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In this weekly podcast Bluegrass Unlimited Magazine editor, Dan Miller, interviews bluegrass musicians. Both the new up-and-coming artists and the bluegrass legends are featured.

  1. Bluegrass Unlimited Podcast with Shawn Lane

    5H AGO

    Bluegrass Unlimited Podcast with Shawn Lane

    This week we feature singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Shawn Lane of Blue Highway.  We'll talk with Shawn about how he got his start in bluegrass, the bands he performed with early in his career, his work with Blue Highway over the past 30 years and performing with his talented sons Grayson and Garrett.

    1h 3m
  2. Bluegrass Unlimited Podcast with Jimmy Mattingly

    6D AGO

    Bluegrass Unlimited Podcast with Jimmy Mattingly

    This week we feature fiddler Jimmy Mattingly and talk with him about his career playing in fiddle contests as a young fiddler, performing in bluegrass band such as Spectrum, the Osbourne Brothers and the Grascals and working with country music acts such as Dolly Parton, Garth Brooks, Reba McEntire, Trisha Yearwood and others.  We will also talk about him being the fiddle instructor at the Bluegrass Unlimited Workshop Weekend in February 2026 in Owensboro, Kentucky.

    1h 4m
  3. Bluegrass Unlimited Podcast with Jaelee Roberts

    12/18/2025

    Bluegrass Unlimited Podcast with Jaelee Roberts

    This week we feature Jaelee Roberts, the lead singer and guitar player for Sister Sadie.  We talk with Jaelee about growing up in a prominent bluegrass family, performing with an award-winning band, recording her solo albums and performing on the Grand Ole Opry.  You will also hear a couple of songs from Jaelee's newest solo album.

    1h 2m

  4. 12/11/2025

    Bluegrass Unlimited Podcast with Don Stiernberg

    This week we feature mandolin master Don Stiernberg.  A protégé of the great Jethro Burns, Don is known for both his bluegrass and jazz chops on the mandolin and guitar.  In this podcast I'll talk with Don about his years learning from and performing with Jethro Burns and the connections that Jethro had with music legends like Hank Williams, Sr., Chet Adkins, Bill Monroe and Red Rector.  We'll also talk about Don's work with Special Consensus over the years.

    1h 7m
  5. Bluegrass Unlimited Podcast with Avril Smith

    12/04/2025

    Bluegrass Unlimited Podcast with Avril Smith

    This week we feature Avril Smith, the guitar player with Della Mae, and talk with her about her career in music, her teaching at Bryan Sutton's guitar camp, Della Mae's newest recording and what 2026 has in store for the band.

    53 min

  6. 11/27/2025

    Bluegrass Unlimited Podcast with Jeremy Stephens

    This week we feature banjo player Jeremy Stephens.  After we discuss how he got his start in bluegrass music, the various bands that Jeremy has performed with over the years and the groups he is with currently, we will talk about his deep interest in Don Reno's banjo style and his study of Reno's life story.

    1h 2m

  7. 11/20/2025

    Bluegrass Unlimited Podcast with Fred Travers

    This week we feature Dobro player Fred Travers of the Seldom Scene.  We'll talk about how Fred became interested in playing the Dobro, his interest in Mike Auldridge's approach to the Dobro and how he got the chance to take lessons with Mike.  We'll also talk about the early bands he performed with and then how he eventually got the opportunity to take the Dobro  spot in the Seldom Scene after Mike left the band about 30 years ago.

    1h 1m

  8. 11/13/2025

    Bluegrass Unlimited Podcast with Andy Leftwich

    This week we feature mandolin player and fiddler Andy Leftwich and talk with him about his early days playing fiddle contests, joining Valerie Smith at age 15 and then Ricky Skaggs' band at age 19.  He spent about 12 years playing with Skaggs and has since moved on and recently recorded a couple of new albums.  His album The American Fiddler came out in 2022 and his new yet to be titled album will come out early in 2026.  We talk with Andy about all of that and more.

    57 min
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In this weekly podcast Bluegrass Unlimited Magazine editor, Dan Miller, interviews bluegrass musicians. Both the new up-and-coming artists and the bluegrass legends are featured.

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  • Creator
    Bluegrass Unlimited Magazine
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodes
    100
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © All Material Copyright Bluegrass Unlimited Magazine
  • Show Website
    Bluegrass Unlimited's Podcast

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