The BGS Radio Hour
Summary: Songs and stories from The Bluegrass Situation, the internet’s finest source for roots and culture - redefined. The Bluegrass Situation Radio Hour is what happens when traditional bluegrass, progressive folk rock, Americana, and everything in between comes together to form a cohesive and modern roots music community. Earl Scruggs to Bela Fleck. The Louvin Brothers to The Punch Brothers. Linda Ronstadt to Margot Price.
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Podcasts:
An exclusive live performance from Nashville Western Swing Superstars the Time Jumpers featuring Vince Gill on vocals, Los Angeles’s Dustbowl Revival share a mixtape of the exclectic artists that have influenced their unique blend of Americana including a favorite track from Wilco, and we look back at a pivotal record from Lucinda Williams, her self-titled third record released in 1988.
New music from the Dave Rawlings Machine and Shelby Lynne and Allison Moorer, Glen Campbell bids us all ‘adios’ with a moving final record, and we bring you new music from our BGS Artist of the month for July, Jason Isbell.
Unexpected roots track from Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, we list off a few of the albums we’re looking most forward to hearing in the second half of 2017, and we bring you a handful of our favorite roots musicians tearing it up under the age of 25.
New music from Ani DiFranco, an exclusive live performance from Front Country, and The Secret Sisters provide us with a lesson in survival.
The best of the BGS Roots Superjam from this year’s Bonnaroo music & arts festival. Exclusive live music and collaborations you won’t hear anywhere else from Greensky Bluegrass, Mandolin Orange, Martina McBride, Bluegrass legend Bobby Osbourne, Aaron Lee Tasjan, Gaby Mareno, a houseband led by Bryan Sutton, plus many more, and all of it lovingly overseen by our co-founder Ed Helms.
This week we’ve got an exclusive live performance from Keb Mo, we explore the music art and culture of two criminally overlooked cities here in the US - Olympia Washington to the West and Harrisonburg Virginia to the East - and we bring you more music from artists that’ll be taking part of our annual Bluegrass Situation Roots Superjam at the Bonnaroo music & arts festival happening next weekend!
A roots tribute to Chris Cornell, exclusive live performance from Aaron Lee Tasjan, and details about the annual Bluegrass Situation Roots Superjam at the Bonnaroo music & arts festival.
A mixtape of artists that hail from Alabama including Hank Williams and Drive By Truckers, live music from Rose Cousins, and an Unexpected Roots track is unearthed from Dan Fogelberg.
New music from the Old 97's featuring Brandi Carlile, Sam Outlaw enjoys some bottomless mimosas, and Lindi Ortega covers Townes Van Zandt. Presented by The Bluegrass Situation with BGS host Chris Jacobs.
New music from Trombone Shorty, an exclusive live performance from Rodney Crowell, and we celebrate the birthday of Willie Nelson, who just turned 84 years young.
Music from Alabama Shakes, back to back songs from Rickie Lee Jones, and an unexpected roots track from The Grateful Dead. Presented by The Bluegrass Situation with BGS host Chris Jacobs.
Music from Marty Stuart, BGS's Artist of the Month for April, and an exploration of Latinx Americana music including Gaby Moreno and Hurray for the Riff Raff. Presented by The Bluegrass Situation with BGS Host Chris Jacobs.
New music from Aimee Mann, Men at Work frontman Colin Hay, plus an exploration of an emerging subgenre that some people are calling Postmodern Americana (aka Cosmic Americana). Presented by The Bluegrass Situation with BGS host Chris Jacobs.
Music from artists that played at our Brooklyn Country Cantina stage down at the South By Southwest Music Festival and Conference in Austin, Texas. Presented by the Bluegrass Situation with BGS host Chris Jacobs.
Fleet Foxes, The Sadies, and new music from some of the artists that played at the Brooklyn Country Cantina down at the South By Southwest Music Festival and Conference in Austin, Texas. Presented by the Bluegrass Situation with BGS host Chris Jacobs.
