Can we also appreciate that the song at the end is Take Five? A jazz standard, played in bluegrass style by Japanese musicians- what a time to be alive!

There's nothing more flattering to me then seeing my culture loved and express my foreign people!

In 1978 I was stationed in Japan a formed a group local Japanese musicians I was like a rockstar I never had so much fun in my life what a wonderful experience

How come no one is talking about the excellent bluegrass rendition of Take 5 at 6:10???? My jaw DROPPED when I heard that. Amazing musicians!

I’m a country boy from Kentucky and I love me some bluegrass

Just look at all the damn smiles and tell me this ain't music for the soul

This is just simply epic and amazing. I salute the Japanese culture for taking in such a great style of music. In music and melodies, there are no borders.

1969 in Hiroshima, I went to a concert, the theme was mostly pop and county. Back to Iwakuni in 75, many tv talent shows had a lot of rock and country performers. Don Williams was the most popular star at that time.

There are expert practitioners of every western musical art form in Japan. Ska, Rock n Roll, classical, jazz, bluegrass etc etc etc. They are an intense people who go the distance. When they find something from outside the country that they love, they go all in.

I was an university student in Kyoto in the 1970s. At that time, every university had a bluegrass club that held regular concerts and performed at live music venues. I was one of them and played the banjo (Fender Artist). In the summer, there was an outdoor concert called the Takarazuka Bluegrass Festival, and we performed on a stage in a grove of trees, a similar environment to the United States. The bluegrass craze in Japan died down in the late 1980s, and now Rocky Top in Ginza is probably the only permanent live music venue. However, the old fans continue to exist quietly, and young players are produced, albeit in small numbers.

I went on a study abroad in 2010. I will never forgot listening to the Dillards with my professor while we were riding the train. Haha! How could anybody that lives in the mountains not understand that high lonesome sound.

Having fun

Rip sab watanabe such an amazing guy!

はい Tsuyoshi, 音楽の中では違いはありません。

I'm from Southwest Virginia. The Carterfold is probably a 5 minute drive from my house. My grandmother said they'd go watch AP and Maybelle Carter all the time. The place is practically ran down now. Such a great piece of history.

Nice presentation. I think Japanese bluegras music is the second best in the world. During the last 5 years I have seen and listened many videos and read a lot comments about Japanese bluegrass.

Kentokyo, it’s a movement!

Music has no nationality, great quote

Absolutely marvelous. My favorite music right now is coming out of Japan.

Bluegrass makes people feel happy 😊

Thank you for presenting this.

beautiful and emotional

That's awesome 🇺🇲🇯🇵

Awesome

Confederate flag in Japan, beautiful

Neat

Super

I heard the name Ralph Stanley. This by name alone is going to be a good video.

My family is from very nearby Rosine. Great-grandmother told us how Bill Monroe would come over to play music with her family.

Wonderful stuff!

Thank you

Nice!................................................

🎌🗾日本国民必見🌸😉👍〜🌟

Japan?! County music?! NANIIII?!!!!!!!! 😍

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In the early days, bands were limited to members from different counties. Then cars came along and made bands possible with members from different states. One day in the not too far off Elon Musk/Virgin Galactic daily "low-space commuting" future, bands will be possible featuring members from different countries. How cool will that be...

Hello from Kentucky too but I hope nobody is offended by this name but I live in a place called whitesburg

Yeah whole Japan will play bluegrass.

Ah, hillbilly play good music

This is epic