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My guest this week is Lindsay Lou, who joins me to talk about her wonderful record Queen of Time.

We talk about the arc of Lindsay's creative journey, from her previous record Southland to this record, and beyond. We also chat about why it's important to know where you came from, both personally and musically, and why that led to Lindsay using interviews with her grandmother on two tracks on the record, plus I got the chance to ask about Lindsay's recent experience of joining the Transatlantic Sessions tour in the UK.

This was a fascinating conversation to get to be part of. 

You can find out more about Lindsay at www.lindsayloumusic.com

For regular updates follow Lindsay on Instagram

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My guest this week is Bill Amatneek, who joins me to talk about his fascinating new book 'Discovering Tony Rice.'

Bill shares his memories of playing with Tony in the David Grisman Quintet, officiating at Tony's wedding to Leela and spending time with him on the road. He also talks about how an article on Tony turned into a 260 page book and what he learned about Tony from interviewing his friends, musical colleagues and family in the process.

It's a fascinating insight into one of the most extraordinary musicians of our time and was a truly wonderful conversation to get to be a part of.

You can buy the book from Vineyard Press

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My guest this week is singer-songwriter, producer, author, and playwright Michael Johnathon.

Michael is probably best known as the founder, producer and host of The Woodsongs Old-Time Radio Hour. He joins me to talk about Woodsongs' extraordinary history, from its humble beginnings in a tiny room with an audience of 12, to being broadcast on 537 radio stations and heard by over two million listeners.

We also chat about his SongFarmers project, a global network where musicians become leaders and mentors in their communities through monthly gatherings.

You can find out more about SongFarmers at www.songfarmers.org

You can also find out more about Woodsongs at www.woodsongs.com, where you can listen to and watch hundreds of past episodes, including performances from some of the greatest names in roots and acoustic music.

The movie Michael mentions is Caney Creek: The Legend of Alice Loyd

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My guest this week is guitarist Ethan Sherman.

Ethan joins me to talk about his new record 'Passages', which is due out on March 8th. We chat about working with producer Wes Corbett on the project, why it was important to write for specific players and how Ethan came to string band music in the first place.

We also chat about a wonderful book Ethan co-wrote with Adam Levy called 'String Theories'. I've been working with it for a couple of weeks and it's really inspired me to focus more on where I want to get to on guitar. I can't recommend it enough.

Ethan is also Michael Buble's touring guitarist - but we don't really talk about that at all!

You can find out more about the book on the String Theories website and more about Ethan at ethanshermanmusic.com

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My guest this week is Missy Raines.

We talk about Missy's wonderful new album 'Highlander' and her journey from being a bass player to becoming a singer/songwriter and bandleader. Along the way Missy talks about being part of a musical tradition, what that means to her, how working with producer Alison Brown shaped the record and why it felt like coming home to a place she'd never left to begin with.

It's a great record and I really enjoyed the conversation.

To find out more about Missy, including links to her social channels and ArtistWorks bass school, visit www.missyraines.com

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My guest this week is fiddle player George Jackson.

George, originally from New Zealand,  now living in Nashville, won the 2022 IBMA Instrumentalist Of The Year Momentum Award.

He's played with a wide range of artists with artists such as The Jacob Jolliff Band, Jake Blount, Tall Poppy String Band, The Local Trio, Front Country, Peter Rowan and Missy Raines.

He joins me to chat about a fascinating project he's working on with Tristan Scroggins, called The Old Time 100. George and Tristan recorded 100 fiddle tunes in a day. Our conversation starts off with the obvious question ('Why?') and spreads from there into a wide ranging chat about how they chose the tunes, which versions they went for, how the tracks were recorded, why their key purpose is educational (although they sound great to listen to as well!)  and the differences (and similarities) between old time and bluegrass.

I really enjoyed this one.

To find out more about The Old Time 100, including transcriptions, videos and more, follow the links below. 

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My guest this week is Kyle Tuttle.

Lots of you will know Kyle as the banjo player in Molly Tuttle's band Golden Highway, but he also has a fantastic new record called 'Labor of Lust', which he's joining me to chat about in this episode.

We talk about the roots of the record, the theme that runs through it, Earl Scruggs' influence on Kyle (and the banjo in general) and using effects on the banjo, both to change the sound in the studio and to get a fuller sound live, particularly as the venues Kyle plays with Molly keep getting bigger.

It's a great record and I had a fantastic conversation with Kyle.

You can find out more about Kyle and connect at:

- Kyle's Instagram
- Kyle's Facebook page
- kyletuttle.com

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This is the final episode in the series celebrating Earl Scruggs' 100th birthday. 

My guest for this one is Jim Mills. Jim is a fantastic banjo player, who spent over a decade playing with Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder. He's also an expert on pre-War Gibson banjos, so is the perfect person to talk about how the banjos Earl played influenced the sound and, as a result, the type of banjo people look for to this day.

