Jax2, I'm a big fan of all of your suggestions, but there's very little bluegrass in those selections. The "Oh Brother" soundtrack and the popularity of Alison Krauss has watered down the definition of what passes for "bluegrass" these days. I've been listeing to Alison Krauss since she was a teenager and I'm a huge fan. Her early albums are certainly bluegass, but in the later years not so much. The best traditional bluegrass band today is the Del McCoury band. Instrumentally they are fantastic, though they wear on me after a while. My favorite bluegrass band of all time is probably Hot Rize. Great instrumentalists and vocalists and great songs.
Jsaah, its Tim O'brien in New Grange, as opposed to Tim Rice. Anything by Tim O'brien is good (he was in Hot Rize), though his stuff is not all bluegrass either. You may have been thinking of Tony Rice, who is one of the all time great bluegrass guitarists and vocalists, but sadly lost his voice many years ago due to a medical condition. But Rice has some great bluegrass albums.
Other good bluegrass recommendations are Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver, Blue Highway, Mountain Heart, Front Range, and the Nashville Bluegrass Band.
Jsaah, its Tim O'brien in New Grange, as opposed to Tim Rice. Anything by Tim O'brien is good (he was in Hot Rize), though his stuff is not all bluegrass either. You may have been thinking of Tony Rice, who is one of the all time great bluegrass guitarists and vocalists, but sadly lost his voice many years ago due to a medical condition. But Rice has some great bluegrass albums.
Other good bluegrass recommendations are Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver, Blue Highway, Mountain Heart, Front Range, and the Nashville Bluegrass Band.