Welcome to this week’s Bluegrass Briefing, a new weekly series of episodes taking a look at what’s going on in the world of bluegrass.

This week we’re all about the birthdays and anniversaries. We’re celebrating Doc Watson’s 100th, as well as Telluride’s 50th…and Bluegrass Jam Along’s 2nd!

Here are the links to stuff mentioned in this episode.

News

• Doc Watson 100th birthday celebration - part 1 & part 2
• Jarrod Walker interview
• Jake Eddy first interview
• Jake Eddy second interview (Andy Statman)
• Telluride 50th anniversary

Releases

• Michael Cleveland’s ‘Loving of the Game’
• Mighty Poplar
• Rachel Baiman - website & instagram
• Natalie Padilla

Scroll on Buddy

• Billy Strings playing Tony Rice’s guitar
• Wes Corbett - website & instagram
• Wes Corbett Bluegrass Jam Along interview
• Caitlin Canty - website & instagram

Happy picking.

Matt

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