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Bluegrass Jam Along

Matt Hutchinson

Bitesize - Tristan Scroggins on Authenticity and Identity in Bluegrass

June 25, 2026 3:00am 16 min

This week's Bitesize episode comes from a fascinating conversation I had with Tristan Scroggins in 2021.In this section Tristan reflects on what it means to come to bluegrass as an 'outsider' and how culture and connecti...

Missy Raines on The Seldom Scene Act Two

June 17, 2026 3:00am 35 min

My guest this week is Missy Raines and we're talking about one of her all time favourite records - The Seldom Scene's Act TwoWe talk about how Missy grew up listening to The Country Gentlemen and The Seldom Scene, thanks...

Bluegrass Briefing - June 2026

June 10, 2026 7:00am 22 min

Welcome to the June 2026 Bluegrass Briefing, a monthly 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 St...

Renée Fleming and Béla Fleck - The Fiddle and the Drum

June 03, 2026 3:00am 47 min

My guests on the podcast this week have an astonishing 24 Grammy awards between them and they represent two musical world I love - the first is bluegrass and string band music and the second is opera.Renée Fleming and Bé...

The Tim O'Brien Songbook

May 27, 2026 6:00am 55 min

My guest this week is Tim O'Brien and he joins me to chat about 'The Tim O'Brien Songbook', a handpicked selection of 40 of his songs, complete with notation, chords, Nashville number charts and thoughts from Tim on sing...

Sierra Hull - The Movements

May 20, 2026 3:00am 41 min

My guest this week is Sierra Hull and we're chatting about her instrumental project The Movements.We talk about how the piece came about, as the result of a FreshGrass Concerto commission, how she approached writing the ...

John Reischman on The Salish Sea and Playing in The Tony Rice Unit

May 13, 2026 8:00am 43 min

My guest this week is John Reischman and we're talking about his fantastic record The Salish Sea, recorded with his band The Jaybirds.We chat about the band's long history together and the journey behind this record, inc...

Andy Leftwich - Aced

May 08, 2026 2:00am 29 min

My guest on the podcast this week is fiddle player Andy Leftwich and we're chatting about his new album Aced.Andy talks about his love for instrumental music, including how hearing Mark O'Connor's The New Nashville Cats ...

Bluegrass Briefing - May 2026

May 06, 2026 2:00am 15 min

Welcome to this month’s Bluegrass Briefing, a monthly 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.Podcast newsRecent interview episo...

Sore Fingers 2026 Special

May 01, 2026 2:00am 47 min

In early April I got the chance to go and hang out at SoreFingers, the UK bluegrass and old time camp, for a night. I'd recently interviewed John Wirtz about Sore Fingers' 30 year history for the podcast (link below) and...

Tony Trischka - Earl Jam 2

April 29, 2026 2:00am 19 min

Tony Trischka returns to Bluegrass Jam Along to talk about his new record Earl Jam 2, the follow up to the first volume of a fascinating project that began when Tony was sent a thumb drive of recordings of Earl Scruggs a...

Michael Daves - Celebrating Jim & Jesse with Jacob Jolliff

April 27, 2026 6:00am 25 min

My guest this week is Michael Daves and we're chatting about the superb new record he has out with Jacob Jolliff, We Like Jim & Jesse!The record, released on Michael's own label Wild Geranium Records, celebrates the musi...

Bryan Sutton - From Roots to Branches

April 22, 2026 5:00am 54 min

My guest on this episode is Bryan Sutton.We're talking about Bryan's new project From Roots to Branches, the follow up to his 2006 album Not Too Far From the Tree, which celebrates its 20th anniversary this year.The new ...

Tony Rice's Best Loved Albums

April 17, 2026 8:00am 15 min

In this bonus episode we're celebrating Tony Rice's best loved albums....as voted for by you!I put out a poll over my social channels as well as some popular Facebook groups and subreddits and collated all the responses....

Thomm Jutz - Ring-a-Bellin and Musical Alchemy

April 15, 2026 10:00am 55 min

My guest this week is Thomm Jutz.We're talking about Thomm's fascinating new project Ring-a-Bellin', an 18 track album and, for those wanting to dive even deeper into the process behind this new release, a beautiful, har...

Alex Graf - Tony Rice's Manzanita Changed My Life

April 08, 2026 10:00am 1:02

My guest this week is Alex Graf and we're talking all things Manzanita.Alex made the shift from a more jazz based background to flatpicking a few years ago and Tony Rice's Manzanita became one of the absolute cornerstone...

Bluegrass Briefing - April 2026

April 01, 2026 5:00am 13 min

Welcome to this month’s Bluegrass Briefing, a monthly 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.Podcast newsBrad Kolodner intervie...

Bill Nowlin - 50 Years of Rounder Records, the 'Hobby That Got Out of Control'

March 25, 2026 7:00am 56 min

My guest this week is Bill Nowlin, co-founder of Rounder Records.Bill joins me to talk about Rounder's extraordinary 50 year legacy as one of the most important, influential and best loved independent labels in American ...

Brad Kolodner on Community, Connection and Clawhammer Banjo

March 18, 2026 7:00am 56 min

My guest on the podcast this week is Brad Kolodner.Brad is a fantastic clawhammer banjo player. As well as his solo records - 'Chimney Swifts' and the recent album of solo gourd banjo tunes 'Old Growth' - Brad also plays...

Celebrating 30 Years of Sore Fingers Music Camps with John Wirtz

March 11, 2026 8:00am 52 min

My guest this week is John Wirtz.John, along with his partner Moira, runs Sore Fingers, a UK bluegrass and old time music camp that celebrates it's 30th anniversary this year.John joins me to chat about how the camp star...

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