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Sleepy Mountain Banjo Boys - Flint Hill Special

Doc Watson and David Holt - "Shady Grove"

Doc is perhaps the king of bluegrass guitar. He has a mighty fine voice, too.

Shady Grove, like many bluegrass standards, evolved from traditional English, Irish and Scottish folk ballads that found a home in the Appalachian mountains and never really left. Centuries later these same songs can still be heard, albeit in slightly different arrangements and context.

Doc Watson also sings "Shady Grove's" ancestor, "Matty Groves", an English folk ballad from the 17th Century.

#Doc Watson #David Holt #Shady Grove #Matty Groves

Gillian Welch, Dave Rawlings and The Old Crow Medicine Show - "The Weight"

Something a little more slow, and a little more modern. This bluegrass version may even top The Band's, "Last Waltz" performance of "The Weight".

#The Old Crow Medicine Show #Gillian Welch #Dave Rawlings #The Band #The Weight

Bill Monroe and The Blue Grass Boys - "I'm Working On A Building"

As "The Father of Bluegrass", Bill Monroe helped to popularize Appalachian mountain music over the course of 60 years, first through radio appearances and dance hall gigs, and then later by appearing on TV and touring the world.

#Bill Monroe #The Blue Grass Boys #I'm Working On A Building

Penned by Felice and Boudleaux Bryant, but made famous by The Osborne Brothers, "Rocky Top" is the official state song of Tennessee.

Interesting Fact: The Bryants also wrote "Love Hurts" and "All I Have To Do Is Dream"

#The Osborne Brothers #Rocky Top #Felice Bryant #Boudleaux Bryant