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Tag Archives: Bill Monroe

Adding to the Story: The Master from Flint Hill: Earl Scruggs – by Steve Martin, the New Yorker

It is really nice to read about the life of Earl Scruggs, and the manner in which he was open to, and tried out, new musical styles – like adding drums to his Earl Scruggs Revue “a bluegrass no-no,” as…
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  • Posted: January 19, 2012
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  • Tags: Bill Monroe, bluegrass, Earl Scruggs, Rovers Wrestlers and Stars, Steve Martin
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I am a folklorist and heritage consultant currently finishing up my dissertation on continuity and innovation in the Dane-zaa (northwestern Athabascan) dreamers' song tradition. My work has focused on collaborative ethnography, Indigenous technologies, and Indigenous use of digital media.
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