My guest this week is Bill Amatneek, who joins me to talk about his fascinating new book 'Discovering Tony Rice.' Bill shares his memories of playing with Tony in the David Grisman Quintet, officiating at Tony's wedding to Leela and spending time with him on the road. He also talks about how an article on…
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. News and announcements – church street news Earl Scruggs Music Festival lineup Mike Marshall and Caterina Lichtenberg’s mandolin retreat Releases (The Grass…
Read MoreMy guest this week is singer-songwriter, producer, author, and playwright Michael Johnathon. Michael is probably best known as the founder, producer and host of The Woodsongs Old-Time Radio Hour. He joins me to talk about Woodsongs' extraordinary history, from its humble beginnings in a tiny room with an audience of 12, to being broadcast on…
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. News and announcements – church street news North Carolina Guitar Celebration Chris Thile’s Acousticamp Releases (The Grass is New) The Grass is…
Read MoreMy guest this week is guitarist Ethan Sherman. Ethan joins me to talk about his new record 'Passages', which is due out on March 8th. We chat about working with producer Wes Corbett on the project, why it was important to write for specific players and how Ethan came to string band music in 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. News and announcements – church street news Lessons With Marcel Tony Rice video Releases (The Grass is New) The Grass is (mostly)…
Read MoreMy guest this week is Missy Raines. We talk about Missy's wonderful new album 'Highlander' and her journey from being a bass player to becoming a singer/songwriter and bandleader. Along the way Missy talks about being part of a musical tradition, what that means to her, how working with producer Alison Brown shaped the record…
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. News and announcements – church street news Song Farmers Casey Driessen’s Blue Ridge Fiddle Camp Releases (The Grass is New) The Grass…
Read MoreMy guest this week is fiddle player George Jackson. George, originally from New Zealand, now living in Nashville, won the 2022 IBMA Instrumentalist Of The Year Momentum Award. He's played with a wide range of artists with artists such as The Jacob Jolliff Band, Jake Blount, Tall Poppy String Band, The Local Trio, Front Country,…
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. News and announcements – church street news Steve Gulley Memorial Scholarship Bluegrass Today piece Crandall Creek website New Mexico Banjo Camp Discovering…
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