Bluegrass Briefing - February 27th 2023

Welcome to the very first Bluegrass Briefing, a brand new weekly series of episodes taking a look at what’s going on in the world of bluegrass.This week we’ve got plenty of Doc Watson related content in the run up to his 100th birthday on March 3rd. I’ll be releasing two extra special episodes of the podcast on Doc’s birthday, featuring 4 hours of brand new interviews with people who knew, worked with, admire and have been influenced by Doc. Guests include T. Michael Coleman, Jack Lawrence, Bryan Sutton, Tim O’Brien, John McEuen and lots more.Here are the links to stuff mentioned in this episode.DocDoc at 100 showsMerleFest update2nd annual North Carolina Guitar Celebration - tickets on sale March 1stI Am A Pilgrim: Doc Watson at 100 Tribute recordBluegrass Jam Along Jack Hinshelwood interviewMichael DavesInfo on Michael Daves Zoom coursesReleasesTim Stafford and Thomm Jutz’s ‘Lost Voices’Bluegrass Jam Along interview with Tim StaffordRob Ickes and Trey Hensley’s ‘Living in a Song’Bluegrass Jam Along interview with Rob & TreyMax Allard’s ‘March Maxness’Michael Cleveland’s ‘Loving of the Game’Mile Twelve ‘ Close Enough to Hear’The Infamous Stringdusters’ Flatt and Scruggs tributeNickel Creek Holding ‘PatternOther bitsWyatt Ellis on InstagramMighty PoplarHappy picking.Matt Support the show===Thanks to Bryan Sutton for his wonderful theme tune to Bluegrass Jam Along (and to Justin Moses for playing the fiddle!)Bluegrass Jam Along is proud to be sponsored by Collings Guitars and Mandolins and Token premium guitar picks- Sign up to get updates on new episodes - Free fiddle tune chord sheets- Here's a list of all the Bluegrass Jam Along interviews- Follow Bluegrass Jam Along for regular updates:InstagramFacebook- Review us on Apple Podcasts