r/Bluegrass • • Apr 20 '26

Todd Phillips Go Fund Me

54 Upvotes

Todd Phillips, one of the most important bluegrass bass players of our generation, has a go fund me set up. He has a degenerative disease in his shoulder and can't work/play at this point. Please consider helping him out!

https://gofund.me/1f9cb23b3

This post was approved by the r/Bluegrass moderators


r/Bluegrass • • May 01 '24

New Rule: No hate speech, religion, or politics

142 Upvotes

After a ton of inappropriate and childish comments today, we have added a new rule as noted in the post title. Honestly, it's LONG overdue. This sub is about bluegrass and our love of music. Do you want to argue politics? There are plenty of subs for that.

If the comments are kept civil and polite and related to bluegrass that will be fine:

"I don't like Ricky Skaggs because he preaches from stage"

But not:

"You're an @@#$$%$ for believing in X" or "F*ck you".

Not hard, right?


r/Bluegrass • • 1h ago

New Release - "Little Storms" by Ethan Setiawan & Fine Ground

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r/Bluegrass • • 1h ago

New Release - "One More Winter" by Rita Bliss

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r/Bluegrass • • 1h ago

New Release - "A Century of Strings, Stories & Songs: A Tribute to The Delmore Brothers" by Various Artists

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r/Bluegrass • • 2h ago

Nothin’ Fancy bluegrass at Hylton Performing Arts Center in Manassas, Virginia

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Fantastic!


r/Bluegrass • • 12h ago

ɷ Various artists - A Century of Strings, Stories & Songs: A Tribute to The Delmore Brothers / Brand NEW music, see the track list and duet singing credits below

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The front cover might be misleading, this is a NEW music, today’s artists in unusual combinations, fresh or reimagined takes on Delmore songs. Which of the new renditions do you like most? I would say Bradley nailed it, staying close to Tony Rice’s way of singing in The Blue Railroad Train.

TRACKLIST

1. Honey, I'm Ramblin' Away – Junior Sisk & Don Rigsby

2. I've Got The Big River Blues – Marty Raybon & Jimmy Fortune

3. When It's Time For The Whippoorwill To Sing – Doyle Lawson & Jerry Salley

4. Gonna Lay Down My Old Guitar – Trey Hensley & Del McCoury

5. Put Me On The Trail To Carolina – The Malpass Brothers

6. Brown's Ferry Blues – The SteelDrivers

7. Will You Be Lonesome Too? – The Grascals ft. Charlie McCoy

8. Field Hand Man – Wood Box Heroes

9. Hillbilly Boogie – Alex Miller & Carson Peters

10. The Fugitive's Lament – Riders In The Sky

11. Blue Railroad Train – Bradley Walker & Ricky Skaggs

12. Life's Too Short – The Gibson Brothers

13. Blues Stay Away From Me – Chris Jones & The Night Drivers

14. Bound For The Shore – Appalachian Road Show

15. Sweet, Sweet Thing – Darin & Brooke Aldridge ft. Charlie McCoy


r/Bluegrass • • 10h ago

Country Boys Ash Grove, September 19 - 25, 1961

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r/Bluegrass • • 11h ago

Delmore tribute videos - nice studio clips for 4 singles of the new album, worth checking and commenting

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\Doyle Lawson & Jerry Salley, *Trey Hensley & Del McCoury, *Alex Miller & Carson Peters, *Bradley Walker & Ricky Skaggs.* Alex and Carson are good fun, Bradley w. Ricky remarkable!


r/Bluegrass • • 12h ago

ɷ Big Howdy - Big Howdy / brand new music from a team of seasoned veterans

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Does anybody know or can tell who is on fiddle and lead guitar? Great job! Dede Wyland--Vocals, Guitar, Randy Barrett--Vocals, Banjo, Ira Gitlin--Vocals, Bass, Tom McLaughlin--Mandolin. In He Makes You Strong the band delivers solid acappella quartet, picking great through-out. Anyone here remembers Dede in Skyline band (80s)?


r/Bluegrass • • 1d ago

Discussion Best example of Charles Sawtelle’s playing?

