News & Opinion » Appalachia http://www.thelgnews.com Diverse News and Opinion Mon, 14 Mar 2011 21:06:01 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 Bringing the Twang to Europe, Bluegrass finds “New” Appalachia http://www.thelgnews.com/culture/bluegrass-europe/ http://www.thelgnews.com/culture/bluegrass-europe/#comments Mon, 13 Apr 2009 16:06:05 +0000 emily501 http://www.thelgnews.com/?p=1213 Continue reading →]]> Normally associated with the rolling, green mountains of the Appalachian Trail, bluegrass music has an easily distinguishable sound. Filled with pickings on the banjo and mandolin, and accompanied by fast-fiddle work, bluegrass music has deeply-rooted history in the American South.

However, the music has been catching-on in unlikely regions. No, it’s not spreading throughout the US; rather, bluegrass has become increasingly popular in Europe. 

Areas like  Scotland, the Czech Republic, Norway have grown so fond of the music that the countries have incorporated bluegrass music programs into some of the public schools. Bluegrass festivals have been established in Switzerland, Germany, the Czech Republic, France and England.

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