Episoder
-
My guest this week is Bronwyn Keith-Hynes, who returns to chat about her great new record 'I Built a World', which comes out on Friday May 24th.
This is Bronwyn's first record as a lead singer and we chat about her song choices, the musicians she chose for the record, the wonderful line up of backing singers she has and how the record came together.
We also talk about the journey Bronwyn's been on over the past couple of years with Molly Tuttle and Golden Highway, including winning a Grammy.
You can pre-save 'I Built a World' on all the usual streaming platforms.
If you missed it first time around, here's my first interview with Bronwyn, chatting about her last record 'Fiddler's Pastime'
For news and updates follow Bronwyn on Instagram
Hope you enjoy this one and happy picking!
MattSupport the Show.
===
Instagram Facebook
- 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:- Review us on Apple Podcasts
-
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
Blue Ridge Music Center Summer SeriesBlue Highway FestIBMA ticketsReleases (The Grass is New)
The Grass is (mostly) New 2024 playlistScroll on Buddy
Billy Strings Marc Maron interview
Sign 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 course
Other bitsHappy picking.
Matt
Support the Show.
===
Instagram Facebook
- 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:- Review us on Apple Podcasts
-
Manglende episoder?
-
My guest this week is Oliver Burkeman, best-selling author of the book 'Four Thousand Weeks - Time Management for Mortals.'
'Four Thousand Weeks' isn't a book about bluegrass, or American acoustic music...or even about music. But, it addresses so many of the the things that can trip us up and stop us from making the space in our lives for the things we love, like music.
I'm not entirely sure this podcast would exist if I hadn't read Oliver's book. The fact that it's lasted long enough for this to be episode #388 is definitely down to me staying on the bus (Oliver will explain what that means in the interview!)
We tend to defer our happiness to some unspecified point in the future, when all our chores are done, or work is finished, or the kids grow up or we retire. But Oliver argues strongly in favour of doing the things that make us happy right now.
I struggle with that, and I presume many of you do as well, so I decided to invite Oliver to come onto the podcast to talk about it and offer some advice.
This was a really fun conversation, full of big, but simple ideas, which I'm sure will resonate with many of you. I got a lot out of this one and I hope you do too.
You'll find more info on Oliver and the book at www.oliverburkeman.com. While you're there, I really recommend signing up to his mailing list, 'The Imperfectionist', for regular smaller doses of inspiration on how to build a meaningful life in an age of bewilderment.
Happy picking!
MattSupport the Show.
===
Instagram Facebook
- 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:- Review us on Apple Podcasts
-
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.
Podcast news
Dave Sinko interviewNews and announcements - Church Street News
North Carolina Guitar CelebrationTelluride LineupReleases (The Grass is New)
The Grass is (mostly) New 2024 playlistOther bits
Sign 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.
Matt
Support the Show.
===
Instagram Facebook
- 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:- Review us on Apple Podcasts
-
My guest this week is legendary sound engineer Dave Sinko.
Dave joins me to talk about his 17 year collaboration with Punch Brothers, including running their live sound, from using mics and pickups on every instrument, right down to single mic shows (and most points in between).
We also chatted about Dave's long standing collaboration with Edgar Meyer, recording some of the most influential records in all of acoustic music, including Uncommon Ritual, plus why building a racing yacht is very similar to building a mandolin (who knew!) and why he prefers the term 'recordist' to engineer.
This was such a fascinating conversation. Enjoy!
MattSupport the Show.
===
Instagram Facebook
- 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:- Review us on Apple Podcasts
-
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
IBMA Industry AwardsMy recent interview with Jim MillsReleases (The Grass is New)
The Grass is (mostly) New 2024 playlistOther bits
Sign 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.
Matt
Support the Show.
===
Instagram Facebook
- 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:- Review us on Apple Podcasts
-
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
Church Street Blues reissueChurch Street Blues 40th Anniversary Episode part 1Church Street Blues 40th Anniversary Episode part 2Releases (The Grass is New)
The Grass is (mostly) New 2024 playlistScroll on Buddy
Toy Heart Alison Krauss episodeOther bits
Sign 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.
Matt
Support the Show.
===
Instagram Facebook
- 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:- Review us on Apple Podcasts
-
My guest this week is Stephen Mougin, guitarist in The Sam Bush Band and founder of Dark Shadow Recording.
In this episode we talk about Stephen's work as a band coach. We chat about his training as a vocal teacher, what bands should be working on, including how they should be rehearsing, why preparing for the studio isn't really all that different from preparing to play live and how to listen to music in order to learn from it.
There are so many fascinating insights that will be invaluable to bands and individual musicians, as well as to music fans who just want to understand more about the music they listen to.
To find out more about Stephen's band coaching, check out the band coaching video on his website or visit www.stephenmougin.com
There's also plenty of info on Stephen's studio and record label at
www.darkshadowrecording.com
Happy picking!
MattSupport the Show.
