From: none@nonetimtom.net   
      
   Split Lip Rayfield?   
      
   With a name like that, I had to go find some of his music on   
   the web.  Found his web site, which has many selections of   
   his music.  To me, it sounds like modern country.   
      
   I travel around a little bit to different Bluegrass venues, mostly   
   small towns.  Hartwell, Ga., Tallapoosa, Ga.,  Acworth, Ga.,   
   McCaysville, NC,  Blairsville, Ga., Clemson, SC.   
      
   Granted, the audiences at these venues is white and well past   
   55 y.o.   Still though, I see very young musicians, teens and   
   20s getting up on stage and playing traditional Bluegrass and   
   Bluegrass Gospel.   At the Bluegrass Express in Hartwell, Ga.,   
   we saw two or three young couples in their 20s in the audience,   
   and one couple got up and danced.   At the Acworth Opry, in   
   Acworth, Ga., it is not unusual to see small groups of kids   
   from the local colleges and universities in the audience.   
      
   What do I like about Bluegrass?  Good music, in a smoke-free,   
   alcohol & drug-free environment.   Being in the deep South,   
   people look surprised when my wife and I talk with our   
   thick Northern accents.   That's always good for a laugh or   
   two.   
      
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