Andy Baber of musicOMH proclaimed that "The Carpenter takes their bluegrass roots and develops them into something bigger and more polished."

Following his compilation album Places, released in the same year, Fleck continue to merge his bluegrass roots with forays into other genres, which will turn to his Flecktones project in the 90's.

In 1985 Anger and Marshall embarked on a separate project, focusing on their bluegrass roots.

While the area is known for its bluegrass roots, he took the rock and country route.

In February 2009, Murphey released Buckaroo Blue Grass, which marked a return to his bluegrass musical roots.

Logan Smith of the St. Petersburg Times said that the band has "woven together a highly polished sound built around precision musicianship and pristine harmonies, very much a hybrid of Raybon's bluegrass roots."

Into the 1990s and 2000s, Skaggs has embraced his bluegrass roots, as well as experimenting with new sounds.

In 2012 the band began transitioning away from their bluegrass roots into a gypsy swing style, with the same aggressive edge.

In his Allmusic review, music critic Rick Anderson wrote that Brown "returns to her bluegrass roots on this beautiful and exhilarating album.

Despite his equable bluegrass roots, Constable proved himself to be a versatile musician as the years went on.