Bluegrass Jam Along

This week we're jamming along to Peartree and I've got  three brand new backing track episodes for you. This is the you play lead track where I play backup so you can work on the tune.  It's four times through in the key of G at 75 bpm.

Don't forget to check out the other three episodes when you're done.

If you want a chord chart (or just want to find out more or get in touch),  just head to bluegrassjamalong.com

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Bluegrass Jam Along is proud to be sponsored by Collings Guitars and Mandolins and Token premium guitar picks

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This week we're jamming along to Peartree and I've got  three brand new backing track episodes for you. This is the you play rhythm track where I play the melody so you can work on backup.  It's four times through in the key of G at 75 bpm.

Don't forget to check out the other three episodes when you're done.

If you want a chord chart (or just want to find out more or get in touch),  just head to bluegrassjamalong.com

Support the show

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Thanks to Bryan Sutton for his wonderful theme tune to Bluegrass Jam Along (and to Justin Moses for playing the fiddle!)

Bluegrass Jam Along is proud to be sponsored by Collings Guitars and Mandolins and Token premium guitar picks

- Sign up to get updates on new episodes

- Free fiddle tune chord sheets

- Here's a list of all the Bluegrass Jam Along interviews

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

Here are the links to stuff mentioned in this episode.

Pod news

John McEuen interview 

- Apple
- Spotify
- YouTube

Church Street News

Pat Morris, IBMA’s Executive Director, has announced his plans to resign

Alan Bibey joins Balsam Range

Bluegrass Situation piece on touring by Erin McAnally

The Grass is New - new releases

Infamous Stringdusters - Down the Road

Ben Garnett - Imitation Fields

Mike Todd - The Coo Coo

Bella White - Break My Heart


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Chris Thile Acoustic camp details

In my ears this week

Rachel Baiman - Self Made Man

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Thanks to Bryan Sutton for his wonderful theme tune to Bluegrass Jam Along (and to Justin Moses for playing the fiddle!)

Bluegrass Jam Along is proud to be sponsored by Collings Guitars and Mandolins and Token premium guitar picks

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- Free fiddle tune chord sheets

- Here's a list of all the Bluegrass Jam Along interviews

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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.

Here are the links to stuff mentioned in this episode.

Pod news

• Doc Watson 100th birthday celebration - part 1 & part 2
• Bluegrass Jam Along’s YouTube channel
• Sign up for email alerts

Church Street News

• IBMA lineup and tickets
• Kyle Cantrell leaves Sirius XM
• Ron Block banjo app

The Grass in New - new releases

• Might Poplar tracks
• Missy Raines new single with Dan Paisley

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• Jake Eddy reel on learning 25 tunes

In my ears this week

• John McEuen - String Wizards
• Will the Circle be Unbroken
• Steve Martin - The Crow
• Tim O’Brien - He Walked On

Happy picking.

Matt

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Bluegrass Jam Along is proud to be sponsored by Collings Guitars and Mandolins and Token premium guitar picks

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- Free fiddle tune chord sheets

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My guest this week is John McEuen, founding member of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band.

I recently put together two special episodes to celebrate Doc Watson's 100th birthday (links below in case you missed those). I interviewed over a dozen guests and John was kind enough to take part and share some memories of recording Will the Circle Be Unbroken with Doc. Those episodes ended up being so long I didn't have room for all of the conversation I had with John, but there was so much great stuff in there I decided to release the whole thing. Here it is!

There's plenty more about Will the Circle... in here, but we also chat about John's favourite music he's made since then, playing with Earl Scruggs at IBMA, producing Steve Martin's Grammy winning album The Crow and plenty more.

It was a great conversation to get to be a part of and I really hope you enjoy it.

Links to stuff we talked about

For tour dates, info and details of John's book about the ...Circle sessions, visit John McEuen's website

For updates and news check out John's Facebook and Instagram pages

Do go and listen to John's fantastic album String Wizards, which includes the track he talks about, Carolina Traveler

Doc Watson 100th birthday episodes:

Part 1 - this is the episode John's in
Part 2

Happy picking,
Matt

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Thanks to Bryan Sutton for his wonderful theme tune to Bluegrass Jam Along (and to Justin Moses for playing the fiddle!)

Bluegrass Jam Along is proud to be sponsored by Collings Guitars and Mandolins and Token premium guitar picks

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- Free fiddle tune chord sheets

- Here's a list of all the Bluegrass Jam Along interviews

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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

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• 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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Thanks to Bryan Sutton for his wonderful theme tune to Bluegrass Jam Along (and to Justin Moses for playing the fiddle!)

Bluegrass Jam Along is proud to be sponsored by Collings Guitars and Mandolins and Token premium guitar picks

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- Free fiddle tune chord sheets

- Here's a list of all the Bluegrass Jam Along interviews

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Hi everyone.

Today (March 3rd 2023) would have been Doc Watson's 100th birthday, so I've put together a couple of really special episodes to celebrate. 

I spent the past 3 months interviewing people who knew, played with, worked with, were inspired by or just loved Doc and his music. I ended up with hours and hours of wonderful conversation and have edited it all into two episodes. This is the second....

This one focusses on people who were inspired by Doc and his music.

