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Bluegrass stars tell their stories. We get beyond just picks and strings, as they tell their stories with eloquence, candor and humor.  Hosted by Chris Wuerth from GuitartownCT concerts in Hamden, CT.

  1. fa 4 dies

    Jimmy Gaudreau: Mandolin Maestro

    Send us Fan Mail Mandolinist Jimmy Gaudreau tells wonderful stories of Charlie Waller, David Grisman, John Duffey, and has especially fond memories of Tony and Wyatt Rice, with whom he played for 10 years. That band had a rhythm section "Like a wall of sound." Lots of fun, nicknames, etc... Jimmy is retired, but has lots to say about bluegrass, playing mandolin, and the stars he has played with. He also has a wonderful new website, jimmygaudreau.com, worth checking out for all bluegrass fans!

    Jimmy Gaudreau: Mandolin Maestro

  2. 1 de jul.

    Tony Furtado: Banjo, Blues and Beyond

    Send us Fan Mail A wonderful conversation with this soulful and thoughtful singer, songwriter, and virtuoso on banjo and slide guitar. He won the National Bluegrass Banjo Championship in Winfield, Kansas in 1987 and 1991.  He recorded 18 critically acclaimed albums, with master musicians like Alison Krauss, Jerry Douglas, Tim O’Brien, Stuart Duncan, Kelly Joe Phelps and Mike Marshall. He has toured with Gregg Allman, David Lindley, Derek Trucks, and Sonny Landreth. Tony, also a sculptor, is married, and lives in Portland, Oregon. A fascinating interview!

    Tony Furtado: Banjo, Blues and Beyond

  3. 5 de juny

    Ronnie Reno: He's seen it all in country & bluegrass

    Send us Fan Mail Ron Reno retired in 2019, after 60 years in bluegrass and country music. He started at age 7, with his dad Don Reno, and Red Smiley. He recorded ten albums during his 9 years with Merle Haggard, and played five years with the Osborne Brothers. He played with everyone from the Louvin Brothers and Ray Price to the Stanley Brothers and Johnny Cash.  A prolific songwriter, producer and TV host, there's not much in the country and bluegrass world he hasn't experienced!

    Ronnie Reno: He's seen it all in country & bluegrass

  4. 12 de maig

    Heather Berry Mabe: Daughter of the Stars

    Send us Fan Mail Every once in a while, I interview someone who is so natural and open that it feels like a chat with an old friend. That was the case with Heather Berry Mabe. In 2024, Heather won IBMA's Momentum Vocalist of the Year award. In 2025, her band, Red Camel Collective, won IBMA New Artist of the Year, and she was just chosen 2026 SPBGMA Female Vocalist of the Year.  Her band, Red Camel Collective, with her husband Tony on banjo, was Junior Sisk's band for many years, but they are making huge waves in bluegrass on their own, since their 2025 debut album.  She's a very spiritual person, with a golden voice and a personality to match. You will be hearing a lot from her!!

    Heather Berry Mabe: Daughter of the Stars

  5. 28 d’abr.

    Liam Purcell: Fueling the Future of Buegrass

    Send us Fan Mail Liam grew up just down the road from Doc Watson's home in Deep Gap, North Carolina. A child prodigy on several instruments, he surprised everyone by sweeping the 2022 RockyGrass instrumental contests in guitar, mandolin and banjo, the first person to ever do so. He attended Berklee College of Music, and leads the band Cane Mill Road, which won IBMA's Momentum Band of The Year award in 2019. Age 24, he is already an experienced  bluegrass pro, thoughtful and insightful. He talked a lot about Billy Strings, Doc Watson, and the trials and pleasures of leading a bluegrass band!

    Liam Purcell: Fueling the Future of Buegrass

  6. 21 d’abr.

    Blake Willams: Banjo Memories of Lester & Bill

    Send us Fan Mail Blake Wiliams played banjo with Lester Flatt and Nashville Grass, before his ten year stint with Bill Monroe and his Bluegrasss Boys. He was the longest tenured banjo player ever with Monore, and has some amazing stories to prove it! During his career, Blake has toured 48 states and 7 countries, played Carnegie Hall, The Kennedy Center, and Lincoln Center. He recorded 2 albums with Lester Flatt, and 6 albums with Bill Monroe, including the Grammy winning Southern Flavor. You won't want to miss his wonderful memories, some never told before!

    Blake Willams: Banjo Memories of Lester & Bill

  7. 14 d’abr.

    Darren Nicholson: Bringing North Carolina Bluegrass Home

    Send us Fan Mail Darren Nicholson has played mountain music since his youth in Western North Carolina. A great mandolinist with Alecia Nugent, and seventeen years with Balsam Range, he’s also an introspective songwriter, a harmony singer, lead vocalist, and guitarist. These days, he's a man on a mission, to bring North Carolina roots music back to the local community.

    Darren Nicholson: Bringing North Carolina Bluegrass Home

  8. 9 d’abr.

    Ettore Buzzini: Re-imagining The Banjo

    Send us Fan Mail Ettore Buzzini is an eighteen year old banjo prodigy from North Carolina. Winner of Fresh Grass 2025 Banjo Contest, he’s a strong songwriter, instrumentalist, and vocalist, whose dream is to "bring as much of the human experience to our music as possible.” His banjo work is very melodic and sounds like no one else in bluegrass. I think he's a force to be reckoned with. Check him out.

    Ettore Buzzini: Re-imagining The Banjo
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Informació

Bluegrass stars tell their stories. We get beyond just picks and strings, as they tell their stories with eloquence, candor and humor.  Hosted by Chris Wuerth from GuitartownCT concerts in Hamden, CT.

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  • Creació
    Bluegrass stars
  • Anys en actiu
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodis
    85
  • Qualificació
    Apte
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