Join Mike Kear in Sydney, Australia  and guest co-host Mike Mitchell in Floyd Virginia  as they count down the 20 hottest bluegrass songs on the charts according to BluegrassToday.com. As always, “the Mike and Mike Project”  will count down the Bluegrass Today Weekly Top Twenty bluegrass hits, from #20 all the way to a brand new #1. They’ll spin five debut songs today, including… ●      One from a young country singer who was brought up in bluegrass jams and festivals,  and recorded this song almost by accident●      One that was written and recorded by a man who’s venturing out on his own solo career after 15 years with one of the hottest bands in bluegrass.,●      An instrumental from a young banjo player who has played with the likes of David Peterson and 194, Jim  and Jesse, the Osborne Brothers.  And most recently with Marty Raybon and Full Circle.●      One from a husband and wife team, both famous in their own right with different famous bands, recording together for the first time in 20 years of marriage●      And a song from a band that hasn’t recorded for years and is only now having their album released.  And today’s show is peppered with personal insights from Mike Mitchell, who lives and breathes in the midst of the bluegrass action in the mountains of Virginia Available 14th May, 2023, at podomatic.com/podcasts/bttop20 or on iHeart radio, Apple/iTunes, Amazon Music, Player FM, Audible, or wherever you catch your favorite podcasts!  Download the Podomatic app on your phone or tablet, search for BTTop20, and follow us so you never miss an episode! And join the Facebook group at facebook.com/groups/bttop20 for advance notice of upcoming episodes, backstories and links for some of the show’s featured segments, and much more!