Podcast appearances and mentions of del mccoury

Episode Notes Did you know you can support my podcast for as little as $1 a month? You can do that by heading over to my Patreon HERE!!  My guest this week is Joshua Gooding. I discovered Josh scrolling through my Facebook feed one morning….his playing really blew me away. He's currently playing with “The Bays Mountain Cut-ups” featuring former members of Midnight Run, Five Mile Mountain Road, and is also playing some shows with Jason Carter, Del McCoury's former long time fiddle player. You can follow Joshua on his Facebook page HERE or his new Instagram page HERE! Frank Wakefield and Joshua Chris Henry Youtube Songs featured in this episode: “Frank on the Turnpike” by Frank Wakefield (Backwards) available exclusively at Acoustic Disc, here! As Always a HUGE thank you to all of my sponsor's that make this podcast possible each week! Mandolin Cafe Peghead Nation promo code mandolinbeer Northfiled Mandolins Ear Trumpet Labs Ellis Mandolins Pava Mandolins Tone Slabs Elderly Instruments String Joy Strings promo code mandolinb

Picking Up the Pieces – Kathryn Legendre I’ll Be Damned (feat. Vince Gill) – The Shootouts Anywhere The Wind Blows – Missy Raines & Allegheny Twisted Pine (feat. Del McCoury) – Leftover Salmon Matches – The Waymores Poor Boy Like Me – Henhouse Prowlers The Only Real Problem I Have (Is You) – John Howie Jr. and the Rosewood Bluff Cotton Candy Sky – Admiral Radio Oklahoma Rain – Dallas Stump Song About My Cowboy Hat – The Golden Roses All These Roads (feat. Rob Ickes) – JigJam

My guest on the podcast this week is six time IBMA Fiddle Player of the Year Jason Carter.Jason recently ended his 33 year run with the Del McCoury Band and we talk about that extraordinary journey, from the fascinating story about how he got the job in the first place, to the decision to move on and what comes next. We also talk about the huge changes bluegrass has gone through in those 33 years, how Del's career grew alongside that, recording The Mountain with Steve Earle and Jason's recent solo album, plus his project with Michael Cleveland.This was a wonderful conversation - I hope you enjoy it.For more info, head to jasoncarterfiddle.com and follow Jason on his Instagram You'll find the videos Jason mentions on his YouTube pageEnjoy!MattSend a message to Bluegrass Jam Along! (Don't forget to include your name so I know who you are!) Support the show===Thanks to Bryan Sutton for his wonderful theme tune to Bluegrass Jam Along (and to Justin Moses for playing the fiddle!) Bluegrass Jam Along is proud to be sponsored by Collings Guitars and Mandolins- 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: Instagram Facebook - Review us on Apple Podcasts

This week we feature mandolin player Dick Staber.  Dick has recently written a very interesting memoir about his life in bluegrass music and after reading it, we got in touch with Dick and asked about conducting a podcast interview.  Dick notably play with Del McCoury from 1968 to 1975 and also performed with Don Stover, Bob Paisley, Leon Morris, Bill Clifton and many others.

In this episode of Working Class Audio, Matt welcomes Producer/Engineer Ed Donnelly, who has worked with Willie Nelson, Zac Brown, Old 97s, Son Volt, Del McCoury, Nathan Jacques, Lorin Hart, Cole Gallagher, The Lonesome Captain, Trent Summar & The New Row Mob In This Episode, We Discuss: Musical Journey and Career Live Event Recording Journey Journey From Performer to Producer Independent Artist Budget Challenges Managing Budgets in Independent Bands Music Industry Evolution and Strategy Inspiration and Approaches in Work Independent Artists and Audio Professionals Immersive Audio Formats and Music Links and Show Notes: Ed's Studio Matt's Rant: Revisiting Community Credits: Guest: Ed Donnelly Host/Engineer/Producer: Matt Boudreau Editing: Anne-Marie Pleau WCA Theme Music: Cliff Truesdell The Voice: Chuck Smith

My guest this week is author Dan Gutstein, who joins me to chat about his book 'Poor Gal: The Cultural History of Little Liza Jane'.The book traces the history of one of America's most recorded folk songs, from it's origins amongst enslaved people on southern plantations, through the Civl War and minstrelsy, to the folk revival and beyond. On its journey Little Liza Jane, and its variants, was performed and recorded by a huge range of artists, including Del McCoury, Nina Simone, Merle Travis, Doc Watson, Pete Seeger, Harry Belafonte, Alison Krauss...and David Bowie.It's a fascinating subject, which could have filled several episodes!You'll find more info on Dan and the book (including links to buy a copy) at www.dangutstein.com/#/littlelizajaneThere's a great playlist of Liza Jane recordings on Spotify if you want to check out some of the versions we discuss in the episode.You'll also find info on the ongoing film project Dan talks about at www.lizajanemovie.comHappy picking!MattSend a message to Bluegrass Jam Along! (Don't forget to include your name so I know who you are!) Support the show===Thanks to Bryan Sutton for his wonderful theme tune to Bluegrass Jam Along (and to Justin Moses for playing the fiddle!)- 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: Instagram Facebook - Review us on Apple Podcasts

