Appalachia . [ 1 ] It has mixed roots in Irish , Scottish , Welsh , and English [ 2 ] traditional music, and also later influenced by the music of African-Americans [ 3 ] through incorporation of jazz elements.
List of traditional musicians from County Clare is an overview of notable musicians active in traditional Irish music who are considered Claremen or Clarewomen, either by birth or longtime association.
Each band on this list either has published sources — such as a news reports, magazine articles, or books — verifying it is a performing or recording bluegrass band and meeting Wikipedia's notability criteria for bands, or a Wikipedia article confirming its notability. For individual musicians, see the List of bluegrass musicians.
Claire Lynch (born February 20, 1954) is an American bluegrass musician, singer, songwriter, and producer. She is a three-time winner of the International Bluegrass Music Association's Female Vocalist of the Year honors. [3] She is considered one of the two best female voices in bluegrass, a recognition she shares with Dale Ann Bradley. [3]
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Bearfoot (American band) Béla Fleck and the Flecktones; The Beyman Bros; Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys; The Biscuit Burners; Black Jake and The Carnies; Blue Highway; Blue Merle; Blue Rose (band) The Blue Sky Boys; BlueBilly Grit; Bluegrass Album Band; Bluegrass Brothers; Bluegrass Cardinals; Banjo Dan and the Mid-nite Plowboys; The Boxcars ...
The Rarely Herd toured extensively on the festival circuit, where audiences enjoyed their close vocal harmonies and high energy performances. In 1997 they performed in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada as part of the Bluegrass Sundays Concert Series organized by the Northern Bluegrass Committee. [2]
Bluegrass Unlimited has always been a thorough compendium of material on bluegrass and old-time music." [11] Speaking of founder Pete Kuykendall and the influence of Bluegrass Unlimited, David Freeman, owner of Rebel Records and County Records, said: "When the magazine started publishing, bluegrass was pretty much at a low point. The magazine ...