Music of Kentucky
OVERVIEW OF MUSIC TRADITIONS IN THE U.S. STATE OF KENTUCKY
Kentuckian music; Central Kentucky Youth Orchestras; User:Ckyopence/Central Kentucky Youth Orchestras; Music festivals in Kentucky; Music history of Kentucky
The Music of Kentucky is heavily centered on Appalachian folk music and its descendants, especially in eastern Kentucky. Bluegrass music is of particular regional importance; Bill Monroe, "the father of bluegrass music", was born in the Ohio County community of Rosine, and he named his band, the Blue Grass Boys, after the bluegrass state, i.