BLUEGRASS

any species of the large and widely distributed genus Poa, chiefly range and pasture grasses of economic importance in temperate and cool regions. In general, bluegrasses are perennial with fine-leaved foliage that is bluish green in some species. One of the best known and most important is the sod-forming Kentucky bluegrass, or June grass (P. pratensis), believed to have been introduced from the Old World and now widely naturalized in the United States; Kentucky is known as the Bluegrass State because this species is so prevalent there. Others are rough bluegrass (P. trivialis), used for shady lawns; Sandberg bluegrass (P. secunda), the most common native species; and big bluegrass (P. ampla), an important range grass. Bluegrass is classified in the division Magnoliophyta, class Liliopsida, order Cyperales, family Gramineae.

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books on: Bluegrass  - 787 results

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Homegrown Music: Discovering Bluegrass
Book by Stephanie P. Ledgin; Praeger, 2004
Subjects: Bluegrass Music--History And Criticism
...throw away you can attend the Kissimmee Bluegrass Festival. Spring is the more official...you can head over to the Old Settlers Bluegrass Festival in Austin. At the end of April...of May with Celebrate May! Worldwide Bluegrass Music Month in view, get on track with...
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Kentucky: A Guide to the Bluegrass State
Book by Federal Writers' Project; Harcourt, Brace, 1939
Subjects: Kentucky--Guidebooks
...Stanford, US 27 again penetrates the outer Bluegrass, though the terrain differs from the outer Bluegrass to the north in that it is flatter and...horses and more sheep here than in the inner Bluegrass; and the fields are not so fine. Violets...
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Lincoln and the Bluegrass: Slavery and Civil War in Kentucky
Book by William H. Townsend; University of Kentucky Press, 1955
Subjects: Kentucky--History--Civil War, 1861-1865, Lincoln, Abraham--1809-1865, Slavery--Kentucky
...proposed Emancipation Proclamation touched the Unionist of the Bluegrass in his most tender spot. Forced to a choice between loyalty...breaking point when a streak of rare good fortune struck the Bluegrass. The Forty- Eighth Pennsylvania Regiment of Infantry was...
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All That Glitters: Country Music in America
Book by George H. Lewis; Bowling Green State University Popular Press, 1993
Subjects: Country Music--History And Criticism
...can both live within and move beyond the conventions and traditions of bluegrass. Given the limited size of the bluegrass market, expanding the base of support for bluegrass is an important goal of most successful bluegrass artists, businesses...
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Ecology
Book by Stanley I. Dodson, Timothy F. H. Allen, Stephen R. Carpenter, Anthony R. Ives, Robert L. Jeanne, James F. Kitchell, Nancy E. Langston, Monica G. Turner; Oxford University Press, 1998
Subjects: Ecology
...common groundsel Senecio vulgaris and bluegrass Poa annua Bergelson 1996 . Both species...Groundsel is tall and thin, while bluegrass grows as a bushy mass Plate 7.2 . This difference in structure gives bluegrass a competitive edge that occurs among...
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journal articles on: Bluegrass  - 283 results

