 | Old & In the Way by Old & in the Way
Buy used from: $32.97 The record that brought many Deadheads (including me!) into the ranks of Bluegrass fandom. Standards, Rowan tunes that are standards because of this record, and a surprising Stones cover. Buy it!
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 | Newport Folk Festival: Best of Bluegrass 1959-1966 by Various Artists
Buy new: $23.98 / Used from: $15.97 A great sampler of the old school, including Bill Monroe, Flatt & Scruggs, Jim & Jesse, & The Stanley Brothers. Captures the magic of live bluegrass performances, at a bargain price for 3 CDs.
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 | Bill Monroe: Live From Mountain Stage by Bill Monroe
Buy new: $14.98 / Used from: $5.48 "The Father of Bluegrass" isn't just an honorary title. This performance is from very late in Monroe's career- as he was nearing 80 years old- shows him still at the top of his game.
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 | Bluegrass Boy by Peter Rowan
Buy new: $17.98 / Used from: $6.45 One of the best voices in the genre, and a damned fine songwriter, too, keeps the Bluegrass faith on this excellent CD.
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 | Blue Ridge by Jonathan Edwards & the Seldom Scene
Buy new: $17.98 / Used from: $10.99 Jonathan Edward's voice is a perfect compliment to one of the most accomplished Bluegrass bands of the folk-era Bluegrass revival.
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 | The Karl Shiflett & Big Country Show by Karl Shiflett & Big Country
Buy new: $15.98 / Used from: $2.48 Retro-grass! A great schtick... old-time Nashville sound (and looks!) on a great recording with tight instrumentals and nice vocals. One of my favorite live acts.
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 | The Storm Still Rages by Rhonda Vincent
Buy new: $17.98 / Used from: $5.00 Alison Krauss isn't the only Bluegrass diva out there... but she did pitch in on this superb collection of hard-driving B'grass!
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 | Dead Grass Feat: Vassar Clements by Dead Grass
Buy used from: $6.62 Another nod to the Dead... one of the first bands brave enough to incoroprate B'grass into their eclectic repertoire. Some fine fiddlin' by the godlike Vassar Clements.
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 | Nickel Creek by Nickel Creek
Buy new: $13.99 / Used from: $2.75 Simply astonishing. A testament to the power and potential of the genre. Own it now!
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 | O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Buy new: $9.99 / Used from: $1.99 Like Old and in the Way, this recording has brought legions of new fans to the music. Some weak tracks, but the versions of "Man of Constant Sorrow" and Ralph Stanley's "Oh Death" make it worth the $
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 | The Bluegrass Sessions: Tales From The Acoustic Planet, Vol. 2 by Béla Fleck
Buy new: $10.99 / Used from: $3.93 The Banjo virtuoso leads a B'grass Supergroup! Don't miss it!
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 | New Favorite by Alison Krauss & Union Station
Buy new: $13.99 / Used from: $2.84 A gem! The finest recording in Alison Krauss/Union Station's brilliant career. Dan Tyminski's vocals and Jerry Douglas' dobro work are superb.
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 | Little Sparrow by Dolly Parton
Buy used from: $1.91 Thank you, Dolly, for returning to your Bluegrass roots! A tour de force, with some impressive guest appearances by the biggest names in the genre: Krauss, Vincent, Thile, Douglas, Bush...
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