Bluegrass Jam Along
The IBMA Award winning podcast for anyone and everyone who loves bluegrass.
Free fiddle tune backing tracks and interviews with amazing people from the world of bluegrass.
For every tune we give you four brand new tracks:
- Backup 4 times through (you play the tune or improvise breaks)
- Tune 4 times through (you play backup)
- ‘Jam Along’ (4 complete run throughs, alternating backup and tune)
- Full performance
For more info and chord charts, visit https://bluegrassjamalong.com. Hope you find these tracks useful (and thanks for listening!) - Matt
- Update frequency
- every 4 days
- Average duration
- 20 minutes
- Episodes
- 490
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
Daley's Reel (Bb 75 bpm) - You Play Lead
This week we're jamming along to Daley's 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…
Daley's Reel (Bb 75 bpm) - Performance
This week we're jamming along to the classic tune Daley's 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 …
Daley's Reel (Bb 75 bpm) - You Play Rhythm
This week we're jamming along to Daley's 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 …
Food for Thought #6 - Personnel is Personality
Hi everyone. It's Friday, which means another Food For Thought episode.
This week I've been listening to the excellent The String podcast, in particular the recent episode with Bela Fleck talking abo…
Arkansas Traveler (D 85 bpm) - You Play Rhythm
This week we're jamming along to Arkansas Traveller 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. …
Arkansas Traveler (D 85 bpm) - Performance
This week we're jamming along to the classic tune Arkansas Traveler. 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 liste…
Arkansas Traveler (D 85 bpm) - You Play Lead
This week we're jamming along to Arkansas Traveler 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…
Arkansas Traveler (D 85 bpm) - Jam Along
This week we're jamming along to Arkansas Traveler 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 s…
Food for Thought #5 - Playing Along With Manzanita
Hi everyone. Very quick Food For Thought episode this week!
I spoke to Tristan Scroggins earlier this week (see episode #121 to check out the great interview he gave). He told me his dad used to pract…
Tristan Scroggins interview
It's interview time on the podcast again and I've got a great conversation with Tristan Scroggins for you. This one was such a joy to record.
We chat about Tristan's recent IBMA Writer of the Year Aw…
Turkey in the Straw (G 85 bpm) - You Play Lead
This week we're jamming along to Turkey in the Straw 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…
Turkey in the Straw (G 85 bpm) - Performance
This week we're jamming along to the classic tune Turkey in the Straw. 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…
Turkey in the Straw (G 85 bpm) - You Play Rhythm
This week we're jamming along to Turkey in the Straw 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.…
Turkey in the Straw (G 85 bpm) - Jam Along
This week we're jamming along to Turkey in the Straw 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…
Food for Thought #4 - Is It Possible to Ruin a Song?
This week's Food For Thought episode was inspired by Punch Brothers' new cover of Tony Rice's 'Church St Blues' (well, their cover of Tony's cover of Norman Blake's original!)
As always with Punch Bro…
Food for Thought #3 - Is it Time We Stopped Calling People 'Gifted'?
This week's food for thought centres around the question 'should we stop calling people 'gifted'?'
I've been thinking a lot (and talking to other people) about the notion of 'gifted' vs 'hard working'…
Angeline the Baker (D 95 bpm) - You Play Lead
This week we're jamming along to Angeline the Baker 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'…
Angeline the Baker (D 95 bpm) - Performance
This week we're jamming along to the classic tune Angeline the Baker. 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 liste…
Angeline the Baker (D 95 bpm) - Jam Along
This week we're jamming along to Angeline the Baker 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 …
Angeline the Baker (D 95 bpm) - You Play Rhythm
This week we're jamming along to Angeline the Baker 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. …