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Send us Fan Mail The "Man of Constant Sorrow', Dan Tyminski is a 4 time IBMA bluegrass vocalist of the year, and a 14 time Grammy winner. From The Lonesome River Band, through 30 years with Alison Krauss and Union Station, and his award winning song from the movie Oh Brother Where Art Thou, Dan has been at the top of the bluegrass world as a singer, songwriter, and multi instrumentalist....

Send us Fan Mail Tim O'Brien is one of the superstars of acoustic music, as a singer, songwriter, bandleader, multi instrumentalist and performer. He's won Grammys, IBMA's, and has a songbook of original songs that is the envy of most musicians today. He's a very thoughtful and articulate spokesman, both for himself, and for bluegrass and Americana music.

Send us Fan Mail Amanda Cook is the founder and lead singer of The Amanda Cook Band, since 2014. Crowd pleasers at festivals, she prides herself on their hard driving sound and the emotional connection they make with audiences everywhere. Hopefully she will win IBMA vocalist of the year soon!

Send us Fan Mail Caroline Owens is a twenty-two year old bluegrass singer/songwriter from Denton, North Carolina. She is causing quite a stir in bluegrass, as lead singer and guitarist for her band, Caroline Owens and New Company. She's being compared to a young Dolly Parton and Alison Krauss, as she grows and develops her own style. Someone to watch!

Send us Fan Mail Guitarist Clay Hess was a Grammy winner after replacing Bryan Sutton in Ricky Skaggs' and Kentucky Thunder. He went on to be the stabilizing voice with teenage Sierra Hull and Highway 111, then played with Mountain Heart before starting his own band. He talks about Tony Rice, about the emotional quality of good guitar playing, and much more in an easy and wide ranging convers...

Send us Fan Mail Mandolinist Mike Compton is the master of the Bill Monroe mandolin style, and has performed with everyone from Sting and Dolly Parton to Gregg Allman and Norman Blake. He talks about his approach to the mandolin, his relationship with Bill Monroe, the history of black musicians in country and bluegrass music, his take on modern country music, and lots more. 

Send us Fan Mail West coast mandolinist, songwriter and bandleader John Reischman talks at length about meeting Tony Rice in California, playing on the first 3 Tony Rice Unit albums,  how he got his Lloyd Loar mandolin, about practicing, his tone and technique, and how much he loves and is inspired by Vancouver, BC.  An easy and free flowing conversation!

Send us Fan Mail David Grier talks about his childhood, growing up with Bill Monroe and Clarence White playing music in his house,  his approach to practicing, a couple of things he learned from Tony Rice, his development as a singer and songwriter, and much more. David is a unique talent, who speaks his mind, and is usually right!

Send us Fan Mail Rob Ickes talks about his affection for, and playing with, The Tony Rice Unit, his time with Earl Scruggs, his take on country music today, and, amazingly, how  much he doesn't know about playing the dobro! An insightful and friendly conversation.

Send us Fan Mail Jason Carter has played fiddle with The Del McCoury Band for 30 over years. He has won 3 Grammys, and 5 IBMA Fiddle Player of the Year awards. He is also a member of The Travelin' McCourys, and is engaged to fiddle player Bronwyn Keith Hynes of the Molly Tuttle Band. 

Send us Fan Mail Legendary bassist who played 5 years with with Tony Rice Unit, plus Nickel Creek, Tim O'Brien and John Hartford. Mark now tours with Bela Fleck's My Bluegrass Heart. He talks at length about his time playing with and managing Tony Rice, his friendship with Bela Fleck, his love of clogging and claw hammer banjo,  and views on the history and confluence of Afro American mu...

Send us Fan Mail Luke Bulla is one of the best fiddle players of his generation. A Grammy winner with Ricky Skaggs, 15 years with Lyle Lovett, and has performed with every A-list bluegrass star. He discusses growing up in the family band, joining Ricky Skaggs in Nashville, his singing and guitar playing career, and much more. A great interview.

Send us Fan Mail Rhonda Vincent has won more awards than just about anyone in bluegrass, from IBMA and  SPBGMA  to the Grammys. She is called The Queen of Bluegrass for good reason! She leads her hard driving bluegrass band The Rage, and duets with many of country music's biggest stars. 

Send us Fan Mail Bassist Todd Phillips was a founding member of The David Grisman Quintet, The Tony Rice Unit, and The Bluegrass Album Band. Our conversation provides a unique and wide ranging inside look at the history, music and personalities of that unforgettable era. 

Send us Fan Mail Bluegrass star Justin Moses expounds on his early years, his time with Ricky Skaggs and Dan Tyminski, touring the world with Bela Fleck's "My Bluegrass Heart", and of course his marriage and performing career with Sierra Hull. A brilliant multi-instrumentalist, he's 5-time IBMA dobro player of the year!

Send us Fan Mail This is a long and fascinating interview.  Doyle reminisces about performing and recording with Bill Monroe, Jimmy Martin,  J.D. Crowe, The Country Gentlemen, The Bluegrass Album Band  and of course Quicksilver.  His memories of Jimmy Martin and Tony Rice may surprise you. He recorded over 47 albums, and won 17 IBMA awards.  Truly a bluegrass legend!

Send us Fan Mail Phil Rosenthal was the lead singer and guitarist for The Seldom Scene from 1977-1986. He talks freely about his hiring by the Seldom Scene in 1977, and his abrupt and bitter firing by the band in 1986. His friend Tony Rice was one of the few who called to sympathize, having left the David Grisman Quintet under less than ideal circumstances himself a few years earlier.  Phil is als...

Send us Fan Mail Missy Raines is a highly regarded and influential bassist, bandleader, singer and songwriter. She has been voted best bluegrass bassist by the International Bluegrass Music Association ten times, and was nominated for a Grammy in 2020.  Missy talks at length about  being a woman in bluegrass, her ideal duet partner (Jimmy Martin), how Jim Hurst really encouraged her singing, and h...

Send us Fan Mail 2-time IBMA bluegrass fiddler of the year Bronwyn Keith-Hynes chats about her upbringing in Virginia, her exciting years at in Boston at Berklee College of Music with other young bluegrass musicians like Sierra Hull, how she co-founded bluegrass band Mile Twelve, and her move to Nashville in 2020. After 2 years in Nashville, she decided to leave Mile Twelve to play with Molly Tutt...