Instrumental music has always had a prominent place in the bluegrass genre. But it’s not all fast-paced, driving fiddle and banjo melodies—instrumental bluegrass is often its best when it’s at its most plaintive. This list of some of today’s and yesterday’s best bluegrass pickers showcases that fact: Bela Fleck, Alan Munde, Brittany Haas, and more show off what they can do when they turn the “drive” knob down a bit for some laid-back instrumental pickin’. Enjoy this playlist of easy-going bluegrass instrumentals!
