This week we feature Brad Davis.  In addition to being a talented songwriter and well-known performing and recording artist, Brad is also a recording engineer and record producer who teaches audio engineering at Texas A&M in Commerce, Texas.  In this interview we will focus on Brad’s work as a recording engineer since our theme in August revolves around those important folks who work behind the scenes in the bluegrass music world.  

This week we feature radio broadcaster Lee Michael Demsey.  Lee has been in broadcasting since mid-1970s, was awarded IBMA’s broadcaster of the year award in 1991 and in 2019 received IBMA’s  Distiguished Achievement Award.  He also is the person who puts together our monthly National Bluegrass Survey chart.

This week we are talking with video producer and record label owner Sammy Passamano III.  Sammy started out working with his family at Rural Rhythm Records.  He is now involved with Bluegrass Music TV and owns 615 Hideaway Records, which is record label under the umbrella of his 615 Hideaway Entertainment Company.

     This week we feature songwriter Mark “Brink” Brinkman.  In our August 2022 issue we feature some of the behind-the-scenes folks in bluegrass music, including songwriters.  Brink is one of the most prolific songwriters in bluegrass music.  We talk about his background in music and songwriting and he lends some great advice to budding songwriters in bluegrass.

This week we feature banjo player Blake Williams.  As most bluegrass fans know, Blake played banjo with Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys for about a decade and before that he also performed for a year or two with Lester Flatt and the Nashville Grass.  He has some wonderful stories to tell us about being on the road with both Lester Flatt and then Bill Monroe.

This week we talk with Wes Corbett, the banjo player in the Sam Bush Band.  Wes had a solo project titled "Cascade" released a year or two ago and he has since come out with an instructional book for banjo players that includes transcriptions from that album.  We talk with Wes about the album and the new book and you'll hear a couple of cuts from the album.

This week we feature mandolin player Scott Napier.  In our July 2022 issue we a few of the many college-level programs that include instruction in bluegrass music. We talk with Scott a program that he is involved with called the Hazard Community College’s Kentucky School of Bluegrass and Traditional Music.  We also talk about Scott’s career in bluegrass and some other interesting projects that he is involved with these days.

This week we feature bluegrass banjo legend John McEuen, who along with his brother, William, and his bandmates in the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band was responsible for the landmark 1972 record album “Will The Circle Be Unbroken”.  John has just published a new book that celebrates the 50-year anniversary of the “Will the Circle Be Unbroken" album release and in this podcast we talk with John about the recording of that historical project and the contents of his new book.

     This week we feature legendary bluegrass singer, songwriter, guitar and mandolin player Peter Rowan.  Peter has a new record on the Rebel label titled “Calling You From My Mountain.”  We talk with Peter about this new recording and you will also get to hear some of the tracks from the album.  I hope you enjoy the Peter Rowan podcast.

This week we are featuring fiddler Richard Greene.  Richard grew up in Los Angeles and was part of the early bluegrass scene in Southern California.  Most bluegrass fans are aware that he later went on to play with Bill Monroe, Seatrain, Muleskinner, Old and in the Way, The Grass is Greener and many more.  He has had a very long and distinguished career in bluegrass and acoustic music.