When you think of Bluegrass music, you probably don’t think of Japan.
But, an article coming up in the fall issue of This Land Press focuses on the phenomenon of Japanese people playing and enjoying the Americana-style of music.
KOSU’s Michael Cross got a chance to talk to the author, Denis Gainty about the history of the genre and the nature of bluegrass music.
Denis Gainty teaches history as Associate Professor at Georgia State University.
Japanese group The Blue Side of Lonesome is performing this Thursday at Fassler Hall in Tulsa and this weekend at the Oklahoma International Bluegrass Festival in Guthrie.
This issue appears in the fall issue of This Land Press.