You'll hear from:

• Mike Marshall
• Tony Trischka
• Laurie Lewis
• Bryan Sutton
• Bob Minner
• Scott Nygaard
• Chris Eldridge
• Jake Eddy
• Sid Griffin
• Tim O'Brien
• Ketch Secor from Old Crow Medicine Show

All of these are brand new interviews carried out for these episodes. 


They've been a joy to put together. I hope you enjoy them (and don't forget to check out episode 1).

Happy picking (and happy birthday Doc!)

Matt

Support the show

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Thanks to Bryan Sutton for his wonderful theme tune to Bluegrass Jam Along (and to Justin Moses for playing the fiddle!)

Bluegrass Jam Along is proud to be sponsored by Collings Guitars and Mandolins and Token premium guitar picks

- Sign up to get updates on new episodes

- Free fiddle tune chord sheets

- Here's a list of all the Bluegrass Jam Along interviews

- Follow Bluegrass Jam Along for regular updates:

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Hi everyone.

Today (March 3rd 2023) would have been Doc Watson's 100th birthday, so I've put together a couple of really special episodes to celebrate. 

I spent the past 3 months interviewing people who knew, played with, worked with, were inspired by or just loved Doc and his music. I ended up with hours and hours of wonderful conversation and have edited it all into two episodes. This is the first....

This one focusses on those who worked and played with Doc, plus a couple of people responsible for carrying on his legacy.

You'll hear from:

• Happy Traum, founder of Homespun Music on getting to know and working with Doc
• John McEuen from the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band on recording the seminal Will the Circle Be Unbroken record with Doc
• T. Michael Coleman on 15 years playing and touring with Doc
• Jack Lawrence on his 20 years with Doc
• Lindsay Craven, Artist Relations Manager at MerleFest on making sure Doc's vision lives on at the festival
• Ted Olson, who wrote the book that accompanies the box set Life's Work: A Retrospective

All of these are brand new interviews carried out for these episodes. They've been a joy to put together. 

I hope you enjoy them (and don't forget to check out episode 2).

Happy picking (and happy birthday Doc!)

Matt

Support the show

===

Thanks to Bryan Sutton for his wonderful theme tune to Bluegrass Jam Along (and to Justin Moses for playing the fiddle!)

Bluegrass Jam Along is proud to be sponsored by Collings Guitars and Mandolins and Token premium guitar picks

- Sign up to get updates on new episodes

- Free fiddle tune chord sheets

- Here's a list of all the Bluegrass Jam Along interviews

- Follow Bluegrass Jam Along for regular updates:

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

This week we’ve got plenty of Doc Watson related content in the run up to his 100th birthday on March 3rd. I’ll be releasing two extra special episodes of the podcast on Doc’s birthday, featuring 4 hours of brand new interviews with people who knew, worked with, admire and have been influenced by Doc. Guests include T. Michael Coleman, Jack Lawrence, Bryan Sutton, Tim O’Brien, John McEuen and lots more.

Here are the links to stuff mentioned in this episode.

• Doc
  • Doc at 100 shows
  • MerleFest update
  • 2nd annual North Carolina Guitar Celebration - tickets on sale March 1st
  • I Am A Pilgrim: Doc Watson at 100 Tribute record
  • Bluegrass Jam Along Jack Hinshelwood interview
• Michael Daves
  • Info on Michael Daves Zoom courses
• Releases
  • Tim Stafford and Thomm Jutz’s ‘Lost Voices’
  • Bluegrass Jam Along interview with Tim Stafford
  • Rob Ickes and Trey Hensley’s ‘Living in a Song’
  • Bluegrass Jam Along interview with Rob & Trey
  • Max Allard’s ‘March Maxness’
  • Michael Cleveland’s ‘Loving of the Game’
  • Mile Twelve ‘ Close Enough to Hear’
  • The Infamous Stringdusters’ Flatt and Scruggs tribute
  • Nickel Creek Holding ‘Pattern

Other bits

• Wyatt Ellis on Instagram
• Mighty Poplar

Happy picking.

Matt

Support the show

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Thanks to Bryan Sutton for his wonderful theme tune to Bluegrass Jam Along (and to Justin Moses for playing the fiddle!)

Bluegrass Jam Along is proud to be sponsored by Collings Guitars and Mandolins and Token premium guitar picks

- Sign up to get updates on new episodes

- Free fiddle tune chord sheets

- Here's a list of all the Bluegrass Jam Along interviews

- Follow Bluegrass Jam Along for regular updates:

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- Review us on Apple Podcasts

This week we're playing another tune back to back at two different speeds  - once at 75 bpm then again at 85. We're doing Salt Creek and we're in the key of A.

We're using the jam along format - that means I'm kicking off playing backup and you're on the tune, then we swap and go round 4 times. Then, after a quick pause, we do the whole thing again at 85 bpm.

Don't forget to grab a chord sheet if you need one from bluegrassjamalong.com

Happy picking!
Matt

Support the show

===

Thanks to Bryan Sutton for his wonderful theme tune to Bluegrass Jam Along (and to Justin Moses for playing the fiddle!)

Bluegrass Jam Along is proud to be sponsored by Collings Guitars and Mandolins and Token premium guitar picks

- Sign up to get updates on new episodes

- Free fiddle tune chord sheets

- Here's a list of all the Bluegrass Jam Along interviews

- Follow Bluegrass Jam Along for regular updates:

• Instagram
• Facebook

- Review us on Apple Podcasts