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EPISODE · Jun 9, 2026 · 1H 2M

Tony Trischka talks Earl Scruggs, Bob Dylan, Paul McCartney, and Béla Fleck

from NYC Radio Live · host David Ellenbogen, host

Tony Trischka has been called 'the father of modern bluegrass' though he claims here there are 'many fathers and a few mothers.' Either way he expanded the range of the banjo like few others.   Photo by Gregory Heisler

Tony Trischka has been called 'the father of modern bluegrass' though he claims here there are 'many fathers and a few mothers.'Either way he expanded the range of the banjo like few others.   Photo by Gregory Heisler

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Tony Trischka talks Earl Scruggs, Bob Dylan, Paul McCartney, and Béla Fleck

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Tony Trischka has been called 'the father of modern bluegrass' though he claims here there are 'many fathers and a few mothers.' Either way he expanded the range of the banjo like few others.   Photo by Gregory Heisler

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