History of Bluegrass

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Bluegrass is a relatively new form of folk music, with direct roots in the much older tradition of [American old-time music]?, which in turn has roots in the Irish traditional music and [Scottish traditional music]? of immigrants from the Britain and Ireland (particularly the Scotch-Irish immigrants of Appalachia?). Bluegrass songs are played with each melody instrument switching off playing the melody each time through, while the others revert to backup; this is in contrast to old-time music, in which all instruments play the melody together, when indeed they are playing together rather than solo.

Bluegrass is a relatively new form of folk music, with direct roots in the much older tradition of [American old-time music]?, which in turn has roots in the Irish traditional music and [Scottish traditional music]? of immigrants from the Britain and Ireland (particularly the Scots-Irish immigrants of Appalachia?). Bluegrass songs are played with each melody instrument switching off playing the melody each time through, while the others revert to backup; this is in contrast to old-time music, in which all instruments play the melody together, when indeed they are playing together rather than solo.