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Barnstorming, Baseball, and Bluegrass Music
Journal article by David K. Jackson; Nine, Vol. 17, 2009
Subjects: Baseball (Professional)--History, Baseball (Professional)--Personalities, Blue Grass Boys (Music group)--Officials and employees, Bluegrass musicians--Appreciation, Bluegrass musicians--Influence, Monroe, William Smith--Appreciation, Monroe, William Smith--Influence, Professional baseball--History, Professional baseball--Personalities
Barnstorming, Baseball, and Bluegrass Music. by David K. Jackson Id...become known as the "Father of Bluegrass Music," grew up--was no exception...em who we was and that we had a bluegrass team and wed like to challenge em...
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"Conduct ... Inexcusable and Unjustifiable": Bound Children, Battered Freedwomen, and the Limits of Emancipation in Kentucky's Bluegrass Region
Journal article by J.Michael Rhyne; Journal of Social History, Vol. 42, 2008
Subjects: Abolition of slavery--History, Abolition of slavery--Social aspects, Abused children--Demographic aspects, Abused women--Demographic aspects, African American children--Civil rights, African American children--Crimes against, African American women--Civil rights, African American women--Crimes against, Bluegrass Country--Social aspects, Freedmen--Crimes against, Freedmen--Demographic aspects, Slavery--Emancipation, Slavery--History, Slavery--Social aspects
...the Limits of Emancipation in Kentuckys Bluegrass Region. by J.Michael Rhyne In mid...throes. In particular, reports from the Bluegrass, Kentuckys most significant and storied...Military and civilian inspectors in the Bluegrass Region logged cases of women and girls...
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Kentuckians in Gray: Confederate Generals and Field Officers of the Bluegrass State
Journal article by Patricia A. Hoskins; Journal of Southern History, Vol. 75, 2009
Subjects: Books--Book reviews, Kentuckians in Gray: Confederate Generals and Field Officers of the Bluegrass State (Nonfiction work)--Book reviews
...Confederate Generals and Field Officers of the Bluegrass State. by Patricia A. Hoskins Kentuckians...Confederate Generals and Field Officers of the Bluegrass State. Edited by Bruce S. Allardice...the conflict (p. 2). Because "the Bluegrass States contributions to the Confederate...
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Bluegrass Confederate: The Headquarters Diary of Edward O. Guerrant
Journal article by Kenneth H. Williams; Journal of Southern History, Vol. 67, 2001
Subjects: Bluegrass Confederate: The Headquarters Diary of Edward O. Guerrant (Book), Book reviews, Books--Book reviews
Bluegrass Confederate: The Headquarters Diary of Edward O. Guerrant. by Kenneth H. Williams Bluegrass Confederate: The Headquarters Diary of Edward O. Guerrant. Edited by William C. Davis and Meredith L. Swentor. (Baton Rouge: Louisiana...
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Taking the Town: Collegiate and Community Culture in the Bluegrass, 1880-1917
Journal article by Alan Lessoff; Journal of Southern History, Vol. 76, 2010
Subjects: Books--Book reviews, Taking the Town: Collegiate and Community Culture in the Bluegrass, 1880-1917 (Nonfiction work)--Book reviews
Taking the Town: Collegiate and Community Culture in the Bluegrass, 1880-1917. by Alan Lessoff Taking the Town: Collegiate and Community Culture in the Bluegrass, 1880-1917. By Kolan Thomas Morelock. Thomas D. Clark Studies in Education...
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Bluegrass Is Ever Greener
Magazine article by T.L. Ponick; Insight on the News, Vol. 11, July 24, 1995
Subjects: Bluegrass music--Appreciation
Bluegrass is ever greener by T.L. Ponick Bluegrass music is winning new fans with its down-home appeal and...sound. The hills of America are alive with the sound of bluegrass music and its sales and audience popularity are increasing...
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Old-New Bluegrass: Steve Earle Draws on the Surprisingly Recent Roots of Bluegrass to Make Pleasingly Extreme Music (the Mountain)
Magazine article by William Hogeland; The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 284, October 1999
Subjects: Bluegrass music, Earle, Steve, Folk music, Music, Musicians
Old-New Bluegrass: Steve Earle Draws on the Surprisingly Recent Roots of Bluegrass to Make Pleasingly Extreme Music (the Mountain...McCoury Band, a standard-bearer of contemporary bluegrass. Because Earles songs tell old-fashioned stories...
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Long Way Back Home - Bill Monroe and the Making of Bluegrass
Magazine article by Eric P. Olsen; World and I, Vol. 17, December 2002
Subjects: Bluegrass music, Monroe, Bill--Achievements and awards, Musicians--Achievements and awards
...Back Home - Bill Monroe and the Making of Bluegrass. by ERIC P. OLSEN The father of bluegrass wove a lonely life and a keen sensitivity...famous son, Bill Monroe, the Father of Bluegrass. In all of American music and among the...
