WAMU's Bluegrass Country

On Music from Foggy Hollow, join host Mike Kear as he celebrates his 500th episode on WAMU’s Bluegrass Country!

Saturday, May 12 at 12 a.m. ET
Tuesday, May 15 at 4 a.m. ET
Thursday, May 17 at 9 p.m. ET.

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• Join American Routes, The Dick Spottswood Show, Stained Glass Bluegrass and the rest of the Bluegrass Country family as we celebrate Mother’s Day!

• On Editor’s Picks, we’re featuring performances from Don Rigsby & Midnight Call and Wayne Taylor & Appaloosa recorded at the International Bluegrass Music Association’s 2011 World of Bluegrass Conference in Nashville, TN.

• On Music from Foggy Hollow, join host Mike Kear as he celebrates his 500th episode on the air!

• On Open Mic, we’re going to “Lake Wobegon” to feature an encore presentation of A Prairie Home Companion recorded live at the historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, TN and features performances from Emmylou Harris, Sam Bush and more!

• Also, be sure to check out videos of recent live performances from our Washington, DC studios.

Read about all this and more in the May 12-18 Highlights.

All times listed are Eastern Time *denotes part of our Roots and Branches Block *American Routes – Sat. 4 a.m., Sun. 8 p.m. Mother’s Day American Routes celebrates Mother’s Day with Marty Stuart and his mom, Hilda. We’ll talk about their shared love of photography and a certain girl singer, Connie Smith. Then we’ll hear [...]

Alan Mills, founding member and leader of The Lost & Found, joins host Bob Webster for a live interview Wednesday, May 16th at 1 pm ET.

Hall of Famer and Katy Daley’s all-round favorite, Del McCoury, calls in to her show Friday, May 11 at 9 am ET.

Del always has interesting projects going on, so they’ll have plenty to talk about, in addition to updates on his annual festival DelFest.

July 2nd, 2012 is the 45th anniversary of bluegrass on WAMU. In honor of this milestone, we’re creating a photo archive chronicling our history.

We’re looking for photos of every kind– events, volunteers, concerts, on-air personalities– from both the past and present.

If you have any photos you’d like to share, please send them to Katy Daley at katydaley@wamu.org. Include a brief description and credit.

All times listed are Eastern Time *denotes part of our Roots and Branches Block *American Routes – Sat. 4 a.m., Sun. 8 p.m. Men of Steel and Soul We’re bringing the blues from the clubs to the church this week on American Routes. The Campbell Brothers, from Rochester, NY, are masters of sacred steel. With [...]

Old Time Jam host Rosemarie Nielsen presents a live recorded performance from the duo of Paul Brown & John Schwab on Friday, May 11 at 1 pm ET.

This “house concert” was recorded in the WAMU community room in front of an audience of station listeners and staff. To view videos from this performance, visit our YouTube channel.

The Carolina Chocolate Drops join host Chris Teskey for an interview and performance on Thursday, May 10 at 2 pm ET.

They’ll chat about their gig in Alexandria, VA that evening and play songs from their new release Leaving Eden.

Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen join host Katy Daley for a live interview and performance Tuesday, May 8 at 9 am ET.

Tune in as Frank introduces two new members of Dirty Kitchen and chats about the band’s upcoming gigs in the Washington, DC area.

• On Bluegrass Signal – this week we present the past and present of the members of new Southern California band, Loafer’s Glory. Comprised of three veterans (Herb Pedersen, Bill Bryson, Tom Sauber), and one hotshot young’n (Patrick Sauber), they play exciting traditional bluegrass and old time music.

• On Open Mic, host Lee Michael Demsey brings us the Bluegrass Unlimited Top 30 Countdown as reported to Bluegrass Unlimited for the month of May.

• On Editor’s Picks, we’re featuring performances from The Boxcars and Junior Sisk & Ramblers Choice recorded at the International Bluegrass Music Association’s 2011 World of Bluegrass Conference in Nashville, TN.

• Also, be sure to check out videos of recent live performances from our Washington, DC studios.

Read about all this and more in the May 5-11 Highlights.

Happy birthday (May 2) to legendary Bluegrass Country host Ray Davis!

Due to a technical error, Stained Glass Bluegrass did not air on Sunday, April 29.

We apologize for the inconvenience. Host Bob Webster will be back live on May 6 at 6 am ET.

All times listed are Eastern Time *denotes part of our Roots and Branches Block *American Routes – Sat. 4 a.m., Sun. 8 p.m. The Funk Soul Universe: Galactic and Joe Bataan It’s an exploration of the funk universe on American Routes. New York City pioneer of Afro-Latin Soul, Joe Bataan, tells us about his boogaloo [...]

• On Open Mic, host Lee Michael Demsey brings us the Bluegrass Unlimited Top 30 Countdown as reported to Bluegrass Unlimited for the month of May.

• On Editor’s Picks, we’re featuring performances from The Boxcars and Junior Sisk & Ramblers Choice recorded at the International Bluegrass Music Association’s 2011 World of Bluegrass Conference in Nashville, TN.

• On Bluegrass Signal – we celebrate surviving another Tax Day come-and-gone with a collection of songs about money. Originally broadcast on the weekend before taxes were due, musical selections include Del McCoury, Alison Krauss, Ricky Skaggs, Mac Wiseman, Dreadful Snakes, Nashville Bluegrass Band and more!

• Also, be sure to check out videos of recent live performances from our Washington, DC studios.

Read about all this and more in the April 28-May 4 Highlights.