My guest this week is Matt Glaser, Artistic Director of Berklee's Center for American Roots Music.

Matt joins me to celebrate 15 years of the program, but also to delve into some of the themes of his superb Keynote  Speech at IBMA 2023. In the speech, Matt sets out the idea that American music can be seen as one thing, rather than simply a series of genres,  and goes on to give countless examples of early musical connections between styles.

We chat about his approach, how music education differs in the UK and US and why being curious is more important than being right.

There's a link to his IMBA speech below and I strongly recommend you go and check it out if you haven't seen it. It's wonderful.

I loved this conversation and hope you do too.

You can find out more about Berklee and the Roots Music Program  at https://college.berklee.edu/focused/roots

Here's Matt's 2023 IBMA keynote speech

Happy picking!
Matt

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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.

News and announcements - Church Street News 

• Fretboard Summit
• Rhiannon Giddens on collaborating with Beyoncé on 'Cowboy Carter'

Releases (The Grass is New)

• The Grass is (mostly) New 2024 playlist

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• David Benedict ‘How I Transcribe’ 
• Hillary Klug Kickstarter

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Happy picking.

Matt

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This  week we're jamming along to the classic tune Temperance Reel. This is a performance track, rather than a backing track. It's me playing both tune and backup so you've got a reference to listen to if you're new to the tune, or just want to be able to listen a few times to the whole thing.

Don't forget to check out the other three episodes when you're done and jam along!

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

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This week we're jamming along to Temperance Reel and I've got  three brand new backing track episodes for you. This is the jam along track where I play backup, followed by the melody then we keep swapping.  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.

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This week we're jamming along to Temperance Reel 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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This week we're jamming along to Temperance Reel 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

Send a message to Bluegrass Jam Along! (Don't forget to include your name so I know who you are!)

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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.

News and announcements - church street news 

• IBMA ticket info

Releases (The Grass is New)

• The Grass is (mostly) New 2024 playlist

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• Bob Minner - Sulphur Dell

Other bits

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• The Grass is (mostly) New 2024 playlist
• Full list of interviews
• Peghead Nation
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Happy picking.

Matt

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My guest this week is Lindsay Lou, who joins me to talk about her wonderful record Queen of Time.

We talk about the arc of Lindsay's creative journey, from her previous record Southland to this record, and beyond. We also chat about why it's important to know where you came from, both personally and musically, and why that led to Lindsay using interviews with her grandmother on two tracks on the record, plus I got the chance to ask about Lindsay's recent experience of joining the Transatlantic Sessions tour in the UK.

This was a fascinating conversation to get to be part of. 

You can find out more about Lindsay at www.lindsayloumusic.com

For regular updates follow Lindsay on Instagram

Happy picking.
Matt

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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.

News and announcements - church street news 

• Well of Souls - Kristina Gaddy

Releases (The Grass is New)

• The Grass is (mostly) New 2024 playlist

Scroll on Buddy

• Punch Brothers - Just What I Needed

Other bits

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• The Grass is (mostly) New 2024 playlist
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Happy picking.

Matt

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My guest this week is Bill Amatneek, who joins me to talk about his fascinating new book 'Discovering Tony Rice.'

Bill shares his memories of playing with Tony in the David Grisman Quintet, officiating at Tony's wedding to Leela and spending time with him on the road. He also talks about how an article on Tony turned into a 260 page book and what he learned about Tony from interviewing his friends, musical colleagues and family in the process.

It's a fascinating insight into one of the most extraordinary musicians of our time and was a truly wonderful conversation to get to be a part of.

You can buy the book from Vineyard Press

Happy picking,
Matt

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