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The people who migrated to America in the 1600s from Ireland, Scotland, and England brought with them the basic styles of music that are generally considered to be the roots of bluegrass music. As the Jamestown settlers began to move out into North and South Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, Virginia, and West Virginia, they wrote songs about day-to-day life in the new land. Since most of these people lived in remote areas, the songs reflected life on the farm or in the hills. This type of music was called “mountain music” or “country music.” The invention of the phonograph and the onset of the radio in the early 1900s brought this music out of the mountains and into the homes of people all over the United States. The Monroe Brothers were one of the most popular acts of the 1920s and 1930s. Charlie Monroe played the guitar, Bill played the mandolin, and they sang in harmony. Bill was a native of Kentucky, the Bluegrass State, so he decided to call his band “Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys,” and this band started a new form of “traditional” country music. The music incorporated songs and rhythms from string band, gospel (black and white), black laborer work song, country, and blues music repertoires. Vocal selections included duet, trio, and quartet harmony singing in addition to Bill’s powerful “high lonesome” solo lead singing. After experimenting with various instrumental combinations, Bill settled on mandolin, banjo, fiddle, guitar, and bass as the format for his band. Set List : 1- The David Grisman Quintet - Hello (The David Grisman Rounder Album) 2- Alison Krauss & Union Station - Sawing On The Strings (A Hundred Miles Or More: Live From the Tracking Room) 3- Alison Krauss & Union Station - The Boy Who Wouldn't Hoe Corn (Live) 4- Alison Krauss & Union Station - Shadows (A Hundred Miles Or More: Live From the Tracking Room) 5- Nickel Creek - When You Come Back Down (Nickel Creek) 6- Sierra Hull - Tell Me Tomorrow 7- The David Grisman Quintet- So Long (The David Grisman Rounder Album)