From: r.capik@worldnet.att.net   
      
   bogul wrote:   
      
   > < ...snip... >   
   >   
   > I'm not so much concerned with the ethnicity of those who listen ... nor   
   > really their age. But a wider selection of music types and venues is   
   > always a plus. An all black or hispanic or asian bluegrass band would be   
   > a cool thing, maybe put a new twist on the music. But we can't wait   
   > around for it nor try to manufacture it. If it happens, it happens.   
   >   
   > B   
      
   That diversity is out there. Bluegrass is quite big in Slovakia as   
   well as Japan and Italy, and black groups like the Ebony Hillbillies   
   are out there too. However, I haven't encountered any hispanic   
   bluegrass ...yet.   
      
   I attended a talk on the future of bluegrass a few years ago at   
   the Rutgers Folk Festival. The panel said bluegrass is alive and   
   well, and living on the other side of the world [Europe, Asia] at   
   the moment. I seem to recall they said the worlds largest   
   bluegrass concert was in Italy. They believe it will be   
   rediscovered and return to it's roots (so to speak) some   
   time soon.   
      
   I'd love to get my hands on some of those CDs from across   
   the pond.   
      
      
   Later...   
      
   Ron Capik   
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