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Send us Fan Mail Tim Stafford is a master songwriter, guitarist and teacher. From Alison Krauss & Union Station, to 30+ years with Blue Highway, he's had his finger on the pulse of bluegrass. A wide ranging intellect, with special love for Tony Rice, we could have easily talked for another hour!
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Send us Fan Mail Terry Eldredge has had an illustrious 50+ year career in bluegrass, with everyone from Bill Monroe, Dolly Parton and The Osborne Brothers, to Larry Cordle, The Sidemen and The Grascals. One of bluegrass' best lead and harmony singers. A fascinating life in music, with some major ups and downs, including a near fatal car crash in 2001 and a long battle with alcoholism, he still has that lanky, gum chewing persona, and that high lonesome sound and energy. Recently married to Ci...
Send us Fan Mail From Toronto, banjo star Frank Evans is now touring with Bronwyn, and her high energy band. A virtuoso on old time and bluegrass banjo, he's also a fine singer and composer. He was with the Slocan Ramblers before moving to Nashville, where he lives now. He and his talented friends have made East Nashville the center of most of the great bluegrass being played these days. He talked about growing up around the old time and bluegrass scene in Canada, his former band the Slocan ...
Send us Fan Mail Wayne Benson has been mandolinist for the legendary bluegrass band Russell Moore and lllrd Tyme Out for 30 years. He has a large following on his YouTube channel, and is married to 5-time IBMA banjo player of the year Kristin Scott Benson, with whom he often performs as a duet. A fascinating conversation about all things bluegrass!
Send us Fan Mail Tim Surrett is a North Carolinian through and through. From high school he began a musical career as a bassist, singer and dobro player, that led him to the Grand Ole Opry, Carnegie Hall and the Ryman Auditorium. He's played and recorded with everyone from Tony Rice and Doyle Lawson to JD Crowe and Ralph Stanley, He is a gospel singer of note with The Kingsmen, The Inspirations, Squire Parsons, and many more. He started Mountain Home Music Company, is celebrating twenty years...
Send us Fan Mail Ethan Setiawan won both National Mandolin Championship and Rockygrass Mandolin Championship. After attending Berklee, he's become a leading voice of the mandolin, through traditional bluegrass, classical, and jazz. His 2025 release “Encyclopedia Mandolinnica” explored the mandolin through duets and trios with friends, mentors, and heroes includinh John Resichman, Matt Flinner and Jacob Joliff. His current band, Ethan Setiawan & Fine Ground, with BB Bowness on banjo, Julia...