Category Archives: Back Porch Bluegrass

It's almost Easter Weekend, so I've included some gospel songs in this show, including the Stanley Brothers' classic 'Cry From The Cross'. We've also got songs from Flatt & Scruggs, Kathy Kallick & La...

Tony Rice kicks off the show, followed by Billy Strings & his Dad, the Dillards with some fine banjo picking, and Nu-Blu with a song from the writing of Nanci Griffith. Curly Seckler, Chris Jones, Jim...

I've just returned from visiting old friends in Australia, and some of the music in this show includes recordings we made together back in the 1970's, with Anne Kirkpatrick, and Country Sound. There's...

This show previously aired 8-03-2022 Emerson & Waldron - great band from the 1970's - kick off proceedings, with a real mixture of bluegrass styles from diverse bands to follow, including Kenny Baker,...

Classic bluegrass from the Bluegrass album Band, some 'older' recordings from johnny Whisnant, the Lilly Brothers and the New lost City Ramblers, and some contemporary bluegrass/country from Lorraine ...

A broad range of bluegrass offerings in this episode, from Bill Monroe singing gospel, to the fiddle & banjo tunes of Byron Berline & John Hickman. In between, we've got the Chapmans, Sideline, the Pr...

A very diverse collection of bluegrass in this episode, from the 80+ year-old Stoneman Sisters, to the stalwarts of classic bluegrass, the Bluegrass Album Band. Dan Tyminski, Barry & Holly Tashian, Em...

If you're in the South Island, NZ, then 'Kindred Spirit' will be playing near you this week or next (when they're not fishing!). And if you're in the North Island, NZ, then get your tickets for 'You, ...

I'm delighted to be advertising TWO imminent bluegrass tour in NZ, one with NZ band 'You, Me, Everybody' to promote their new album, and one with the North Carolina-based duo 'Kindred Spirit'. I've fe...

An eclectic collection of bluegrass styles in this episode, from Bill Monroe to the Lost Pines. American Drive play some hard-driving bluegrass, the Waller Brothers have a couple of duets, the Stanley...