Category Archives: Back Porch Bluegrass

Bluegrass Through The Decades: I've selected a couple of tracks from each decade, which - to me - have been significant in my enjoyment of bluegrass music.

Digging deeper into my shelves, I can find some great songs that still haven't been aired on Back Porch Bluegrass. I hope you enjoy them as much as I did.

Lots of my favourite artists here, including the Nashville Bluegrass Band, Alison Krauss, Ricky Skaggs, and Bill Evans.

From 2021 recordings, back through the years to the origins of country music, there's something here for all tastes.

A real mixed bag here, from the original Carter Family to the Del McCoury Band, with some great songs from Dale Ann Bradley, The Bluegrass Album Band, NZ's own Pipi Pickers and Doyle Lawson.

This week's show features some new performers like the Po' Ramblin' Boys and Billy Strings, plus some gems from regulars on Back Porch Bluegrass such as Seldom Scene, Tom Rozum and Tony Rice.

This week's show is a recorded in-depth interview with Jeremy Stephens from the band High Fidelity, and we're talking about his new album, 'How I Hear It'.

Included in this week's selection is a tribute to fiddler Byron Berline, who recently passed away. He played the tune that provided the name for the Hamilton County Bluegrass Band, wrote a bluegrass '...

This whole programme is a tribute to the late Bill Emerson, who influenced my own playing more than any other banjo player. Throughout his long career, he played in many groups, to each adding his own...

Lots to like here, with songs from Rhonda Vincent, High Fidelity, the Steeldrivers and Sawmill Road, with some real New Zealand bluegrass thrown in for good measure.