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Bluegrass Jam Along Interviews

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 Hosted on

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12:20

Bluegrass Briefing May 14th 2025

Bluegrass Jam Along Interviews ·

2025/05/14

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)Bluegrass on Hudson lineup and ticketsIBMA WOB ticketsIBMA International Stage applicationsNote - the deadline is being extended to the end of MayPhillips, Grier and Flinner tour datesReleases (The Grass is New)The Grass is (mostly) New 2025 playlistOther bitsSign up for

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50:30

Jason Carter on his 33 Years With the Del McCoury Band

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2025/05/07

My guest on the podcast this week is six time IBMA Fiddle Player of the Year Jason Carter.Jason recently ended his 33 year run with the Del McCoury Band and we talk about that extraordinary journey, from the fascinating story about how he got the job in the first place, to the decision to move on and what comes next. We also talk about the huge changes bluegrass has gone through in those 33 years, how Del's career grew alongside that, recordingThe Mountainwith Steve Earle and Jason's recent solo

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22:38

Bitesize - Wyatt Rice on recording Church Street...

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2025/04/23

This Bitesize episode features a conversation I had with Wyatt Rice for a set of episodes in 2023 to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Tony Rice's 'Church Street Blues' album.Wyatt talks about his experience of playing on the sessions aged just 17, hanging out with Tony, the first time he saw an Ovation guitar at Tony's house and the track from 'Church Street Blues' he ended up playing backup on, even though he'd never played it before the tape started running.It was a really special interview to

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10:27

Bluegrass Briefing - April 21st 2025

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2025/04/21

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 Memorial Day Music FestBanjo in Sicily with Tony TrischkaReleases (The Grass is New)Daniel Kimbro album - buy/streamThe Grass is (mostly) New 2025 playlistScroll on BuddyAlison Krauss vinyl reissueSoul Folk bookOther bitsSign up for emails

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44:09

Katie Harford Hogue - Julia Belle: The John Hartford...

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2025/04/16

My guest this week is Katie Harford Hogue, who joins me to chat about the wonderful album 'Julia Belle: The John Hartford Fiddle Tune Project, Vol. 2'We discuss how the project came about, following the discovery of dozens of John Hartford's notebooks, kept between 1983 and 2001, full of as many as 4,000 original fiddle tunes he'd composed. That led to the book - 'John Hartford's Mammoth Collection of Fiddle Tunes', followed by two albums, the second of which we're exploring today.Co-produced by

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10:18

Bluegrass Briefing - April 14th 2025

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2025/04/14

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)Darol Anger’s Big Book of Tunes vol 3Releases (The Grass is New)The Grass is (mostly) New 2025 playlistScroll on BuddySteve Earle’s Fifty Years of Songs and Stories tour datesOther bitsSign up for emails https://bluegrassjamalong.com/contact/The Grass is (mostly) New 2025

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23:28

Bitesize - Rachel Baiman on Connection, Conversation...

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2025/04/09

This Bitesize episode comes from an interview I did in April 2023 with Rachel Baiman about her wonderful recordCommon Nation of SorrowI re-listened to the episode (and the album) recently and this section really stood out. We chat about storytelling in music; the power of infusing a song with emotion; the importance of connection and conversation and how music can foster community.I really enjoyed this and found it thought provoking to listen back to. I hope you find something interesting, inspiring

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7:55

Bluegrass Briefing - April 7th 2025

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2025/04/07

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)Earl Scruggs Music FestivalRhiannon Giddens and Kristina Gaddy bookReleases (The Grass is New)The Grass is (mostly) New 2025 playlistScroll on BuddyBilly Strings and Sierra Hull - Midnight on the Stormy DeepOther bitsSign up for emails https://bluegrassjamalong.com/contact/The

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10:22

Bluegrass Briefing - March 31st 2025

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2025/03/31

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)North Carolina Guitar CelebrationReleases (The Grass is New)Darol Anger & Mike Marshall with the WDR Big BandSpotifyCDThe Grass is (mostly) New 2025 playlistScroll on BuddyDawg at 80 - Hartford’s Reel (with Sam Bush, Billy Strings and more)Other bitsSign up for emails

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43:29

Sierra Hull - A Tiptoe High Wire

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2025/03/19

My guest this week is Sierra Hull.Sierra has been a guest on the podcast twice before and both times we chatted about an ongoing project she's been working on since her last record25 Trips. That project eventually became her new album, the wonderfulA Tiptoe High Wire, which we talk about in this episode.Recorded over four sets of sessions over a two year period, the album features Sierra's current touring band, as well as including guest appearances from Béla Fleck, Tim O’Brien, Ronnie Bowman,

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56:27

David Grisman - Celebrating 35 Years of Acoustic Disc

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2025/03/12

My guest this week is a legend of American string band music.When David Grisman raised his middle finger to MCA Records, after beingdropped for failing to meet arbitrary sales targets, he couldn't have known it would spark a 35-year musical revolution. As one of America's foremost, and best loved, mandolin virtuosos turns 80 this year, he offers a fascinating glimpse into the birth, evolution, and future of Acoustic Disc, the independent label he founded in 1990 that became a vital archive of

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10:04

Bluegrass Briefing - March 10th 2025

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2025/03/10

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.Pod NewsBluegrass Jam Along guests on mandolins and BeerAppleSpotifyBluegrass Standard article on Bluegrass Jam Along!News and Announcements (Church Street News)I’m With HerAlbum preordersTour datesReleases (The Grass is New)The Grass is (mostly) New 2025 playlistOther bitsSign up for emails

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12:17

Bitesize - Bluegrass Jam Along guests on the...

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2025/03/05

This week's episode is a Bitesize episode, which is a short section highlighting a previous episode you may have missed, which feels apt, given that this is episode #450, so the back catalogue is getting pretty big!But, it's not a previous episode of Bluegrass Jam Along. This week I'm sharing part of an episode on mandolins and Beer, because the guest was....me!Daniel has been on my podcast a couple of times and was kind enough to invite me onto Mandolins and Beer to chat about how I got into

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9:24

Bluegrass Briefing - March 3rd 2025

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2025/03/03

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.Pod NewsDoc Watson 100th birthday episodesPart 1AppleSpotifyYouTubePart 2AppleSpotifyYouTubeBluegrass Jam Along guests on mandolins and BeerAppleSpotifyBluegrass Standard article on Bluegrass Jam Along!News and Announcements (Church Street News)Telluride lineupRockygrass lineupReleases (The Grass is New)The Grass is

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57:23

Celebrating 'JD Crowe & The New South' at 50 with Tim...

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2025/02/26

My guest this week is Tim Stafford, who joins me to celebrate the 50th anniversary of one of the best loved and most influential albums in bluegrass.'JD Crowe & The New South' was recorded in January 1975 and released in August the same year. Tim joins me to chat about what makes it such a milestone record in bluegrass, despite it not really being a bluegrass album at all in some ways.We chat about the musicians who made it so special, including the rhythmic magic Tony Rice and JD Crowe had; why

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9:26

Bluegrass Briefing - February 24th 2025

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2025/02/24

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.Pod NewsBluegrass Jam Along guests on mandolins and BeerAppleSpotifyNews and Announcements (Church Street News)Rhiannon Giddens’ American TunesDelFest LineupReleases (The Grass is New)Sierra Hull - Spitfire videoSierra Hull - tour datesMax Wareham - tour datesThe Grass is (mostly) New 2025 playlistScroll on Buddy/In my

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57:58

Jake Workman on 9 years with Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky...

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2025/02/19

My guest this week is guitarist Jake Workman. Jake joins me to talk about his recently ended 9 year run with Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder, including a great story about how he got the gig, what he learned from playing with Ricky, why rhythm guitar is so important in that role and why now was the time to look for a new challenge.We also talk about Jake's long standing teaching career, including his thoughts on why listening is more important than transcribing and the importance of being yourself

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12:45

Bluegrass Briefing - February 17th 2025

Bluegrass Jam Along Interviews ·

2025/02/17

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)Grey Fox FestivalCasey Driessen Fiddle Camp ScholarshipReleases (The Grass is New)The Grass is (mostly) New 2025 playlistScroll on Buddy/In my ears1925 Fiddle Convention 100th anniversary tribute pre-orders‘Complete’ Tone Poems at Acoustic DiscOther bitsSign up for emails

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10:11

Bitesize - Jack Lawrence on the D18 Doc Watson Gave Him

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2025/02/13

This is the first of a new series of episodes on the podcast I'm calling 'Bitesize'.I've done well over 100 interviews for the podcast now. That's a lot of conversations! The idea with these episodes is to pick out a highlight from a past conversation and share it again, in case you missed it missed it first time round, or just want to hear some bits again. If you're new to the podcast they'll also give you a great sense of what's there, so you can dive in and discover some of the older

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9:35

Bluegrass Briefing - February 10th 2025

Bluegrass Jam Along Interviews ·

2025/02/10

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)ETSU Artist in Residence postPunch Brothers tour datesGreen Mountain lineupReleases (The Grass is New)The Grass is (mostly) New 2025 playlistScroll on Buddy/In my earsBela Fleck ‘Throw Down Your Heart’ documentary (YouTube)Other bitsSign up for emails

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