If you want to find out more about Jim, including infohon his business buying and selling vintage banjos, check out his website prewargibsonbanjos.com

If you haven't checked out parts 1- 3 ( featuring Tony Trischka, Kristin Scott Benson, Jerry Douglas, Alison Brown. Tim O'Brien, Trey Hensley, Kyle Tuttle, Alan Munde and Willow Osborne), go and listen to those too!

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This is part 3 of the celebration of Earl Scruggs' 100th birthday. 

In this episode we're talking about Earl's influence on the younger generation of players and also celebrating his wonderful guitar playing.

You'll hear from:

If you haven't checked out Part 1 (Tony Trischka, Kristin Scott Benson and Alan Munde) or Part 2 (Jerry Douglas, Alison Brown and Tim O'Brien), go and listen to those too!

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This is part 2 of the celebration of Earl Scruggs' 100th birthday. 

Earl's influence on bluegrass is huge, as you'll hear from my guests this week.

You'll hear from:

All of these are brand new interviews carried out for these episodes. They've been an absolute joy to put together and there's still more to come. In the meantime, don't forget to check out part 1, featuring Tony Trischka, Kristin Scott Benson and Alan Munde.

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January 6th would have been Earl Scruggs' 100th birthday. To celebrate Earl and his extraordinary influence, I've been speaking to people who knew, played with and have been inspired by him.

This is part 1, featuring three amazing banjo players:

They all share their thoughts on Earl and his contribution to music and the banjo, as well as why Earl's music is so special to them. All of these are brand new interviews carried out for these episodes. They've been an absolute joy to put together and there's plenty more to come. 

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For this week's episode I'm doing something I don't normally do - reposting an old interview. In fact, I don't think I've ever done it before.

The reason I'm doing it is that so many of us make resolutions at this time of year to practice more, play better or just improve on our instruments. My guest in this interview has some wonderful advice on all of those things.

My guest for this one is Josh Turknett, author of the fantastic book 'The Laws of Brainjo - The Art & Science of Molding a Musical Mind?.

Josh's book is all about how our brains work and, specifically, what that means for learning to play an instrument (any instrument, not just banjo). It's crammed with interesting stuff but, most importantly, with practical advice on what we should do when we practice.

Josh covers how we can train our brains to learn a new skill, why how  we practice matters just as much as how much we practice and, crucially, what the ideal length of a practice session should be (I think you'll like the answer!)

If you haven't heard this, it's a real must listen. If you have, it's worth listening again (I did just that, which is what reminded me it's such good advice and why, ultimately, I'm sharing it again).

Stuff covered in the episode

Josh's site - Brainjo Academy

Josh's Book - The Laws of Brainjo

Josh's Better Brain Fitness podcast

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January 6th 2024 would have been Earl Scruggs' 100th birthday.

I'm putting together a very special set of episodes to celebrate. As part of them I spoke to Jerry Douglas, who's organising a spectacular night of music at The Ryman on Earl's birthday to mark the occasion.

This is a taster taken from a much longer chat I had with Jerry. We talked about putting the show together and why he wants to celebrate Earl. The full interview will be released in a couple of weeks, alongside lots of other guests sharing their memories of Earl and his music.

Tickets for the Ryman show are on the Ryman's website

To live stream the entire show, sign up at Veeps.com

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It?s almost the end of 2023. Where did the year go?!

I?m already working on some exciting stuff for 2024 but, before we head into the holidays, I wanted to have a look back at 2023 on Bluegrass Jam Along as it?s been an extraordinary year.

I?ve had the opportunity to speak to some truly amazing guests. You?ll hear excerpts from a few of them in this episode, along with a recap of all the interviews on the podcast this year.

You?ll hear from:

If you missed any of these episodes (or just want to listen again) you?ll find the full list on the Bluegrass Jam Along website

We also added lots more fiddle tune backing tracks to the podcast too.

Oh, and I won an IBMA award!

I feel so lucky to get to have these conversations. Thanks for listening - happy holidays and happy picking!

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My guest this week is Ted Olson.

Ted is Professor of Appalachian Studies at East Tennessee State University.  He's also written liner notes and essays for some wonderful projects, including ?Doc Watson ? Life's Work: A Retrospective,? and the fantastic  ?Nothing But Green Willow: The Songs Of Jane Gentry and Mary Sands? by Martin Simpson & Thomm Jutz.

Ted joins me to talk about three wonderful projects he worked on for Bear Family Records, celebrating three key recording sessions that took place in East Tennessee in the 1920s and '30s - The Bristol Sessions, The Johnson City Sessions and The Knoxville Sessions.

Bear Family put out a multi-CD box set for each of these, which Ted did extensive research and  provided some wonderful essays and liner notes for. Each set is also distilled into a single CD release.

We talk about why The 1927 Bristol Sessions, which brought The Carter Family and Jimmie Rogers to the attention of the world, came to be known as the 'big bang' of Country music, why that label doesn't sit quite right with Ted, how the sessions came about, what was happening in the world of commercial recording at the time and why the legacy of those recordings is so important, plus much, much more.

