Then a few years later around 2010, Mumford & Sons hit the music scene. When people heard bluegrass, they'd often say "That sounds like O Brother Where Art Thou!". And because of the success of O Brother Where Art Thou's soundtrack, the sounds of Appalachian folk/bluegrass were imprinted onto the consciousness of the American public. Even though bluegrass hadn't quite gone fully mainstream yet, the 2000's were a really good time for the genre, and it saw a lot of underground growth. And because of the simultaneous rise and success of younger acts at the time like Nickel Creek, bluegrass was catching momentum again. Suddenly, legendary bluegrass figures like Ralph Stanley, Allison Krauss, and Emmylou Harris became household names.
But when this movie came out, the scene exploded with popularity - not just with older folks, but with young people. For awhile in the 90's, bluegrass music didn't seem to be catching on with the younger crowd, and it was thought that the genre may eventually die out along with the older generations who were the only ones playing it. My town hosts the world's oldest Fiddler's Convention (a bluegrass festival), and I was raised around the bluegrass scene. I have argued before, and will continue to argue that the soundtrack for this movie single-handedly revitalized the American folk/bluegrass music scene, and laid the groundwork for the eventual success of Americana/folk acts like Mumford & Sons and The Avett Brothers who came along a few years later.Ī bit of background real quick - I grew up in Southwest Virginia, which is a hotbed for bluegrass music.
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