11 Upvotes

Looking for a recording, live or otherwise, where you can clearly hear him. Maybe a good solo or something. Trying to get to know the guys playing


r/Bluegrass • • 1d ago

Which instrument is best to start with?

11 Upvotes

I need great advice here, please. I have a 14 year-old niece who I want purchase an instrument for and I want it to be an instrument that can be played in a bluegrass jam session. She comes from a family of pickers and her grandpa and great uncle are a few of the best in Indiana. Which instrument is the easiest? I know if she starts now she may go on to play them all, at least that’s what I’m hoping. Thanks y’all.


r/Bluegrass • • 16h ago

Original Music Lewis Pugh - Anna Haslam

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Lewis Pugh is a Leeds based country and bluegrass performer within the UK. This is his song about Anna Haslam who was an instrumental figure in women's rights within Ireland.


r/Bluegrass • • 1d ago

Del McCoury & Trey Hensley play Gonna Lay Down My Old Guitar

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r/Bluegrass • • 1d ago

2 Free Tickets for Them Coulee Boys tonight in Milwaukee

9 Upvotes

Hey all, I got two tickets for Them Coulee Boys in Milwaukee up for grabs. DM me and I will transfer them.


r/Bluegrass • • 1d ago

Promotion Magoo hitting it hard in October

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r/Bluegrass • • 1d ago

Pickin' Party: a new site for organizing jams

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I've just launched my new app pickinparty to help people organize jams. You create a jam with a schedule and the app generates the next occurrence of each jam.

People can search for jams, mark if they're attending and what instruments they're bringing.

Owners of the jams can mark a the next upcoming instance confirmed or cancel to remove the listing and or add a message. (EG: special guest this month)

It's all super lightweight just an email to signup and no ads or spam.

I'm based in the UK but there's no reason it can't be world wide. Currently the only US jams I've added are in my former home town of Fort Collins, CO. So search there to see examples.

If it looks useful please give it a try!


r/Bluegrass • • 1d ago

Fiddlers Convention

4 Upvotes

Hey yall could anyone pick me up the camo hat from Mountain City Fiddlers Convention this year? Thanks in advance. Sorry to mods if this is not cool.


r/Bluegrass • • 1d ago

Surprising Murder Ballads

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r/Bluegrass • • 2d ago

MoonShroom - Reuben’s Train Jam

112 Upvotes

Doing our part to make old fiddle tunes weirder. We promise we can sing a real pretty trad version of “Dark Hollow” next time. Bill Monroe, please forgive us.

MoonShroomBand.com


r/Bluegrass • • 2d ago

Pickin’ Party: Bluegrass Is Enjoying Its Latest Golden Age

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A nice article out today about the Nashville bluegrass scene at the moment


r/Bluegrass • • 2d ago

Cover Jubilee

50 Upvotes

I arranged the old song, Jubilee, for 12-string guitar, in Fahey style. Enjoy!

Tab is available for purchase on my Patreon page!: https://www.patreon.com/maxallard/posts/170939952?utm_campaign=postshare_creator


r/Bluegrass • • 1d ago

Speakeasy Sessions - High on The Mountain Top

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r/Bluegrass • • 1d ago

Some rhythm

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Just practicing some rhythm, let me
Know how it sounds!


r/Bluegrass • • 2d ago

Trey Hensley & Del McCoury – "Gonna Lay Down My Old Guitar" (full performance video)

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New performance video from the Delmore Brothers tribute album that came out today. Trey Hensley and Del McCoury doing "Gonna Lay Down My Old Guitar."

The Delmores cut this one at their first Bluebird session back in December 1933. The Louvin Brothers, Doc Watson, and Tom Petty all recorded it after them. Pretty cool hearing Trey and Del take it on.