Bluegrass on the radio

[Doug Drown]

Bluegrass is a uniquely Southern term, but Cape Breton fiddle music comes
close to it as a musical genre, and the last time I was there (late '90s) it
was ubiquitous on the radio.  Nova Scotia has a rich culture of country
music with a Gaelic flair.

Doug


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Garrett Wollman" <wollman@csail.mit.edu>
To: "Dan Strassberg" <dan.strassberg@att.net>
Cc: <boston-radio-interest@rolinin.BostonRadio.org>
Sent: Monday, November 07, 2005 12:35 PM
Subject: Bluegrass on the radio


> <<On Mon, 7 Nov 2005 12:19:31 -0500, "Dan Strassberg"
<dan.strassberg@att.net> said:
>
> > Is WPAQ still on AM (740, IIRC) in Mt Airy NC?
>
> You betcha.  (Oops.  I don't think they're into bluegrass all that
> much in Minnesota.  What's the appropriate Southernism?)
>
> Scott and I were there a few years ago and forwent the opportunity to
> stop by and visit.  While we were parked next to the studios, someone
> else drove up and it turned out to be one of the local old-timers
> showing up to play some live music on air.
>
> -GAWollman
>
>