Well, I finally got that job offer from that company in Kentucky. I guess it's off to the "Bluegrass State" for me! Have you ever been?
No! Why is it called the "Bluegrass State"?
It's a nickname given based on the bluegrass you can find. It's all over many of the pastures in the region due to their fertile soil.
The grass is actually blue?
Not blue like the ocean, but there is a blueish tint to the grass if you look closely enough! One of the major regions is called the Bluegrass Region - it houses two of the major cities in Kentucky, so there has to be plenty of it!
?What else do you like and know about Kentucky
, the greatest length of navigable waterways and streams in the contiguous United States, and the two largest man-made lakes east of the Mississippi River.
Kentucky is also known for horse racing, bourbon distilleries, moonshine, coal, the "My Old Kentucky Home" historic state park, automobile manufacturing, tobacco, bluegrass music, college basketball, and Kentucky Fried Chicken.
Etymology.
In 1776, the counties of Virginia beyond the Appalachian Mountains became known as Kentucky County, named for the Kentucky River. The
featured in the film, "Don't Say A Word", with Skye McCole Bartusiak performing the song.
When their second album had a more polished sound, Erwin commented, "I hope our fans won't be disappointed [in "The Little Ol' Cowgirl"]; it's got drums on every track; it's no longer bluegrass, but we have to make a living and you can't do that playing bluegrass."
Two albums later, after Natalie Maines assumed the position of vocalist, the