Don't Miss This One

Over the weekend, I was out in the car and happened to catch some of the Studio Special with Country Current when it was rebroadcast.

It had been quite a while since I had listened to that show. We recorded and originally broadcast it last summer, and since then (as they say) a lot of water has gone under the bridge. But there in the car, it occurred to me what an exciting and talented band these U.S. Navy guys were (and are).

You really need to catch this show--if for no other reason than it's one of Wayne Taylor's last appearances with the group (he retired from the Navy a few months after the broadcast). That aside, however, this show features some absolutely incredible music. You won't be disappointed.

The next broadcast is tonight at Midnight ET (9:00 P.M. Pacific). If you cant hear that one, it will also air Thursday afternoon at 3:00 E.T. As always, the full schedule is here.

Memorial Day Weekend at the Junction

Summer unofficially kicks off this weekend, and we're filling it with hot bluegrass and special features!

This week's Grassroots, which airs at 3 PM ET Fridays and 10 PM ET Saturdays, includes a tribute to Mac Wiseman, who's celebrating his 83rd birthday May 23. We'll be playing all the songs from his very first solo recording session, which took place on his birthday in 1951. In addition, Grassroots this week includes songs from pre-bluegrass giants Jimmie Rodgers and the Carter Family, as well as lots of classic bluegrass from the 1940s through the '80s.

The Studio Special for this week features (appropriately for the Memorial Day weekend) the U.S. Navy Bluegrass Band, Country Current. It's a live-in-studio set with one of the really great bands to ever play the music. Air times are 8 AM ET Friday, 11 AM ET Saturday, and 6 PM ET Sunday. The full schedule is here.

The Infamous Stringdusters are featured again at 4 PM ET Saturday afternoon as we rebroadcast the Track-By-Track show with them which premiered this past Tuesday. More information is in my earlier post.

Sundays just wouldn't be the same without Gospel Grass, which airs at 7 AM and 9 PM Eastern each Sunday.

Finally, don't forget the special afternoon of archived shows we've planned for Monday starting at 3 PM ET. Larry Cordle and Claire Lynch are featured, and more details can be found here.

Have a great weekend, and thanks for listening to Bluegrass Junction!

Country Current on the Studio Special

In honor of Memorial Day, we've called in the Navy!

The U.S. Navy's bluegrass band, that is. As a special tribute to the holiday, we're presenting a special encore broadcast of our Studio Special with Country Current from last summer. Wayne Taylor, who is now retired from the Navy, brought this exceptional band (which included Keith Arneson, Pat White, Frank Solivan II, and Joe Wheatley) into the studio for an hour+ of live music and conversation.

Don't miss this very special show from the Studio Special series, premiering Friday, May 23 at 8:00 A.M. E.D.T. Rebroadcast times are listed in my earlier post.