Bluegrass Unlimited's Podcast

Bluegrass Unlimited Magazine

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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100 episodes
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March 12 · 1 hr 4 min
Bluegrass Unlimited Podcast with Jeff Autry
This week we feature guitar player Jeff Autry. Jeff has a fairly new single out and will have a new album out in the near future. We talk with Jeff about that project as well as dive back into his long bluegrass career.
March 6 · 1 hr 3 min
Bluegrass Unlimited Podcast with Tabitha Agnew Benedict
This week we feature singer, songwriter, and banjo and guitar player Tabitha Agnew Benedict of The Foreign Landers and talk with her about her unique bluegrass story and the band's newest project Made To Wonder. You will also hear a couple of tracks from that album.
February 26 · 1 hr 7 min
Bluegrass Unlimited Podcast with Shannon Slaughter
This week we feature singer, songwriter and guitar player Shannon Slaughter and talk with him about his career in bluegrass music, including the various bands who he has performed with, his work as a school teacher, his newest recording, his songwriting and recently making the move to Mountain Fever Records.
February 19 · 1 hr 1 min
Bluegrass Unlimited Podcast with Jesse Appelman
This week we feature California-based mandolin player Jesse Appelman. We will talk about how he got interested in playing bluegrass mandolin, the many prominent California musicians who he has performed with, his ideas about teaching students how to play the mandolin and we'll also talk about his new CD.
February 12 · 1 hr 1 min
Bluegrass Unlimited Podcast with Tammy Rogers
This week we feature fiddler, singer and songwriter Tammy Rogers of The SteelDrivers. We will talk about her career in bluegrass, her songwriting, The SteelDrivers recent Grammy nomination and the band celebrating their 20 year anniversary last year.
February 5 · 1 hr 6 min
Bluegrass Unlimited Podcast with Barry Abernathy
This week we feature banjo player Barry Abernathy of the Appalachian Road Show. We'll talk with Barry about his early days in bluegrass performing with Doyle Lawson and Mountain Heart and then we will talk about Appalachian Road Show's newest recording and you will hear a cut from that album.
January 29 · 59 min
Bluegrass Unlimited Podcast with Rebekah Speer
This week we feature Rebekah Speer and talk with her about her life in bluegrass, her work as an audio engineer, graphic designer, songwriter and recording artist. We'll also talk about her newest single and you will get to listen to that single towards the end of the podcast.
January 22 · 55 min
Bluegrass Unlimited Podcast with Wayne Benson
This week we feature mandolin player Wayne Benson and talk with him about his long career in bluegrass music, the recent recorded collaborations with his wife Kristin Scott Benson and his YouTube channel for mandolin players. You'll also hear a some music from Wayne and Kristin.
January 15 · 1 hr 14 min
Bluegrass Unlimited Podcast with Russ Carson
This week we feature banjo player Russ Carson. We'll talk about his early years in bluegrass in his home state of Pennsylvania, his work with Audie Blaylock and his becoming the banjo player for Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder. We'll also talk about his new CD and you'll hear a few cuts from the recordings.
January 8 · 1 hr 1 min
Bluegrass Unlimited Podcast with Nick Hornbuckle
This week we feature Nick Hornbuckle, the banjo player with John Reischman and the Jaybirds. In addition to talking with Nick about his career in bluegrass to date—which includes how he had to go from playing Scruggs three-finger style banjo to producing the same sound using only two fingers, due to a physical issue—we will also talk with Nick about the Jaybirds newest recording.
January 1 · 1 hr 3 min
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.
Dec 26, 2025 · 1 hr 4 min
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.
Dec 18, 2025 · 1 hr 1 min
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.
Dec 11, 2025 · 1 hr 7 min
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.
Dec 4, 2025 · 52 min
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.
Nov 27, 2025 · 1 hr 2 min
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.
Nov 20, 2025 · 1 hr 1 min
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.
Nov 13, 2025 · 56 min
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.
Nov 6, 2025 · 57 min
Bluegrass Unlimited Podcast with Ashby Frank
This week we feature mandolin player Ashby Frank and talk with him about his work with the many different bluegrass bands that he has performed with over the years, both in his native North Carolina and in Nashville. We will also talk about his songwriting and his new solo recording. Additionally, you will get a chance to hear a couple of tunes from that recording.
Oct 30, 2025 · 1 hr 4 min
Bluegrass Unlimited Podcast with Harry Clark
This week we feature mandolin player Harry Clark. Harry performs and records with one of the hottest bands in bluegrass music today, East Nash Grass. We talk with Harry about his early years in Arkansas and follow his bluegrass career up to the present day.

Bluegrass Unlimited's Podcast

Bluegrass Unlimited Podcast with Jeff Autry

Bluegrass Unlimited Podcast with Tabitha Agnew Benedict

Bluegrass Unlimited Podcast with Shannon Slaughter

Bluegrass Unlimited Podcast with Jesse Appelman

Bluegrass Unlimited Podcast with Tammy Rogers

Bluegrass Unlimited Podcast with Barry Abernathy

Bluegrass Unlimited Podcast with Rebekah Speer

Bluegrass Unlimited Podcast with Wayne Benson

Bluegrass Unlimited Podcast with Russ Carson

Bluegrass Unlimited Podcast with Nick Hornbuckle

Bluegrass Unlimited Podcast with Shawn Lane

Bluegrass Unlimited Podcast with Jimmy Mattingly

Bluegrass Unlimited Podcast with Jaelee Roberts

Bluegrass Unlimited Podcast with Don Stiernberg

Bluegrass Unlimited Podcast with Avril Smith

Bluegrass Unlimited Podcast with Jeremy Stephens

Bluegrass Unlimited Podcast with Fred Travers

Bluegrass Unlimited Podcast with Andy Leftwich

Bluegrass Unlimited Podcast with Ashby Frank

Bluegrass Unlimited Podcast with Harry Clark