Bluegrass' Top 50

Bluegrass' Top 50

WAMU's Bluegrass Country host Lee Michael Demsey explores the trends that are influencing today's bands, and shares the best of today's bluegrass.

It's some of the oldest and newest music around. And the long-running debate? Fans and musicians can't seem to agree on exactly WHAT bluegrass music is or HOW it should be played. With banjo-picking more popular than ever, and interest in it growing in Japan and Australia, Kojo talks with a team from WAMU's Bluegrass Country, to explore trends influencing today's bands, and shares the best of today's bluegrass.

Guests

Lee Michael Demsey

Host, The Lee Michael Demsey Show

Chris Teskey

Senior Music Producer, WAMU's Bluegrass Country; founder, Mad River Records

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