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Bluegrass Jam Along

Matt Hutchinson

"Bluegrass Jam Along is a great, great podcast" - Chris EldridgeThe 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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9:43

Bluegrass Briefing August 18th 2025

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2025/08/16

Welcome to this week’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. News and announcements - church street news Fretboard SummitAlison Brown Banjo BasecampBela Fleck banjo raffle Releases (The Grass is New) Infamous Stringdusters websiteMichael Daves’ BandcampThe Grass is (mostly) New 2025 playlist Scroll on Buddy Donate to the Mandolin Cafe Other bits S...

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Bitesize - Gabe Witcher on first meeting Chris Thile...

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2025/08/13

My guest on this week's bitesize episode is Gabe Witcher. This extract comes from a longer conversation I had with Gabe in June 2023, directly after he'd played his final shows with Punch Brothers at Telluride. Gabe talks about first meeting Chris Thile at a festival when they were kids; playing football together before they even got round to jamming; how they found the rest of the band that became Punch Brothers; their first shows together in New York City and how the emotion of playing the ...

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19:44

Bitesize - Jarrod Walker on playing with Billy...

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2025/08/06

My guest for this week's Bitesize episode is Jarrod Walker, best known to most of you as the mandolin player in Billy Strings' band. This is a segment of a longer interview from 2022. In this section Jarrod talks about getting the gig with Billy, how it was both the most progressive and the most traditional gig he'd had, learning to play plugged in and experimenting with pedals. The full interview (link below if you're interested) covers much more, including what Chris Thile taught him about...

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8:24

Bluegrass Briefing August 4th 2025

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2025/08/04

Welcome to this week’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. News and announcements - church street news Joe Brent Adhyâropa Records interviewJD Crowe and the New South reissueTim Stafford JD Crowe interview episodeEarl Scruggs Music FestivalSierra Hull Tiny Desk Concert Releases (The Grass is New) Billy Strings & Bryan Sutton Live at the LegionThe...

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51:04

Joe Brent - Adhyâropa Records : Reimagining What a...

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2025/07/30

My guest this week is Joe Brent, founder of Adhyâropa Records. So many of the guests I've had on the podcast have released their albums through Adhyâropa and I was fascinated to find out more about the label. We talk about why Joe set up the label in the first place, the reasons why it's almost impossible for musicians to make a living today, how Adhyâropa is trying to change that and why, in the end, it's just about helping people put out good music. There's so much to learn in this one, whe...

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Bluegrass Briefing July 28th 2025

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2025/07/28

Welcome to this week’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. Releases (The Grass is New) Alison Krauss vinyl reissue from Craft Recordings The Grass is (mostly) New 2025 playlist Other bits Sign up for emails https://bluegrassjamalong.com/contact/The Grass is (mostly) New 2025 playlistFull list of interviewsCollings Guitars Happy picking. Matt Supp...

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Bitesize - Caitlin Canty on Songwriting and Slow...

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2025/07/23

This week's Bitesize episode comes from one of my favourite interviews, the conversation I had with Caitlin Canty about her record Quiet Flame. The album was produced by Chris Eldridge (of Punch Brothers and Mighty Poplar) and features a fantastic band, including Paul Kowert, Brittany Haas, Sarah Jarosz, Noam Pikelny and Andrew Marlin. In this excerpt Caitlin talks about the delay between experiencing something and writing about it and how she needs to see patterns emerge before she starts to...

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12:13

Bluegrass Briefing July 24th 2025 - IBMA Music Awards...

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2025/07/21

Hi, This week's briefing is slightly different - I'm running you through some of the nominees for this year's IBMA Music Awards. I'd love to hear what you think - who you think will win, who you think should win, who's missing from the lists and any other thoughts. Come and join the conversation via Instagram, Facebook or Threads and let me know! Matt Support the show === Thanks to Bryan Sutton for his wonderful theme tune to Bluegrass Jam Along (and to Justin Moses for playing the fiddle!)...

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54:35

Sara Watkins - Connection and Collaboration on I'm...

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2025/07/15

My guest this week is Sara Watkins, with a deep dive into I'm With Her's latest record, 'Wild and Clear and Blue', which has already become one of my favourite records of recent years. We talk about the album’s first writing sessions in 2021, just as the world was starting to reconnect post-pandemic and how that theme of connection eventually grew to run through the whole record. We also talk about collaboration and how essential that is to I’m With Her; the joy of cover versions and ge...

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Bluegrass Briefing July 14th 2025

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2025/07/14

Welcome to this week’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. News and Announcements (Church Street News) Gillian Welch & David Rawlings Tiny Desk ConcertIBMA Nominee Announcement details Releases (The Grass is New) The Grass is (mostly) New 2025 playlist Scroll on Buddy IBMA Grammy’s Zoom webinar info In My Ears Martin Simpson & Thomm Jutz...