Few musicians today stay as busy as Aaron Bibelhauser. Not only is he a prolific songwriter and one half of the twin brother-led bluegrass band called The Bibelhauser Brothers, but he hosts a notable bluegrass music radio show, collaborates with several other artists on albums and singles and leads a community jam session periodically in his home city of Louisville. The only mystery about Aaron is when does he sleep? Aaron and his twin Adam, who splits vocals with his brother, plays bass, contributes to the writing and production of songs, and naturally offers beautiful blood harmony to the group, joined Roots Music Rambler this week to talk about the group's new singles, a potential new album, collaborations and more. We discussed their journey to be musicians, and their history with a previous band called Relic as well. While Adam has a day job and is a full-time dad, Aaron is busy writing, performing and producing. He's penned songs for Del McCoury, Michael Cleveland, and the Louisville Shakespeare Festival, and produced a tribute album for Mickey Clark. He's also the host of Bluegrass Evolution, a Sunday night bluegrass radio program on WFPK (91.9 FM) in Louisville.  Also on the show, Frank and Falls discuss Grammy snubs and take a listen to Stephen Wilson Jr.'s astonishing new cover of Ben E. King's standard “Stand By Me,” which lit up the Live at the Print Shop video concert series recently.  Don't forget you can now show your support of the show with Roots Music Rambler's new merch, now available at rootsmusicrambler.com/store. Authentic t-shirts, hats and stickers are now available.  Buckle up for The Hoe-Down and the Throw-Down! It's a new episode of Roots Music Rambler. Notes and links: Stephen Wilson's “Stand By Me” on Live at the Print Shop 2025 Grammy Nomination List Bibelhauser Brothers online Bibelhauser Brothers on Spotify “Walking on Water” (New Single) on Spotify “Sleep a Thousand Years” (featuring Dale Ann Bradley) on Spotify Bibelhauser Brothers Live (album) on Spotify Close Harmony (album) on Spotify Lovin' and Leavin': A Bluegrass Tribute to Mickey Clark (album) on Spotify The Roots Music Rambler Store Roots Music Rambler on Instagram Roots Music Rambler on TikTok  Roots Music Rambler on Facebook Jason Falls on Instagram Francesca Folinazzo on Instagram Pickin' the Grinnin' Recommendations Old 97s on Spotify Lucero on Spotify And be sure to get your MuskOx premium flannel shirts just in time for fall. Use the code RAMBLER on checkout for a discount! - https://gomuskox.com/rambler Subscribe to Roots Music Rambler on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, GoodPods or wherever you get your podcasts. Theme Music: Sheepskin & Beeswax by Genticorum Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Bibelhauser Brothers combine twin brother duet harmony vocals with high energy bluegrass-country-soul sounds. On the heels of their latest release “Close Harmony”, Adam and Aaron create an experience fueled by instrumental prowess, original songs, and obscure country classics. In addition to writing songs recorded by award winning bluegrass artists including Del McCoury, Balsam Range, Michael Cleveland, & Dale Ann Bradley, Aaron Bibelhauser is an accomplished session musician on half a dozen instruments, producer and recording engineer for other regional artists, and long time host of the weekly radio broadcast “Bluegrass Evolution” on 91.9 WFPK in Kentucky. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tophillrecording/support

Episode #299: While the public has become hyper aware of Billy Strings on his rocket ride to the top of bluegrass, only a small retinue of the music's traditional veteran artists have achieved popular name recognition. I think especially of Del McCoury and Ricky Skaggs. But there's a deeper world there, and we should work a little harder to shine the light on more of the old school masters working today. That's what episode #299 of The String is about, through conversations with singer Danny Paisley and mandolinist John Reischman. Paisley, who grew up in a bluegrass family band a few miles from the McCourys is a four time IBMA Male Vocalist of teh Year. Reishman is a Californian who early on played in the first Tony Rice Unit before starting his 25-year band the Jaybirds. They are “musicians' musicians,” which doesn't help them put food on the table or build their legacies.

This week on eTown we feature two acts that are veteran stalwarts of the music world. From Nashville comes The Del McCoury Band, one of the premier groups in Bluegrass, featuring multiple generations of the McCoury family. Ann Savoy joins us from Eunice, Louisiana and performs songs from her latest album, Another Heart, a collection of autobiographical remnants from her life. That's all this week on eTown!    Visit our Youtube Channel to see artist interviews, live recordings, studio sessions, and more!

This week we feature banjo player Chris Warner.  We talk with Chris about the two periods of time that he spent with Jimmy Martin and also discuss his performing with Del McCoury, Tom Adams, Audie Blaylock and others.  We also talk about Chris' time as a music store owner and instrument repairman.

This week we feature Del McCoury's brother, bass and guitar player Jerry McCoury.  In addition to spending time performing and recording with Del, Jerry has played music with a impressive list of other bluegrass greats—including Red Allen and Reno & Smiley.   We talk with Jerry about his time performing with those bands and more.

In dieser Radioreise nimmt Sie Alexander Tauscher mit in die USA. Freuen Sie sich auf eine Tour unter dem Motto „Roanoke and the surrounding Blue Ridge Mountains“ - eine Tour duch die Berge von Virginia. Uns erwartet ein künstlerischer Spazeirgang durch die Sternen-Stadt des Südens, viele Geschichten rund die Besiedlung Virginias und auch die Musik der Berge. Wir folgen den Spuren der Ur-Einwohnern, treffen eine lebende Country-Musik Legende und erleben das Flair einer Stadt, die auch mit dem Puls der Eisenbahn lebt. Kathryn Lucas stellt uns Roanoke als größte Stadt der Region in den Blue Ridge Mountains vor. Rachel Sites erinnert im Frontier Culture Museum an das Leben der Einwanderer im 17. Jahrhundert im damaligen England. Zufällig treffen wir den Outdoor-Händler Mike Cox, der uns aus seinem Leben erzählt und die aktiven Urlaubsmöglichkeiten skizziert. Im Harrison Museum of African American Culture schildet Carl Willers die Geschichte der Afro-Amerikaner und deren Leben in Roanoke. Musikalisch wird es, wenn wir Bristol erreichen. Hier treffen wir Rita Forrester, eine direkte Nachfarin der legendären Carter Family. Wir sind dabei, als die Carter Family Fold ihr 50-jähriges Bestehen feiert und haben das Glück, dort auch den ebenso legendären Del McCoury zu treffen. Ein Höhepunkt dieser Reise ist auch, als wir im Liberty Trust Hotel in einem alten Tresor der Bank der Bank sitzen und mit Dexter Hall ein Glas Wein trinken. Um Kunst- und Industriegeschichte geht es bei unserem Besuch im  Taubman Museum of Art, durch das uns Katrina King-Singh führt. Schließlich basteln wir als Souvenir für die Rückreise gedanklich unsere eigene Gitarre. Catherine Schrenker führt uns durch ihre Kunstschule. Die Sendung garnieren wir mit historischen Musikaufnahmen dieser Region und passenden Klängen der Appalachen. Viel Spaß in Virginia!

This week, Ozark original singer, multi-instrumentalist and hit song writing powerhouse Shawn Camp recorded live at the Ozark Folk Center State Park. Also, interviews with this #1 country song writing genius. Some careers can be described with a couple of words but Shawn Camp's isn't one of them. A bold and distinctive singer, a songwriter who's provided material for artists ranging from Ralph Stanley, Del McCoury and Ricky Skaggs to Garth Brooks, Alan Jackson, Porter Wagoner, Loretta Lynn and Brooks & Dunn with hits such as “Two Pina Coladas” (Garth Brooks,) “Nobody But Me” (Blake Shelton,) “Would You Go With Me” (Josh Turner,) “River Of Love” (George Strait) and Billy Currington's hit single “Love Done Gone.”  Along with being a hit writer, he is a gifted multi-instrumentalist who's played as a touring/recording musician with everyone from Jerry Reed, Trisha Yearwood, Shelby Lynn, and Alan Jackson to the Osborne Brothers, Guy Clark and John Prine. - https://shawncamp.com/bio Shawn is joined in this performance by fiddle champion and multi-instrumentalist Tim Crouch. A bluegrass and country fiddle player from Strawberry, Arkansas, Tim got his start fiddling with Jim & Jesse as a Virginia Boy when he was 19 years old. He has since worked with a long list of country and bluegrass artists including Alan Jackson, Dolly Parton and Alison Krauss. He is a former staff fiddle player for Nashville's "Grand Ole Opry" and has also performed on numerous television programs including "Late Night with David Letterman," “The Conan O'Brien Show," "CBS This Morning," "Austin City Limits," "Hee Haw" and others. In this week's “From the Vault” segment, OHR producer Jeff Glover offers an archival recording of Ozark original fiddle master Tim Crouch playing the tune “Tom and Jerry” at the 1981 SPBGMA Fiddle Contest held at the Ozark Folk Center State Park. In his segment “Back in the Hills,” writer, professor and historian Dr. Brooks Blevins discusses the Ozarks' influence at the “Festival of Festivals,” the first National Folk Festival held in St. Louis, Missouri in 1934. (Part 1)

