Bluegrass Jam Along
"Bluegrass Jam Along is a great, great podcast" - Chris Eldridge The IBMA Award winning podcast for anyone and everyone who loves bluegrass. Every week we feature interviews with musicians, writers, instrument makers and other key figures from the bluegrass and string band world, plus regular news and new releases. Guests include Alison Krauss, Sierra Hull, Tim O'Brien, Wyatt Rice, Jerry Douglas, Sarah Jarosz, Jarrod Walker and David Grisman. For more info visit https://bluegrassjamalong.com
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This week"s Bitesize episode features a conversation I had with Chris Eldridge from Punch Brothers and Mighty Poplar celebrating Tony Rice"s classic album Church Street Blues. Chris talks about Tony"s ability to combine big musical gestures with intricate detail, how other musicians played better when they played with
My guest this week is Darol Anger, who joins me to discuss his new album "Diary of a Fiddler 2 - The Empty Nest". We chat about the original "Diary of a Fiddler", released in 1999, and how the second volume celebrates and deepened Darol"s connection to the fiddle community, in particular the players he"s taught, mentor
IBMA Dark Shadow Special - Becky Buller, Ben Wright (Henhouse Prowlers), Rick Faris & Jana Mougin
This week"s episode is another special recorded at IBMA"s World of Bluegrass in Chattanooga. I have four shorter interviews for you, each with someone connected to Dark Shadow Recording. First up is Becky Buller. Becky came onto the podcast in August of 2024 to chat about her record Jubilee. This time we"re talking abo
Welcome to this month’s Bluegrass Briefing, a weekly series of episodes taking a look at what’s going on in the world of bluegrass. Here are the links to stuff mentioned in this episode. Pod NewsSara Watkins interview News and announcements - church street news List of IBMA Award winners Releases (The Grass is New) Ali
My guest this week is Maddie Denton, fiddle player with East Nash Grass. I caught up with Maddie at IBMA World of Bluegrass in Chattanooga, the day after she was named IBMA"s Fiddle Player of the Year! We chat about East Nash Grass and their wonderful new record "All God"s Children" and about musical communities, colla
My guest this week is Ben Garnett, chatting about his superb new record "Kite"s Keep". The album features a core band of Ben, Brittany Haas and Ethan Jodziewicz, with guest appearances from Darol Anger, Paul Kowert and Chris Eldridge. We talk about Ben"s background, initially in electric guitar, and the influence his