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Originally Posted by mrnoodle
Allison Krauss and Union Station may be the best, tightest band ever. They're the only group that actually make me want to cry when they play some of those slow, sad bluegrass songs. Perfectly complementary vocals, superb musicianship, and a firm grasp on traditional roots music without going for top 40 glory. Yay AKUS.
Diamond Rio has it down too. A little poppier, but they are all classically trained musicians, and sing dern good together. Their guitarist has a really unique style, as does their mandolin guy.
Sam Bush, Nickel Creek, Hal Ketchum are all great too. The latter for his songwriting more than his delivery.
I'm really coming off as some kind of elitist cock, but I don't mean to. I just really like those bands.
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Love Allison Kraus! She has turned bluegrass into an art form! "forget about it" always brings a tear to my eye and her renditions of traditional southern mountain music are right on. She sings some of the songs my grandma who grew up near the Cumberland Gap used to sing.
Nickle Creek - terrific, and yeah, Diamond Rio's not a band group either. If liking these folks makes one elitiest, then I guess I'm one of the more elite NASCAR attendees around!
