re: Trying to get into Bluegrass

If you want to start off old school I'd get a sampling of
Ralph Stanley (also the Stanley Bros w/ bro Carter)
Bill Monroe
Mac Wiseman
Jimmy Martin
Flat & Scruggs

Then ease into these slightly more modern bad arse mofo's:
Bela Fleck
Tony Rice
Del McCourey
Sam Bush


Or get some Trampled by Turtles stuff and work your way backwards. I'd reccomend the albums Palamino and Songs from Ghost Town as starters.