Month: May 2023

Natalie and Brittany Haas interview

My guests this week are Natalie and Brittany Haas, who join me to chat about their great new record Haas. Some of you will be familiar with Brittany from Hawktail and Crooked Still, and Natalie from her long standing musical partnership with Alasdair Fraser. This new record marks their first duo recording, despite them having…

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Bluegrass Briefing – May 29th 2023

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 news Sign up for email alerts Church Street News Tyler Grant ArtistWorks course Wayne C. Henderson Festival and Guitar Competition The…

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Food for Thought – What You Should Be Scared of as a Musician

Hi. I've got a Food For Thought episode for you this week. It's been a while since we did one of these, but something that happened last weekend that made me think – so I thought I'd share it. Have a listen and see what my take is. Then head over to Bluegrass Jamalong's Instagram…

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Old Spinning Wheel (D 85 bpm) – You Play Rhythm

This week we're jamming along to The Old Spinning Wheel and I've got  three brand new backing track episodes for you. This is the you play rhythm track where I play the melody so you can work on backup.  It's four times through in the key of D at 85 bpm. Don't forget to check…

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Old Spinning Wheel (D 85 bpm) – You Play Lead

This week we're jamming along to The Old Spinning Wheel and I've got  three brand new backing track episodes for you. This is the you play lead track where I play backup so you can work on the tune.  It's four times through in the key of D at 85 bpm. Don't forget to check…

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Old Spinning Wheel (D 85 bpm) – Jam Along

This week we're jamming along to The Old Spinning Wheel and I've got  three brand new backing track episodes for you. This is the jam along track where I play backup, followed by the melody then we keep swapping.  It's four times through in the key of D at 85 bpm. Don't forget to check…

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Old Spinning Wheel (D 85 bpm) – Performance

This  week we're jamming along to the classic tune The Old Spinning Wheel. This is a performance track, rather than a backing track. It's me playing both tune and backup so you've got a reference to listen to if you're new to the tune, or just want to be able to listen a few times…

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Bluegrass Briefing – May 22nd 2023

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 news Sign up for email alerts Church Street News Nashville Acoustic Camps DelFest Jerry Douglas online lessons The Grass is New…

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Wyatt Rice extended interview – Church Street Blues 40th anniversary

This interview is an extended version of the one that appeared in the first part of the Tony Rice Church Street Blues 40th anniversary celebration. I talked to Wyatt for almost an hour and we covered some areas that weren't directly related to the Church Street Blues episode, but are fascinating as an insight into where…

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Bluegrass Briefing – May 15th 2023

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 news Bluegrass Jam Along YouTube channel Sign up for email alerts Church Street News Rhiannon Giddens video The Grass is New…

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