A little bit of Irish bluegrass from Niall Toner, some dynamic music from Newtown, songs from David Parmley, Del McCoury, Double Overtime, Earl Taylor, and Sierra Hull, and some fine instrumentals from the Boxcars, and Billy Hurt. Oh, and some old-timey clawhammer from Bob Siggins. A rare mix of bluegrass!

Někdo propadá depresím, jinej se toulá zčazenej po appalačskejch kopcích, dalšímu bejvalka málem zapálila truck i s barákem, prostě dějou se věci. Hrát dneska budou Marty Stuart, Whey Jennings, The Red Clay Strays či Del McCoury.

Social Media Links:https://linktr.ee/turnonthemusicBilly Strings - YoutubeBilly Strings | Spotify‎Billy Strings - Apple MusicBilly Strings WebsiteIn this episode of the "Turn on the Music Podcast," we take a deep dive into the extraordinary life and musical journey of Billy Strings, one of today's most influential bluegrass artists.Episode Highlights:Early Life and Challenges: Born on October 3, 1992, in Lansing, Michigan, Billy Strings, born William Apostol, faced significant challenges early in life. His father passed away from a heroin overdose, and his mother remarried bluegrass musician Terry Barber. The family moved to Morehead, Kentucky, and later to Muir, Michigan. Despite the stable bluegrass influence from his stepfather, Billy's childhood was tumultuous, with his parents becoming addicted to methamphetamine. By age 13, Billy left home and entered a period marked by hard drug use.Musical Influences and Inspirations: Billy's stepfather, Terry Barber, played a crucial role in shaping his musical taste, introducing him to bluegrass legends like Doc Watson, Del McCoury, David Grisman, Bill Monroe, John Hartford, Ralph Stanley, Earl Scruggs, and Larry Sparks. However, Billy's musical palette extended beyond bluegrass. He was heavily influenced by rock icons such as Jimi Hendrix, Johnny Winter, Widespread Panic, Phish, Grateful Dead, Def Leppard, Between the Buried and Me, and Black Sabbath. During his teenage years, he played in hard rock and indie rock bands, showcasing his versatility.Transformation and Stage Name: After a turbulent period, Billy embraced a lifestyle known as "California Sober," abstaining from alcohol and only using light drugs. His immense talent across various traditional bluegrass instruments earned him the nickname "Billy Strings," a moniker given by his aunt.Rise to Stardom and Acclaim: Billy Strings' dedication and talent have earned him widespread recognition in the music industry. He won a Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album for his album "Home" in 2021 and has garnered six Grammy nominations. His unique blend of traditional bluegrass and contemporary influences has captivated audiences worldwide.Join us as we explore the life and career of Billy Strings, from his early struggles and influences to his rise as a modern bluegrass virtuoso. Whether you're a long-time fan or new to his music, this episode offers an in-depth look at the man behind the strings.Tune in to "Turn on the Music Podcast" and discover the captivating story of Billy Strings. Don't forget to subscribe and leave a review!Listen Now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and all major podcasting platforms.

In dieser Radioreise nimmt Sie Alexander Tauscher mit in die USA. Freuen Sie sich auf eine Tour entlang der Crooked Roads in South-West Virginia. Uns erwartet eine Tour entlang geschwungener Straßen auf den Spuren von Country Musik und Geschichten rund um den Blue Ridge Parkway. Gedanklich packen wir heute Schallplatten von Legenden ein und begeben uns in die Zeit rund um 1900. Wir treffen auf dieser Reise unter anderem Tyler Hughes. Er ist leitendender Kopf der Crooked Road und selbst ein bekannter Musiker. Rachel Sites führt uns durch das Frontier Culture Museum in Staunton und damit durch die Geschichte der Country Musik. Später erreichen wir den Birthplace of Country Music, im Museum in Bristol erzählt uns René Rodgers über die Ausstellung und die Geschichte dieser Musik. Live-Musik erleben wir im Konzert von Del McCoury. Wir sind beim 50. Geburtstag des Carter Family Fold dabei und sprechen mit Rita Forrester, eine direkte Nachfahrin der Carter Family. Wir treffen außerdem Heather Krantz und ihren Mann Dylan als Hüter des Floyd Country Store. Zwischendurch gibt es auch Natur. Am Hausberg von Roanoke besuchen wir den Mill Mountain Zoo, durch den uns Kiana führt. Im Zoo lebt ein Weißkopfseeadler, das Wappentier der USA.  Im Skyland-Ressort treffen wir Park-Rangerin Claire Comer und schauen mit ihr über die grünen Wälder bis hinunter ins Shenandoah-Tal. Am Ende der Radioreise steigen wir in die wohl musikalischste Tropfsteinhöhle der Welt, in der der Klang aus einer Naturorgel stammt. Freuen Sie sich die Luray Cavers. Viel Spaß in Amerika!

This episode of Today's Bluegrass showcases all new music. Some of the new tunes featured are from - Molly Claire Corman, Del Mccoury, AJ Lee & Blue Summit, Ralph Stanley II & more. The show can be heard on Southern Branch Bluegrass & Gospel Music Radio five times each week. Monday at 9 AM, Tuesday at 12 AM, Thursday and Friday at 11 PM and Saturday at 3 AM - all times Eastern. Southern Branch Bluegrass & Gospel Music Radio can be tuned in locally at 91.7 FM Community Radio and streaming world wide at www.sbbradio.org and www.sbbradio.net We are WSBB - Digital Broadcasting Radio.

This episode of Today's Bluegrass showcases all new music. Some of the new tunes featured are from - High Road, Del Mccoury, Newtime String Band, Tray Wellington, Eddie Sanders & more. The show can be heard on Southern Branch Bluegrass & Gospel Music Radio five times each week. Monday at 9 AM, Tuesday at 12 AM, Thursday and Friday at 11 PM and Saturday at 3 AM - all times Eastern. Southern Branch Bluegrass & Gospel Music Radio can be tuned in locally at 91.7 FM Community Radio and streaming world wide at www.sbbradio.org and www.sbbradio.net We are WSBB - Digital Broadcasting Radio.

