# Firefly music

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefly-music/279554>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [December 13, 2004, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefly-music/279554 "2004-12-13T05:10:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![Shirt\_Ninja\_13](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e19b73/32.png) [@Shirt\_Ninja\_13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirt_Ninja_13)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2004, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefly-music/279554/1 "2004-12-13T05:10:16Z")

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Ok, I got into Firefly, not too long ago. I really like the music in the show, too, but I had some questions on it.

1. What’s the style of music they’re using? Is it country or bluegrass or something else? Is there a difference between country and bluegrass?

2. What are the instruments they’re using? I picked out a guitar and a fiddle, possibly a banjo. What else? Also: what makes a fiddle a fiddle instead of a violin, or _is_ there a difference?

3. Does anyone know of any good music in this particular style? I’d love to hear some more of it.

Thanks!  
_bamf_