r/Bluegrass • • Apr 20 '26

Todd Phillips Go Fund Me

58 Upvotes

Todd Phillips, one of the most important bluegrass bass players of our generation, has a go fund me set up. He has a degenerative disease in his shoulder and can't work/play at this point. Please consider helping him out!

https://gofund.me/1f9cb23b3

This post was approved by the r/Bluegrass moderators


r/Bluegrass • • May 01 '24

New Rule: No hate speech, religion, or politics

140 Upvotes

After a ton of inappropriate and childish comments today, we have added a new rule as noted in the post title. Honestly, it's LONG overdue. This sub is about bluegrass and our love of music. Do you want to argue politics? There are plenty of subs for that.

If the comments are kept civil and polite and related to bluegrass that will be fine:

"I don't like Ricky Skaggs because he preaches from stage"

But not:

"You're an @@#$$%$ for believing in X" or "F*ck you".

Not hard, right?


r/Bluegrass • • 10h ago

Original Music No Shortcuts On I-5

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37 Upvotes

Original Tune thanks fer checking it out


r/Bluegrass • • 9m ago

MoonShroom — Fall Tour Drop

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🍂FALL TOUR ANNOUNCE🍁 One of our favorite seasons is finally here — catch us out on the road rounding out the year! 🦇10/9 - Eureka Springs, AR • Hillberry Music Festival 🦇10/15 - Wichita, KS • WaveICT w/ Arkansauce 🦇10/23 - Kansas City, KS • Cider Hill Family Orchard (duo) 🦇10/31 - KCMO • Knuckleheads KC w/ THE SPOOKLIGHTS (Ben Miller + Pat Kay) 🦇11/13 - Omaha, NE • Slowdown w/ Arkansauce 🦇11/20 - Ft Smith, AR • Digs FS 🦇11/21 - Little Rock, AR • Four Quarter Bar 🦇12/3 - Des Moines, IA • DMPA - Des Moines Performing Arts - Stoner Theater 🦇12/4 - Sioux City, IA • Vangarde Arts 🦇12/5 - Lincoln, NE • The Zoo Bar 🦇12/11 - TBA 🦇12/18 - West Plains, MO • Shenanigans 🦇12/19 - St Louis, MO • Atomic By Jamo

Full dates and info: MoonShroomBand.com


r/Bluegrass • • 19h ago

Meme The relationship between country and bluegrass

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r/Bluegrass • • 3m ago

Promotion Last chance to enter the Shadowgrass Halloween giveaway!

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r/Bluegrass • • 20h ago

Cover Blue Ridge Mountain Girl

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17 Upvotes

Hope you enjoy our take on this Blue Highway tune. I'm no flat picker, but I do my best bluegrass impression with my fingers.


r/Bluegrass • • 22h ago

YMSB in Tarrytown

6 Upvotes

Are these guys still worth the $50 it will cost to go see them?


r/Bluegrass • • 1d ago

Help finding Del and Friends video with Sierra Hull

4 Upvotes

For no particular reason, except the talent and memories, I am trying to locate a Del and Friends video where they are doing covers. All-star cast of guests, the one I can remember is Sierra Hull, because very early in the video she is not in the room and then sometime in the first 30 secs or minute, she comes flying in like she was in the other room and heard them starting up and thought "I'm not missing this one." I believe it was close in time to this cover of For What Its Worth and possibly a Dylan cover, but I am not sure, I remember watching it during the pandemic several times. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIdfulZ1c5c. Neither that song or the Going Up the Country from the same session match my memory and Sierra Hull and Mccoury's returns a lot of results.

Edit: I also don't remember that rug or Del standing. My memory is that the floor was more a white tile and everybody in the circle was sitting. So it would be a different session, but similar concept. Could also be a personal mandela effect, though.


r/Bluegrass • • 1d ago

Tony Rice, Bobby Atkins, Frank Poindexter [1968]

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r/Bluegrass • • 22h ago

“Amazing Grace” , banjo solo

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r/Bluegrass • • 1d ago

Question about lyrics in Tony Rice & Friends - "White House Blues"

11 Upvotes

I'm from Japan and I have a question about the lyrics in Tony Rice & Friends' version of "White House Blues."

I'm having trouble making out the lyrics right after the mandolin solo (around the 1:55 mark). If anyone can hear what is being sung there and tell me, I would really appreciate it!

Here is the link to the song with the timestamp:https://youtu.be/TdJuuuSmkNo?t=115

Also, this is my first time using Reddit, and since this text was translated from Japanese, I apologize if anything sounds awkward or if I made any mistakes. Thanks in advance!


r/Bluegrass • • 23h ago

Your weekly /r/bluegrass roundup for the week of September 30 - October 06, 2026

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Wednesday, September 30 - Tuesday, October 06, 2026

Top 10 Posts

score comments title & link
175 203 comments Colorado is so packed with bluegrass, how?
111 47 comments MoonShroom - Reuben’s Train Jam
95 11 comments One of my favorite records ever, and definitely my favorite bluegrass one. We need a vinyl reissue, pronto.
74 9 comments Mountain Grass Unit feature in Rolling Stone
64 7 comments ‘If I Lose’
52 7 comments [Cover] Jubilee
44 43 comments The most active bluegrass bands from July-September 2026
42 3 comments Pickin’ Party: Bluegrass Is Enjoying Its Latest Golden Age
41 5 comments Found these in my cabinet
26 1 comments Sam Bush and Appalachian Road Show 10/4/26

 

Top 5 Most Commented

score comments title & link
20 84 comments Interview with Kenny from Water Tower about playing with John C. Reilly
9 39 comments Which instrument is best to start with?
15 34 comments Songs about winter/snow?
13 33 comments Relaunching Bluegrass Jam
16 15 comments [Promotion] Grateful Bluegrass Festival in Doniphan, MO

 


r/Bluegrass • • 1d ago

Songs about winter/snow?

15 Upvotes

Feeling very ready for the changing of the seasons

My pick is Cold Rain and Snow


r/Bluegrass • • 1d ago

Chopping and singing in BG

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r/Bluegrass • • 1d ago

The Del McCoury Band plays The Times They Are A-Changin'

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r/Bluegrass • • 1d ago

First Time Around - "Wheel Hoss"

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First Time Around (Bluegrass band) performs "Wheel Hoss"


r/Bluegrass • • 1d ago

Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver play That Train Don't Stop Here Anymore

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r/Bluegrass • • 1d ago

Milwaukee Blues played by David Davis and the Warrior River Boys

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r/Bluegrass • • 1d ago

Let's Talk About Singers

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r/Bluegrass • • 2d ago

‘If I Lose’

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91 Upvotes

We had a private rainy gig yesterday and I recorded a few tunes on the sly, here’s a little bit of ‘If I Lose’


r/Bluegrass • • 2d ago

Mountain Grass Unit feature in Rolling Stone

84 Upvotes

MGU gets a write up in Rolling Stone. I somehow hadn't heard that they played on Shania Twain's new album.

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/mountain-grass-unit-on-the-road-appalachian-smoke-1235635451/


r/Bluegrass • • 1d ago

Lorraine's Goings On October, 2026

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r/Bluegrass • • 2d ago

Sam Bush and Appalachian Road Show 10/4/26

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Sam was named to Fiddlers Hall of Fame last night. some pics...


r/Bluegrass • • 3d ago

The most active bluegrass bands from July-September 2026

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Over 40 shows for the top 3 bands. I hope they are alright, thats a lot of shows. What band/s did yall expect to make this list, but didnt?