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2023 Retrospective with Sierra Hull, Alison Krauss, Wyatt Rice and more

December 14, 2023
Episode 346
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Alison Krauss Remembers Tony Rice

June 8, 2024
Episode 393
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Alister Atkin (Atkin Guitars) – Building new guitars with old souls

July 24, 2024
Episode 405
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Announcing the Bryan Sutton & IBMA Hurricane Helene Fundraiser

October 17, 2024
Episode 421
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Becky Buller Interview

August 7, 2024
Episode 409
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Bitesize – Bluegrass Jam Along guests on the Mandolins and Beer podcast

March 5, 2025
Episode 450
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Bitesize – Jack Lawrence on the D18 Doc Watson Gave Him

February 13, 2025
Episode 444
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Bob Minner Interview (Norman Blake tribute record)

March 8, 2022
Episode 177
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Brittany Haas on joining Punch Brothers

July 2, 2024
Episode 398
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Bronwyn Keith-Hynes (Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway) interview

May 18, 2022
Episode 196
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Bronwyn Keith-Hynes on her new record ‘I Built a World’ and winning a Grammy with Molly Tuttle

May 22, 2024
Episode 390
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Bryan Sutton – Hurricane Helene Fundraiser

October 30, 2024
Episode 425
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Bryan Sutton interview (episode #100)

September 8, 2021
Episode 100
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Caitlin Canty interview

July 18, 2023
Episode 310
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Cameron Knowler interview

July 27, 2022
Episode 222
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Celebrating ‘JD Crowe & The New South’ at 50 with Tim Stafford (Rounder 0044)

February 26, 2025
Episode 448
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Celebrating ‘Phillips, Grier & Flinner’ with Eric Skye

January 29, 2025
Episode 440
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Celebrating Bela Fleck’s ‘Drive’ with Chris Eldridge (Punch Brothers/Mighty Poplar)

July 9, 2024
Episode 400
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Charlotte Carrivick – Sensible or Otherwise

November 28, 2024
Episode 432
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Charlotte Carrivick Interview

December 1, 2021
Episode 139
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Chris Eldridge (Punch Brothers) Interview

December 9, 2021
Episode 140
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Chris Pandolfi (Infamous Stringdusters) interview

August 10, 2022
Episode 224
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Clarence White Tribute part 1 – featuring David Grier and Alan Munde

October 10, 2023
Episode 322
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Clarence White Tribute part 2 – featuring Russ Barenberg, Diane Bouska, Michael Daves & Tim Stafford

October 18, 2023
Episode 324
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Dan Gutstein – ‘Poor Gal: The Cultural History of Little Liza Jane’

December 11, 2024
Episode 435
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Dan Tyminski interview

August 17, 2022
Episode 226
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Daniel Kimbro – Story Songs, Murder Ballads and a New Solo Record

January 22, 2025
Episode 438
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Daniel Patrick – Mandolins and Beer Podcast

October 23, 2024
Episode 423
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Darol Anger – Mr Sun Plays Duke Ellington’s Nutcracker

December 4, 2024
Episode 433
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Dave Sinko – Capturing Sound for Punch Brothers and Edgar Meyer

May 7, 2024
Episode 386
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David Grisman – Celebrating 35 Years of Acoustic Disc

March 12, 2025
Episode 452
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Discovering Tony Rice with Bill Amatneek

March 19, 2024
Episode 369
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Doc Watson’s 100th birthday celebration – part 1

March 1, 2023
Episode 259
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Doc Watson’s 100th birthday celebration – part 2

March 1, 2023
Episode 260
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Earl Scruggs 100th Birthday Tribute part 1 – Tony Trischka, Kristin Scott Benson and Alan Munde

January 16, 2024
Episode 351
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Earl Scruggs 100th Birthday Tribute part 2 – Jerry Douglas, Alison Brown and Tim O’Brien

January 24, 2024
Episode 353
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Earl Scruggs 100th Birthday Tribute part 3 – Trey Hensley, Kyle Tuttle (Molly Tuttle and Golden Highway) & Willow Osborne

February 1, 2024
Episode 355
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Emma John (Wayfaring Stranger book) Interview

June 21, 2022
Episode 209
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Eric Skye interview

January 9, 2023
Episode 247
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Ethan Sherman interview

March 5, 2024
Episode 365
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Food For Thought – Dolly Parton and Being Yourself on Purpose

July 31, 2024
Episode 407
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Food for Thought – Some Days You Just Suck (and that’s OK)

July 11, 2023
Episode 308
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Food for Thought – The Art of Reaction

September 1, 2022
Episode 227
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Food For Thought – Tim Stafford on Why David Grier Doesn’t Put Rhinestones in his Hammers (!)

November 17, 2022
Episode 239
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Food for Thought – Tuning Your Ear (Tim Stafford on electronic tuners and Tony Rice’s tuning)

December 2, 2022
Episode 242
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Food for Thought – What You Should Be Scared of as a Musician

May 26, 2023
Episode 291
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Food for Thought #1 – Tony Rice

September 17, 2021
Episode 105
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Food for Thought #2 – ‘100 Whiskey Before Breakfasts’

September 23, 2021
Episode 110
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Food for Thought #3 – Is it Time We Stopped Calling People ‘Gifted’?

