Help with bluegrass music...

As mentioned above, the other thread re. bluegrass has some great suggestions. The Bear Family label has a very good selection of traditional bluegrass. A lot of the lp's that are and have been out of print, they have bought the rights to use the original masters and have arranged them in chronological order and re-issued in the form of cd box sets...not cheap though. I can confirm that the quality is as good as it gets for the dates they were recorded, I own quite a few. They also have a limited selection of vinyl.

Monroe (The father), Jimmy Martin (The King), Flatt and Scruggs, and The Stanley Bros. If you start with this group and research all of the people that have played in their bands and who have went on to form their own/other bands...you will need to find more shelf space.
Happy hunting, MD

Check out Boone Creek "One Way Track" real early Ricky Skaggs and Jerry Douglas also, anything by Earl Scruggs Review.

Many great suggestions ... Monroe, Stanley, Watson, Scruggs, Skaggs, etc. I'd recommend one that really surprised me at how well it was done - Steve Earle, "The Mountain". The Del McCoury Band backs him on this extraordinary effort. (p.s. I am lucky that I live near Atlanta. Red Top Mountain State Park has free bluegrass concerts at a pavillion in the woods every Saturday night. Awesome!)

Check out The Seldom Seen.

John, Seldom Scene.