Tag: Newgrass

Alison Brown – Fair Weather (Ep. 92)

Post author By Anthony
Post date January 7, 2022

Hosts Mother Banjo and Anthony Ihrig talk with Grammy Award-winning banjoist, songwriter, producer and music label owner Alison Brown about her 2000 release Fair Weather 🎶 💿. Join us as we listen to her music together and hear the stories behind the songs and recording.

FEATURED SONGS

Fair Weather
Girl’s Breakdown
Hummingbird
Everybody’s Talkin’
Leaving Cottondale

SHOW NOTES

Learn more about Alison and purchase her music:
https://alisonbrown.com/

Help Alison pay it forward by donating to The Sally Ann Forrester College Scholarship (IBMA Foundation):
http://bluegrassfoundation.org/sally-ann-forrester-scholarship/

John Hickman

Bluegrass Unlimited article on John: https://www.bluegrassunlimited.com/article/john-hickman/
Bluegrass Today Article on his Passing:
https://bluegrasstoday.com/john-hickman-passes/

Taku Kawamata – Japanese banjo player who worked out a twin banjo banjo of “Leaving Cottondale.”
Video of Taku playing version: https://youtu.be/uVOYYWctt2g

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Tags Banjo, Bluegrass, Newgrass

The Bills

The Bills – Let Em Run (Ep. 66)

Post author By Anthony
Post date July 2, 2021

Hosts Mother Banjo and Anthony Ihrig talk this Friday with award-winning Canadian folk/roots band The Bills 🎶 💿. Join us as we listen to their music together and hear the stories behind the songs and recording.

FEATURED SONGS

Overture (Let Em Run) / Old Blue Bridge
Bamfield’s John Vanden
The Gatlinburg
Let Em Run
The Traveller

GALLERY

SHOW NOTES

Learn about The Bills and purchase their music at:
http://thebills.ca/

Like what you hear? Fill up The Bill’s tip jar via PayPal: paypal@thebills.ca

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Tags Fiddle, Folk, Mandolin, Newgrass

Joe K. Walsh

Joe K. Walsh – Sweet Loam (Ep. 65)

Post author By Anthony
Post date June 25, 2021

Hosts Mother Banjo and Anthony Ihrig talk with acclaimed mandolinist, songwriter and faculty member at Berklee College of Music, Joe K. Walsh about his 2011 release Sweet Loam 🎶 💿. Join us as we listen to his music together and hear the stories behind the songs and recording.

FEATURED SONGS

Ain’t No One Like You / Solly’s Little Favorite
Wolfcat Breakdown
Mole in the Ground
Emily’s Welcome to Portland
I Remembered When I Knew

GALLERY

SHOW NOTES

Learn more about Joe:
http://joekwalsh.com

Purchase Joe’s music on Bandcamp:
https://joewalsh.bandcamp.com

Joe’s mandolin courses on Peghead Nation: https://pegheadnation.com/string-school/instructors/joe-k-walsh

Mr. Sun:
http://www.mrsunband.com/

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Tags Mandolin, Newgrass

Barbaro

Barbaro – Dressed in Roses (Ep. 55)

Post author By Anthony
Post date April 17, 2021

Hosts Mother Banjo and Anthony Ihrig talk this Friday with Kyle Shelstad of the award-winning newgrass band Barbaro about their 2020 release Dressed in Roses 🎶 💿. Join us as we listen to the band’s music together and hear the stories behind the songs and recording.

FEATURED SONGS

Cold Stack
Barbaro
All Those Folks
Rita Cline

SHOW NOTES

Learn more about the band and purchase Barbaro’s music: https://www.barbaroband.com/

Like what you hear? Fill up Barbaro’s tip jar via PayPal: music.barbaro@gmail.com | Venmo: @bararo_band

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Tags Newgrass

Barley Jacks

Barley Jacks – Either Side of Night (Ep. 25)

Post author By Anthony
Post date September 11, 2020

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Tags Bluegrass, Fiddle, Newgrass

Chris Silver

Chris Silver – Souls and Spirits (Ep. 20)

Post author By Anthony
Post date August 7, 2020

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Tags Americana, Bluegrass, Newgrass

Becky Schlegel

Becky Schlegel – Red Leaf (Ep. 4)

Post author By Anthony
Post date April 10, 2020

Hosts Mother Banjo and Anthony Ihrig talk with acclaimed MN songwriter and South Dakota Country Music Hall of Famer Becky Schlegel about her 2002 self-released album Red Leaf.