Episode Notes To support this podcast you can follow me on Patreon where there is a bunch of video content and tabs available! My guest this week on the podcast is mandolinist and owner of Cody Cases, Cody Shuler. From Bryson City, NC, Cody began his career in music at the age of 15 playing mandolin for legendary banjo player Raymond Fairchild. There he got to meet and play music with of some of bluegrass' biggest stars like Jimmy Martin, Del McCoury, Ralph Stanley, The Crowe Brothers and many more. Now based in Knoxville, TN Cody has put out albums with Cody Shuler and Pine Mountain Railroad as well as a solo album. Cody is currently building some beautiful Loar style mandolin cases. He has also put together a pretty incredible website for mandolin great Red Rector.  You can also keep up with Cody via his website HERE.  Here is the Link for the Sweetwater Music Camp that Sharon Gilchrist will be teaching at in September.  Songs featured in this episode: “Short Stop” by Raymond Fairchild (At Home in Maggie Valley) “The World is Waiting for the Sun to Rise” by Roger Sprung  “What Would you Give” By Cody Shuler & Pine Mountain Railroad “Odum's Tennessee Pride Theme” by Pine Mountain Railroad (The old Radio) “Do You Wrong Kind of Girl” by Cody Shuler (Cody Shuler) “Somewhere by Love” by Red Rector (Youtube) “Three Rivers Rambler” by Cody Shuler (Cody Shuler) “Chokin' the Strings” by Reno & Smiley (Youtube) “Rosa Lee McFall” by Charlie Monroe (Youtube) “I overlooked and orchid” by “Carl Story (Youtube) As Always a HUGE thank you to all of my sponsor's that make this podcast possible each week! Mandolin Cafe Acoustic Disc Peghead Nation promo code mandolinbeer Northfiled Mandolins Ellis Mandolins Pava Mandolins Tone Slabs Elderly Instruments String Joy Strings promo code mandolinbeer Ear Trumpet Labs

My guest this week is Tony Trischka, who returns to Bluegrass Jam Along to chat about his superb new record Earl Jam.We talk about  Tony receiving a thumb drive containing 200 unheard recordings of Earl Scruggs jamming with John Hartford, and his amazement at not just how many tunes were on there that he'd never heard Earl play, but also hearing Earl play in different styles and tunings too.Tony started transcribing the breaks and that was the start of the project that became Earl Jam, which features performances from Billy Strings, Molly Tuttle, Sam Bush, Del McCoury and Sierra Ferrell, alongside many more incredible musicians.It's a wonderful record and, as always, it was a joy chatting to Tony.For more info on the album, to buy or stream Earl Jam and to check Tony's tour dates, visit tonytrischka.comHappy picking,Matt Support the Show.===- 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: Instagram Facebook - Review us on Apple Podcasts

Send us a Text Message.Although both Verlon Thompson and Shawn Camp claim notable credits as both singers and songwriters — with combined credits that include Willie Nelson, Barbara Mandrell, Jimmy Buffett and Alan Jackson, Dierks Bentley, Anne Murray, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Kenny Rogers, Randy Travis, Del McCoury, Sam Bush, Trisha Yearwood, George Strait, Garth Brooks, and many more - each man played an important part in the career of the legendary seminal Texas icon, Guy Clark. Not only did they spend years in Clark's company, as constant musical companions on tour and in the studio, but they played an essential role in helping to foster Clark's legendary presence and positioning as one of the most important artists in the whole of the Americana spectrum.Indeed, their continuing collaborations reflect the honor and humility borne from their time spent in the company of Guy Clark.The two men graciously agreed to sit down in person with Lee and Billy for a very special edition of My Backstage Pass in which they shared the anecdotes and experiences they still treasure all these years later. It's a conversation filled with joy, humor and an abundance of musical memories. Tune in and experience it for yourself. Host Lee Zimmerman is a freelance music writer whose articles have appeared in several leading music industry publications. Lee is a former promotions representative for ABC and Capital Records and director of communications for various CBS affiliated television stations. Lee recently authored the book "Thirty Years Behind The Glass" about legendary producer and engineer Jim Gains.Podcast producer/cohost Billy Hubbard is an Americana Singer/Songwriter and former Regional Director of A&R for a Grammy winning company. Billy is a signed artist with Spectra Music Group  and co-founder of the iconic venue "The Station" in East TN. Billy's new album was released on Spectra Records 10/2023 on all major outlets! Learn more about Billy at http://www.BillyHubbard.comMy Backstage Pass is sponsored by The Alternate Root Magazine! Please subscribe to their newsletter, read the latest music reviews and check out their weekly Top Ten songs at this link http://www.thealternateroot.com

Grammy-nominated Mason Via has had an incredible journey that includes touring for years with Old Crow Medicine Show as its youngest member.He's also released his original album New Horizons that's taken Americana scene by storm, and he's listed by NPR as one of the top 10 bluegrass artists thriving in modern Nashville.You can also find his songwriting on Molly Tuttle's Grammy-winning album, Golden Highway, and on Del McCoury's grammy nominated album, Almost Proud.He has toured and performed in 47 of the 50 U.S. states, along with sections of Canada, Ireland, The United Kingdom, and The Netherlands. Some other highlights include: Red Rocks, The Grand Ole Opry, The Ryman Auditorium, the O2 Arena in London, and the Eagles Stadium opening for Luke Combs. He's also shared the stage with Willie Nelson, Sierra Ferrell, Steve Earle, Turnpike Troubadours, Keb' Mo', Margo Price, Allison Russell, and Shovels & Rope.You'll also discover...The wild party in West Virginia he played right before our interview.His first show with Old Crow Medicine Show.What It's like strumming Wagon Wheel in Front of Thousands.The Lesson He Learned on American Idol.His Legacy.A Rollicking Boot-Leg Tune for the Americana Curious Nation.Learn more about Mason now:http://www.masonvia.com/

