Bluegrass Unlimited's Podcast

In this weekly podcast Bluegrass Unlimited Magazine editor, Dan Miller, interviews bluegrass musicians. Both the new up-and-coming artists and the bluegrass legends are featured.

Bluegrass Unlimited Podcast with Sara Watkins 05/14/2026

Bluegrass Unlimited Podcast with Sara Watkins This week we feature fiddle player, songwriter and singer Sara Watkins, famously of Nickel Creek and now performing with I’m With Her. We talk with Sara about the Nickel Creek days and what I’m With Her has going on this year, including the recent release or their live album. /episode/index/show/bluegrassunlimited/id/41289720

Bluegrass Unlimited Podcast with Ralph Stanley II 05/07/2026

Bluegrass Unlimited Podcast with Ralph Stanley II This week we are featuring Ralph Stanley II. We talk with Ralph about his life growing up in bluegrass as the son of a bluegrass legend and we will talk about this year’s upcoming Dr. Ralph Stanley Hills of Home Bluegrass Festival held at the Stanley homeplace over Memorial Day Weekend. We’ll also talk about the Stanley Brothers recent induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame. /episode/index/show/bluegrassunlimited/id/41200615

Bluegrass Unlimited Podcast with Randy Barnes 04/30/2026

Bluegrass Unlimited Podcast with Randy Barnes This week we feature bass and guitar player Randy Barnes and talk with him about the many bluegrass bands that he has performed with over the years and his new solo recording on Mountain Fever Records. /episode/index/show/bluegrassunlimited/id/41071300

Bluegrass Unlimited Podcast with Paige Anderson 04/23/2026

Bluegrass Unlimited Podcast with Paige Anderson This week we feature guitar player, singer and songwriter Paige Anderson. We’ll talk about her early work with her family band and subsequent work with her siblings in a band called The Fearless Kin. We then talk with Paige about her most recent work with the band Two Runner and you will get to hear several of Paige’s original songs that she recorded with Two Runner. /episode/index/show/bluegrassunlimited/id/40986410

Bluegrass Unlimited Podcast with Robert Bowlin 04/16/2026

Bluegrass Unlimited Podcast with Robert Bowlin This week we feature multi-instrumentalist Robert Bowlin. Robert has performed with many bluegrass and country artists over the years and has the distinction of being Bill Monroe’s last fiddle player. We talk with Robert about his career in bluegrass, his newest projects and his schedule for the summer of 2026. /episode/index/show/bluegrassunlimited/id/40894985

Bluegrass Unlimited Podcast with Andrew Collins 04/09/2026

Bluegrass Unlimited Podcast with Andrew Collins This week we feature Canadian mandolin player Andrew Collins. We talk with Andrew about his background in music leading up to a discussion about the Andrew Collins Trio’s newest project titled Retro. You’ll also hear a couple of tracks from that album. /episode/index/show/bluegrassunlimited/id/40792960

Bluegrass Unlimited Podcast with David Parmley 04/02/2026

Bluegrass Unlimited Podcast with David Parmley This week we feature guitar player and singer David Parmley. We talk with David about his induction into the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame last fall, along with his Bluegrass Cardinals bandmates. He will also tell us about the history of that band and we will follow his career up through the release of his newest music. /episode/index/show/bluegrassunlimited/id/40709810

Bluegrass Unlimited Podcast with Jordan Tice 03/26/2026

Bluegrass Unlimited Podcast with Jordan Tice This week we feature guitar player Jordan Tice and talk with him about his career in bluegrass starting with the release of his first solo album when he was still a teenager. We’ll talk about his other solo album releases over the years, his work with Hawktail and we will discuss some of the other collaborations that he has had with artists like Andrew Marlin. /episode/index/show/bluegrassunlimited/id/40633370

Bluegrass Unlimited Podcast with Samantha Snyder Berry 03/19/2026

Bluegrass Unlimited Podcast with Samantha Snyder Berry This week we feature fiddle player Samantha Snyder Berry and talk with her about her life in bluegrass starting out as a young fiddler with her family's band and then moving on to play with folks like Darin and Brooke Aldridge. We’ll also talk about her teaching fiddle, teaching mathematics and writing and self-publishing a novel. /episode/index/show/bluegrassunlimited/id/40539160

Bluegrass Unlimited Podcast with Jeff Autry 03/12/2026

Bluegrass Unlimited Podcast with Jeff Autry This week we feature guitar player Jeff Autry. Jeff has a fairly new single out and will have a new album out in the near future. We talk with Jeff about that project as well as dive back into his long bluegrass career. /episode/index/show/bluegrassunlimited/id/40414595

Bluegrass Unlimited Podcast with Tabitha Agnew Benedict 03/06/2026

Bluegrass Unlimited Podcast with Tabitha Agnew Benedict This week we feature singer, songwriter, and banjo and guitar player Tabitha Agnew Benedict of The Foreign Landers and talk with her about her unique bluegrass story and the band’s newest project Made To Wonder. You will also hear a couple of tracks from that album. /episode/index/show/bluegrassunlimited/id/40338250

Bluegrass Unlimited Podcast with Shannon Slaughter 02/26/2026

Bluegrass Unlimited Podcast with Shannon Slaughter This week we feature singer, songwriter and guitar player Shannon Slaughter and talk with him about his career in bluegrass music, including the various bands who he has performed with, his work as a school teacher, his newest recording, his songwriting and recently making the move to Mountain Fever Records. /episode/index/show/bluegrassunlimited/id/40244875

