Progressive bluegrass

Newgrass, or progressive bluegrass, is a sub-genre of bluegrass music. The term “newgrass” originated in the 1970s, highlighting the words “new” and “bluegrass”.https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/newgrasshttps://www.amazon.com/Bluegrass-Newgrass-Old-Time-Americana-Music/dp/1455624012

In 2003, the Oxford English Dictionary listed “newgrass” as a new word.

The sub-genre departs from traditional bluegrass, as the style fuses other genres, particularly americana, folk, jazz, rock, and other styles.https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/new-grass-revival

Key features include non-traditional chord progressions, extended solos, non-traditional acoustic instruments, and/or electric instruments.https://duluthreader.com/articles/2019/11/07/113852-jerry-douglas-on-newgrass-bro-country-and-the

Examples

Alison Brown
Alison Krauss
Alison Krauss & Union Station
Béla Fleck
Byron Berline
Cherryholmes
Chris Hillman
Clarence White
Crooked Still
Country Gazette
David Grisman
Danny Barnes
David Grisman
Dillard & Clark
Doug Dillard
Don Reno
Eddie Adcock
Eric Weissberg
Floyds Row
Frank Wakefield
Greensky Bluegrass
Gosdin Brothers
Hot Rize
J.D. Crowe
Jerry Douglas
John Jorgenson
Jonathan Edwards
Lady Maisery
Lau
Leftover Salmon
Mac Wiseman
Mandolin Orange
Mark O’Connor
Maura O’Connell
Mike Auldridge
Mountain Heart
New Grass Revival
Nickel Creek
Ola Belle Reed
Osborne Brothers
Peter Rowan
Ricky Skaggs
Robin & Linda Williams
The Bluegrass Album Band
The Boys from Indiana
The Country Gentlemen
The Dillards
The Duhks
The Nashville Bluegrass Band
The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
The Seldom Scene
The String Cheese Incident
Tony Furtado
Tony Rice
Tony Trischka
Vassar Clements
Vern Gosdin
Vince Gill
Yonder Mountain String Band

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