Bluegrass Unlimited's Podcast

This week we feature fiddler Tim Crouch.   Tim has a long history in bluegrass music dating back to the days as a teenager playing with his Uncle Dub Crouch - who was a legend in bluegrass music in Missouri and was a friend and mentor to our cover story artist this month John Hartford.   Tim also spent time with Jim & Jesse, The Whites and Mike Snyder.

This week we fearture Kody Norris of the Kody Norris Show.   We will talk with Kody about his bluegrass journey to date and focus on some of the bands latest recordings, including hearing a couple of songs from his last two recorded projects.

This week we feature mandolin player Jacob Jolliff and talk to him about his early years in Oregon, his attending the Berklee College of Music, the various bands he has performed with, including Joy Kills Sorrow and Yonder Mountain String Band, and then we talk about him starting his own band.   We'll also talk about his band's last two solo albums and his upcoming album with Michael Daves.

This week we feature fiddler Maddie Denton.   Maddie performs with both East Nash Grass and the Dan Tyminski Band and she will be the fiddle   instructor at our Bluegrass Unlimited Workshop Weekend during the weekend of February 7th to the 9th, 2025 in Owensboro, Kentucky.   We 'll talk with Maddie growing up as a contest fiddler, her work with her current bands and her approach to teaching the fi...

This week we feature fiddler with Johnny Warren.   As most listeners will know, Johnny is the son of bluegrass fiddle legend Paul Warren who spent years performing with Flatt & Scruggs and then toured with Lester Flatt and the Nashville Grass after Flatt and Scruggs parted ways.   Johnny is the fiddle player for the Earls of Leicester.   We talk with Johnny about his father and about playing his f...

This week we feature fiddler Fred Carpenter.   Fred has had a long career in bluegrass music and with selling and repairing fiddles at his shop in Nashville.   He also has a new album out titled One More Thing that includes an impressive group of special guests.   We 'll talk with Fred about his years of playing fiddle in bluegrass and country music, his fiddle shop and the new recording.

This week we feature songwriter, singer, record producer, fiddler, and guitar player Shawn Camp.   Lester Flatt is on the cover of our December 2024 issue and Shawn plays Lester Flatt's role in the Earls of Leicester.   We 'll talk with Shawn about working with the Earls of Leicester and his career as a songwriter and performer.

This week we feature mandolin player Andy Statman.   Andy has been involved in bluegrass music and mandolin playing that extends to jazz and klezmer music since the 1960s.   We'll talk with Andy about his long career and then discuss his newest recording, titled Bluegrass Tracks .  You will also hear a couple of cuts from the new recording.

This week we feature singer, songwriter, fiddler and band leader Becky Buller.   We talk with Becky about her career in bluegrass leading up to starting her own band, her decade of working as a bandleader, her songwriting and the story behind her latest recording project, titled Jubilee .   You'll also hear the title song from  Jubilee as well as a song from Becky's Christmas album.

This week we feature guitar player Mark Cosgrove.   Mark is a national flatpicking guitar champion who has toured with musicians like Jerry Douglas and Liz Meyer and, most recently, he spent 12 years on the road with David Bromberg and has performed and recorded with many others, including his own band called Good Medicine.   Mark has also produced a number of solo albums over the years and is rec...

This week we fearure singer Jen Larson and talk with her work as the manager of the archives at the Grand Ole Opry and her approach to teaching vocal lessons.   She will be one of the vocal instructors at Bluegrass Unlimited's workshop weekend in February 2025, which will be hosted by the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame and Museum.

This week we feature multi-instrumentalist Tim May.   Tim spent fifteen years performing with the band Crucial Smith and has also toured with Patty Loveless, John Cowan, Eddie Rabbit, Rodney Dillard, Kathy Mattea and many others.   Tim is also a popular instructor at music workshops and camps and has produced a number of instructional books and videos.

This week we feature fiddler Kenny Kosek.   Kenny has played for many great bands over the years, including Country Cooking and Breakfast Special back in the early 1970s, and also has produced instructional books and videos that are popular amongst bluegrass fiddlers.   He now has a new album out titled Twisted Sage .   We'll talk about the new album and also play a cut off of the record.

This week we feature banjo player Gena Britt.  We speak with Gena about her many years in bluegrass music.  We talk about how she got started, the many bands that she has performed with over the years and her current job with Sister Sadie.

This week we feature fiddler Steve Thomas and talk with him about his years playing bluegrass with legends such as Jim & Jesse, The Osborne Brothers and The Whites, plus his work with a number of country music stars.   We will also talk about his current job with the new all-star bluegrass band Southern Legacy and his own band Steve Thomas & The Time Machine.

This week we feature singer, songwriter and guitar picker Rebecca Frazier and talk with her about her new album on Compass Records called Boarding Windows in Paradise .    First we'll talk with Rebecca about her bluegrass and flatpicking guitar journey and then we'll talk about the recording and hear several cuts from the album.

This week we feature legendary Dobro player Jerry Douglas.   Jerry not only was recently inducted into the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame, but his band has a new album out titled The Set .   We talk with Jerry about his career in bluegrass, the Hall of Fame induction and the new recording.

This week we feature banjo player Chris Warner.   We talk with Chris about the two periods of time that he spent with Jimmy Martin and also discuss his performing with Del McCoury, Tom Adams, Audie Blaylock and others.   We also talk about Chris' time as a music store owner and instrument repairman.

This week we feature 93-year-old bluegrass, folk and country music legend Bill Clifton.   Bill has had an amazing career in bluegrass music both in the United States and Europe.   We talk with Bill about his career in bluegrass and also about his friendships with such music legends as A.P. Carter and Woody Guthrie.   This one runs longer than most of our podcasts, but with Bill having such a long...

This week we feature Del McCoury's brother, bass and guitar player Jerry McCoury.   In addition to spending time performing and recording with Del, Jerry has played music with a impressive list of other bluegrass greats—including Red Allen and Reno & Smiley.   We talk with Jerry about his time performing with those bands and more.

This week we feature mandolin master Ronnie McCoury and talk with him about his many years playing with his father Del and his work with The Travelin' McCourys. We'll also talk about his mandolin heroes, his many IBMA awards, and the latest Del McCoury Band project.

This week we feature Dan Tyminski  and talk to him about his new live album and the Dan Tyminski Band.   We will also talk to Dan about how he got started in bluegrass and his years with the Lonesome River Band and Alison Krauss and Union Station.   You will also hear several cuts from the new record.

This week we feature Rhonda Vincent's banjo player Aaron McDaris.   We'll talk about the various bands that Aaron has played in over the years, his purchase of the "Rocky Top" banjo from Sonny Osborne, the time he has spent in Rhonda's band and his acquisition of the Starvey Creek Bluegrass Festival.

This week we feature fiddle player Randy Lanham.   Randy is the Education Director at the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame and Museum located in Owensboro, Kentucky.   I'll talk with Randy about his career performing music and we will discuss all of the in-person and online opportunities that he makes available through the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame and Museum.

This week we feature Blue Highway's bass player and lead singer Wayne Taylor.   We talk about Wayne's early years in bluegrass, his 30 years performing and recording with Blue Highway, the newest Blue Highway recording and the Blue Highway festival.