Bluegrass Unlimited Podcast with Andy Statman
Release Date: 12/12/2024
Bluegrass Unlimited Podcast with Jimmy Mattingly
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This week we feature fiddler Jimmy Mattingly and talk with him about his career playing in fiddle contests as a young fiddler, performing in bluegrass band such as Spectrum, the Osbourne Brothers and the Grascals and working with country music acts such as Dolly Parton, Garth Brooks, Reba McEntire, Trisha Yearwood and others. We will also talk about him being the fiddle instructor at the Bluegrass Unlimited Workshop Weekend in February 2026 in Owensboro, Kentucky.
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Bluegrass Unlimited Podcast with Jaelee Roberts
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This week we feature Jaelee Roberts, the lead singer and guitar player for Sister Sadie. We talk with Jaelee about growing up in a prominent bluegrass family, performing with an award-winning band, recording her solo albums and performing on the Grand Ole Opry. You will also hear a couple of songs from Jaelee's newest solo album.
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Bluegrass Unlimited Podcast with Don Stiernberg
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This week we feature mandolin master Don Stiernberg. A protégé of the great Jethro Burns, Don is known for both his bluegrass and jazz chops on the mandolin and guitar. In this podcast I’ll talk with Don about his years learning from and performing with Jethro Burns and the connections that Jethro had with music legends like Hank Williams, Sr., Chet Adkins, Bill Monroe and Red Rector. We’ll also talk about Don’s work with Special Consensus over the years.
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Bluegrass Unlimited Podcast with Avril Smith
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This week we feature Avril Smith, the guitar player with Della Mae, and talk with her about her career in music, her teaching at Bryan Sutton’s guitar camp, Della Mae’s newest recording and what 2026 has in store for the band.
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Bluegrass Unlimited Podcast with Jeremy Stephens
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This week we feature banjo player Jeremy Stephens. After we discuss how he got his start in bluegrass music, the various bands that Jeremy has performed with over the years and the groups he is with currently, we will talk about his deep interest in Don Reno’s banjo style and his study of Reno’s life story.
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Bluegrass Unlimited Podcast with Fred Travers
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This week we feature Dobro player Fred Travers of the Seldom Scene. We’ll talk about how Fred became interested in playing the Dobro, his interest in Mike Auldridge’s approach to the Dobro and how he got the chance to take lessons with Mike. We'll also talk about the early bands he performed with and then how he eventually got the opportunity to take the Dobro spot in the Seldom Scene after Mike left the band about 30 years ago.
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Bluegrass Unlimited Podcast with Andy Leftwich
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This week we feature mandolin player and fiddler Andy Leftwich and talk with him about his early days playing fiddle contests, joining Valerie Smith at age 15 and then Ricky Skaggs' band at age 19. He spent about 12 years playing with Skaggs and has since moved on and recently recorded a couple of new albums. His album The American Fiddler came out in 2022 and his new yet to be titled album will come out early in 2026. We talk with Andy about all of that and more.
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Bluegrass Unlimited Podcast with Ashby Frank
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This week we feature mandolin player Ashby Frank and talk with him about his work with the many different bluegrass bands that he has performed with over the years, both in his native North Carolina and in Nashville. We will also talk about his songwriting and his new solo recording. Additionally, you will get a chance to hear a couple of tunes from that recording.
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Bluegrass Unlimited Podcast with Harry Clark
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This week we feature mandolin player Harry Clark. Harry performs and records with one of the hottest bands in bluegrass music today, East Nash Grass. We talk with Harry about his early years in Arkansas and follow his bluegrass career up to the present day.
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Bluegrass Unlimited Podcast with Deanie Richardson
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This week we feature fiddle player Deanie Richardson. Deanie has a long history in bluegrass music and fiddling and is a founding member of the award winning bluegrass band Sister Sadie. We talk with her about her early years playing fiddle contests, her work with the New Coon Creek Girls and various country artists, and the new projects she has been involved with recently.
info_outlineThis week we feature mandolin player Andy Statman. Andy has been involved in bluegrass music and mandolin playing that extends to jazz and klezmer music since the 1960s. We’ll talk with Andy about his long career and then discuss his newest recording, titled Bluegrass Tracks. You will also hear a couple of cuts from the new recording.