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New Roots for Bluegrass

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Last Updated on October 20, 2020

The newest craze in music is one of the oldest. Groups like Sweet By and By and artists like Ricky Skaggs are bringing bluegrass to a new audience. But its true roots lie with the common folks, like Johnny Adams, who fell so in love with the mandolin that he now makes his own!

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