Kuykendall’s fellow inductees include Lester Flatt, Andy Griffith, The Stoneman Family, Norman Blake and Kyle Creed.

This event takes place in Seven Springs, PA on June 15-16.

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Rules: To enter to you must submit your full name, telephone number, AND email address. Only one entry per person is permitted. Giveaway ends May 22 at exactly 11:59 pm ET. Winners will be notified by WAMU by email when the winners are drawn. The winning entry is subject to verification of eligibility to win. Good Luck! All participants who submit their information during the specified time will automatically be entered in the contest. Employees of American University and their families are ineligible to win. Winners must be 18 years of age or older and proof of identification is necessary to claim the prize. Cash may not be substituted for the prize. If for any reason the prize can not be awarded to the first participant whose name is drawn, a second name will be drawn, and so forth until the tickets are awarded. The decision of WAMU management on the drawing of this prize is final and binding. WAMU is solely responsible for contacting winners. If participants do not wish to hear from WAMU, do not register. WAMU will not retain the participants’ information for future solicitations.

The Al Steiner Show - Tues. 12-3 p.m. LIVE
Hosted by Al Steiner
Annie & The Beekeepers join host Al Steiner for a live performance and interview Tuesday, May 21 at 2 pm ET.

They’ll perform songs from the new album My Bonneville and chat about their gig later that evening at Hill Country BBQ in Washington, DC.

*American Routes – Sat. 4 a.m., Sun. 9 p.m.
Words & Music
Do the words make the song or the notes? What does it take to tell a good tale in music or about music? We put those questions to a few writers of both songs and stories. Singer-songwriter and memoirist Rosanne Cash sits down before a live audience to tell us about her authorial journey, then we chat with novelist Cyril Vetter on translating a musician’s life into fiction. And New Orleans bluesman Little Freddie King spins a few tall tales from the juke joint.

*Americana Breakdown – Sat. 9 p.m.
Hosted by Art Hanson.

Bluegrass Breakdown – Sun. 2 a.m., Mon. 10 p.m., Wed. 5 a.m.
Hosted by Dave Higgs.

Bluegrass Gospel USA! – Tues. 9 p.m.
Hosted by Bill Miller.

Bluegrass Master Class – Fri. 4 a.m.
Banks of the Ohio #120 (rebroadcast)
Bluegrass from 1955 is profiled in the “Starving Out” segment. From that watershed year you’ll hear Carl Story go rockabilly, Don Reno and Arthur “Guitar Boogie” Smith’s “Feudin’ Banjos,” Buzz Busby’s “Lost” (with Scotty Stoneman, Don Stover, and Charlie Waller), and a reunion of the Monroe Brothers at New River Ranch. Later in the program, pioneer female musicians Roni and Donna Stoneman and Gloria Belle ace a couple of classics from the early ‘70s, and the Dillards perform a homecoming concert with John Hartford in Salem, MO.

Bluegrass Review – Mon. 9 p.m., Wed. 4 a.m.
Hosted by Phil Nusbaum.
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Contact host Phil Nusbaum at pnusbaum@bitstream.net or join the conversation at Facebook. The playlist is located at www.bluegrassreview.com.

Bluegrass Signal – Mon. 11 p.m., Wed. 6 a.m., Sun. 11 p.m.
Hosted by Peter Thompson.
Happy Birthday, Hylo Brown
A celebration (on his birth date) of a singer, songwriter, and bandleader who made his mark (on a major label) in the ’50s and who was given a distinctive nickname because of his impressive vocal range. Hylo Brown, leading The Timberliners (with Red Rector, Tater Tate, and Jim Smoak) in the studio and on the radio, as well as backing Earl Scruggs in concert. Also: Hylo with Flatt & Scruggs, an early cover of a Hylo song by Jimmy Martin, and the original versions of a few classics.

*Capital Americana – Wed. 6 p.m., Sat. 2 p.m.
Hosted by Jen Hitt.

The Chris Teskey Show – Thurs. 12-3 p.m. LIVE
Hosted by Chris Teskey.

*The Dick Spottswood Show – Sun. 12 a.m. & 1 p.m. ET, Tues. 10 p.m., Thurs. 5 a.m. ET
Hosted by Dick Spottswood.
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Hank Williams’ “Wedding Bells” has an intriguing afterlife. Bluegrass blends with western swing courtesy of Bill Monroe and Bob Wills. Jim and Jesse. And Buck Owens salute Chuck Berry, who introduces a monkey medley. A mouth harp medley highlights Onie Wheeler, Wayne Raney and Buster Brown. Bluegrass, country, blues, gospel, calypso and more on this week’s Obsolete Music Hour—the line forms on the right.

Editor’s Picks – Sat. 3 a.m., Sun. 6 p.m., Thurs. 4 a.m., Fri. 8 p.m.
Hosted by Jerad Walker.
Joe Mullins and Radio Ramblers / Jim Gaudet and The Railroad Boys
This week we feature two bluegrass bands recorded at the 2012 IBMA World of Bluegrass Conference. Join us for performances from Joe Mullins and Radio Ramblers and Jim Gaudet and The Railroad Boys.

The Erin Stamper Show – Wed. 12-3 p.m. LIVE
Hosted by Erin Stamper.

*etown – Sun. 5 p.m.
Solas / Terry Allen
This week eTown welcomes back a couple of old friends; the Irish sounds of musical group Solas. Fifteen years ago, in a manner befitting their name (Gaelic for “light”), Solas burst onto the Irish music scene. Joining Solas is legendary songwriter, musician, conceptual artist, and poet Terry Allen. This is his first appearance on eTown. In addition to the 11 albums under his belt, Allen is also well known as a visual artist, with commissioned sculptures, installations, and public art works and gallery showings around the world.

