While bluegrass is now enjoyed around the country and around the world, it’s no secret that the genre has deep southern roots. Bill Monroe was from Kentucky, Lester Flatt was from Tennessee, and Earl Scruggs was from North Carolina after all! Those southern ties reflect strongly in bluegrass’s past and present repertoires—and you’d be hard pressed to make it to a bluegrass jam without hearing “Blue Moon of Kentucky” or “Little Girl of Mine in Tennessee”. With entries from Country Gazette, the Boxcars, and the Seldom Scene, enjoy this playlist of bluegrass’s songs of the south!

David Chernack
David Chernack is a fiddler, mandolinist, and guitarist from Hyde Park, NY. Trained as a classical violist, David found out about bluegrass music through the Strawberry Hill Fiddlers program and despite his best efforts has been unable to kick the habit. He picked up mandolin and guitar in college in Boston, where he studied environmental science and music. After moving to Denver and performing and touring with several Coloradan bands, he's back in the Hudson Valley. Aside from bluegrass, David also enjoys birdwatching and wrenching on cars.

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