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The bluegrass community... can be very strict. I didn't know if I'd be welcomed into the bluegrass community or not, but I think they judge you very fairly... I felt really welcome.

People like bluegrass. It's had a following amongst a lot of hip and young people. A lot of college kids like bluegrass.

I knew I loved playing bluegrass, so I'd end up down there on Sunday nights at the bluegrass jam.

Bluegrass is wonderful music. I'm glad I originated it.

All along, I did what I was comfortable doing, which was to play the music I enjoyed and try to stretch the parameters a bit. Country and bluegrass and folk were my foundation.

Early Bluegrass is my favorite kind of music, not to many people know that.

I had some good teachers. One of the greatest teachers I've had is bluegrass music: going back and listening to Bill Monroe's music, the Stanley Brothers, Flatt & Scruggs. When I was with Ralph Stanley I learned a lot from him.

I love bluegrass music, I love acoustic music, and I try at the right times to push that a little bit.

I've spent hours and hours doing research into Appalachian folk music. My grandfather was a fiddler. There is something very immediate, very simple and emotional, about that music.