It is natural that a second generation bluegrass banjo player would have soaked up as much of Earl Scruggs' style on the five string as possible when starting out; it is just as natural that they would push outside of those boundaries of the territory staked out by their pioneering forebears. In Tony Trischka's case, part of this instinct to turn bluegrass on its head early on in his career involved doing things like adding saxophone to an instrumental version of “Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms”, which began with a cacophonous drum solo. Now, we find the habitual trailblazer discovering and reinterpreting never before heard jams from none other than Earl Scruggs himself. It is a bit of a full circle moment, although that is not to say that Tony Trischka ever left the traditional bluegrass fold, either. He is and always was a banjo renaissance man, respected by fans of the roots music avant-garde and the three finger roll alike. In the past couple of years in his now nearly sixty year career, Tony Trischka has been excitedly traveling down an even deeper Earl Scruggs rabbit hole than even he could ever have imagined. Already at work on another book of re-transcriptions of Earl Scruggs' music, which had previously been transcribed by guitar players, a friend named Bob Piekel sent Tony over 200 home recordings of Earl made by John Hartford, which included other greats like Tony Rice, Mac Wiseman and Del McCoury playing for fun over many years in the 1980s and 1990s. These tapes revealed a side of Earl's playing, both in style and repertoire, that no one outside of those small circles of musicians ever heard, including multiple versions of songs like "Gentle on My Mind" and "Here Comes the Bride"; Earl playing blues licks on “Cripple Creek”; syncopations that he used only in those private settings. Brimming with inspiration, Tony Trischka crafted an album based on the John Hartford tapes, bringing in players like Sam Bush, Molly Tuttle, Michael Cleveland, Billy Strings and Mark Schatz, to record his new collection titled Earl Jam: A Tribute To Earl Scruggs. Tony Trischka plays banjo alongside Darol Anger on fiddle Just after Earl Scruggs' 100th birth anniversary, and just ahead of his own 75th trip around the sun, I sat with Tony Trischka at the Earl Scruggs Center following his performance at the Remembering Earl concert, which included the Travelin' McCourys and Jerry Douglas. This episode contains the bulk of that conversation, which was also partially excerpted in our earlier episode titled “An Update, and Two Quick Takes With Tony Trischka and Travis Book”, which includes a portion of Tony's interview that does not appear here. Songs heard in this episode:“John Henry Medley: John Henry/Bonaparte's Retreat/Twists and Turns” by Tony Trischka, from Territory“Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms” by Tony Trischka, from Heartlands, excerpt“Quite Early Morning” by Pete Seeger, from Pete Seeger: The Smithsonian Folkways Collection, excerpt“Dooley” by Tony Trischka, featuring Molly Tuttle and Sam Bush”, from Earl Jam: A Tribute To Earl Scruggs Thank you so much for visiting! We are grateful that you took time to listen, and hope you can help us by spreading awareness of what we are doing. It is as easy as telling a friend and following this podcast on your platform of choice. From there it takes just a moment to give us a top rating and a review. It makes a great difference because the more top reviews and ratings we get, the more visible we become to everyone on those platforms, which means that more people just like you find musical kinship with artists like Tony Trishcka, and legends like Earl Scruggs and Pete Seeger. I would love to hear your comments about that sort of thing and all things Southern Songs and Stories -- you can drop me a line at southernsongsandstories@gmail.com, and I will be glad to reply. Speaking of Earl Scruggs, check out our episode titled The Humble Genius of Earl Scruggs, which is chock full of interviews with bluegrass artists sharing their memories of Earl and how he impacted their lives. This series is a part of the lineup of both public radio WNCW and Osiris Media, with all of the Osiris shows available here. You can also hear new episodes on Bluegrass Planet Radio here. Thanks to Mary Beth Martin and Zach Dressel at the Earl Scruggs Center in Shelby, North Carolina for all their help in setting up my interview with Tony Trischka, and to Corrie Askew for producing the radio adaptations of this series on public radio WNCW, where we worked with Joshua Meng, who wrote and performed our theme songs. This is Southern Songs and Stories: the music of the South and the artists who make it. - Joe Kendrick

LISTEN: Brett Kretzer grew up in Maryland and lived in a few East Coast states before moving to Colorado.He's been playing music since he was six when his mother forced him to take piano lessons. While he gave up after about a year, he decided at the age of nine that he wanted to learn the guitar. When his brother became interested in playing the guitar as well (thanks to his interest in Kretzer's lessons), Kretzer learned the drums so that the two could play together. They both started various bands in middle and high school, transitioning from rock to more hardcore music like punk and finally to metal.After college, Kretzer also fell into the world of bluegrass. He started learning the mandolin when he was about 21, and he's been playing bluegrass ever since.He remembers Led Zeppelin as the first band that had a major influence on him, as well as The Beatles and bluegrass influences such as Del McCoury, Hot Rize, and The Punch Brothers.He loves it when the crowd is attentive and invested in the music, as everyone involved can forget about everything but the music for a little bit. Recently, he's loved arranging public-domain bluegrass songs more than writing them from scratch, and he also teaches mandolin and some guitar.Scott Slay has also been performing for a large chunk of his life. Starting from the age of eight, he learned and played bluegrass music in bands with his father, Tracy. Because he lived in a Navy town, musicians came and went constantly, so the lineup of his father's band changed consistently as well.He says that many factors contributed to his ultimate success, including always learning new songs (or even old songs in new ways), primarily learning them by ear and feel (sometimes because he was so tired in the evenings he would play he could barely keep his eyes open). He is also inspired to travel by the musicians he met along the way.Slay says that through this process and constant dedication to the craft of music, he learned bluegrass like someone would learn their home language. He loves collaborating through composing, arranging, or interpreting various bluegrass pieces, and he constantly adds something new to his musical repertoire to keep himself interested. Currently, he plays with the bluegrass band SLAY, and in 2019, he released the album The Rail under his name, collaborating with various other bluegrass peers.You can see Kretzer and Slay perform at Eldora, 2861 Eldora Ski Road in Nederland, as part of the Fireside in Timbers Lodge series, on Saturday, February 10, 2024, at 1 p.m. Thank you for listening to The Mountain-Ear podcast featuring the news and culture from peak to peak.SUBSCRIBE ONLINE and use the COUPON CODE PODCAST FOR A 10% Discount for ALL NEW SUBSCRIBERS https://www.themtnear.com/subscribe/ You can find us online by visiting https://www.themtnear.com/Find us on Facebook @mtnearYou can contact our editor at info@themountainear.com.Thank you for listening.

We kick off with some ‘original ‘ bluegrass from Bill Monroe & the Blue Grass Boys, and include both contemporary bluegrass (Sassafras, Jordan Tice, Del McCoury), some ‘classic' bluegrass (Country Gentlemen, Joe Mullins, Nashville Bluegrass Band and the HCBB) and some that defies categorization (J D Crowe & the New South, Dan Walsh) but it's all bluegrass, folks!

The Bibelhauser Brothers, based in Louisville, are super talented brothers who will absolutely wow you with both their vocal and instrumental power. In addition to writing songs recorded by award-winning bluegrass artists including Del McCoury, Balsam Range, Michael Cleveland, & Dale Ann Bradley, Aaron Bibelhauser is sought after as a songwriter, vocalist, solo recording artist, and bandleader.  Aaron has spent the past twenty years working with several Kentucky-based ensembles and hustling as a sideman and utility player on banjo, pedal steel guitar, dobro, piano, bass, and guitar. Twin brother Adam has spent the past two decades developing one of the most powerful voices in bluegrass music, and his own style as a bassist, as well as a guitarist. His commanding presence, grit, and grace, both on and off stage are in a league of their own.

