This week’s podcast features Daryl Mosley. We talk with Daryl about the time he spent on the road playing with the Osborne Brothers and also talk about his songwriting and his newest bluegrass project titled “Small Town Dreamer.”
This week’s podcast features bluegrass fiddler Blaine Sprouse. We talk with Blaine about his astounding early career playing in bluegrass and we also discuss the time he spent playing with the Osborne Brothers and he shares some stories about being on the road with Sonny Osborne.
This week’s podcast features bluegrass fiddle master Glen Duncan. We talk with Glen about the time he spent on the road with the Osborne Brothers and his long friendship with Sonny and Bobby Osborne. He also slips in a few stories about his time spent on the road with Bill Monroe and with Earl Scruggs.
This week’s podcast features banjo player and teacher Bill Evans. We talk with Bill about two of the legendary banjo players who we have lost in 2021, Bill Emerson and Sonny Osborne. We also discuss various instructional and recording projects that Bill is currently involved with, as well as the music camps he will be involved with in 2022.
This week we feature bluegrass legend Larry Sparks. We will be talking with Larry about his time spent with the Stanley Brothers and Ralph Stanley. We also talk with Larry about leaving Ralph Stanley to start his own band and about his guitar playing, his singing and his latest gospel recording.
This week we talk with Gary Reid. In addition to writing the “Notes & Queries” column in the magazine, Gary is one of the leading experts on the Stanley Brothers and their music. We talk to Gary about his history with the Stanley Brothers music and his one-man play A Life of Sorrow—The Life and Times of Carter Stanley.
This week’s podcast features George Shuffler’s youngest brother, Ron Shuffler. Ron, a master bass player himself, will be talking about George’s guitar and bass playing and telling stories about the days when George performed and recorded with the Stanley Brothers.
This week’s podcast features bluegrass guitar master Kenny Smith. We talk to Kenny about the Kenny and Amanda Smith band and his online guitar lessons website. You’ll also get a chance to hear two of Kenny and Amanda’s latest singles.
This week we feature west coast band leader, multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter Laurie Lewis. We talk with Laurie about women in bluegrass, west coast bluegrass, her many career highlights in bluegrass music and her new album titled “and Laurie Lewis.”
This week’s podcast features Valerie Smith of Valerie Smith and Liberty Pike. We talk with Valerie about getting started in bluegrass music, her work with Bell Buckle Records and Bell Buckle Radio and her newest CD titled Renaissance.
This week’s podcast features bass player and singer Vickie Vaughn. Our November 2021 issue features an article about Jeremy Stephens of the band High Fidelity and Vickie is a member of that band. Additionally, Vickie is also a member of the band Della Mae. We will talk with Vickie about her work with both of those bands and other musical happenings in her life.
This week’s podcast features Ranger Doug of Riders in the Sky. Although Doug is well know for his Western style music these days, he has a long history in bluegrass when he was known as Douglas B. Green and was one of Bill Monroe’s Bluegrass Boys. Additionally, he is a noted bluegrass music historian and wrote many articles for Bluegrass Unlimited Magazine back in our early days. During this podcast, we will first focus on Doug’s bluegrass past and then talk a bit about his work with Riders in the Sky and the Time Jumpers.
