From Rathgar to Rosine: A Pilgrimage to Find Bill Monroe

From Rathgar to Rosine: A Pilgrimage to Find Bill Monroe, 29th December 2011

A journey from Rathgar in Dublin to Rosine in Kentucky. A music documentary which unlocks some of the mystery behind the enigma and the genius that was Bill Monroe, the Father Of Bluegrass Music. Monroe was born in 1911, and died in 1996, and now in 2011, fans and admirers are celebrating his career in his centenery year.In September 2011, Niall Toner and RTE Radio One Producer, Aidan Butler, travelled to the 10th Annual Bill Monroe Bluegrass Festival at Jerusalem Ridge in Kentucky, near the Monroe homeplace in Rosine, and spoke with as many of Monroe's friends, relatives, neighbours, admirers and band members as they could locate.