Month: December 2025

Favourite music of 2025

I love an end of year list, so I’ve decided to round up some of my favourite music of 2025 and share it. I’d love to hear your favourites, so come and find me via the links to my social channels below and share your thoughts! Albums of the year 1.  I’m With Her –…

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Highlights from the First 500 Episodes – Alison Krauss, Wyatt Rice, Bryan Sutton, Gabe Witcher, Brittany Haas, Chris Eldridge, Sarah Jarosz, Sara Watkins and Mike Marshall

If you were listening last week, you'll know that my interview with Trey Hensley about Flatt and Scruggs at Carnegie Hall was the 500th episode of Bluegrass Jam Along. To celebrate I thought I'd put together an episode with a few of my highlights and favourite moments from those first 500. You'll hear from: Alison…

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Trey Hensley Celebrates Flatt and Scruggs at Carnegie Hall

Welcome to the 500th episode of Bluegrass Jam Along! My guest this week is Trey Hensley, who joins me to celebrate the very first record he bought – Flatt and Scruggs at Carnegie Hall. This historic album was a pivotal moment for bluegrass and also served as a personal intro to the music for many…

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Bitesize – Happy 80th Birthday Bluegrass!

This week's Bitesize episode celebrates one of the most important dates in bluegrass music – December 8th.  The main reason this date is so important is that it marks the first time Earl Scruggs joined Bill Monroe at The Opry, on December 8th 1945, leading many people to describe it as 'the birth of bluegrass'….

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Bluegrass Briefing – December 2025

Welcome to this month’s Bluegrass Briefing, a monthly 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  European Bluegrass Summit registration Alison Krauss & Union Station – Live – vinyl reissue Bela…

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