===
Instagram Facebook
- 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:- Review us on Apple Podcasts
-
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
Library of Congress listReleases (The Grass is New)
The Grass is (mostly) New 2024 playlistScroll on Buddy
Billy Strings a capella quertetJacob Jolliff Vera performanceOther bits
Sign 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.
Matt
Support the Show.
===
Instagram Facebook
- 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:- Review us on Apple Podcasts
-
Kristina R. Gaddy joins me again to celebrate the paperback release of her fascinating book “Well of Souls: Uncovering the Banjo's Hidden History”.
We chat about the reception to the book's publication in hardback, what information has come to light since publication, Kristina's hopes that her book will inspire others to pick up where she left off and dig deeper, plus how Beyonce's 'Cowboy Carter', featuring Rhiannon Giddens (who wrote the foreword to Kristina's book) increased the attention on the themes the the book deals with.
It was a treat getting to chat to Kristina again. If you missed the original episode, I've reposted it as the episode before this (#380) so you can listen again.To buy the book, follow these links:
US:
https://wwnorton.com/books/9780393866803
UK/Europe:
https://wwnorton.co.uk/books/9780393866803-well-of-souls
To find our more, visit Kristina’s website and Instagram
The film mentioned at the end is The Librarian and the Banjo
Happy picking!
MattSupport the Show.
===
Instagram Facebook
- 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:- Review us on Apple Podcasts
-
**This interview was originally posted in September 2022**
We chat about how she came to write the book and some of the key discoveries she made along the way, in particular the banjo’s unknown history as an instrument of ritual and rebellion.
My guest this week is Kristina R. Gaddy, who joins us to discuss her fascinating book “Well of Souls: Uncovering the Banjo's Hidden History”.
Kristina’s research in diaries, letters, archives, and art, traces the banjo’s beginnings from the seventeenth century, when enslaved people of African descent created and carried this unique instrument as they were transported and sold by slaveowners throughout the Americas, to Suriname, the Caribbean, and the colonies that became U.S. states.
It’s a fascinating book and, I hope you’ll agree, makes for a fascinating conversation.
To buy the book, follow these links:
US:
https://wwnorton.com/books/9780393866803
UK/Europe:
https://wwnorton.co.uk/books/9780393866803-well-of-souls
To find our more, visit Kristina’s website and Instagram
The film mentioned at the end is The Librarian and the Banjo
Happy picking!
Matt
Support the Show.
===
Instagram Facebook
- 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:- Review us on Apple Podcasts
-
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
Church Street Blues reissueReleases (The Grass is New)
The Grass is (mostly) New 2024 playlistOther bits
Sign 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.
Matt
Support the Show.
===
Instagram Facebook
- 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:- Review us on Apple Podcasts
-
My guest this week is Matt Glaser, Artistic Director of Berklee's Center for American Roots Music.
Matt joins me to celebrate 15 years of the program, but also to delve into some of the themes of his superb Keynote Speech at IBMA 2023. In the speech, Matt sets out the idea that American music can be seen as one thing, rather than simply a series of genres, and goes on to give countless examples of early musical connections between styles.
We chat about his approach, how music education differs in the UK and US and why being curious is more important than being right.
There's a link to his IMBA speech below and I strongly recommend you go and check it out if you haven't seen it. It's wonderful.
I loved this conversation and hope you do too.
You can find out more about Berklee and the Roots Music Program at https://college.berklee.edu/focused/roots
Here's Matt's 2023 IBMA keynote speech
Happy picking!
MattSupport the Show.
===
Instagram Facebook
- 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:- Review us on Apple Podcasts
-
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
Fretboard SummitRhiannon Giddens on collaborating with Beyoncé on 'Cowboy Carter'Releases (The Grass is New)
The Grass is (mostly) New 2024 playlistScroll on Buddy
David Benedict ‘How I Transcribe’ Hillary Klug KickstarterOther bits
Sign 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.
Matt
Support the Show.
===
Instagram Facebook
- 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:- Review us on Apple Podcasts
-
This week we're jamming along to the classic tune Temperance Reel. 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!
If you want a chord chart (or just want to find out more or get in touch), head to bluegrassjamalong.com
Support the Show.
===
Instagram Facebook
- 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:- Review us on Apple Podcasts
-
This week we're jamming along to Temperance Reel 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 G at 75 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
Support the Show.
===
Instagram Facebook
- 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:- Review us on Apple Podcasts
-
This week we're jamming along to Temperance Reel 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 75 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
Support the Show.
===
Instagram Facebook
- 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:- Review us on Apple Podcasts
-
This week we're jamming along to Temperance Reel 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 75 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
Support the Show.
===
Instagram Facebook
- 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:- Review us on Apple Podcasts
-
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
IBMA ticket infoReleases (The Grass is New)
The Grass is (mostly) New 2024 playlistScroll on Buddy
Bob Minner - Sulphur DellOther bits
Sign 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.
Matt
Support the Show.
===
Instagram Facebook
- 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:- Review us on Apple Podcasts
-
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
Happy picking.
MattSupport the Show.
===
Instagram Facebook
- 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:- Review us on Apple Podcasts
- Vis mere
