Rating Newest Oldest. Best Answer: They're called southpaws because that is what a left-handed pitcher is called in baseball, and it's come to be used to refer to all left-handed people... And it's not because the 'face south'...
Forum topic - When I am asked to define Americana Music, here is what I say. âAMERICANA music is the fertile ground where Rock, Roots, Bluegrass, Celtic, Southern Rock, Appalachian, Austin alternative country, Folk, and the Delta blues collide and flourish. How do you define AMERICANA MUSIC? When I am asked to define Americana Music, here is what I say. âAMERICANA music is the fertile ground where Rock, Roots, Bluegrass, Celtic, Southern Rock, Appalachian, Austin alternative country, Folk, and the Delta blues collide and flourish.
Share page. Visit Us On FB. BLUEGRASS MUSIC is really more of a style of perfomance than a particular set of tunes or songs. Although there are pieces that have been written specificly as bluegrass numbers the bulk of material played by bluegrass bands is extracted from, or based on earlier American folk traditions.