Bluegrass Unlimited's Podcast

This week we feature multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Chris Stuart.  Chris has written many songs that were recorded by various well-known bluegrass artists, then he stepped away from writing bluegrass songs for a while, but has now come back to it.  We talk with Chris about his bluegrass journey and his song writing.

This week we feature guitar player Jack Lawrence and talk with him about his early years in bluegrass, the many years he spent performing with Doc Watson and what he will be teaching to flatpicking guitar players in August 2026 at the Monroe Mandolin Camp.

This week we feature fiddle player, songwriter and singer Sara Watkins, famously of Nickel Creek and now performing with I'm With Her.  We talk with Sara about the Nickel Creek days and what I'm With Her has going on this year, including the recent release or their live album.

This week we are featuring Ralph Stanley II.  We talk with Ralph about his life growing up in bluegrass as the son of a bluegrass legend and we will talk about this year's upcoming Dr. Ralph Stanley Hills of Home Bluegrass Festival held at the Stanley homeplace over Memorial Day Weekend.  We'll also talk about the Stanley Brothers recent induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame.

This week we feature bass and guitar player Randy Barnes and talk with him about the many bluegrass bands that he has performed with over the years and his new solo recording on Mountain Fever Records.