tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8858470135043001886.post7701641372175002861..comments2023-05-28T02:52:19.906-07:00Comments on The Why Lonesome Sound: "Bluegrass: A History" & Why People Say Bluegrass Isn't Dance Music (Part 1)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18296288994034163376noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8858470135043001886.post-34529197635469256872017-04-19T08:08:04.078-07:002017-04-19T08:08:04.078-07:00Another great read. You are doing a good job with...Another great read. You are doing a good job with this, Tristan. I can't think of anything to add, criticize or comment about. We played a BBQ birthday party about 25 years ago for a local politician and alcohol was served there. We played off to the side of the event mostly for background noise. Some of the folks that drank to much came over to dance. It was the first time I saw anyone dance (or attempt to dance) to bluegrass. It was very strange seeing people hopping around, holding their beers, to Remington Ride and My Brown Eyed Darling!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14039799541584194178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8858470135043001886.post-54442177234586806012017-04-19T08:06:45.700-07:002017-04-19T08:06:45.700-07:00Another great read. You are doing a good job with...Another great read. You are doing a good job with this. I can't think of anything to add. We played a BBQ birthday party about 25 years ago for a local politician and alcohol was served there. We played off to the side of the event mostly for background noise. Some of the folks that drank to much came over to dance. It was the first time I saw anyone dance (or attempt to dance) to bluegrass. It was very strange seeing people hopping around, holding their beers, to Remington Ride and My Brown Eyed Darling!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14039799541584194178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8858470135043001886.post-74561975905564450572017-04-05T10:07:57.760-07:002017-04-05T10:07:57.760-07:00And now, some Bluegrass festivals are moving away ...And now, some Bluegrass festivals are moving away from their "Family Friendly" roots by including jam bands like Leftover Salmon. This brings in the "hippies" who annoy the traditional audience by doing thing like moving chairs away from the front of the stage so they can "swoop" to the music in what I've seen described as a "drug-induced trance." Massive stages, with rock-concert amplification, lighting, smoke machines, etc. further drive a wedge and alienate the traditional audience.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00461308221100936994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8858470135043001886.post-15835021504827930492017-03-16T06:49:25.411-07:002017-03-16T06:49:25.411-07:00"Bluegrass is not dance music" continued..."Bluegrass is not dance music" continued in the 70's and 80's at Bluegrass festivals. Woodstock and The Grateful Dead of the 60's associated "Hippy dancing" (which was similar to "Hillbilly dancing" in style) with sex and drugs which was common at the rock concerts/festival of the time. Bluegrass Festivals in contrast were "Family Friendly" with the use of alcohol and drugs prohibited.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05194350792696300492noreply@blogger.com