Mountjoy first encountered Bluegrass in reverse, listening to the commercial folk and blues leaning styles of Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen and John Denver. With that introduction Mountjoy began seeking out bluegrass music. In1977 he discovered the Bluegrass Jam Session on WYEP, hosted by Alan and Robin Bennett. More than twenty years later, Bruce Mountjoy is the bluegrass sentry on duty every Sunday evening from 8 to 10pm. The passion that drives bluegrass extends to its followers.
People are so involved with their music.
You'll hear love ballads, tales of family tragedy, traveling fast songs and bootlegger's laments. Whatever the emotion is that resonates with you, you'll find it at a bluegrass gathering. As Bluegrass moves beyond it's 1940's birth-place into a new century, it continues to create an aura of antiquity while maintaining a freshness that carries through the generations. At a time when you can witness Bill Monroe's progeny laying out the future of Bluegrass, you can still catch performances from some of the first generation players. Whether you're listening to Alison Krauss, Ricky Scaggs or Earl Scruggs and Ralph Stanley, you are partaking in a uniquely American musical form that transcends time and people.