Quote of the month

I don’t think there is any need to go into the controversy around the question of what bluegrass is. I ask myself: Does it make a difference to the soul? I don’t build strong walls, but I do think you have to pay attention to the source of the power that is there.

Fred Bartenstein, quoted in an interview with Kurt Mosser, 'Fred Bartenstein: the right place at the right time' in Bluegrass Unlimited, May 1999. Fred will be the facilitator at the European Bluegrass Summit meeting in Germany on 7-8 February 2009