What Readers Have Said About Rural Roots of Bluegrass

"Rural Roots of Bluegrass is one of the best bluegrass books I've read in my life." Robert Duncan

"Wayne Erbsen has done a lot for bluegrass music." Jim Shumate, fiddler with Bill Monroe & Flatt & Scruggs

"Wayne Erbsen is a widely recognized authority on the history of old-time and bluegrass music."  Bluegrass Unlimited

"Rural Roots of Bluegrass is simply magnificent, one of the most interesting and surprisingly thorough works ever written about the genre." Dave Higgs, Nashville Public Radio

Wayne Erbsen's Rural Roots of Bluegrass is a great book. It's the first to really translate this history to the fan level." Fritz Schuler, Golden Ring Music

"...such a wonderful account of the development of rural music." Michael B. Toney, Utah State University

"I just want to let you know that Rural Roots is one of the best bluegrass songbooks out there." Luke Abbott

"Your detailed and historical approach to early country music is very much appreciated by those of us who still treasure that period of time. You evidently have a great love and respect for those entertainers who paved the way to bluegrass music of today. My hat is off to you." Al Hawkes, Event Records