Sing Out! Radio Magazine

The words innovation and bluegrass haven't always gone well together. However, there have been some players who desire to color outside of the lines. This week on the program we explore some recent bluegrass innovators and offer a review of the recording “Hell on Church Street” from Punch Brothers, today's foremost groundbreaking acoustic ensemble. We'll also feature music from some exciting performers - classics from Skyline and The Tony Rice Unit, recent recordings from The Yonder Mountain Stringband, Leftover Salmon, Railroad Earth, Kristin Scott Benson and others. Recent bluegrass innovators shine … this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine.

Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways

Kristin Scott Benson / “Eagle Eye Annie” / Stringworks / Mountain Home

Skyline / “Stranded in the Moonlight” / Ticket Back: A Retrospective / Flying Fish

Barbara Lamb / “Fiddle Piggy” / Fiddle Piggy / Lots of Coffee

Wood & Wire / “Kingpin” / North of Despair / Blue Corn

Tony Rice Unit / “Manzanita” / Manzanita / Rounder

Yonder Mountain String Band / “Broken Records” / Get Outside Yourself / Frog Pad

Railroad Earth / “Runnin' Wild” / All For the Song / Self-produced

Kristin Scott Benson / “Great Waterton” / Stringworks / Mountain Home

Punch Brothers / “Church Street Blues” / Hell on Church Street / Nonesuch

Punch Brothers / “The Gold Rush” / Hell on Church Street / Nonesuch

Punch Brothers / “House Carpenter-Jerusalem Ridge” / Hell on Church Street / Nonesuch

Leftover Salmon / “Boogie Grass Band” / Brand New Good Old Days / Compass

Sam Bush & David Grisman / “Hold On, I'm Comin'” / Hold On, We're Strummin' / Acoustic Disc

Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways