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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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10:14

Bluegrass Briefing - October 21st 2024

Bluegrass Jam Along Interviews ·

2024/10/21

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)Donate to the Bluegrass Jam Along/Bryan Sutton fundraiser to help people and communities devastated by Hurricane Helene.Celtic Connections 2025Blue Ridge Guitar Camp 2025Michael Daves’ Clarence White Muleskinner zoom classNew Acoustic Facebook groupReleases (The Grass is

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6:16

Announcing the Bryan Sutton & IBMA Hurricane Helene...

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2024/10/17

This week's episode is about a very special fundraiser I'm putting together.I’m working with Bryan Sutton to raise funds to help people suffering the devastating effects of Hurricane Helene. Bryan is from Asheville, NC, one of the cities hit hardest by the hurricane, so this cause is very close to his heart.We’re putting together a one off episode of Bluegrass Jam Along where you, the podcast's listeners, get to interview Bryan! Here's how it works...When you donate, you get to send me a question to

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11:07

Bluegrass Briefing - October 14th 2024

Bluegrass Jam Along Interviews ·

2024/10/14

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)Donate to the Bluegrass Jam Along/Bryan Sutton fundraiser to help people and communities devastated by Hurricane Helene.Appalachian Allies benefit concertEnergy Curfew Music HourYouTubeApple PodcastsSpotifyReleases (The Grass is New)The Grass is (mostly) New 2024 playlistOther

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39:06

Roots Revival - A Black Stringband Symposium, with...

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2024/10/09

My guests on the podcast this week are Lillian Werbin and Kristina Gaddy. I caught up with them at IBMA to chat aboutRoots Revival : A Black Stringband Symposium, a collaboration between IBMA and The Banjo Gathering.Hosted at IBMA's World of Bluegrass, the symposium celebrated and explored Black contributions to Bluegrass and other traditional music, both historic and continuing, featuring contemporary conversations about diversity and inclusion in traditional music and the ways in which Black

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12:21

Bluegrass Briefing - October 7th 2024

Bluegrass Jam Along Interviews ·

2024/10/07

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)Donate to help those devastated by hurricane HeleneJohn Hartford tune marathonReleases (The Grass is New)The Grass is (mostly) New 2024 playlistOther bitsSign up for emails https://bluegrassjamalong.com/contact/The Grass is (mostly) New 2024 playlistFull list of

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53:55

IBMA 2024 Special - featuring ArtistWorks, Brenna...

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2024/10/02

This week's episode is a selection of interviews I carried out at IBMA World of Bluegrass in Raleigh, North Carolina last week.It was the last IBMA in Raleigh before the event moves to Chattanooga in 2025, and was an amazing week, full of great conversations, events, music, instruments, picking and people. I had a fantastic time and can't tell you how much it means to me to feel so welcomed by the bluegrass and string band community.But it was also a devastating week for the people of western North

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56:19

Inspiration for Musicians - featuring Bryan Sutton,...

Bluegrass Jam Along Interviews ·

2024/09/26

This week’s episode is all about learning to play music.I’ve been listening back to the interviews I’ve done over the past 3 years and so many of them touch on some really core stuff when it comes to being a musician. All of it has helped me at one point or another, so I thought I’d put together a compilation of some of my favourite bits.There’s something in here for everyone, whether you’re just starting out or you’ve been playing for years and just need some inspiration or encouragement.Whether

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8:10

Bluegrass Briefing - September 23rd 2024

Bluegrass Jam Along Interviews ·

2024/09/23

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 World of Bluegrass infoCollings Hill Country guitarsKruger Brothers Music AcademyReleases (The Grass is New)The Grass is (mostly) New 2024 playlistScroll on BuddyBilly Strings ‘Seven Weeks in County’ videoOther bitsSign up for emails

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14:02

Bluegrass Briefing - September 16th 2024

Bluegrass Jam Along Interviews ·

2024/09/16

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)Vasen & HawtailPreorder linkTour datesReleases (The Grass is New)Andy Statman albumBuy on AmazonThe Grass is (mostly) New 2024 playlistOther bitsSign up for emails https://bluegrassjamalong.com/contact/The Grass is (mostly) New 2024 playlistFull list of interviewsPeghead

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58:33

Jerry Douglas on his new record 'The Set'

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2024/09/11

My guest this week is the legendary Jerry Douglas.Jerry joins me again to chat about recording his first new album in six years. It's called 'The Set' and features the band Jerry's been playing with for a decade now.He talks about what's special about playing with that band and why he chose to re-visit some tunes that will be familiar to his fans for this record, as well as new material, including 'The Fifth Season', which started out as a FreshGrass commission.We also chat about some of Jerry's