David "Dawg" Grisman: Stéphane Grappelli told me that, when he and Django first met and started playing together in between sets at a big hotel in Paris, he said they were basically trying to imitate Eddie Lang and Joe Venuti. George Cole: Thank you. Thank you for saying that. Listeners out there in podcast land, that is a very important piece of information, because if you read the books, people will try to tell you that Django was mostly influenced by Duke Ellington, who's great, and Louis Armstrong, who's great. We love all that. But I've always thought the same thing as you just mentioned.Welcome, welcome to the Hot Jazz Network Podcast. I'm your host, George Cole. On our show today, we have one of the most important musicians in American history. He's a legendary mandolinist and composer, but more important, he's also my friend. He's the creator of Dawg Music, has recorded with Jerry Garcia, The Grateful Dead, Doc Watson, Del McCoury, and countless others.Ladies and gentlemen, the one and only David Grisman, the man we call Dawg.

As the Great Depression raged, 1700 hosiery workers in Lansdale, PA fought for union recognition, standing up to their bosses and the county sheriff. Music: Man Can't Live On Bread Alone by Del McCoury, arranged and performed by Young Sam James.Support the showhttps://linktr.ee/laborjawn

This week, songs and stories from a trio of Grammy award winning world class songwriters recorded live at Ozark Folk Center State Park. Also, commentary from these three musical musketeers. Featured on this show are world renowned songwriter Roger Cook, award winning Memphis singer-songwriter Keith Sykes, and singer-songwriter and session musician Shawn Camp. Born in Bristol, England, Roger Cook is recognized as one of the world's greatest modern songwriters. During his lengthy international songwriting career, Roger has had more than 80 top 30 hits, including classics such as Something's Gotten Hold Of My Heart – Gene Pitney, Something Tells Me – Cilla Black, Long Cool Woman In A Black Dress – The Hollies, and You've Got Your Troubles – The Fortunes. However, Roger is perhaps best known for his song I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing, which was recorded by the New Seekers and became the theme song for a long-running series of Coca-Cola commercials. - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Cook_(songwriter) Once upon a time in the summer of 1967, Keith Sykes hitchhiked to the Newport Folk Festival and saw Arlo Guthrie perform “Alice's Restaurant.” In the fall of that year he got a copy of the album, learned the whole song and sang it at a Holiday Inn in Charleston, South Carolina. They hired him on the spot for a regular gig playing music in the hotel. In the more than 40 years that followed, he would become a troubadour and storyteller, a massively successful songwriter with more than 100 songs recorded by artists as diverse as Rosanne Cash and George Thorogood. He would tour every corner of America and play in just about every conceivable kind of venue, appear on Saturday Night Live and Austin City Limits, and host songwriter nights on Memphis' legendary Beale Street with many of music's most talented songwriters. He would join Jimmy Buffett's Coral Reefer Band, tour the country and record the Volcano album – the title track for which he co-wrote with Jimmy. - http://www.keithsykes.com/ Some careers can be described with a couple of words but Shawn Camp's isn't one of them. A bold and distinctive singer and a songwriter who's provided material for artists ranging from Ralph Stanley, Del McCoury and Ricky Skaggs to Garth Brooks, Alan Jackson, Porter Wagoner, Loretta Lynn and Brooks & Dunn with hits such as “Two Pina Coladas” (Garth Brooks,) “Nobody But Me” (Blake Shelton,) “Would You Go With Me” (Josh Turner,) “River Of Love” (George Strait,) and Billy Currington's hit single “Love Done Gone.)  Along with being a hit writer, he is a gifted multi-instrumentalist who's played as a touring/recording musician with everyone from Jerry Reed, Trisha Yearwood, Shelby Lynn and Alan Jackson to the Osborne Brothers, Guy Clark and John Prine.  Camp also co-produced a compilation tribute album for his friend and hero Guy Clark which was #1 on the Americana Charts for several weeks in the spring of 2012 and voted Americana Album Of The Year 2012. - https://shawncamp.com/bio In this week's “From the Vault” segment, OHR producer Jeff Glover offers a 1981 archival recording of Ozark original Buddy Lancaster performing the tune “Fire on the Mountain,” from the Ozark Folk Center State Park archives. In this week's guest host segment, renowned traditional folk musician, writer, and step dancer Aubrey Atwater explores regional variations of the traditional folk song “Going to the West.”

Is it OK to Butcher a session? Sean talked about recording at the kitchen table with John Prine, capturing powerful vocals with Sturgill Simpson, when to use goboes and figure eight mics, and why the fiddle player texts you during a tracking session. Get access to FREE mixing mini-course: https://MixMasterBundle.com My guest today is Sean Sullivan a 3 time Grammy award winning engineer, mixer and producer based in Nashville. After graduating from MTSU a chance opportunity landed him at The Butcher Shoppe Studio, owned by John Prine and producer David Ferguson, where he continued to work for a decade before the building was sold and demolished in the summer of 2020.  Notable artist that recorded at the studio include Sturgill Simpson, Tyler Childers, The Black Keys, Kurt Vile, Jake Bugg, The Devil Makes Three, Margo Price, The Steeldrivers, and The Del McCoury Band. Since the Butcher Shoppe's closing Sean has primarily been working out of The Tractor Shed studio in Goodlettsville, TN and his personal home mixing space he reluctantly put together during the pandemic. Thanks to Collin Dupuis for the introduction. THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS! https://UltimateMixingMasterclass.com https://www.Spectra1964.com https://MacSales.com/rockstars https://iZotope.com/Rockstars use code ROCK10 to get 10% off any individual plugin https://jzmic.com Use code ROCKSTAR to get 40% off the Vintage series mics plus get a FREE shock mount ($120 value) https://www.adam-audio.com https://RecordingStudioRockstars.com/Academy Use code ROCKSTAR to get 10% off https://www.thetoyboxstudio.com/ Listen to this guest's discography on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0Um3fgSjXSvpWwbzmmzfLT?si=d164368176a743a3 If you love the podcast, then please leave a review: https://RSRockstars.com/Review CLICK HERE FOR COMPLETE SHOW NOTES AT: https://RSRockstars.com/398