October 1, 2021
Episode 115
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Food for Thought #4 – Is It Possible to Ruin a Song?

October 7, 2021
Episode 116
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Food for Thought #5 – Playing Along With Manzanita

October 15, 2021
Episode 122
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Food for Thought #6 – Personnel is Personality

October 21, 2021
Episode 127
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Food for Thought #7 – A cool book and a neat trick

October 29, 2021
Episode 132
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Food for Thought #8 – ‘Yes, but is it bluegrass?’

June 3, 2022
Episode 202
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Food for Thought #9 – Letting go of Perfect

July 22, 2022
Episode 220
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Gabe Witcher (Punch Brothers) interview

June 27, 2023
Episode 304
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George Jackson on Recording 100 Fiddle Tunes in a Day

February 20, 2024
Episode 361
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Happy Traum (Homespun Tapes) Interview

June 10, 2022
Episode 208
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Happy Traum (Homespun Tapes) repost

July 22, 2024
Episode 404
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Harry Clark (East Nash Grass/Dan Tyminski) interview

November 24, 2022
Episode 241
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How to Coach a Band with Stephen Mougin (Sam Bush Band/Dark Shadow Recording)

April 23, 2024
Episode 383
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IBMA 2024 Special – featuring ArtistWorks, Brenna MacMillan, Collings Guitars and more

October 2, 2024
Episode 417
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IBMA World of Bluegrass 2023 special

October 3, 2023
Episode 320
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Inspiration for Musicians – featuring Bryan Sutton, Sierra Hull, Stephen Mougin and more

September 26, 2024
Episode 416
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Intro to Bluegrass Jam Along

March 4, 2021 matt.hutchmail Specials Comments Off on Intro to Bluegrass Jam Along
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Jack Hinshelwood (Doc at 100) interview

January 14, 2023
Episode 248
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Jack Lawrence interview – Doc Watson’s 100th birthday celebration

April 13, 2023
Episode 274
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Jacob Jolliff Interview

June 4, 2024
Episode 392
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Jake Eddy Interview

August 19, 2021
Episode 86
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Jake Eddy returns

May 11, 2022
Episode 195
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Jake Workman on 9 years with Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder

February 19, 2025
Episode 446
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James Kee (East Nash Grass) interview

September 19, 2023
Episode 316
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Jarrod Walker (Billy Strings) Interview

March 2, 2022
Episode 175
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Jason Verlinde (Fretboard Journal) interview

August 21, 2024
Episode 412
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Jerry Douglas celebrates Earl Scruggs’ 100th Birthday

January 2, 2024
Episode 347
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Jerry Douglas on his new record ‘The Set’

September 11, 2024
Episode 413
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Jim Mills on Earl Scruggs and pre-War Gibson banjos

February 7, 2024
Episode 357
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John McEuen (Nitty Gritty Dirt Band) interview

March 9, 2023
Episode 263
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Josh Turknett (Brainjo) Interview

December 22, 2021
Episode 145
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Josh Turknett (Brainjo) Interview – Re-post

January 9, 2024
Episode 349
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Justin Moses interview

November 10, 2021
Episode 134
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Kristina R Gaddy – “Well of Souls: Uncovering the Banjo’s Hidden History”

September 26, 2022
Episode 230
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Kristina R Gaddy on the Banjo’s Hidden History (part 1 – original interview re-post)

April 16, 2024
Episode 380
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Kristina R Gaddy on the Banjo’s Hidden History (part 2 – new interview)

April 16, 2024
Episode 381
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Kyle Tuttle (Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway)

February 14, 2024
Episode 359
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Lindsay Lou – Knowing Where You Come From to Know Where You Want to Go

March 26, 2024
Episode 371
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Marcel Ardans (Lessons With Marcel) Interview

August 25, 2021
Episode 91
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Marcel Ardans (Lessons With Marcel) on Billy Strings, Trey Hensley, Molly Tuttle and Tony Rice

July 7, 2022
Episode 214
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Martin Simpson & Thomm Jutz interview

September 26, 2023
Episode 318
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Matt Glaser – Celebrating 15 Years of Berklee’s American Roots Music Program

April 9, 2024
Episode 378
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Michael Johnathon – Woodsongs, Songfarmers and the Timeless Tradition of the Front Porch

March 13, 2024
Episode 367
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Mike Marshall & Chris Thile’s Into the Cauldron 20th Anniversary Celebration – part 1 with Mike Marshall

October 31, 2023
Episode 328
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Mike Marshall & Chris Thile’s Into the Cauldron 20th Anniversary Celebration – part 2

November 7, 2023
Episode 330
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Mike Marshall Interview

November 4, 2021
Episode 133
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Missy Raines – Standing Gently on the Shoulders of Tradition

February 27, 2024
Episode 363
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Natalie and Brittany Haas interview

May 30, 2023
Episode 293
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Nick Lloyd interview – copying Edgar Meyer’s bass for Paul Kowert

January 3, 2023
Episode 245
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Noam Pikelny (Mighty Poplar/Punch Brothers) interview

March 24, 2023
Episode 269
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Oliver Burkeman on Why Now is the Time To Do the Things You Love

May 15, 2024
Episode 388
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Olli Chanoff – FreshGrass Foundation

November 20, 2024
Episode 431
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