Now Available – Episode #16 of A Bluegrass and Old Time Music Radio Show

A new episode (16th) of my bi-weekly “Bluegrass and Old Time Music Radio Show” in now available. The show is broadcast four times every Saturday: 7-8 am, 9-10 am, 11 am to noon and 1-2 pm Eastern Time. Remember, if you’re busy and can’t listen to the show, it is also available for download as an mp3 file and as a podcast.

Episode #16 is about the history of bluegrass music. It is my third installment of “A History of Old Time and Bluegrass Music.” Previous episodes 9 and 14 are prerequisties. In this installment I cover the band “Monroe Borthers” and the early years of the band “Bill Monroe and His Bluegrass Boys.” Below are links for further study and places where you can buy the CD containing songs I used in this episode.

HISTORY OF BLUEGRASS MUSIC

IBMA History of Bluegrass
Bill Monroe Biography

BUY THE CD “The Essential Bill Monroe & The Monroe Brothers”

iTunes
J&R
Amazon