Bluegrass Unlimited's Podcast

This week we feature multi-instrumentalist and singer Sandy Rothman.  Sandy has a long history in bluegrass music in California, but also performed with Bill Monroe and spent time performing with ban…

This week we feature guitar player and singer Randy Waller.  Randy is the son of the legendary Charlie Waller of the Country Gentlemen.  After his father passed, Randy kept the band going and a new r…

This week we feature sixteen year old mandolin player Wyatt Ellis.  Wyatt has gained the attention of the bluegrass and mandolin worlds and he did so starting at a very young age.  He is now is touri…

This week we feature bass player Ronnie Simpkins.  Ronnie has had a long career in bluegrass starting with his family’s band and moving on to bands like the Bluegrass Cardinals, the Virginia Squires,…

This week we feature banjo player Carolyne Van Lierop Boone.  Carolyne is the banjo player with Amanda Cook’s band.  Amanda is on the cover of our August 2025 issue and so we thought it would be a go…

This week we feature mandolin and guitar player Caleb Klauder.  Caleb has a diverse musical background that includes bluegrass, old-time, Cajun and classic country music.  His band, the Foghorn Strin…

This week we feature fiddler Jeremy Garrett.  Jeremy is a member of the Infamous Stringdusters and now has a new solo album out.  We’ll talk to Jeremy about his bluegrass career, his twenty years wit…

This week we feature multi-instrumentalist Bryan McDowell.  Bryan tore up the contest circuit on fiddle, guitar and mandolin about fifteen years ago and then went on to play with Claire Lynch and rec…

This week we feature guitar player, singer and songwriter Danielle Yother.  Danielle is a very talented flatpicking guitar player who came to the attention of the flatpicking world about ten years ag…

This week we are featuring guitar and mandolin player, and singer, James Kee.  Originally from the Chattanooga area of Tennessee, James now lives in Nashville and performs and records with East Nash …

This week we feature guitar and banjo player Ron Block.  Ron is best known for his guitar and banjo work with Alison Krauss and Union Station, but he got his start growing up in southern California, …

This week we feature singer, songwriter and guitar player Tony Kamel.  Tony is best known for his work with the band Wood &  Wire.  He now has a solo album out and is doing some solo touring this yea…

This week we feature singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Sarah Jarosz.  Sarah started her career in bluegrass at a young age and has continued to grow her career both as a solo artist and wi…

This week we feature singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Phil Rosenthal.  Phil is best known in bluegrass for his time spent as a member of the Seldom Scene in the 1980s.  He has continued t…

This week we feature fiddle player and singer Andrea Zonn.  Andrea has spent time on the road with many top acts in both country and bluegrass music, including Vince Gill, Lyle Lovett and, for the la…

This week we feature guitar player and singer Clay Hess.  Clay first came to national prominence in bluegrass playing guitar with Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder.  He later toured with Mark Newton,…

This week we feature singer, songwriter and guitar player Mason Via.  We’ll talk about his growing up learning bluegrass music and songwriting from his father, songwriter and bluegrass musician David…

This week we feature guitar player Lucas White.  Lucas has had a very interesting career in bluegrass starting from the time he was a teenager in Texas.  We’ll talk about his relationship with Tony R…

This week we feature banjo player Chris Pandolfi of the Infamous Stringdusters and talk with him about his career in bluegrass and various other aspects of bluegrass music, practicing, performing and…

This week we feature bass player, singer and songwriter Reed Jones.  Reed played in Audie Blaylock’s band, Redline, prior to Audie’s untimely passing.  He recently teamed up with a special group of m…