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…
Read MoreHi. 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…
Read MoreThis 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…
Read MoreThis 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…
Read MoreThis 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…
Read MoreThis 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…
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. Pod news Sign up for email alerts Church Street News Nashville Acoustic Camps DelFest Jerry Douglas online lessons The Grass is New…
Read MoreThis 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…
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. Pod news Bluegrass Jam Along YouTube channel Sign up for email alerts Church Street News Rhiannon Giddens video The Grass is New…
Read MoreWelcome to part 2 of the celebration to mark 40 years of Tony Rice's classic album 'Church Street Blues'. This episode focusses on people who were inspired by Tony and his music. The full line up for this episode is: Bob Minner Jake Eddy Justin Moses Marcel Ardans Scott Nygaard Jason Keiser @tony_units If you…
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