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. Bluegrass Jam Along News Bluegrass Jam Along website Peghead Nation Use the code ‘jamalong’ for a free month of any course News…
Read MoreThis week we're playing another tune back to back at two different speeds – once at 75 bpm then again at 85. We're doing Peartree and we're in the key of G. We're using the jam along format – that means I'm kicking off playing backup and you're on the tune, then we swap and…
Read MoreWelcome 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. Bluegrass Jam Along News Bluegrass Jam Along website News and announcements (Church street News) Brad Farmer scholarship info Releases (The Grass is…
Read MoreHi everyone. Not a full episode this week, I just wanted to let you know what's going on over the summer as I'm taking a short break. Happy picking!Matt Send a message to Bluegrass Jam Along! (Don't forget to include your name so I know who you are!) Support the show === Thanks to Bryan…
Read MoreWelcome 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. Bluegrass Jam Along News Bluegrass Jam Along website List of tunes on the website News and announcements (Church street News) IBMA music…
Read MoreMy guest this week is singer songwriter Caitlin Canty. Caitlin joins me to chat about her new album Quiet Flame, produced by Chris Eldridge (of Punch Brothers and Mighty Poplar) and featuring a fantastic band, including Paul Kowert, Brittany Haas, Sarah Jarosz, Noam Pikelny and Andrew Marlin. We talk about working with those musicians, the…
Read MoreWelcome 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. Bluegrass Jam Along News Bluegrass Jam Along website List of tunes on the website News and announcements (Church street News) New Northfield…
Read MoreThis week's episodes were supposed to be a set of backing tracks for Big Sandy River. I recorded them and started editing and they just sounded a bit….well…bad! So rather than put them out, or make up an excuse, I thought I'd share that in the hope it helps a few other people go a…
Read MoreWelcome 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. Bluegrass Jam Along News New Bluegrass Jam Along website News and announcements (Church street News) IBMA Mystery Merch Sale Releases (The Grass…
Read MoreMy guest this week is Tim Stafford of Blue Highway. Tim joins me to chat about his new record Guitar Melodies, a wonderful album of guitar instrumentals. We talk about the tunes, the guitars he used, who else plays on the record and why Tim dedicated the album to the memory and legacy of Tony…
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