Back Quote by Rhiannon Giddens

Bluegrass is really a big part of my background.

— Travis Tritt

Bluegrass has brought more people together and made more friends than any music in the world. You meet people at festivals and renew acquaintances…

— Bill Monroe

We came out of bluegrass, so we could play.

— Martie Maguire

We're all big fans of bluegrass.

— Winston Marshall

Bluegrass is in my blood and in my ears.

— Charlie Haden

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

— Dolly Parton

When I hear bluegrass today, I hear so many new sounds in it. It's almost like country music in a way.

— Ricky Skaggs

The music has to come from bluegrass first. We always said back in the 70s that if you want to play newgrass you have…

— Sam Bush

In order to understand the history of the banjo, and the history of bluegrass music, we need to move beyond the narrative we've inherited,…

— Rhiannon Giddens

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…

— Steve Martin

Bluegrass has a very, very strict musical form. Once you start to dilute it, it disappears.

— Emmylou Harris

We have to make a living and you can't do that playing bluegrass.

— Martie Maguire