From: kateh_1@charter.net   
      
   "Grover C. McCoury III"  wrote   
   (snipped, after printing out, a good "short history of...")   
   > Having reflected back on the history of the genre, I think *most*   
   > Bluegrass aficionados would agree that the acoustic guitar, fiddle,   
   > mandolin, 5-string banjo and bass fiddle comprise a quintessential   
   > Bluegrass band. Having played in various Bluegrass bands, I would suggest   
   > at a *minimum* you need a flat-top, fiddle and mandolin.   
      
   We have a crowd on stage w/the quintessential five, plus a spare fiddle and   
   mandolin.  When everyone's not available to play, the kids who invariably   
   get together are .....the fiddle, mando and guitar.....and they do a good   
   job of impersonating the entire band.   :)   
      
   The last piece of the puzzle, for our kids anyway, seems to be the singing.   
   KateH   
      
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