Bluegrass Unlimited Podcast with Russell Moore
Release Date: 02/20/2025
Bluegrass Unlimited Podcast with Ronnie Simpkins
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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, the Tony Rice Unit and now he has been a member of the Seldom Scene for 30 years.
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Bluegrass Unlimited Podcast with Carolyne Van Lierop Boone
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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 good to time talk with Carolyne about her background in bluegrass, working with Amanda Cook and banjo pickin'.
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Bluegrass Unlimited Podcast with Caleb Klauder
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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 String Band, was featured in Bluegrass Unlimited in March of 2023 and he and his wife Reeb Willms have put together a new bluegrass band and we’ll talk about all of that.
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Bluegrass Unlimited Podcast with Jeremy Garrett
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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 with the Stringdusters, his songwriting and the new album. You will also hear a few cuts from the album.
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Bluegrass Unlimited Podcast with Bryan McDowell
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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 recorded a duo record with Mark Schatz. He has also spent time performing with Sierra Hull, Molly Tuttle, Missy Raines and many others. He now has a new album out under his own name and you will hear some of those cuts during the podcast.
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Bluegrass Unlimited Podcast with Danielle Yother
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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 ago at a very young age. Now she is performing with the band The Wilder Flower and they have a new album out. We talk with Danielle about the band, her guitar picking and her songwriting. We’ll also play some cuts from the new recording.
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Bluegrass Unlimited Podcast with James Kee
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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 Grass. We talk with James about his early bands, his move to Nashville, his work with East Nash Grass and the band’s new record due out in August 2025.
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Bluegrass Unlimited Podcast with Ron Block
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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, later attending South Plains College and then performing with the Weary Hearts and Lynn Morris Band before joining Alison Krauss. We talk with Ron about his years with Alison and his work with his newest band Southern Legacy.
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Bluegrass Unlimited Podcast with Tony Kamel
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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 year. We’ll talk with Tony about how he got his start in bluegrass all the way up to the recording of the new record.
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Bluegrass Unlimited Podcast with Sarah Jarosz
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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 with the band I’m With Her. We talk to Sarah about her early years in bluegrass up through her current solo and band projects.
info_outlineThis week we feature guitar player and singer Russell Moore. Russell performed with Southern Connection before joining Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver in mid-1980s, then in 1991 he became a founding member of IIIrd Tyme Out and has been with that band since. But now, as most bluegrass fans know, Russell has joined Alison Krauss and Union Station. We talk with Russell about his bluegrass career and the move to Union Station.