"Examine the history of bluegrass music, from its origins to its eventual worldwide popularity, and hear from dozens of musicians who explain the ways bluegrass music transcends generational, cultural and geographic boundaries."
Bill Monroe
as Self (archive footage)
Earl Scruggs
Lester Flatt
Alison Krauss
as Self - Musician
Del McCoury
Peter Rowan
Rhonda Vincent
Jerry Douglas
Bobby Osborne
Sam Bush
Sierra Hull
Ricky Skaggs
Laurie Lewis
Jim Lauderdale
as Self - Grammy Award Winner
Graham Sharp
Béla Fleck
Abigail Washburn
Chris Thile
Bob Dylan
Dale Ann Bradley
Alison Brown
as Herself - Musician
Chris Wadsworth
as Self - Freshgrass Foundation
Neil V. Rosenberg
as Self - Bluegrass Music Historian
Rex Ellis
as Self - Smithsonian Institution
Marian Leighton Levy
as Self - Co-founder, Rounder Records
Blake Williams
as Self - Radio Broadcaster, WSMT
Joe Mullins
as Self - Radio Broadcaster
Kelsi Robertson Harrigill
Ned Luberecki
as Self - Radio Broadcaster / Musician
Jon Weisberger
Darol Anger
as Self - Musician / Berklee College of Music
Noam Pikelny
Eugene O'Brien
as Self - European Bluegrass Music Association
Chris Eldridge
Larry Stephenson
as Self - Singer/Songwriter
Raymond McLain
as Self - Kentucky Center for Traditional Music
Ralph Stanley
Sonny Osborne
Terry Eldredge
Don Reno
Red Smiley
John Hartford
Tom Smothers
Dick Smothers
Glen Campbell
Steve Martin
Jerry Garcia
Tony Rice
John Cowan
J.D. Crowe
Dan Tyminski
Kaia Kater
Molly Tuttle
Missy Raines
Shae Hopkins
Executive Producer
Matt Grimm
Producer
Brent Abshear
Sound Mixer
Linda Randulfe Marquez
Nick Helton
Director
Editor
Nancy Southgate
Justin Allen
Drone Pilot
Teresa Day
Writer