Bluegrass Jam Along

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 and announcements (Church street News) IBMA app Apple Google Releases (The Grass is Ne...

This 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 go round 4 times. Then, after a quick pause, we do the whole thing again at 85 bpm. Don't...

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 News and announcements (Church street News) Brad Farmer scholarship info Releases (The Grass is New) The Grass is (mostly) New Spotify playlist Other bits Sign u...

Hi 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 Support the show === Thanks to Bryan Sutton for his wonderful theme tune to Bluegrass Jam Along (and to Justin Moses for playing the fiddle!) Bluegrass Jam Along is proud to be sponsored by Collings Guitars and Mandolins and Token premi...

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 List of tunes on the website News and announcements (Church street News) IBMA music awards nominees IBMA industry/momentum award nominees Releases (The Grass is...

My 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 fact that the record was about to be made when the pandem...

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 List of tunes on the website News and announcements (Church street News) New Northfield mandolin (and guitar) models Ron Block banjo app Releases (The Grass is N...

This 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 little easier on themselves on their bad days. Because we all have them (even Bryan Sutton). It's a...

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 New Bluegrass Jam Along website News and announcements (Church street News) IBMA Mystery Merch Sale Releases (The Grass is New) Wyatt Ellis ‘Grassy Cove’  Other bits Sign up for emails http...

My 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 Rice. It's a great record and it's always a pleasure to chat to Tim. Head to Tim's website...

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 New Bluegrass Jam Along website News and announcements (Church street News) Samuel Smith story Samuel’s Instagram Listen to ‘In the Springtime’ Releases (The Grass is New) Watch Molly Tuttl...

My guest this week is Gabe Witcher. Just a couple of days before we recorded this, Gabe played his last shows with Punch Brothers, the band he was a founding member of and was in for 18 years. We chat about how the band came together, what the early years were like and why now felt like the right time to move on. We also talk about what's next for Gabe, including continuing his work as a  pro...

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 New Bluegrass Jam Along website News and announcements (Church street News) Preserve Rockwood campaign Releases (The Grass is New) Dan Tyminski - God Fearing Heathen Caitlin Canty - Quiet F...

This week we're playing another tune back to back at two different speeds  - once at 75 bpm then again at 85. We're doing Blackberry Blossom 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 go round 4 times. Then, after a quick pause, we do the whole thing again at 85 bpm....

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 New Bluegrass Jam Along website News and announcements (Church street News) IBMA Bluegrass Live! Releases (The Grass is New) Tim O’Brien Cup of Sugar Tim Stafford Guitar Melodies Watch Cup...

My guest this week is Tim O'Brien. Tim has a wonderful new record called 'Cup of Sugar', which I think is as good as anything he's done. We chat about the songs and themes on this record, as well as those on Tim's last album 'He Walked On'.  Many of them revolve around connection and understanding other people's stories and experience. Tim is such a fascinat...

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. News and announcements (Church street news) Bluegrass photos Scott Simontacchi Instagram Tony Rice photo Releases (The Grass is New) Tim O’Brien Cup of Sugar pre-order link Tim Stafford Guitar Melodies pre-order li...

This week we're jamming along to Peartree 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 G at 85 bpm. Don't forget to check out the other three episodes when you're done. If you want a chord chart (or just want to find out more or get i...

This week we're jamming along to Peartree 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 G at 85 bpm. Don't forget to check out the other three episodes when you're done. If you want a chord chart (or just want to find out more or get in to...

This week we're jamming along to Peartreeand 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 G at 85 bpm. Don't forget to check out the other three episodes when you're done. If you want a chord chart (or just want to find out more...

This  week we're jamming along to the classic tune Peartree. 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 to the whole thing. Don't forget to check out the other three episodes when you're done and jam along!...

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. Sign up for email alerts Natalie and Brittany Haas interview Apple Spotify Tristan Scroggins Facebook page Tristan Scroggins interview Apple Spotify The Grass is New Spotify playlist Happy picking. Matt Support the...

My guests this week are Natalie and Brittany Haas, who join me to chat about their great new record Haas. Some of you will be familiar with Brittany from Hawktail and Crooked Still, and Natalie from her long standing musical partnership with Alasdair Fraser. This new record marks their first duo recording, despite them having played music together for most of their lives. It was a fascinating, and...

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 Grass is New - new releases The Grass is New Spotify playlist Tim O’Brien w...

Hi. 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 or Facebook and tell us what you think! Happy picking. Support the show === Thanks to Bryan Sutton...