Bluegrass Jam Along

This week we're jamming along to Fiddler's Dram 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 fo…

My guest this week is Emma John, author of the wonderful book 'Wayfaring Stranger - A Musical Journey in the American South'.

We chat about what made a British journalist and cricket fan want to trave…

My guest on Bluegrass Jam Along this week is Happy Traum.

Happy founded Homespun with his wife, Jane, in 1967. In the 55 years that followed, Homespun has helped hundreds of thousands of people learn…

Yesterday was June 8th 2022 and would have been Tony Rice's birthday.  As a tribute to Tony I've put together a compilation of some of the conversations I've had  for this podcast where the guests me…

This  week we're jamming along to the classic tune Shove the Pig's Foot a Little Further Into the Fire. This is a performance track, rather than a backing track. It's me playing both tune and backup …

This week we're jamming along to Shove the Pig's Foot a Little Further Into the Fire and I've got  three brand new backing track episodes for you. This is the you play lead track where I play backup …

This week we're jamming along to Shove the Pig's Foot a Little Further Into the Fire and I've got  three brand new backing track episodes for you. This is the you play rhythm track where I play the m…

This week we're jamming along to Shove the Pig's Foot a Little Further Into the Fire and I've got  three brand new backing track episodes for you. This is the jam along track where I play backup, fol…

Hi.

We haven't had a Food For Thought episode for a while, but I've had something in my head all week based on a few Facebook posts I saw. The general theme was whether something can be called bluegra…

I've just released the 200th episode of Bluegrass Jam Along! I can't believe it's come around after just 14 months!

Thanks to all of you, whether you've been listening a few days or since the start.

I'…

This week we're jamming along to Cattle in the Cane 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 …

This week we're jamming along to Cattle in the Cane 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'…

This  week we're jamming along to the classic tune Cattle in the Cane. 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 list…

This week we're jamming along to Cattle in the Cane 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. …

My guest this week is current IBMA Fiddle Player of the Year Bronwyn Keith-Hynes.

We chatted about her fantastic record Fiddler's Pastime, which features guest performances from Sierra Hull, Tim O'Bri…

My guest (again) this week is Jake Eddy.

Jake was my first ever guest on Bluegrass Jam Along. If you want to check out that episode it's here

Jake came back to chat to me about his latest project, 'Nor…

My guest this week is Tony Trischka, who the New York Times called 'the father of modern bluegrass'. 

Tony has been at the forefront of the folk and bluegrass worlds since the 1960s. Our conversation…

My guest this week is Wes Corbett.

Wes is the current banjo player in the Sam Bush Band and has previously played with Molly Tuttle, Joy Kills Sorrow, The Bee Eaters and hammered dulcimer virtuoso Sim…

This week we're jamming along to Blackberry Blossom 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 …

This  week we're jamming along to the classic tune Blackberry Blossom. 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 list…