Bluegrass Standards Board - Official Complaints

The following complaints have been officially filed with the Board regarding the contents of BluegrassBook.com. Each case is being reviewed with the utmost seriousness by our panel of genre experts, purists, and people who are very concerned about what you call bluegrass.

CASE NO. BSB-2025-001 Under Review

Complainant: Known-Ad9610
Filed: December 2025
Venue: r/bluegrass

"Tons of non bluegrass songs"

Committee Addendum: The Board requests clarification on the unit "tons" as applied to digital music files. No specific songs were identified for review.

CASE NO. BSB-2025-002 Feature Request Logged

Complainant: ChicagoNormalGuy
Filed: December 2025
Venue: r/bluegrass

"You didn't want to add a bluegrass button to a website called 'Bluegrassbook.com'?"

Committee Addendum: The Board acknowledges this complaint, while phrased as a rhetorical question, contains actionable feedback. A genre filter has been added to the development roadmap.

CASE NO. BSB-2025-003 Domain Transfer Denied

Complainant: Known-Ad9610
Filed: December 2025
Venue: r/bluegrass

"Call it Songbook.com if you are not even sure what Bluegrass is."

Committee Addendum: The Board has verified that the domain "Songbook.com" is registered to a third party. Additionally, this complainant has been flagged as a repeat filer (see Case No. BSB-2025-001).

CASE NO. BSB-2025-004 Referred to Committee

Complainant: ChicagoNormalGuy
Filed: December 2025
Venue: r/banjo

"Is Randy Travis a bluegrass artist?"

Committee Addendum: The Board notes that Randy Travis released the bluegrass album "Glory Train" in 2005. The question has been marked as answered.

CASE NO. BSB-2025-005 Submitted Via Internet

Complainant: FrostySwimmer5284
Filed: December 2025
Venue: r/bluegrass

"Technology and bluegrass go together like water and oil"

Committee Addendum: Per Board Policy 4.7.2, complaints regarding technology must be submitted via postal mail. This complaint was received via an online bluegrass forum.

CASE NO. BSB-2025-006 Returns Not Accepted

Complainant: CrazyCatLazy (Mr Jones)
Filed: December 2025
Venue: United Kingdom

"17k tracks is a touch too much. Might be looking at quantity over quality on this one, good buddy."

Committee Addendum: Filed on Boxing Day from the United Kingdom, a holiday traditionally reserved for returning unwanted gifts. The Board regrets to inform the complainant that free songbooks are non-refundable, and we cannot accept returns on 17,000 songs he never purchased.

CASE NO. BSB-2025-007 341 Posts Exposed

Complainant: earlstanleycrowe
Filed: December 2025
Venue: Banjo Hangout

"It's harder to jam with someone who's on their device... You can go further with those 200 or so songs and tunes than you will being able to select one of 17K songs on your device."

Committee Addendum: The complainant has authored 341 posts on an internet banjo forum since 2020, yet objects to others using devices at jams. The Board also notes the site includes a "Bluegrass" tag filter containing approximately 200 songs - the exact number recommended. The complaint appears to be self-resolving.

CASE NO. BSB-2026-008 Serial Filer • Pre-2000 Complaint

Complainant: earlstanleycrowe
Filed: December 2025
Venue: Banjo Hangout

"Seems to be 90% pre-2000 country songs, not many of which were ever recorded in a bluegrass style."

Committee Addendum: This complainant (see Case No. BSB-2025-007) has now filed multiple complaints from Banjo Hangout, a forum dedicated to an instrument popularized in the 19th century. The filer objects to "pre-2000 country songs" while seeking bluegrass - a genre whose father, Bill Monroe, died in 1996. The Board awaits clarification on which post-2000 bluegrass recordings predate the genre's own origins.

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