But in 2001, Pitino's wife said she wanted to return to bluegrass country, where Pitino had coached Kentucky to the 1996 title.

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She grew up immersed in country-music culture her grandfather was a yodeler and bluegrass-country singer, and his mother a saloon-style pianist.

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LEXINGTON, Ky. (Reuters) - In the heart of Bluegrass country, where thoroughbreds and tobacco reign, voters are feeling a bit bruised and confused by the bitter congressional battle between Scotty Baesler and incumbent Ernie Fletcher.

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She has pretty much carved out a music career single-handedly, becoming something of a darling of the folk-bluegrass-country set.

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The music they make has an underlying warmth that comes from the origins of bluegrass, country, blues and African-American gospel.

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"Doc was a legendary performer who blended his traditional Appalachian musical roots with bluegrass, country, gospel and blues to create a unique style and an expansive repertoire, " his management company, Folklore Productions, said.

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The festival has 12 venues featuring country, blues, and bluegrass performers.

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Watson, who died on Tuesday at age 89, is most closely associated with the melodic style of flatpicking that cemented the guitar's role as a solo voice in bluegrass and acoustic country music.

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Watson, who jumped onto the music scene in the early 1960s, is considered influential among folk musicians for his brand of bluegrass, blues, country and gospel music.

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Since then, Haden has made a career in jazz, but his 2008 album, a bluegrass collection called Rambling Boy, returns to his country roots.

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