Bluegrass Unlimited Podcast with Jesse Appelman 02/19/2026

Bluegrass Unlimited Podcast with Jesse Appelman This week we feature California-based mandolin player Jesse Appelman. We will talk about how he got interested in playing bluegrass mandolin, the many prominent California musicians who he has performed with, his ideas about teaching students how to play the mandolin and we’ll also talk about his new CD. /episode/index/show/bluegrassunlimited/id/40169740

Bluegrass Unlimited Podcast with Tammy Rogers 02/12/2026

Bluegrass Unlimited Podcast with Tammy Rogers This week we feature fiddler, singer and songwriter Tammy Rogers of The SteelDrivers. We will talk about her career in bluegrass, her songwriting, The SteelDrivers recent Grammy nomination and the band celebrating their 20 year anniversary last year. /episode/index/show/bluegrassunlimited/id/40083510

Bluegrass Unlimited Podcast with Barry Abernathy 02/05/2026

Bluegrass Unlimited Podcast with Barry Abernathy This week we feature banjo player Barry Abernathy of the Appalachian Road Show. We’ll talk with Barry about his early days in bluegrass performing with Doyle Lawson and Mountain Heart and then we will talk about Appalachian Road Show’s newest recording and you will hear a cut from that album. /episode/index/show/bluegrassunlimited/id/40002675

Bluegrass Unlimited Podcast with Rebekah Speer 01/29/2026

Bluegrass Unlimited Podcast with Rebekah Speer This week we feature Rebekah Speer and talk with her about her life in bluegrass, her work as an audio engineer, graphic designer, songwriter and recording artist. We’ll also talk about her newest single and you will get to listen to that single towards the end of the podcast. /episode/index/show/bluegrassunlimited/id/39919855

Bluegrass Unlimited Podcast with Wayne Benson 01/22/2026

Bluegrass Unlimited Podcast with Wayne Benson This week we feature mandolin player Wayne Benson and talk with him about his long career in bluegrass music, the recent recorded collaborations with his wife Kristin Scott Benson and his YouTube channel for mandolin players. You'll also hear a some music from Wayne and Kristin. /episode/index/show/bluegrassunlimited/id/39822260

Bluegrass Unlimited Podcast with Russ Carson 01/15/2026

Bluegrass Unlimited Podcast with Russ Carson This week we feature banjo player Russ Carson. We’ll talk about his early years in bluegrass in his home state of Pennsylvania, his work with Audie Blaylock and his becoming the banjo player for Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder. We’ll also talk about his new CD and you’ll hear a few cuts from the recordings. /episode/index/show/bluegrassunlimited/id/39748835

Bluegrass Unlimited Podcast with Nick Hornbuckle 01/08/2026

Bluegrass Unlimited Podcast with Nick Hornbuckle This week we feature Nick Hornbuckle, the banjo player with John Reischman and the Jaybirds. In addition to talking with Nick about his career in bluegrass to date—which includes how he had to go from playing Scruggs three-finger style banjo to producing the same sound using only two fingers, due to a physical issue—we will also talk with Nick about the Jaybirds newest recording. /episode/index/show/bluegrassunlimited/id/39663990

Bluegrass Unlimited Podcast with Shawn Lane 01/01/2026

Bluegrass Unlimited Podcast with Shawn Lane This week we feature singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Shawn Lane of Blue Highway. We’ll talk with Shawn about how he got his start in bluegrass, the bands he performed with early in his career, his work with Blue Highway over the past 30 years and performing with his talented sons Grayson and Garrett. /episode/index/show/bluegrassunlimited/id/39583520

Bluegrass Unlimited Podcast with Jimmy Mattingly 12/26/2025

Bluegrass Unlimited Podcast with Jimmy Mattingly 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. /episode/index/show/bluegrassunlimited/id/39535640

Bluegrass Unlimited Podcast with Jaelee Roberts 12/18/2025

Bluegrass Unlimited Podcast with Jaelee Roberts 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. /episode/index/show/bluegrassunlimited/id/39451105

Bluegrass Unlimited Podcast with Don Stiernberg 12/11/2025

Bluegrass Unlimited Podcast with Don Stiernberg 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. /episode/index/show/bluegrassunlimited/id/39364465

Bluegrass Unlimited Podcast with Avril Smith 12/04/2025

Bluegrass Unlimited Podcast with Avril Smith 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. /episode/index/show/bluegrassunlimited/id/39264660

Bluegrass Unlimited Podcast with Jeremy Stephens 11/27/2025

Bluegrass Unlimited Podcast with Jeremy Stephens 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. /episode/index/show/bluegrassunlimited/id/39192265

Bluegrass Unlimited Podcast with Fred Travers 11/20/2025

Bluegrass Unlimited Podcast with Fred Travers 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. /episode/index/show/bluegrassunlimited/id/39106080

Bluegrass Unlimited Podcast with Andy Leftwich 11/13/2025

Bluegrass Unlimited Podcast with Andy Leftwich 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. /episode/index/show/bluegrassunlimited/id/39017940

Bluegrass Unlimited Podcast with Ashby Frank 11/06/2025

Bluegrass Unlimited Podcast with Ashby Frank 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. /episode/index/show/bluegrassunlimited/id/38934395

Bluegrass Unlimited Podcast with Harry Clark 10/30/2025

Bluegrass Unlimited Podcast with Harry Clark 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. /episode/index/show/bluegrassunlimited/id/38840095

Bluegrass Unlimited Podcast with Deanie Richardson 10/23/2025

Bluegrass Unlimited Podcast with Deanie Richardson 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. /episode/index/show/bluegrassunlimited/id/38752150

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