{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/63c6a80daadfd2001007b8fd/695e37050c30a1408d08e670?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Bluegrass Briefing - January 2026","description":"<p>Welcome to this month’s Bluegrass Briefing, a monthly series of episodes taking a look at what’s going on in the world of bluegrass.</p><p><br></p><p>Here are the links to stuff mentioned in this episode.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Pod news</strong></p><p><br></p><ul><li><a href=\"https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/highlights-from-the-first-500-episodes-alison-krauss/id1556697198?i=1000741660823\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Highlights from the first 500 episodes</a></li><li><a href=\"https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/inspiration-for-musicians-featuring-bryan-sutton-sierra/id1556697198?i=1000670763830\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Inspiration for Musicians episode</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>News and announcements - church street news&nbsp;</strong></p><p><br></p><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.nugs.net/live-download-of-david-grisman-dawg-at-80%3A-premiere-of-march-25-2025-seattle-wa-12-26-2025-mp3-flac-or-online-music-streaming/45752-WEBCAST.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Dawg at 80 on Nugs</a></li><li><a href=\"https://youtu.be/WgqaxMOKfnI?si=dsUECxjD56p39GYU\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Billy Strings Tiny Desk Concert</a></li><li><a href=\"https://tinydeskcontest.npr.org/2026/announcement/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">NPR Tiny Desk Contest</a></li><li><a href=\"https://oldsettlersmusicfest.org/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Old Settler’s Music Festival</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Releases (The Grass is New)</strong></p><p><br></p><ul><li><a href=\"https://acousticdisc.com/product/sam-grisman-project-sam-grisman-project-download/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Sam Grisman Project</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.nonesuch.com/journal/special-edition-carolina-chocolate-drops-grammy-winning-genuine-negro-jig-due-january-23\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Carolina Chocolate Drops</a></li><li><a href=\"https://culburnie.com/product244.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Alasdair Fraser &amp; Natalie Haas</a></li><li><a href=\"https://michaeldaves1.bandcamp.com/album/fables\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Michael Daves EP</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Scroll on Buddy</strong></p><p><br></p><ul><li><a href=\"https://joshturknett.substack.com/p/is-bluegrass-too-fast\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Is Bluegrass Too Fast?</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Other bits</strong></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><ul><li><a href=\"https://bluegrassjamalong.com/episodes/interviews/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Full list of interviews</a></li><li><a href=\"https://collingsguitars.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Collings Guitars</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Happy picking.</p><p>Matt</p><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Matt Hutchinson"}