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In this weekly podcast Bluegrass Unlimited Magazine editor, Dan Miller, interviews bluegrass musicians. Both the new up-and-coming artists and the bluegrass legends are featured.
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This week we feature mandolin player Andy Statman. Andy has been involved in bluegrass music and mandolin playing that extends to jazz and klezmer music since the 1960s. We’ll talk with Andy about his long career and then discuss his newest recording, titled Bluegrass Tracks. You will also hear a couple of cuts from the new recording.
This week we feature singer, songwriter, fiddler and band leader Becky Buller. We talk with Becky about her career in bluegrass leading up to starting her own band, her decade of working as a bandleader, her songwriting and the story behind her latest recording project, titled Jubilee. You’ll also hear the title song from Jubilee as well as a song from Becky's Christmas album.
This week we feature guitar player Mark Cosgrove. Mark is a national flatpicking guitar champion who has toured with musicians like Jerry Douglas and Liz Meyer and, most recently, he spent 12 years on the road with David Bromberg and has performed and recorded with many others, including his own band called Good Medicine. Mark has also produced a number of solo albums over the years and is recognized as one of the heroes of flatpicking guitar.
This week we fearure singer Jen Larson and talk with her work as the manager of the archives at the Grand Ole Opry and her approach to teaching vocal lessons. She will be one of the vocal instructors at Bluegrass Unlimited’s workshop weekend in February 2025, which will be hosted by the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame and Museum.
This week we feature multi-instrumentalist Tim May. Tim spent fifteen years performing with the band Crucial Smith and has also toured with Patty Loveless, John Cowan, Eddie Rabbit, Rodney Dillard, Kathy Mattea and many others. Tim is also a popular instructor at music workshops and camps and has produced a number of instructional books and videos.
This week we feature fiddler Kenny Kosek. Kenny has played for many great bands over the years, including Country Cooking and Breakfast Special back in the early 1970s, and also has produced instructional books and videos that are popular amongst bluegrass fiddlers. He now has a new album out titled Twisted Sage. We’ll talk about the new album and also play a cut off of the record.
This week we feature banjo player Gena Britt. We speak with Gena about her many years in bluegrass music. We talk about how she got started, the many bands that she has performed with over the years and her current job with Sister Sadie.
This week we feature fiddler Steve Thomas and talk with him about his years playing bluegrass with legends such as Jim & Jesse, The Osborne Brothers and The Whites, plus his work with a number of country music stars. We will also talk about his current job with the new all-star bluegrass band Southern Legacy and his own band Steve Thomas & The Time Machine.
This week we feature singer, songwriter and guitar picker Rebecca Frazier and talk with her about her new album on Compass Records called Boarding Windows in Paradise. First we’ll talk with Rebecca about her bluegrass and flatpicking guitar journey and then we’ll talk about the recording and hear several cuts from the album.
This week we feature legendary Dobro player Jerry Douglas. Jerry not only was recently inducted into the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame, but his band has a new album out titled The Set. We talk with Jerry about his career in bluegrass, the Hall of Fame induction and the new recording.
This week we feature banjo player Chris Warner. We talk with Chris about the two periods of time that he spent with Jimmy Martin and also discuss his performing with Del McCoury, Tom Adams, Audie Blaylock and others. We also talk about Chris’ time as a music store owner and instrument repairman.
This week we feature 93-year-old bluegrass, folk and country music legend Bill Clifton. Bill has had an amazing career in bluegrass music both in the United States and Europe. We talk with Bill about his career in bluegrass and also about his friendships with such music legends as A.P. Carter and Woody Guthrie. This one runs longer than most of our podcasts, but with Bill having such a long career, we went ahead and let this one run long.
This week we feature Del McCoury’s brother, bass and guitar player Jerry McCoury. In addition to spending time performing and recording with Del, Jerry has played music with a impressive list of other bluegrass greats—including Red Allen and Reno & Smiley. We talk with Jerry about his time performing with those bands and more.
This week we feature mandolin master Ronnie McCoury and talk with him about his many years playing with his father Del and his work with The Travelin’ McCourys. We’ll also talk about his mandolin heroes, his many IBMA awards, and the latest Del McCoury Band project.
This week we feature Dan Tyminski and talk to him about his new live album and the Dan Tyminski Band. We will also talk to Dan about how he got started in bluegrass and his years with the Lonesome River Band and Alison Krauss and Union Station. You will also hear several cuts from the new record.
This week we feature Rhonda Vincent’s banjo player Aaron McDaris. We’ll talk about the various bands that Aaron has played in over the years, his purchase of the "Rocky Top" banjo from Sonny Osborne, the time he has spent in Rhonda’s band and his acquisition of the Starvey Creek Bluegrass Festival.
This week we feature fiddle player Randy Lanham. Randy is the Education Director at the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame and Museum located in Owensboro, Kentucky. I’ll talk with Randy about his career performing music and we will discuss all of the in-person and online opportunities that he makes available through the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame and Museum.
This week we feature Blue Highway’s bass player and lead singer Wayne Taylor. We talk about Wayne’s early years in bluegrass, his 30 years performing and recording with Blue Highway, the newest Blue Highway recording and the Blue Highway festival.
This week we feature banjo player Daniel Grindstaff and talk with him about his newest album Heroes and Friends. Early in his career Daniel played with several of the first generation bluegrass legends, such as Jim & Jesse and The Osborne Brothers. He has also been on the road with Marty Raybon and with Marty’s brother Tim. We will talk about his time spent with those bands and will discuss some details about the new album. You’ll also hear some cuts from the album.
This week we feature Darin and Brooke Aldridge. We talk with them about their careers in bluegrass music, how they met, their recordings, performances and songwriting and their latest album titled Talk of the Town. During the podcast you’ll have the chance to hear a few cuts from the album.
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