The Bluegrass Standard is the vision of owner/publisher Keith Barnacastle, whose lifelong love for bluegrass music  steered him to the page. It's no surprise that the bluegrass world knows and respects and Keith Barnacastle, as well, not only for his love and passion for bluegrass, but for his support in showcasing and educating the world about this American-rooted music...Bluegrass.

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“Don't walk behind me; I may not lead. Don't walk in front of me; I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend.” Albert Camus 


“Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.”  Mahatma Gandhi 


“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.”  Ralph Waldo Emerson 

" How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when all the time there is a plank in your own eye?  You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye."  ​Matthew 7:4-5