The Gospel Gold Radio Hour is a weekly all Gospel music program with your Host - Danny Hensley. This installment features all new tunes from The Inspirations - Ageless Treasures. Additional music by Del McCoury. You can hear this program four times each week on www.sbbradio.org and 91.7 FM Community Radio. Wednesdays at 2 AM, Fridays at 12 AM, Saturday mornings at 8 AM and and Sundays at 11 PM - all times Eastern. Join us at 91.7 FM Community Radio and streaming at live365 and www.sbbradio.org

Ep. 104: Del McCoury Weird Music Podcast is all about learning from inspirational musicians and music industry entrepreneurs about how to channel creative energy. This episode features an interview with a true legend, Del McCoury. Del rose to fame in the sixties playing guitar and singing in Bill Monroe's band (many consider Bill Monroe to be the “Father of Bluegrass.”) Six decades later, Del is still going strong. Del is a member of the prestigious Grand Ole Opry, he is a Grammy award-winner, he is a 9-time IBMA Entertainer of the Year, and he has collaborated with some of the greatest artists in the world in a variety of genres. In this episode, Del shares timeless stories about his days with Bill Monroe, as well as when he joined Phish on stage at their festival. He also shares advice for up-and-coming musicians, his thoughts about the end of life, and so much more… Enjoy! Get tickets to DelFest 2023 in Cumberland, MD from May 25th - 28th here: https://delfest.com/tickets/ And let us know if you'd like a handmade ice-dyed Weird Music Podcast t-shirt! — https://forms.gle/Ri5grzaMoC4QUXRU8 Produced by: Katie Daly Sponsored by: VooDoo Ranger ( https://www.newbelgium.com/beer/voodoo-ranger-ipa/ ) Thrax CBD & THC ( http://thrax.shop/ ) JNJ Distribution ( https://jnj-distribution.com/ ) We are very grateful for our generous listeners & sponsors! Feel free to give a tip on Venmo — @Cam_Elkins

Description: In this week's episode, Sid Evans, Editor-in-Chief of Southern Living Magazine, talks with legendary Bluegrass musician, Del McCoury, about his early days playing with Bill Monroe, the return of Delfest, and digging through boxes of demos to create his latest album, Almost Proud. For more info visit: southernliving.com/biscuitsandjam Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 233: Madison Cunningham blasted on to the modern folk scene in 2019 with a debut album so thoughtful and original that it landed on the prestigious Verve Forecast label and was nominated for a Grammy Americana Album award. After the pandemic interrupted her career momentum, she picked right back up in 2022 with a fast-growing audience and a brilliant sophomore album called Revealer. Just home from her final overseas tour of last year, Madison joined me by Zoom for a conversation about her acclaimed guitar playing, writing an album in stasis and her less-than welcome categorization as a folk singer. Also in the hour, Jason Carter tells the story of how he planned at age 15 to play fiddle for Del McCoury - before he played the fiddle - but got the job a few years later anyway. The 30-year veteran has made a new solo album. 

In this episode, Matt interviews GRAMMY-award winning fiddler Jason Carter (The Del McCoury Band, The Travelin' McCourys) about his recent solo album Lowdown Hoedown. Jason sings lead on the record, plays brilliant fiddle parts, and is joined by an all-star cast that includes Tim O'Brien, Sarah Jarosz, Billy Strings, Jerry Douglas, Sam Bush, Dierks Bentley, Aoife O'Donovan, Marty Stuart, and many more.

The Gospel Gold Radio Hour is a weekly all Gospel music program with your host - Danny Hensley. This installment features the new Becky Isaacs Bowman project. Guest artists include Ricky Skaggs, Alison Krauss, Bryan Sutton, Del McCoury, Vince Gill, Dolly Parton and many more. You can hear this program four times each week on www.sbbradio.org and 91.7 FM Community Radio. Wednesdays at 2 AM, Fridays at 12 AM, Saturday mornings at 8 AM and and Sundays at 11 PM - all times Eastern. Join us at 91.7 FM Community Radio and streaming at live365 and www.sbbradio.org

This encore episode was originally recorded in 2014 in Charleston, WV. The show features The Del McCoury Band, The Travelin' McCourys feat. Keller Williams, Susan Werner, Mandolin Orange (Watchhouse), Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnnie Irion. Podcast support is provided by Diversified Energy. https://bit.ly/3Bh34QO

Rob and Seth get some time with Jason Carter - a man who has played fiddle with the Del McCoury Band yet with the 2022 release "Lowdown Hoedown" he is in the forefront. This podcast episode includes much conversation about "Lowdown Hoedown" whether about the many guests (Dierks Bentley, Marty Stuart, Jon Fishman, Sarah Jarosz, Sam Bush, Billy Strings and Jason's McCoury Band/Travelin' McCoury's band mates. We also hear how Jason selected the songs and about the featured songwriters like Danny Barnes, John Hartford, Bruce Hornsby, Vassar Clements, David Grier, Shawn Camp and Dave Evans. We also hear some stories from Jason's many years of touring and recording.....including the time Del McCoury Band played a Phish festival, riding shotgun with Del McCoury, creating with Charlie Daniels and gigging with Mac Wiseman, Earl Scruggs and others. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Some careers can be described with a couple of words, but Shawn Camp's isn't one of them. A bold and distinctive singer, a songwriter who's provided material for artists ranging from Ralph Stanley, Del McCoury and Ricky Skaggs to Garth Brooks, Alan Jackson, Porter Wagoner, Loretta Lynn and Brooks & Dunn, with hits such as “Two Pina Coladas” (Garth Brooks), “Nobody But Me” (Blake Shelton), “Would You Go With Me” (Josh Turner), “River Of Love” (George Strait), and Billy Currington's hit single “Love Done Gone”. Along with being a hit writer, he is a gifted multi-instrumentalist who's played as a touring/recording musician with everyone from Jerry Reed, Trisha Yearwood, Shelby Lynn, and Alan Jackson to the Osborne Brothers, Guy Clark and John Prine. Camp also co-produced a compilation tribute album for his friend and hero Guy Clark, which was #1 on the Americana Charts for several weeks in the spring of 2012, and voted Americana Album Of The Year 2012. Entitled, Guy Clark: This One's For Him. This Album was also Grammy nominated for Folk Album Of The Year 2012.Then Shawn co-produced and won the Grammy for Folk Album Of The Year-2013, for Guy Clark's "My Favorite Picture Of You".  Learn more about Shawn Camp at http://shawncamp.comLisa Stewart is an American country music artist, actress, and television host. In 1993, she signed to BNA Records (then known as BNA Entertainment), releasing her self-titled debut album that year. This album produced two singles for her on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. She penned BMI's 2008 Gospel Song of The Year, "Sky Full of Angels" made popular by Reba McEntire. Stewart is also known for her acting career. Most notably, she has shared the silver screen with Academy Award winners Gwyneth Paltrow ("Country Strong" 2010) and Melissa Leo in the Sundance award-winning film, "Novitiate". She was featured in The CW's "The Vampire Diaries","Containment" and various films, TV series and commercials. Stewart is currently writing music and performing live shows. Lisa Stewart's first public appearance was in church at the early age of six, singing along with a record of “Jesus, I Heard You Had a Big House.” Her first appearance as a country singer came at age eleven when she attended the Nashville Fan Fair and performed in the Tent Show. In 1987 she began doing demo and jingle work in Nashville studios. She was a singer/dancer at Opryland. She also sang with the JazzR&B band ‘Soire' as well as other club acts. You may even recognize her as the voice of companies including Target, Allstate, Showtime, HBO and many more! Her speaking voice has landed her on the list of Grammy considerations for “Spoken Word”.Other singles include “Drive Time” and “Under the Light of the Texaco.” In 1992, she went on a radio tour promoting the release of her debut album. In 1993, she began her television career as a co-host of “# 1 Country.” Since then Lisa has co-hosted TNN's ‘Yesteryear,' had feature appearances on ‘Prime Time Country, ‘and ‘Statler Brothers Show.'She toured with Kenny Rogers in 1995 and the Statler Brothers in 1996. She has been to the ‘Country Music Festival' in Geneva, Switzerland, twice, in 1995 and 1996. In 1996 she also did a USO tour to Hungary and Bosnia. In 1997 Lisa became the co-host of ‘This Week in Country Music.' She is currently writing songs and wants to do a rock record. She is on the movie soundtrack to “Jericho.” She also plays a small part in the movie. She can also be seen in Billy Gilman's video, “Oklahoma.” You can learn more about Lisa Stewart as an actress at Lisa Stewart IMDb

