Any bluegrass fans?

Mhedges, I saw Ralph Stanley last week. It was a great couple hours of music. His "Death Song" is incredible. That ole boy can still sing! I also saw a Doc Watson
festival in Boone NC this summer which was a real treat. After the show I sat around a camp fire and listened to the Krueger Brothers play for another two hours.
I am becoming a real fan of live Bluegrass. Besides the great music, I think the fans that show up at these shows are some of the most appreciative music fans I've experienced. Anybody ever been to Merelefest? I think this is the quintessential blue grass festival. I may go next year. I've also heard that the Bluegrass festival in Telluride is spectacular.
I like all the suggestions above. The old school stuff never gets tiresome. (The Allison Krause & Union Station LIVE DVD is a must have for any Bluegrass fan)… But there are some great young musicians out there. One I like is "Snake Oil Medicine Show" A little like Betty Boop meets Bluegrass... very original and fun. Another new favorite is "Deep Canyon Rangers."... Fabulous musicians... Their live recordings are at there best when they get on a roll on a long jam.
Happy listening.

Allison Krouss got me into bluegrass also Ralph Stanley,great stuff!

I have played,sung and recordrd Bluegrass for 40 years and did it for a livibg in Georgia 1972-82. One of the hottest cds i have ever heard is out right now : Dwight McCall "Kentucky Piece of Mind " on Lavinir Records out of Cimcinnati.The recording is flawless and the picking and harmony singing is amazing.

Ricky Skaggs and Nickel Creek would be my two current faves, though my bluegrass collection is admittedly thin (though hoping to grow significantly). Being a fan of a huge variety of music, I am always amazed at how involving good bluegrass can be. He's not bluegrass (and in fact he's hard to characterize), but while looking for new bluegrass material, I stumbled onto Bob Wills (the King of Country Swing) a few years back. His music involves some elements common to bluegrass, and his music puts a smile on my face like none other.

Tom.

anything by Doc and Merle Watson.