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Bluegrass Symposium Revives Genre and Class Debates
Magazine article; Diverse Issues in Higher Education, Vol. 22, October 6, 2005
Subjects: Bluegrass music, Colleges & universities, Conferences, Folk music, Musical instruments
Bluegrass Symposium Revives Genre and Class Debates BOWLING GREEN, KY. Bluegrass music has taken a long road to the ivory tower...Bill Monroe, often credited as the father of bluegrass, broke from country traditions and melded breakneck...
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Bassically Bluegrass
Magazine article by Barbara Taylor; Insight on the News, Vol. 15, March 22, 1999
Subjects: Bluegrass musicians--Interviews, Double-bassists--Interviews, Raines, Missy--Interviews
Bassically Bluegrass by Barbara Taylor If you havent heard bluegrass lately, you may be surprised -- this plucky bassist...for the Arts in Louisville, where the International Bluegrass Music Association named her bass player of the year...
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Bluegrass on Graves' Mountain: Three Days of Music for All Ages
Newspaper article by Barbara Taylor; The Washington Times, May 28, 1999
Subjects: International Bluegrass Music Association
Bluegrass on Graves Mountain: Three days of music for all ages by Barbara Taylor Bluegrass veterans and novices alike will be well-served...than 200 shows a year. This "first family of bluegrass gospel" was honored this year by the Christian...
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Can Bluegrass Be True to Roots? Needs to Grow Its Fan Base
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, April 17, 2004
Subjects: Monroe, Bill
Can Bluegrass Be True to Roots? Needs to Grow Its...Byline: Jay Votel, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Bluegrass fans set great store by tradition, and, unlike in other pop music forms, aging bluegrass musicians command a certain reverence...
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Bluegrass Museum Sprouts in Clintwood; Town Honors Ralph Stanley, Mountain Music
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, October 14, 2004
Bluegrass Museum Sprouts in Clintwood; Town Honors...a two-day festival tomorrow with a bluegrass concert featuring Grammy-winning songwriter...Lauderdale and the Canadian pre-teen bluegrass gospel performers, the Abrams Brothers...
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Americana Blossoms at Bluegrass Festival; Biannual Jams Attract Legions to Gettysburg
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, August 17, 2006
Americana Blossoms at Bluegrass Festival; Biannual Jams Attract Legions...WASHINGTON TIMES GETTYSBURG, Pa. - Bluegrass music is the thread that links people...here in May for the 52nd Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival. The lesson of the day...
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Bluegrass Veterans Team Up
Newspaper article; The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR), October 1, 2004
Bluegrass Veterans Team Up. Byline: Paul Denison...both well known names in progressive bluegrass music, have teamed up on a new album...done to expand the style and reach of bluegrass bluegrass music. Rowan has performed...
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encyclopedia articles on: Bluegrass  - 24 results

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Bluegrass
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
BLUEGRASS any species of the large...cool regions. In general, bluegrasses are perennial with fine...the sod-forming Kentucky bluegrass, or June grass ( P. pratensis...Kentucky is known as the Bluegrass State because this species...
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Bluegrass Music
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
BLUEGRASS MUSIC see country and western music . ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.
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Monroe, Bill
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...songwriter, often called the "father of bluegrass," b. Rosine, Ky. A mandolin and...and white gospel a style later known as bluegrass. Featuring Monroes high tenor voice...Smith (2000); N. V. Rosenberg, Bluegrass: A History (1985); Rooney, J...
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Kentucky , State, United States
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...River, 257 ft (78 m). Nickname, Bluegrass State. Motto, United We Stand, Divided...extending as far west as Louisville is the bluegrass country, the heart and trademark of...surrounding Lexington in the heart of the bluegrass region. The Abraham Lincoln Birthplace...
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Stanley, Ralph Edmomd
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...STANLEY, RALPH EDMOMD 1927 , American bluegrass singer and banjo player, b. Dickenson...Their style ranged from country to bluegrass, and they wrote some of their own material...more than 150 albums and has become a bluegrass legend. He gained a wider audience when...
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