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40:47

Shelby Means on her new solo record and 4 years with...

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2025/07/08

My guest this week is Shelby Means. Lots of you will know Shelby from her time with Della Mae and, more recently, from her time as the bass player in Molly Tuttle's band Golden Highway, who she won a Grammy with. She now has a new solo record out called Shelby Means. We talk about making the record, including the people she assembled to play on it; the songs, which were written over a long period of time; co-writing and the joy of songs you know so well they feel like vintage clothes. W...

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54:25

Joe K Walsh - Less is More, Conversation and Space in...

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2025/07/02

My guest this week is Joe K Walsh. Joe plays mandolin with several projects, including Mr Sun (featuring Darol Anger, Grant Gordy and Aidan O’Donnell); the Mike Block Trio; a duo with Matt Flinner and a trio with Ella Jordan and Jed Wilson. He joins me this week to chat about his most recent solo record “Trust and Love” and also his previous record ”If Not Now, Who?” Both records have a quiet, conversational feel and feature some wonderful musicians. Joe describes his approach to "Trus...

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12:08

Bluegrass Briefing June 30th 2025

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2025/06/30

Welcome to this week’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. News and Announcements (Church Street News) IBMA Picking For the PrizeNoam Pikelny tour datesJake Workman safariNed Luberecki safari Releases (The Grass is New) The Grass is (mostly) New 2025 playlist In My Ears I’m With Her - Ancient Light live at Sunset Sound Other bits Sign up for emails...

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Celebrating IBMA World of Bluegrass as it Prepares to...

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2025/06/25

This week we're celebrating IBMA World of Bluegrass as it prepares to make the move to Chattanooga after a successful decade in Raleigh. First I'll be talking to former IBMA Executive Director, and current board member, Paul Schiminger about the history of World of Bluegrass, how it started, the various cities it's been hosted in over the years and why it's moving this year. After that I chat to Jill Snider, former Convention Services / Member Services Director at IBMA who's been very inv...

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Celebrating 50 years of the David Grisman Quintet -...

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2025/06/18

We're celebrating 50 years of the David Grisman Quintet with a special set of 3 episodes. This week is part 3, featuring the man himself, David Grisman. I chat to David about how the Quintet came together and developed over those early years, how it built on the work he'd already done with The Great American Music Band, how Tony Rice joined the band and what he brought and how, through continuous rehearsal, the Quintet learned to craft and build the arrangements that are such a key part of th...

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Bluegrass Briefing June 16th 2025

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2025/06/16

Welcome to this week’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. News and Announcements (Church Street News) Tony Rice Backwaters re-releaseDel McCoury Pickin’ PartyBluegrass at the Ryman Releases (The Grass is New) The Grass is (mostly) New 2025 playlist Scroll on Buddy Gabe Witcher InterviewAppleSpotifyYouTubeIn My Ears Bill C Malone BookTed Olson inter...

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44:04

Celebrating 50 years of the David Grisman Quintet -...

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2025/06/11

We're celebrating 50 years of the David Grisman Quintet with a special set of 3 episodes. This week is part 2, featuring Todd Phillips, who was in the band before it was even a band! We chat about how he got to know David Grisman and how, through taking mandolin lessons from him, they started developing a duet that eventually grew into the Quintet. We also talk about his transition from the mandolin role to playing bass in that band, and subsequently with Tony Rice, both in The Tony Rice Unit...

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Celebrating 50 years of the David Grisman Quintet -...

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2025/06/04

2025 marks 50 years since The David Grisman Quintet first got together, an event that changed string band music forever. The DGQ played a huge part in the careers of some incredible musicians, including Tony Rice, Mike Marshall, Darol Anger and Todd Phillips, as well as including collaborations with Stéphane Grappelli. Their first record, The David Grisman Quintet, remains one of the most important records in string band history. To celebrate the early years of the quintet, and the...

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10:28

Bluegrass Briefing June 2nd 2025

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2025/06/02

Welcome to this week’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. News and Announcements (Church Street News) IBMA Bluegrass Live - lineup and tickets Releases (The Grass is New) Acoustic Disc Frank Wakefield album The Grass is (mostly) New 2025 playlist Other bits Sign up for emails https://bluegrassjamalong.com/contact/The Grass is (mostly) New 2025 playlistFu...

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Celebrating Norman Blake's 'Whiskey Before Breakfast'...

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2025/05/28

My guest this week is Bob Minner and we're celebrating one of the most iconic flatpicking records of all time - Norman Blake's 'Whiskey Before Breakfast'. We chat about Bob first hearing this record and why he loves it so much; its place in the flatpicking repertoire; the gear Norman used (including guitars, picks and even string gauges!) and we go through the record track by track. Not only that, Bob phoned Norman before we did the interview specifically to ask him about the songs and tunes ...

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