Bluegrass Unlimited's Podcast

This week we feature guitar player and singer Randy Waller.  Randy is the son of the legendary Charlie Waller of the Country Gentlemen.  After his father passed, Randy kept the band going and a new recording of one of their live shows in Holland from 2006 has just been released.  We talk with Randy about growing up wit

This week we feature sixteen year old mandolin player Wyatt Ellis.  Wyatt has gained the attention of the bluegrass and mandolin worlds and he did so starting at a very young age.  He is now is touring with his own band and working on a new album.  Several singles from that project have been released and you will have

This week we feature bass player Ronnie Simpkins.  Ronnie has had a long career in bluegrass starting with his family’s band and moving on to bands like the Bluegrass Cardinals, the Virginia Squires, the Tony Rice Unit and now he has been a member of the Seldom Scene for 30 years.

This week we feature banjo player Carolyne Van Lierop Boone.  Carolyne is the banjo player with Amanda Cook’s band.  Amanda is on the cover of our August 2025 issue and so we thought it would be a good to time talk with Carolyne about her background in bluegrass, working with Amanda Cook and banjo pickin'.

This week we feature mandolin and guitar player Caleb Klauder.  Caleb has a diverse musical background that includes bluegrass, old-time, Cajun and classic country music.  His band, the Foghorn String Band, was featured in Bluegrass Unlimited in March of 2023 and he and his wife Reeb Willms have put together a new blue

This week we feature fiddler Jeremy Garrett.  Jeremy is a member of the Infamous Stringdusters and now has a new solo album out.  We’ll talk to Jeremy about his bluegrass career, his twenty years with the Stringdusters, his songwriting and the new album.  You will also hear a few cuts from the album.