newgrass

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noun

A progressive subgenre of bluegrass music, typically incorporating electric instruments, non-traditional chord progressions, and lengthy improvisation.

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Meanings

nounnewgrass (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA progressive subgenre of bluegrass music, typically incorporating electric instruments, non-traditional chord progressions, and lengthy improvisation.

    At the beginning of the new century, the chief standard bearers of the newgrass style are an ensemble of California-born musicians known as Nickel Creek...

    2002, Bill C. Malone, Country music, U.S.A.

Origin

Blend of new + bluegrass; term arose in the 1970s

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APA

newgrass. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/newgrass

MLA

“newgrass.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/newgrass. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “newgrass,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/newgrass.

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