Bluegrass fiddle

[1] In the 1940s Bill Monroe and his Bluegrass Boys revolutionized American string band music by incorporating virtuosic instrumental solos and a “high lonesome" vocal style.

In recent years events have brought renewed interest in bluegrass fiddling: major mainstream performers have recorded bluegrass albums, and the Coen Brothers' released the movie O Brother, Where Art Thou?

[8][9] Bluegrass fiddlers combine from many genres and tend to be highly skilled with strong roots in fiddle rather than violinistic traditions.

[10] Kenny Baker is famous for a "long-bow" style which is reputed to add a smoothness and clarity to the music.

[citation needed] Notes are often slid into, a technique seldom used by Celtic-influenced stylists outside of bluegrass.