From: c.b.baronSPAM@FREEatt.net   
      
   Arthur Marshall wrote:   
   > Can anyone give me a rough breakdown of the diffErence between old time   
   > and bluegrass?   
   > It all seems a bit blurred, and as a newcomer to the field I'm struggling.   
      
   It seems simple to me. In bluegrass, you're dealing with people doing   
   solos and improvising and the rest of the musicians are backing them up.   
   In oldtime, the fiddle, banjo, and sometimes mandolin are all playing   
   the melody and are backed up mainly by bass and guitar; no one is   
   soloing. Also, while in old time all fiddlers may not be playing the   
   exactly the same notes, they all working at the same melody. Some times   
   fiddles and/or mandolins may play a harmony.   
   Carl   
      
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