The genre that made banjos cool and grandpas cry — here's the full origin story.
Examine the history of bluegrass music, from its origins to its eventual worldwide popularity, and hear from dozens of musicians who explain the ways bluegrass music transcends generational, cultural and geographic boundaries.
Production
Rare archive footage that feels like finding family home videos.
Direction
Lets musicians talk instead of over-narrating — revolutionary.
Sound
Crystal-clear live recordings that'll make you buy a mandolin.
Director
Nick Helton
Bill Monroe
Self (archive footage)
Earl Scruggs
Self (archive footage)
Lester Flatt
Self (archive footage)
Alison Krauss
Self - Musician
Del McCoury
Self - Musician
Peter Rowan
Self - Musician
Rhonda Vincent
Self - Musician
Jerry Douglas
Self - Musician
Bobby Osborne
Self - Musician
Sam Bush
Self - Musician
Sierra Hull
Self - Musician
Ricky Skaggs
Self - Musician
Graham Sharp
Self - Grammy Award Winner
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Much of the archive footage was sourced from private family collections and nearly lost to decay before digital restoration.
Bluegrass emerged from the 1940s Appalachian migration to Detroit's auto plants, explaining its working-class DNA and eventual global spread through factory workers sharing tapes.
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