Bluegrass legends jam at Harvard Symposium

This past weekend Harvard held the first ever Bluegrass Symposium. It was called Fire on the Mountain. For bluegrass fans, they had more then just famous players (Sam Bush, legendary Bobby Hicks and Alison Brown), but also famous professors and instrument builders on hand to talk about one of America’s greatest contributions to the music community — bluegrass.

During the 3:30 session the three musicians who were told their stories about how they got started, where they learned to play, who they played with and what they feel is the future of bluegrass music. Each played some of their favorite tunes but when it came time for Sam Bush to pick his mandolin he told Bobby to join in if he felt so inclined. And boy, did he feel inclined. I know there were others recording so I’m sure there’s something better then one I captured on my little old iPhone, but you don’t need much for this to sound good. Enjoy.

For those in need of some Bluegrass in their collection, start with Bill Monroe and work your way out from there. For those eMusic subscribers, grab The Essential Bill Monroe & The Monroe Brothers collection.