Great article! By the way did you see what kind of guitar Dolly Parton was playing?

I've played at and done workshops several years at Merlefest. It was a blast but now it's gotten so big. I remember driving up there in a van with Preston Reed and Martin Simpson and getting hit by a logging truck. Luckily, we made it through that.

The point of the article is being inclusive, which is the right point. We had Cephus and Wiggins doing a workshop after ours, and what about groups like Leftover Salmon?

By being inclusive you can go back and include other groups: I have Bob Dylan, Woody Guthrie and Leadbelly among others in a related (folk branch) bluegrass group in my bluegrass categories.

It also means that exploring the roots/genealogy of bluegrass is possible because the early groups that led to the "Classic Period" can be traced.

Thanks Dicho

Richie