Podcast
Bluegrass Jam Along
Hosted by Matt Hutchinson · EN
"Bluegrass Jam Along is a great, great podcast" - Chris Eldridge
The IBMA Award winning podcast for anyone and everyone who loves bluegrass.
Every week we feature interviews with musicians, writers, instrument makers and other key figures from the bluegrass and string band world, plus regular news and new releases.
Guests include Alison Krauss, Sierra Hull, Tim O'Brien, Wyatt Rice, Jerry Douglas, Sarah Jarosz, Jarrod Walker and David Grisman.
For more info visit https://bluegrassjamalong.com
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Bluegrass Briefing - December 9th 2024
Dec 9, 202400:15:13Tap to summarizeWelcome 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)Noam Pikelny and Friends tour datesAlison Krauss tour datesEarl Scruggs Center eventsBela Fleck’s Blue Ridge Banjo CampEuropean Bluegrass SummitReleases (The Grass is New)Buy Sarah Jarosz's Blue Heron SuiteSierra Hull’s Holiday Favorites 7” vinylThe Grass is (mostly) New 2024 playlistScroll on BuddyTony Rice Manzanita vinyl reissueRounder vinyl bundle (Tony Rice, JD Crowe, Bela Fleck)Other bitsSign up for emails https://bluegrassjamalong.com/contact/The Grass is (mostly) New 2024 playlistFull list of interviewsPeghead NationUse the code ‘jamalong’ for a free month of any courseHappy picking.MattSend a message to Bluegrass Jam Along! (Don't forget to include your name so I know who you are!) Support the show===Thanks to Bryan Sutton for his wonderful theme tune to Bluegrass Jam Along (and to Justin Moses for playing the fiddle!)- Sign up to get updates on new episodes - Free fiddle tune chord sheets- Here's a list of all the Bluegrass Jam Along interviews- Follow Bluegrass Jam Along for regular updates: Instagram Facebook - Review us on Apple Podcasts
Transcribe →Darol Anger - Mr Sun Plays Duke Ellington's Nutcracker
Dec 4, 202400:59:28Tap to summarizeMy guest this week is Darol Anger, one of the leading lights of progressive string band music over the last 50 years.Through his work with the David Grisman Quintet, the Turtle Island String Quartet, bands like Psychograss and New Grange and his long standing collaboration with Mike Marshall (not to mention his own wonderful solo records), Darol has been at the forefront of pushing perceptions of what string bands can do for decades.Today we're chatting about Darol's current band, Mr Sun, and their wonderful record Mr Sun Plays Duke Ellington's Nutcracker, which feels very appropriate as we enter holiday season!We talk about adapting Ellington and Billy Strayhorn's big band arrangements for string band and some of the challenges that involved, as well as why the humour in this music (and all music) is so important. We also talk about why Darol keeps coming back to the string band as a format, why he loves playing with Mr Sun and much more.This one was a real treat.You'll find more info on Mr Sun, including current tour dates for the Nutcracker record, at mrsunband.comFor info and updates on Darol and his music visit darolanger.comDarol also has a great fiddle course on ArtistWorksHope you enjoy this one!MattSend a message to Bluegrass Jam Along! (Don't forget to include your name so I know who you are!) Support the show===Thanks to Bryan Sutton for his wonderful theme tune to Bluegrass Jam Along (and to Justin Moses for playing the fiddle!)- Sign up to get updates on new episodes - Free fiddle tune chord sheets- Here's a list of all the Bluegrass Jam Along interviews- Follow Bluegrass Jam Along for regular updates: Instagram Facebook - Review us on Apple Podcasts
Transcribe →Charlotte Carrivick - Sensible or Otherwise
Nov 28, 202400:40:34Tap to summarizeMy guest this week is Charlotte Carrivick.Charlotte is one of my favourite guitarists, so I'm delighted she's back on the podcast to talk about her new record Sensible or Otherwise.We chat about why, despite having written tunes for years, it took so long to make an instrumental record; the new guitar she commissioned for this album; why she's not uploading it to Spotify and where some of the names for the tunes on this record came from (there are some fabulous titles on this one!).We also chat about her experience of being a tutor at Bryan Sutton's Blue Ridge Guitar Camp last year.You can hear and buy the record digitally at Charlotte's Bandcamp pageYou can also get a CD from charlottecarrivick.co.ukFor news and updates, plus some wonderful flatpick and clawhammer banjo tune videos, follow Charlotte on InstagramHappy picking!MattSend a message to Bluegrass Jam Along! (Don't forget to include your name so I know who you are!) Support the show===Thanks to Bryan Sutton for his wonderful theme tune to Bluegrass Jam Along (and to Justin Moses for playing the fiddle!)- Sign up to get updates on new episodes - Free fiddle tune chord sheets- Here's a list of all the Bluegrass Jam Along interviews- Follow Bluegrass Jam Along for regular updates: Instagram Facebook - Review us on Apple Podcasts
Transcribe →Olli Chanoff - FreshGrass Foundation
Nov 20, 202400:46:41Tap to summarizeMy guests this week is Olli Chanoff, Director of Programming at the FreshGrass Foundation.So much music I love has its roots in FreshGrass Commissions, from albums like Becky Buller's Jubilee, Sarah Jarosz's Blue Heron Suite and Aoife O'Donovan's All My Friends, to instrumental works by Sierra Hull, Jerry Douglas and Jacob Jolliff. So I was delighted to get the opportunity to chat to Olli about how FreshGrass goes about commissioning these works, why they support the FreshGrass Foundation's mission and what the process is like. We also talk about FreshGrass's fantastic work to support and promote roots music and artists, including their festivals, FreshScores film commissions and their involvement in the Steve Martin Banjo prize.I really enjoyed this conversation - I hope you do too!Find out more about FreshGrass's mission and what's coming next at https://freshgrassfoundation.orgHappy picking,MattSend a message to Bluegrass Jam Along! (Don't forget to include your name so I know who you are!) Support the show===Thanks to Bryan Sutton for his wonderful theme tune to Bluegrass Jam Along (and to Justin Moses for playing the fiddle!)- Sign up to get updates on new episodes - Free fiddle tune chord sheets- Here's a list of all the Bluegrass Jam Along interviews- Follow Bluegrass Jam Along for regular updates: Instagram Facebook - Review us on Apple Podcasts
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