bluegrass
any grass of the genus Poa, as the Kentucky bluegrass, P. pratensis, having dense tufts of bluish-green blades and creeping rhizomes.
country music that is polyphonic in character and is played on unamplified stringed instruments, with emphasis especially on the solo banjo.
the Bluegrass. Bluegrass Region.
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How to use bluegrass in a sentence
Dozens of musicians passed through the outfit, and its repertoire embraced the music of Bob Dylan, the Beatles and Gordon Lightfoot, greatly broadening the audience for bluegrass.
Bill Emerson, acclaimed banjoist who founded two premier bluegrass bands, dies at 83 | Terence McArdle | August 31, 2021 | Washington PostIn live performance, the group reverted to the style of the earliest bluegrass bands by having the entire group gather around one microphone for their vocals and solos.
Bill Emerson, acclaimed banjoist who founded two premier bluegrass bands, dies at 83 | Terence McArdle | August 31, 2021 | Washington PostIn bluegrass parlance, he often sang “high baritone” and “low tenor,” the middle harmony parts.
Bill Emerson, acclaimed banjoist who founded two premier bluegrass bands, dies at 83 | Terence McArdle | August 31, 2021 | Washington PostI’ve been going to local outdoor concerts and swing dancing to bluegrass and folk, and while I don’t know many of the songs, the feeling they capture is all I need from my summer of music.
You’ll also find family-friendly events like live bluegrass and clogging at the Pollock Dining Room, plus the Mountain Taproom.
The Ultimate Shenandoah National Park Travel Guide | Graham Averill | October 7, 2020 | Outside Online
The law has been on the books in the bluegrass State for a long time.
How the Constitution May Screw Rand Paul for 2016 | Michael Tomasky | July 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe bluegrass State is eager to grow hemp for the purposes of research and commerce.
The race was called minutes after polls closed in the bluegrass State.
bluegrass Tea Partiers will need major reinforcements to even have a hope of defeating the veteran senator.
Scotts Miracle Gro made a pest resistant Kentucky bluegrass in 2011 using the same technology.
He looked like a mountaineer and could hardly be expected to measure up to the bluegrass requirements of courtesy.
The Code of the Mountains | Charles Neville BuckNow, he had come down here to the cultured bluegrass, and was being pointed out as something of a hero.
The Code of the Mountains | Charles Neville BuckIn his mountains such an association would have been tantamount to an engagement, but here in the bluegrass it was different.
The Code of the Mountains | Charles Neville BuckOver this land was brooding one of those days of rare charm that sometimes come to the bluegrass about the first of July.
The Code of the Mountains | Charles Neville BuckThe militia officer from the bluegrass, who had come to act as umpire, masked his smile as he judged that contest.
The Code of the Mountains | Charles Neville Buck
British Dictionary definitions for bluegrass
/ (ˈbluːˌɡrɑːs) /
any of several North American bluish-green grasses of the genus Poa, esp P. pratensis (Kentucky bluegrass), grown for forage
a type of folk music originating in Kentucky, characterized by a simple harmonized accompaniment
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Cultural definitions for bluegrass
A kind of folk music for guitar, banjo, violin, other stringed instruments, and voice; bluegrass is distinguished by rapid notes and improvisation by the musicians.
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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