Featured Interviews

California Report – Fiddler Annie Staninec Multi-genre Portland-based fiddler and instructor Annie Staninec is a California native and part of the first-generation California Bluegrass Association youth movement. More
Mandolin Cafe: AJ Lee Interview AJ Lee Talks Mandolins, Touring, Songwriting and more. AJ Lee and Blue Summit have been making new fans outside their home state of California ever since they hit the road ... More
Sierra Hull from Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Sierra Dawn Hull, winner of multiple IBMA awards and played the Grand Ole Opry, Carnegie Hall, and the White House before turning twenty... More
California Report: Mandolinist John Reischman Grammy winner, mandolinist, composer, and instructor John Reischman has way too many credentials to be listed here. His bio tells the story of a musician’s musician and ... More
California Report: Kathy Kallick Kathy Kallick has won a Grammy, two IBMA Awards, and is a recipient of a Lifetime Membership from the California Bluegrass Association.... More
California Report: Luthier Steve Gilchrist Stephen Gilchrist is widely recognized as among the very finest mandolin makers in the modern history of the instrument. Here he shares the story ... More
California Report: Fiddler Miles Quale Miles Quale, backed by an extremely nurturing family and California bluegrass community, continues to amaze those who have followed his short career. More
Mandolin Cafe: Frank Solivan Interview Dave's Interview on the Mandolin Cafe with Frank Solivan where he talks about the new Frank Solican & Dirty Kitchen album, Hold On and a whole lot... More
California Report: Tom Rozum California Bluegrass Association Lifetime Member and Laurie Lewis right hand man, Tom Rozum, discusses his album, playing with Laurie, personal challenges... More
California Report: John Reischman Part 2 This is a follow-up to the Bluegrass Today interview with John a couple months back. Here he discusses the early days and his time with the Tony Rice Unit... More
Jerry Douglass at IBMA This afternoon, during the Wide Open Bluegrass Festival in Raleigh, NC, details were announced for the inaugural Earl Scruggs Music Festival, to be held in Mill Spring, NC ... More
Ron Thomason at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass I sat down with Ron Thomason this weekend after the Dry Branch Fire Squad’s set at the nineteenth annual Hardly Strictly Bluegrass festival in San Francisco.... More