Feb 26, 2026
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.
Feb 19, 2026
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.
Feb 12, 2026
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.
Feb 5, 2026
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.