From: bogul@nospambog.net   
      
   I've converted a few, my son included(13) who loves the stuff and thinks   
   that most of the stuff his peers listen to is crap.   
      
   But, it was at a festival where it all came together.   
      
   I look around and see young bluegrass/roots bands forming, so it's not as   
   if it's only seniors playing. I think the last several years, with the   
   slow decline of country music to the point where it's practically rock   
   being played in jean and cowboy hats has given rise to much of this.   
      
   And I see musicians playing bluegrass instruments but not necessarily   
   playing bluegrass inspiring younger musicians to take up these   
   instruments. At all adds up to more potential players and listeners to   
   the bluegrass scene as a whole.   
      
   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.   
      
      
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   Ron Capik  wrote in   
   news:4621C572.AE477D6D@worldnet.att.net:   
      
   > Interesting.  So before I invest any more of my time and energy   
   > I have to ask: have you done this and found it to be effective?   
   > How many young non-white folk have you added to the loyal   
   > bluegrass audience by these means?   
   >   
   > [Sorry for sounding a bit cynical...   ]   
   >   
   > Later...   
   >   
   > Ron Capik   
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