Bluegrass Country

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Location:

Washington, DC

Genres:

Bluegrass Music

Networks:

WAMU

Description:

Bluegrass Country Radio is a station built by listeners for listeners. Started more than 50 years ago at WAMU 88.5 FM in Washington, DC, the station is now operated and funded by the nonprofit Bluegrass Country Foundation. From hosts to musicians to listeners, Bluegrass Country Radio continues to foster a community of bluegrass fans from far and wide.

Twitter:

@BluegrassCntry

Language:

English

Contact:

4401 Connecticut Ave NW Washington, DC 20008 2022361280

Website:

https://bluegrasscountry.org/

Email:

rtc@rtcassidy.us

Stations

Bluegrass Country

Bluegrass Country

Knee Deep In Bluegrass with Cindy Baucom

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12pm

The Old Time Jam with Brad Kolodner

3pm

Chris Teskey Show

6pm

Bluegrass Signal with Peter Thompson

6pm

Bluegrass Breakdown

Podcasts

American Routes

American Routes

Each week, Nick Spitzer covers vast musical and cultural ground. Hear blues and jazz, roots rock and soul, Cajun and country, zydeco and Tejano... and beyond. Plus stories and conversations with musicians and everyday people, known and unknown.

Shows

A Bluegrass Morning with Jonathan Fine

A Bluegrass Morning with Jonathan Fine

Americana Breakdown with Art Hanson

Americana Breakdown with Art Hanson

Banks of the Ohio with Fred Bartenstein

Banks of the Ohio with Fred Bartenstein

Music from the Homeplace of Bluegrass. Banks of the Ohio explores the history of bluegrass music from 1940 to the present and is aimed at both seasoned and bluegrass listeners.

Bluegrass Breakdown

Bluegrass Breakdown

Dave Higgs brings listeners an emotionally-charged, heart-rending, paint-peeling, splinter-kicking one-hour bluegrass show, featuring scintillating conversation and live music with some of the best in bluegrass live from Nashville, Tenn.

Bluegrass Country: Al Steiner Show

Bluegrass Country: Al Steiner Show

Bluegrass On The Bay with Jay Armsworthy

Bluegrass On The Bay with Jay Armsworthy

Bluegrass Signal with Peter Thompson

Bluegrass Signal with Peter Thompson

A unique synthesis of blues and old-time country music, with elements of Celtic, jazz, and a variety of folk musics. Peter presents recent and classic bluegrass recordings with background and commentary with frequent interviews of popular musicians.

Brad Kolodner Show

Brad Kolodner Show

Chris Teskey Show

Chris Teskey Show

Eddie Stubbs Show

Eddie Stubbs Show

Each week Bluegrass Country brings you exciting and diverse programs that highlight a particular artist or aspect of bluegrass and roots music.

Grateful Dead Hour

Grateful Dead Hour

Ivy Sheppard Show

Ivy Sheppard Show

Knee Deep In Bluegrass with Cindy Baucom

Knee Deep In Bluegrass with Cindy Baucom

Cindy brings you the best bluegrass from today and yesterday, every week on her great show! If you're a bluegrass fan, Knee Deep Bluegrass with Cindy Baucom is a can't miss!

Lee Michael Demsey Show

Lee Michael Demsey Show

Lee Michael Demsey has been playing a contemporary blend of Bluegrass at WAMU since 1983, with the early afternoon show Capital Bluegrass, later renamed the Lee Michael Demsey Show, which aired until 1993. From then until June 2001, he served as the...

Michelle Murray Show

Michelle Murray Show

Show recorded before a live audience in Charleston, WV. Now in its 20th year,the show has established a long tradition of featuring national and international acts in almost every style of music.Show produces an average of 26 new shows a year. Most...

Music From Foggy Hollow with Mike Kear

Music From Foggy Hollow with Mike Kear

We play the latest bluegrass, newgrass and acoustic country music from Australia and overseas. We usually feature a new album each week, playing 4 - 8 tracks off the album during the show and often have live interviews with bluegrass personalities or...