I just got a CD called It’s All Good by a band from Virginia, Haley and the Boys. Haley is the banjo player and she’s a 16 year old kid headed for her senior year of high school and is a very fine picker. It’s a really nice CD, again if you’re into bluegrass, and you’d be supporting some local small time artists.
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Boy, you’re bringing back memories, Raphael. I don’t listen much to bluegrass these days, still love it though, but I used to play in a bluegrass band in Jr. High. I was the ol’ upright bass player.
You guys should download Gin and Juice, by Phish. It’s a pretty sweet cover, and phish has some bluegrass elements.
Already have it, very nice song i must say… i have it on my Mps player…
Chase
I’m looking for some good bluegrass that is mostly pick’en, no or very few vocals. Any suggestions?
The CD, American Banjo: Three-Finger and Scruggs Style is almost exclusively instrumental with only a few songs including vocals. Much of it is solo banjo.
Reminds of the time in the 70s when my brother worked in the classical music dept at the original Sam Goody’s store near 7th Ave in the Times Square area. Someone came in and asked if they had a recording of Gregorian Chants, but just the music with no vocals. 
Anything from Béla Fleck. He now plays with Victor Wooten, the best bassist ever. ‘The Bluegrass Sessions’ and ‘Perpetual Motion’ are two excellent CD’s from him… Probably anything with him kicks ass… I saw them live a while ago, and I don’t think anything bad can come out when those guys get in studio together.
Dave
is Nickel Creek bluegrass?
Trev
Oh ya, Bela Fleck is indeed quite fine. I just bought one of his albums off of itunes thanks to your tip.
I guess its sort of bluegrass/jazz that I am after as opposed to more like bluegrass/country hence my search for mostly instrumental. 
I recently discovered Old Crow Medicine Show, they are amazing. As are Devil Makes Three.
Not to commit a heresy, and not to suggest that only traditional style bluegrass is real bluegrass, but so far what I’ve heard of Bela Fleck is more about his technical virtuousity than about making music with heart and soul.
…what if I’m into greengrass?
Then you’re in the wrong freakin’ thread.
Listen more, and also listen to stuff he’s on supporting other musicians.
sigh
Im into greengrass, the comedy character from Heart Beat that so scraggy.
Trev
BLUEGRASS!
Ok, now I love unicycling more than ever! To know there are unicyclists into bluegrass is almost too much for me to handle! LOL!
Anyway, here’s my lil ol’ opinion: Bella Fleck ROCKS! The music is by no means traditional bluegrass, but his “technical virtuosity” is godlike, along with Victor Wooten’s (the genius bass player who is the only reason I know of Bella Fleck, as I am a bass and guitar player myself and heard of Wooten before Fleck).
For more “traditional” bluegrass just listen to the man who invented it: Bill Monroe!
Although I am a unicycle newbie, I do know a little bit about bluegrass. My personal preference (for listening to and playing) leans a little away from the real traditional stuff. I think anyone who likes bluegrass should check out Norman Blake, David Grier, Steve Kaufman, and of course DOC WATSON! In the realm of older music that inspired bluegrass, Roy Acuff and Grandpa Jones are really cool! And one must not leave out the Carter Family, Ralph Stanley, or Flatt and Scruggs as must must-hears.
These are the first few names that come to mind after a few beers and despite my currently listening to TOOL. I can almost assure you that if you are interested in bluegrass music, you will enjoy any of the people I mentioned. Also, if you are really into learning about Bluegrass, check out the book “Bluegrass Breakdown: The Making of the Old Southern Sound” by Robert Cantwell. It contains everything you could possibly want to know.
Oh yeah, I wanted to address this. The answer depends on who you ask, how much they have listened to Nickel Creek and how much they know about bluegrass. The answer doesn’t matter though; they are really superb musicians and great to listen to!
If you like the mandolin of work of Chris Thiele, I’d also recommend “Into the Cauldron”, his album of duet mando instrumentals with Mike Marshall. Not bluegrass per se, but something deeper played by guys with bluegrass backgrounds.
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Piece on Wooten posted over in the “But wait there’s more…” thread.