Bluegrass
Encyclopedia
Bluegrass refers to several species of grasses of the genus Poa
(with the most famous being the Kentucky bluegrass
)
The term has also been applied to various things that relate to the region in which the grass grows:
Other uses
Poa
Poa is a genus of about 500 species of grasses, native to the temperate regions of both hemispheres. Common names include meadow-grass , bluegrass , tussock , and speargrass. "Poa" is Greek for fodder...
(with the most famous being the Kentucky bluegrass
Smooth Meadow-grass
Poa pratensis, commonly known as Kentucky Bluegrass, Smooth Meadow-grass, or Common Meadow-grass, is a perennial species of grass native to Europe, Asia, and northern Africa.-General description:...
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The term has also been applied to various things that relate to the region in which the grass grows:
- Bluegrass regionBluegrass regionThe Bluegrass Region is a geographic region in the state of Kentucky, United States. It occupies the northern part of the state and since European settlement has contained a majority of the state's population and its largest cities....
, a region of the United States centered in Kentucky - Bluegrass musicBluegrass musicBluegrass music is a form of American roots music, and a sub-genre of country music. It has mixed roots in Scottish, English, Welsh and Irish traditional music...
, a form of American roots music - The Blue Grass Boys, the band led by Bill MonroeBill MonroeWilliam Smith Monroe was an American musician who created the style of music known as bluegrass, which takes its name from his band, the "Blue Grass Boys," named for Monroe's home state of Kentucky. Monroe's performing career spanned 60 years as a singer, instrumentalist, composer and bandleader...
that defined the Bluegrass genre - Bluegrass & BackroadsBluegrass & BackroadsKentucky Farm Bureau's Bluegrass & Backroads is a television program produced by and based in Louisville, Kentucky. The half hour program focuses on interesting cultural, historical, and artistic aspects of the Bluegrass State. The program is currently hosted and produced by Robert Shrader and...
, a television show about people and places in the Bluegrass region
Other uses
- Blue Grass, IowaBlue Grass, IowaBlue Grass is a city in Muscatine and Scott counties in the US state of Iowa. The population was 1,341 as of 2010.Most of Blue Grass is part of the Davenport–Moline–Rock Island, IA-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area, but the Muscatine County portion of the city is considered part of the Muscatine...
, a small city - Blue Grass Army DepotBlue Grass Army DepotBlue Grass Army Depot is a U.S. Army conventional munitions and chemical weapon storage facility located in east central Kentucky, southeast of the cities of Lexington and Richmond, Kentucky, operated by the United States Army. The site, composed mainly of open fields and wooded areas, is used...
in Richmond, Kentucky - Bluegrass (Sirius)Bluegrass (Sirius)Bluegrass was a Bluegrass music satellite radio channel on Sirius Satellite Radio channel 65 and DISH Network channel 6065The channel was merged with XM Satellite Radio's Bluegrass Junction in November 2008, following the merger of the two services....