Bluegrass Jam Along – Détails, épisodes et analyse

My guest this week is Fretboard Journal's Jason Verlinde.

Jason shares the story of how Fretboard Journal started, back in 2005, and how it's grown from a print magazine to include a series of great podcasts and The Fretboard Summit events.

We also chat about the current state of the acoustic instrument market and how the vintage market has changed over the past two decades, plus what people can expect from this year's Fretboard Summit, which kicks off in Chicago in just two days.

Visit fretboardjournal.com for more info on the Fretboard Journal magazine and podcasts and fretboardsummit.org for info on the Fretboard Summit.

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.

This week, news of a brand new record by Daniel Patrick of the Mandolins and Beer podcast and a new flatpicking course from Grant Gordy on Peghead Nation.

There's also new music from Stephen Mougin and Ned Luberecki, Jason Carter and Michael Cleveland, Sarah Jarosz, Any Leftwich, Aoife O'Donovan and Hawktail and Jerry Douglas!

Don't forget, you'll find the new releases playlist here:

The Grass is (mostly) New 2024 playlist

Also....

Sign up for emails https://bluegrassjamalong.com/contact/

The Grass is (mostly) New 2024 playlist

Full list of interviews

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• Use the code ‘jamalong’ for a free month of any course

Happy picking.

Matt

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My guest this week is Roger Siminoff. Not only is Roger an authority on instrument making, the physics of music and tap tuning, he's also an expert on the life and work of Lloyd Loar.

Loar worked at Gibson in the early 1920s and oversaw the production of some truly remarkable, game changing instruments - most notably the F5 mandolin, which went on to become an integral part of bluegrass music and shape how we see mandolins for the next 100 years.

We talked about Lloyd Loar's background, why his approach to making mandolins was both revolutionary, yet also harked back 200 years to the golden age of violin making and how Roger ended up researching Loar for a magazine piece (a piece that went on to develop into an interest in Loar's work, a deep friendship with his widow, the discovery of some long lost instruments and, ultimately, a life's work for Roger himself).

It was a fascinating conversation - I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

To find out more about Roger and his books, visit siminoffbooks.com

In particular check out The Life and Work of Lloyd Allayre Loar and The Art of Tap Tuning

Roger mentions Dan Beimborn's wonderful Mandolin Archive site, detailing all the known Loar-signed instruments out there.

For more on mandolins, including info and a truly excellent forum, I can highly recommend Mandolin Cafe

Happy picking!
Matt

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Hi everyone.

Not a full episode this week, I just wanted to let you know what's going on over the summer as I'm taking a short break.

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.

Bluegrass Jam Along News

• Bluegrass Jam Along website
• List of tunes on the website

News and announcements (Church street News)

• IBMA music awards nominees
• IBMA industry/momentum award nominees

Releases (The Grass is New)

• The Grass is (mostly) New Spotify playlist

Scroll on Buddy

• Bluegrass Today George Gruhn article

Other bits

• Sign up for emails 
• The Grass is (mostly) New Spotify playlist
• Full list of interviews

Happy picking.

Matt

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Bluegrass Jam Along is proud to be sponsored by Collings Guitars and Mandolins

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- Free fiddle tune chord sheets

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My guest this week is singer songwriter Caitlin Canty.

Caitlin joins me to chat about her new album Quiet Flame, produced by Chris Eldridge (of Punch Brothers and Mighty Poplar) and featuring a fantastic band, including Paul Kowert, Brittany Haas, Sarah Jarosz, Noam Pikelny and Andrew Marlin.

We talk about working with those musicians, the fact that the record was about to be made when the pandemic struck, how the final record differs from the one it would have been if it had been recorded back in 2020 and so much more.

It was a wonderful conversation full of insight and laughter. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

For more info on Caitlin and to buy the album, visit caitlincanty.com

You can watch the videos we talked about on Caitlin's YouTube channel (and you should, they're great).

For updates, follow Caitlin on Facebook and Instagram

Happy picking,
Matt

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Bluegrass Jam Along is proud to be sponsored by Collings Guitars and Mandolins

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- 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.

Bluegrass Jam Along News

• Bluegrass Jam Along website
• List of tunes on the website

News and announcements (Church street News)

• New Northfield mandolin (and guitar) models
• Ron Block banjo app

Releases (The Grass is New)

• Wyatt Ellis ‘Grassy Cove’ video
• The Grass is (mostly) New Spotify playlist

Other bits

• Sign up for emails https://bluegrassjamalong.com/contact/
• The Grass is (mostly) New Spotify playlist
• Full list of interviews

Happy picking.

Matt

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

Support the show

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Bluegrass Jam Along is proud to be sponsored by Collings Guitars and Mandolins

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- Free fiddle tune chord sheets

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

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This week's episodes were supposed to be a set of backing tracks for Big Sandy River. I recorded them and started editing and they just sounded a bit....well...bad!

So rather than put them out, or make up an excuse, I thought I'd share that in the hope it helps a few other people go a little easier on themselves on their bad days. Because we all have them (even Bryan Sutton).

It's a short episode but hopefully there's some value in it.

That's it - happier picking! 
Matt

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Bluegrass Jam Along is proud to be sponsored by Collings Guitars and Mandolins

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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 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.

Bluegrass Jam Along News

• New Bluegrass Jam Along website

News and announcements (Church street News)

• IBMA Mystery Merch Sale

Releases (The Grass is New)

• Wyatt Ellis ‘Grassy Cove’ 

Other bits

• Sign up for emails https://bluegrassjamalong.com/contact/
• The Grass is (mostly) New Spotify playlist

Happy picking.

Matt

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

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

- 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

My guest this week is Tim Stafford of Blue Highway.

Tim joins me to chat about his new record Guitar Melodies, a wonderful album of guitar instrumentals. We talk about the tunes, the guitars he used, who else plays on the record and why Tim dedicated the album to the memory and legacy of Tony Rice.

It's a great record and it's always a pleasure to chat to Tim.

Head to Tim's website for more info. You can buy Guitar Melodies from Tim's store.

If you don't know the tony_units Instagram account Tim mentions, go and check it out (you don't need to be on Instagram to see the posts).

If you missed the Tony Rice Church Street Blues 40th anniversary celebration, you can listen here (Tim features in part 1):

Tony Rice – Church Street Blues 40th anniversary part 1 (Tim Stafford, Wyatt Rice, Mike Marshall, Alison Krauss, Bryan Sutton, Chris Eldridge & Caroline Wright)

Tony Rice – Church Street Blues 40th anniversary part 2 (Bob Minner, Jake Eddy, Justin Moses, Marcel Ardans, Scott Nygaard, Jason Keiser & tony_units)

Happy picking!
Matt

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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

- 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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- Review us on Apple Podcasts