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47:23

Jason Verlinde (Fretboard Journal) interview

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2024/08/21

My guest this week is Fretboard Journal's Jason Verlinde.Jason shares the story of how Fretboard Journal started, back in 2005, and how it's grown from a print magazine to include a series of great podcasts and The Fretboard Summit events.We also chat about the current state of the acoustic instrument market and how the vintage market has changed over the past two decades, plus what people can expect from this year's Fretboard Summit, which kicks off in Chicago in just two

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12:19

Bluegrass Briefing - August 19th 2024

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2024/08/19

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.This week, news of a brand new record by Daniel Patrick of the Mandolins and Beer podcast and a new flatpicking course from Grant Gordy on Peghead Nation.There's also new music from Stephen Mougin and Ned Luberecki, Jason Carter and Michael Cleveland, Sarah Jarosz, Any Leftwich, Aoife O'Donovan and Hawktail and Jerry Douglas!Don't forget, you'll find the new releases

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52:53

Rebecca Frazier Interview

Bluegrass Jam Along Interviews ·

2024/08/14

My guest this week is Rebecca Frazier. Rebecca was the first woman ever to appear on the cover ofFlatpicking Guitar Magazineand her band Hit & Run are the only band to win all three Rockygrass, Telluride, and SPBGMA Festival Band competitions.She joins me to chat about her new recordBoarding Windows in Paradise. We talk about working with legendary producer and engineer Bill Wolf, recording with Bela Fleck, Sam Bush, Stuart Duncan and the band Love Canon and the decade gap between this and her

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45:32

Becky Buller Interview

Bluegrass Jam Along Interviews ·

2024/08/07

My guest this week is Becky Buller.Becky is the winner of 10 IBMA awards, including the 2016 awards for Fiddler and Female Vocalist. She's the first woman in the history of IBMA to receive the Fiddle Player of the Year award and the first person ever to win in both vocal and instrumental categories.She joins me to talk about her fabulous album and song cycle 'Jubilee'.We talk about the FreshGrass commission that sparked the piece, co-writing with Aoife O'Donovan, taking part in an historic

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9:59

Bluegrass Briefing - August 5th 2024

Bluegrass Jam Along Interviews ·

2024/08/05

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.Podcast newsInterview episodes by categoryNews and Announcements (Church Street News)IBMA announcementLessons With Marcel Molly Tuttle bookPeghead Nation Folk and Bluegrass Songs for FiddleDon’t forget the promo code below for a free month!Releases (The Grass is New)Billy Strings Leadfoot videoThe Grass is (mostly) New

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6:12

Food For Thought - Dolly Parton and Being Yourself on...

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2024/07/31

This week's episode is a Food For Thought episode. If you're not familiar with them, they're a series of short episodes on a single idea, designed to get you thinking and (hopefully) deepening your understanding of a particular music related area.This week we've got a simple idea from Dolly Parton - "Find out who you are and do it on purpose."So many of us think we should decide what kind of musician (or person!) we want to be, then work to become that, but the reality is we've all got something

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9:59

Bluegrass Briefing - July 29th 2024

Bluegrass Jam Along Interviews ·

2024/07/29

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 news & infoReleases (The Grass is New)The Grass is (mostly) New 2024 playlistOther bitsSign up for emails https://bluegrassjamalong.com/contact/The Grass is (mostly) New 2024 playlistFull list of interviewsPeghead NationUse the code ‘jamalong’ for a free month of any

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1:08:22

Alister Atkin (Atkin Guitars) - Building new guitars...

Bluegrass Jam Along Interviews ·

2024/07/24

My guest this week is Alister Atkin of Atkin Guitars.I've been following Atkin's progress for a few years now and have been blown away by the quality of guitars they're producing. They combine some cutting edge techniques with a bespoke approach, to bring out the uniqueness of every guitar they make. As Alister puts it: 'We're all about getting the feel and the sound of the instrument, and theauraof a great instrument.'We talk about some of these processes, including baking wood, freezing guitar

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53:23

Happy Traum (Homespun Tapes) repost

Bluegrass Jam Along Interviews ·

2024/07/22

Last week we lost Happy Traum, one of the shining lights of acoustic music for over half a century.It’s hard to fully grasp, in our online world where everything is right there whenever we need it, just what an enormous contribution Happy and the Homespun team made to helping people learn roots and acoustic music.I was lucky enough to get to chat to Happy a couple of times for the podcast, and he spoke about how strongly he felt that their role was to document, as well as teach. Watching the videos

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13:57

Bluegrass Briefing - July 22nd 2024

Bluegrass Jam Along Interviews ·

2024/07/22

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 award nomineesReleases (The Grass is New)David Grisman & the Rounder Album Band - Live at Grass ValleyThe Grass is (mostly) New 2024 playlistOther bitsSign up for emails https://bluegrassjamalong.com/contact/The Grass is (mostly) New 2024 playlistFull list of

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