Bluegrass music has roots in American and European folk songs. Like folk music, the genre has certain pieces considered bluegrass standards, which have been adapted more times than anyone could ...

On the surface, there might seem to be a world of difference between jazz and bluegrass music. Jazz is predominantly urban and often deals with relatively complex structures, chords and key changes.

FILE - Bluegrass musician Bobby Osborne performs with Del McCoury, not pictured, at the International Bluegrass Music Association Awards show, Sept. 27, 2012, in Nashville, Tenn. Osborne, who helped ...

Bluegrass music can transport listeners with the instrumental dexterity of the players, as those acoustic guitars, banjos, fiddles, and other back-porch instruments churn away in mesmerizing fashion.