Article: UNCLE EARL KEEPS TUNES TRADITIONAL AS WAY TO ENSURE COOPERATION

The last time K.C. Groves was in this neck of the woods was for the funeral of the father of bluegrass.

When Bill Monroe's body was brought from Nashville, Tenn., to be buried in his hometown of Rosine, Ky., "I drove all night from Michigan and watched his coffin lowered into the ground," she said.

Groves, who now lives in Boulder, Colo., will perform with Uncle Earl at Bluegrass in the Park on Saturday. The all-female band plays traditional and old-timey songs with dark themes and sweet harmonies.

"I played bluegrass for a long time, but to me, old-timey has a plaintive quality to it," she said. "It's all about the songs and the tunes and not who can do the best solo or who can play the ...

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