Quote of the month

A frequently asked question I get from the media is 'What is country music?' I typically respond by saying country music, at its best, is about real people singing real songs about real life. If country music is that, then bluegrass music is the espresso version of that!

Pete Fisher, vice-president and general manager of the Grand Ole Opry, in his Keynote Speech at IBMA's World of Bluegrass 2009; full text on the IBMA website