i wrote here about my belief that practically all "american" sounding music can be traced to either irish immigrant music or african slave music.
it occurs to me that there is one genre that is set up as a hybrid of the descendants of these two musical traditions, one that blends african american blues sounds and rhythms with irish-inspired folk and country music chords and melodies. this genre is at its best, i think, when it achieves a balance between these two dominant musical strains of americana.
(i'm talking of course about rock and roll.)
