I was on country, folk and bluegrass lists (BGRASS-L was my introduction to both mailing lists and the internet, back in the gopher/usenet days!) and then later, when "alt-country" got going, on an alt-country/Americana list (plus a few rockabilly lists and an old time list -- this was my old "fandom," you understand). Anyway, as Ron in Dry Branch Fire Squad says, I only told you that to tell you this. 8-) There was a lot of crossover on these lists, and whenever someone on the folk lists would complain about DeMent's voice being "too twangy," people on the bluegrass list would take umbrage. *g*

I grew up listening to Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard and Glen Campbell, so I kind of got the more... smooth-and-low end of things! But in the late 80s I fell for bluegrass.

I had a huge crush on Jimmie Dale Gilmore for a while. *g*

Aaaand, speaking of Dry Branch Fire Squad, their Long Journey CD, back when Suzanne Thomason was in the band, is great. "Long Journey" is a version of "Lone Journey" which brings us to: Doc and Merle Watson. 8-)

Get back to work! 8-)