Verlon Thompson îs the real deal, not only as far as the stories behind his songs, but also the sincerity he invests in his emotions. Born and raised on the Oklahoma plains, the breeding ground for such revered American songwriters as Woody Guthrie, Roger Miller, Leon Russell, J.J. Cale and Jimmy Webb, he incorporates the rich fabric of emotional authenticity in his tender tales of a life well-lived. As a solo performer, and, for nearly 20 years, the musical sidekick of legendary Texas singer/songwriter Guy Clark, with whom he shared stages worldwide. Since Clark's passing in 2016, Verlon has continued to carry the torch, while also garnering widespread acclaim all on his own. His compositions have been recorded by Jimmy Buffett, Alan Jackson, Dierks Bentley, Anne Murray, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Kenny Rogers, Randy Travis, Del McCoury, Sam Bush, and Trisha Yearwood, but it's reputation as a tireless troubadour continues unabated.Mixing humor and poignancy in equal measure, Verlon connects with his audiences both intimately and expressively. Recorded live 9/10/2022 from The Station in East TN.Host Lee Zimmerman is a freelance music writer whose articles have appeared in several leading music industry publications. A former promotions representative for ABC and Capital Records and director of communications for various CBS - affiliated television stations. Lee, who currently lives in East Tennessee, recently authored "Americana Music - Voices, Visionaries & Pioneers of an Honest Sound" which is now available on Amazon and other outlets. You can contact Lee at lezim@bellsouth.netCohost/Producer Billy Hubbard is a Tennessee based Americana Singer/Songwriter and former Regional Director of A&R for a Grammy winning company, as well as a music and podcast producer. Billy is also the venue developer and booking manager of The Station in East TN. As an artist Billy is endorsed by Godin's Simon & Patrick Guitars and has a new album being released fall of 2022. You can hear Billy Hubbard's music  online at http://www.BillyHubbard.com  

Michael Cleveland is a fiddle player who's been making a name for himself in the bluegrass community. Along with his band “Flamekeeper” he made an album called “Tall Fiddler” in 2019 that won a Grammy for bluegrass album of the year. The album featured greats like Bela Fleck, Del McCoury, Jerry Douglas, and Tommy Emmanuel. He was also featured in a documentary called “Flamekeeper” the explored his life and music. I had a chance to catch up with Michael recently on tour. We talked about his music, his band, and his fiddle playing. I hope you dig it!

This is the last episode before the festival opens its gates! In this episode we interviewed Ben Majeska of Armchair Boogie. If you haven't seen Armchair play at the festival or in your town, take the opportunity. Certainly it seems appropriate that they have the word boogie in their name. We also listen to some music from The Last Revel, gush over Del McCoury and discuss some of the features you can expect at Blue Ox Music Festival ‘22. See you soon! Featured Music: “Stay All Night” - Pert Near Sandstone “All Aboard” - Del McCoury Band “Riding Horizons” - The Last Revel “That Lovin'” - Armchair Boogie “The Garden” - Armchair Boogie More Information: BlueOxMusicFestival.com ArmchairBoogieMusic.com TheLastRevel.com PertNearSandstone.com Ben Majeska's IG: @musicbandguy We are interested to know what you would like to hear on future episodes and any helpful feedback. Send a message to: RoadToBlueOx@gmail.com. **Permission was obtained for all music used in this episode.

Today we'll hear from Chris Jones & the Night Drivers, the band Sideline, Dan Crary, NZ's Pam Crowe (Findlay), and some classic early 70's bluegrass from Del McCoury& the Dixie Pals, all mixed in with a couple of tunes from Blue Highway.

In this week's episode, Sid Evans, Editor-in-Chief of Southern Living Magazine, talks with legendary Bluegrass musician, Del McCoury, about his early days playing with Bill Monroe, the return of Delfest, and digging through boxes of demos to create his latest album, Almost Proud. Biscuits & Jam is produced by: Sid Evans - Editor-in-Chief, Southern Living Krissy Tiglias - GM, Southern Living Lottie Leymarie - Executive Producer Jenny Snyder - Audio Engineer/Producer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with bluegrass legend Del McCoury, who brings the 14th annual Delfest music festival back to Cumberland, Maryland this Thursday through Sunday. We discussed his journey from hearing Earl Scruggs' banjo as a teenager to joining Bill Monroe's Bluegrass Boys, then forming The Del McCoury Band and being invited to join the Grand Ole Opry.

For this new album, Almost Proud, quarantine gave Del McCoury the time and space to dig through a box of collected music to find some gems to record.

Shortly after he was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in 2019, architect Brian Ameche, then in his mid-60s, told his wife, novelist Amy Bloom, that he wanted to end life on his own terms, before the disease robbed him of everything. Bloom talks about how she traveled with him to Zurich so he could legally terminate his life. Her new memoir is In Love.Ken Tucker reviews Del McCoury's album Almost Proud.

New music from North Mississippi Allstars, St. Paul & The Broken Bones, Del McCoury, and The Cactus Blossoms.... "#474 For people who heard a black crow laughing" originated from Americana Music Show.