Foster’s Corner – Mon. 6-9 p.m.
Hosted by Bill Foster.

The Free for All – Thurs. 6-9 p.m., Fri. 9 p.m.-12 a.m., Sat. 3-6 a.m.
Hosted by Echo.

The Gary Henderson Show – Sat. 8-11 a.m. LIVE, Mon. 12-3 p.m.
Hosted by Gary Henderson.

Home Town Special – Sun. 7 p.m. ET
This Sunday at 7 PM on the Home Town Special host Jay Bruder will feature a taste of the Atlantic Records sound with cuts from Ruth Brown, Big Joe Turner and Clyde McPhatter, PLUS Gospel quartettes from the Lillian McMurray’s Trumpet Records of Jackson, Mississippi, AND some GREAT West Coast jump blues from Jimmy Liggins!

The Katy Daley Show – Mon.- Fri. LIVE, 7-10 a.m.
Hosted by Katy Daley.

The Lee Michael Demsey Show – Sat. 11a.m.-2p.m., Mon.- Fri. LIVE, 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
Hosted by Lee Michael Demsey.

Lonesome Pine RFD – Mon. 4 a.m., Wed. 9 p.m.
Hosted by Carol Beaugard.

*Mountain Stage – Sun. 3 p.m.
Featuring Loudon Wainwright III, Paula Cole, Paleface, Overmountain Men, The Sea The Sea.

View the playlist.

Music from Foggy Hollow – Sat. 12 a.m., Tues. 4 a.m., Thurs. 9 p.m.
Hosted by Mike Kear.
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The Old Home Place – Tues. 6-9 p.m. LIVE
Hosted by Lisa Kay Howard.

Old Time Jam – Fri. 12-3 p.m. LIVE
Hosted by Rosemarie Nielsen.

Open Mic – Sat. 6 a.m., Fri. 6 p.m.
Bluegrass at the White House 1980 / IIIrd Tyme Out 1999
This week on Open Mic we open the vaults of Bluegrass Country and feature two archived recordings– IIIrd Tyme Out from WAMU’s 1999 bluegrass concert and a special performance from the White House lawn in 1980 featuring Bill Monroe and Doc Watson.

Overnight – Mon.-Fri., 12-4 a.m.
Each weeknight we air condensed encore presentations of some of your favorite live Bluegrass Country shows.

The Ray Davis Show – Mon.- Fri. 3-6p.m. LIVE, Sun. 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
Host by Ray Davis.

*RootsWorld Radio – Sat. 8 p.m.
Hosted by Cliff Furnald.
RootsWorld Radio #59
On the 59th edition of RootsWorld Radio we’ll go deep into some American roots with music the music of Tim Eriksen, plus a bit of old timey fiddling from North America and Norway, some old trans-Atlantic ballads, a Salentine dance, something edgy from China, some Coltrane – Cajun style – and a lot more.

Artists featured this week include Tim Eriksen, Enza Pagliara, Wataru Ohkama & Cicala Mvta, Almeda Riddle, The Freight Hoppers, Dawanggang, Hans W Brimi, Sigbjørn Apeland & Nils Økland, Aslak O. Brimi, Henry Morrisson, Ryan McGiver, The False Beards w/ Katie Rose, Beausoleil avec Michael Doucet, Dominguinhos, Sivuca & Oswaldinho, The Handsome Family and Radio Cos.

You can find out more about the program at www.RootsWorld.org

Stained Glass Bluegrass – Sun. 6-10 a.m. LIVE
Hosted by Gary Henderson.

*Thistle and Shamrock – Sat. 6 p.m.
Julie Fowlis
Meet Julie Fowlis who provided the singing voice in “Brave”, Pixar’s Oscar-winning animation set in the ancient Highlands of Scotland. Raised in the Outer Hebrides, Julie is reaching contemporary audiences with Gaelic music, and is one of a small group of singers bringing it into the cultural mainstream.

*Traditions – Sat. 3-6 p.m. LIVE
Hosted by Mary Cliff.

The Well Below The Valley – Sat. 7 p.m.
Hosted by Chris Teskey.

They’ll chat about A Prairie Home Companion and the show’s upcoming two night stand at Wolf Trap in Vienna, VA on May 24-25.

They’ll perform songs from the new album My Bonneville and chat about their gig later that evening at Hill Country BBQ in Washington, DC.

Bands will perform and be interviewed in front a live studio audience each day between 3-6 pm ET. These in-studio performances will last 20-25 minutes and will be broadcast live on WAMU’s Bluegrass Country at 105.5 FM in Washington, DC, 93.5FM in Frederick and Hagerstown, MD, and at www.bluegrasscountry.org

To be considered for one of the 24 broadcast showcase slots, please submit the following no later than June 30, 2013:

1. Link to band website and Facebook page.
2. No more than three MP3s or Youtube video links of your performances, or a physical copy of your latest CD and press kit.
3. Your contact information: Name, phone number and email address

Submissions may be made online to Chris Teskey at teskey@wamu.org, or by mail to:

Broadcast Showcase Submissions
WAMU’s Bluegrass Country
4000 Brandywine Street, NW
Washington, DC 20016

No phone calls, please. Final schedule will be announced no later than August 1, 2013. We look forward to working with you in Raleigh in September!

The band recently visited our studios and performed songs from their forthcoming album Tonight, Tomorrow and Yesterday.