It was a fascinating conversation and put those recordings in a whole new context for me, both helping me understand their importance, but also (thanks in part to the wonderful transfers and re-mastering, as well as the incredible liner notes) helping me realise there's just some great music in there too!

You'll find the single CDs here:

Bear Family CDs

and the box sets here:

Bear Family box sets

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This week we've got something I haven't done in a while - a mini jam episode. That means we're playing 3 tunes back to back instead of focussing on just one. The idea is it feels a bit more like playing at a jam session. I know some of you use these tracks to work up to attending a jam so hopefully this will help with that!

I've gone for  3  tunes with a more open feel, they're not quite as busy as tunes like Blackberry Blosson. They are:

We're doing all three at 85bpm and each tune follows our regular 'jam along' format. That means I play backup and you play lead, then we swap, then we repeat the whole thing another 3 times. The whole jam lasts around 20 minutes.

If you want chord charts for these tunes,  head to bluegrassjamalong.com, where you'll also find details of how to get in touch. I'd love to hear any feedback on these mini jams so do let me know what you think.

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This  week we're jamming along to the classic tune Big Sandy River. 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!

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This week we're jamming along to Big Sandy River and 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 A at 75 bpm.

Don't forget to check out the other three episodes when you're done.

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This week we're jamming along to Big Sandy River 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 A at 75 bpm.

Don't forget to check out the other three episodes when you're done.

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This week we're jamming along to Big Sandy River 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 A at 75 bpm.

Don't forget to check out the other three episodes when you're done.

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This  week we're jamming along to the classic tune Home Sweet Home. 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.

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This week we're jamming along to Home Sweet Home and 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 D at 85 bpm.

Don't forget to check out the other three episodes when you're done.

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This week we're jamming along to Home Sweet Home 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 D 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 touch),  just head to bluegrassjamalong.com

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This week we're jamming along to Home Sweet Home 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 D 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 touch),  just head to bluegrassjamalong.com

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2023 is the 20th anniversary of the release of Mike Marshall and Chris Thile's album of mandolin duets 'Into the Cauldron'.

To mark the anniversary and celebrate the album, and the influence it's had on a whole generation of mandolin players, I've put together two very special episodes.

This is part 2, featuring interviews with mandolin players who were influenced by and love Into the Cauldron, including:

Don't forget to check out part 1, featuring a brand new interview with Mike Marshall about the album.

Daniel also did a great track by track interview with Mike Marshall on Mandolins and Beer - check that out too!

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2023 is the 20th anniversary of the release of Mike Marshall and Chris Thile's album of mandolin duets 'Into the Cauldron'.

To mark the anniversary and celebrate the album, and the influence it's had on a whole generation of mandolin players, I've put together two very special episodes.

This is part 1, featuring a brand new, in-depth interview with Mike Marshall. We chat about how the record came about,  song choices, recording, how they got that amazing reverb and so much more.

It was a fascinating conversation about a wonderful record.

Part 2 will feature interviews with mandolin players who were influenced by and love Into the Cauldron, including Jarrod Walker, Dominick Leslie, Tristan Scroggins, Daniel Patrick and David Benedict.

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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.

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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 Big Sciota 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 forget to grab a chord sheet if you need one from bluegrassjamalong.com

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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.

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2023 marks the 50th anniversary of the death of Clarence White - one of the undisputed greats of bluegrass guitar.

To mark the occasion, and to celebrate Clarence, I've been speaking to people who knew and played with him, as well as musicians who were influenced by his playing.

This is part 2, featuring all new interviews with Russ Barenberg, Diane Bouska, Michael Daves and Tim Stafford.

Russ produced the first book of transcriptions of Clarence's playing and Diane, who was married to Clarence's brother Roland, oversaw the more recent book of transcriptions.

You can order Diane and Roland's book 'The Essential Clarence White Bluegrass Guitar Leads' via Roland's website.

Michael has also taught in-depth Zoom courses on Clarence's playing. Check out Michael's Instagram and Facebook for updates and to find out about future courses.

Don't forget to check out part 1, which features all new interviews with David Grier and Alan Munde!

These interviews were a joy to be part of. I hope you enjoy them.

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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

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2023 marks the 50th anniversary of the death of Clarence White - one of the undisputed greats of bluegrass guitar.

To mark the occasion, and to celebrate Clarence, I've been speaking to people who knew and played with him, as well as musicians who were influenced by his playing.

This is part 1, featuring all new interviews with David Grier, who knew Clarence in the final year of his life, and Alan Munde, who played with Clarence in those final months, most famously on The New Kentucky Colonels - Live In Sweden 1973.

Part 2 will feature interviews with Russ Barenberg, Tim Stafford and Michael Daves. 

I've chosen to focus mostly on Clarence's flatpicking and his contribution to bluegrass guitar, although the reality is he had just as seismic an influence on country rock.

These interviews were a joy to be part of. I hope you enjoy them.

Matt

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