Grab your banjo, guitar, and fiddle and discover why bluegrass music is Americana at its finest. The roots of bluegrass trace back to the ancient English, Irish, and Scottish melodies brought to America and transformed by settlers in North and South Carolina, Tennessee, and Kentucky into new songs about life in the hills. Bill Monroe, the "father of bluegrass," blended these sounds with elements of gospel and Mississippi Delta blues to create his signature style, which he brought to the stage of the Grand Ole Opry in 1945. Monroe, Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs, and Carter & Ralph Stanley are considered bluegrass royalty. Movies including Bonnie & Clyde, Deliverance, and O Brother, Where Art Thou? increased the music's popularity. Tap your feet and enjoy this exciting class!

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Course Pre-requisites
(required) OLLI Annual Membership

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