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About this podcast
Bluegrass stars tell their stories. We get beyond just picks and strings, as they tell their stories with eloquence, candor and humor.
Hosted by Chris Wuerth from GuitartownCT concerts in Hamden, CT.
Episodes
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- Terry Eldredge: Monroe, Osbornes, Cordle, Grascals, Dolly: He's played with them all · 1 h 6 min · Season 2 Episode 94Send us Fan Mail Terry Eldredge has had an illustrious 50+ year career in bluegrass, with everyone from Bill Monroe, Dolly Parton and The Osborne Brothers, to Larry Cordle, The…
- Frank Evans: Banjo ace, now w/ Bronwyn · 1 h 3 minSend us Fan Mail From Toronto, banjo star Frank Evans is now touring with Bronwyn, and her high energy band. A virtuoso on old time and bluegrass banjo, he's also a fine singer…
- Wayne Benson: Mandolin maestro w/ lllrd Tyme Out · 1 h 7 min · Season 3 Episode 26Send us Fan Mail Wayne Benson has been mandolinist for the legendary bluegrass band Russell Moore and lllrd Tyme Out for 30 years. He has a large following on his YouTube…
- Tim Surrett: At The Heart of Gospel & Bluegrass · 1 h 9 min · Season 3 Episode 25Send us Fan Mail Tim Surrett is a North Carolinian through and through. From high school he began a musical career as a bassist, singer and dobro player, that led him to the…
- Ethan Setiawan: The Fine Ground Brew of Bluegrass · 1 h 1 min · Season 3 Episode 24Send us Fan Mail Ethan Setiawan won both National Mandolin Championship and Rockygrass Mandolin Championship. After attending Berklee, he's become a leading voice of the…
- Matt Flinner: Master of Mandolin Matters · 1 h 8 min · Season 3 Episode 23Send us Fan Mail Grammy-nominated mandolinist Matt Flinner has made a career out of playing bluegrass and American roots music in new ways. Hailed by Downbeat Magazine as "one of…
- Zoe Guigueno: Queen of my Domain · 1 h 0 min · Season 3 Episode 22Send us Fan Mail Zoe Guigueno is a Canadian bassist & singer/songwriter, now living in Eugene, Oregon. Her music has been described as having “the smartness and delivery of early…
- Sullivan Sisters: Soraya and Luciya, bluegrass rising · 47 min · Season 3 Episode 21Send us Fan Mail Soraya and Luciya are the heart of The Sullivan Sisters bluegrass band. Raised in North Carolina, living in Chicago, and now both at Berklee School of Music…
- Jeff Picker: 'With the Bass in Mind" · 1 h 9 min · Season 3 Episode 20Send us Fan Mail Jeff Picker is a star bassist in Nashville. Married to 6-time Grammy winnner Sarah Jarosz, he's played with everyone from Ricky Skaggs and East Nash Grass to…
- Jimmy Gaudreau: Mandolin Maestro · 1 h 20 min · Season 3 Episode 19Send us Fan Mail Mandolinist Jimmy Gaudreau tells wonderful stories of Charlie Waller, David Grisman, John Duffey, and has especially fond memories of Tony and Wyatt Rice, with…
- Tony Furtado: Banjo, Blues and Beyond · 1 h 2 min · Season 3 Episode 18Send us Fan Mail A wonderful conversation with this soulful and thoughtful singer, songwriter, and virtuoso on banjo and slide guitar. He won the National Bluegrass Banjo…
- Ronnie Reno: He's seen it all in country & bluegrass · 60 min · Season 3 Episode 17Send us Fan Mail Ron Reno retired in 2019, after 60 years in bluegrass and country music. He started at age 7, with his dad Don Reno, and Red Smiley. He recorded ten albums…
- Heather Berry Mabe: Daughter of the Stars · 1 h 5 min · Season 3 Episode 16Send us Fan Mail Every once in a while, I interview someone who is so natural and open that it feels like a chat with an old friend. That was the case with Heather Berry Mabe. In…
- Liam Purcell: Fueling the Future of Buegrass · 1 h 15 min · Season 3 Episode 15Send us Fan Mail Liam grew up just down the road from Doc Watson's home in Deep Gap, North Carolina. A child prodigy on several instruments, he surprised everyone by sweeping the…
- Blake Willams: Banjo Memories of Lester & Bill · 1 h 16 min · Season 3 Episode 14Send us Fan Mail Blake Wiliams played banjo with Lester Flatt and Nashville Grass, before his ten year stint with Bill Monroe and his Bluegrasss Boys. He was the longest tenured…
- Darren Nicholson: Bringing North Carolina Bluegrass Home · 1 h 2 min · Season 3 Episode 13Send us Fan Mail Darren Nicholson has played mountain music since his youth in Western North Carolina. A great mandolinist with Alecia Nugent, and seventeen years with Balsam…
- Ettore Buzzini: Re-imagining The Banjo · 1 h 4 min · Season 3 Episode 12Send us Fan Mail Ettore Buzzini is an eighteen year old banjo prodigy from North Carolina. Winner of Fresh Grass 2025 Banjo Contest, he’s a strong songwriter, instrumentalist…
- Tim Stafford: The Song is The Story · 1 h 17 min · Season 3 Episode 11Send us Fan Mail Tim Stafford is a master songwriter, guitarist and teacher. From Alison Krauss & Union Station, to 30+ years with Blue Highway, he's had his finger on the pulse…
- Andy Leftwich: Fiddle and Faith · 1 h 1 min · Season 3 Episode 10Send us Fan Mail 4-time Grammy winner Andy Leftwich began playing fiddle at age 6, entered his first contest at 7, and won the National Championship for Beginners at 12. At age…
- David Benedict: Spreading Mandolin Joy · 1 h 4 min · Season 3 Episode 9Send us Fan Mail David Benedict is Grammy-nominated mandolinist. After 3 years with Missy Raines, he joined Mile Twelve, who were 2017 IBMA Momentum Award winners. David was also…
