WAMU's Bluegrass Country

The live interview and performance from Mike & Ruthy that was previously scheduled for Thursday, April 26 at noon ET has been postponed.

We hope to reschedule for a future date.

On Thursday, April 26 at 1 pm ET, The Chris Teskey Show presents “Levon Helm Rambles Home: An Appreciation” hosted by Paul Ingles.

That will be followed by Chris Teskey’s interview with long-time Helm friend and collaborator Aaron “Professor Louie” Hurwitz.

Doyle Lawson joins host Katy Daley via telephone for a live interview Thursday, May 3 at 9 am ET.

They’ll chat about Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver‘s newest release, Sing Me A Song About Jesus.

All times listed are Eastern Time *denotes part of our Roots and Branches Block *American Routes – Sat. 4 a.m., Sun. 8 p.m. Living with the Blues This week on American Routes, we’re roaming the highways, byways and crossroads of the Magnolia State, looking for all kinds of blues. We sit down with noted blues [...]

Jamie Dailey (Dailey and Vincent) joins host Katy Daley via telephone for a live interview Wednesday, April 25 at 9 am ET.

They’ll chat about Dailey and Vincent’s upcoming Brunswick, MD date, and play cuts from The Gospel Side of Dailey & Vincent.

• On Open Mic, host Jen Hitt presents live performances from The Hillbenders and MilkDrive recorded in Austin, TX.

• On Editor’s Picks, host Bob Webster interviews a titan of bluegrass, Doyle Lawson. And in the second half, Bob sits down with Mountain Faith, a group of musicians who have just begun to make their mark.

• On Bluegrass Breakdown, we feature a live performance from Audie Blaylock & Redline, one of the fieriest traditional, hardest-driving, no-nonsense bands in the genre with a deep connection to Bluegrass history.

• On The Dick Spottswood Show, Hawaiian steel guitar is featured in hour 1, followed by an ornithological medley in hour 2. Vern and Ray, the Memphis Jug Band, the Stanley Brothers, Bolick Brothers (Blue Sky Boys) and Louvin Brothers act together to confirm that the Obsolete Music Hour really is for the birds!

• 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 21-27 Highlights.

Old time musicians Richie Stearns and Rosie Newton join host Rosemarie Nielsen for a live performance and interview on Friday, April 20 at 1 pm ET.

The duo are playing a house concert in Washington, DC on April 19.

All times listed are Eastern Time *denotes part of our Roots and Branches Block *American Routes – Sat. 4 a.m., Sun. 8 p.m. Gulf Coast Blues and Jazz: Johnny Winter & Jason Moran A visit with two native sons of the Texas Gulf Coast. Guitar slinger Johnny Winter grew up listening to the blues in [...]

Tune in as Joe Mullins joins host Katy Daley via telephone for a live interview on Wednesday, April 18 at 9 am ET.

Joe Mullins and the Radio Ramblers will be in the Washington, DC area to play at Lucketts on Saturday, April 21.

• On Editor’s Picks, host Bob Webster interviews a titan of bluegrass, Doyle Lawson. And in the second half, Bob sits down with Mountain Faith, a group of musicians who have just begun to make their mark.

• On Bluegrass Breakdown, we feature Tony Trischka. He’ll be picking up a storm and shedding some light on his “Territory” project.

• On Open Mic, host Jen Hitt presents live performances from The Hillbenders and MilkDrive recorded in Austin, TX.

• 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 14-20 Highlights.

• On Bluegrass Signal, host Peter Thompson is honoring and remembering Earl Scruggs. A few days after the passing of Scruggs, San Francisco Bay Area banjo players Bill Evans, Larry Cohea, Avram Siegel, and Ryan Breen joined Peter to present some of their favorite Earl recordings, reflect on his contributions, and perform a few of his tunes live in the KALW studio.

• On Bluegrass Unlimited Top 30 Countdown, host Lee Michael Demsey features the top 30 songs as reported to Bluegrass Unlimited for the April 2012 in the familiar countdown format.

• On Editor’s Picks, we’re featuring performances by Pert Near Sandstone and Darrell Scott.
• • 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 7-13 Highlights.

Our good friends at WNIN in Evansville, Indiana are airing an episode of Editor’s Picks on Sunday, April 8 at 7pm ET (6pm ET.

WNIN can heard in the Tri-State area of Indiana, Kentucky, and Illinois at 88.3 FM and online at wnin.org.

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All times listed are Eastern Time *denotes part of our Roots and Branches Block *American Routes – Sat. 4 a.m., Sun. 8 p.m. Festival Time in Lafayette, LA Join us on the festival grounds in Lafayette, LA for the 25th annual Festival International. We’ll sample outstanding live performances in Cajun, Creole, Latin and Blues, including [...]

Join The Bob Webster Show at 1:30 pm ET on April 18th for a visit with Patent Pending.

They’ll chat with Bob about their upcoming appearances in the DC area and play selections from their CDs.

Herb Pedersen calls host Katy Daley Wednesday, April 11 at 9 am EDT to talk about Herb’s band Loafer’s Glory, and the self-titled CD which will be released on Arhoolie in May.