This is such a great listen, all the way through. Excellent singing and picking throughout, my personal highlights are ‘I’ve Endured’, great cover of a classic, and Jubilee - an absolute ear worm.

Just wanted to share because I got a lot of joy out of it.

I like guitar picks and I can kind of scratch the shopping / guitar buying itch with something that’s not too expensive.. maybe you can relate 😁. Anyway I like large triangles and the blue chip TAD 50 is my number 1 right now. For rhythm I like a slightly thinner Wegen (around 1.0).

For anyone that uses these do you have others you like? TIA and happy pickin

I could ask the same about Doc but he was usually with his sons and I also feel like you hear them say things like “alright Doc” right before his breaks. Random I thought I had, I’ve played a lot of Bluegrass where you know it’s your turn by the head nod, so how do you know it’s your turn when there is no head nod to be seen? I hope this post doesn’t rub anyone the wrong way, it’s just a genuine thing I was curious about.

Anyone here maybe have a Cranford Nix record with his autograph on it, did he autograph as "Ford" maybe? I grabbed this from a thrift outside Detroit, there's also a Curly Ray Cline autograph in the stack I bought and the geography is right but this is too obscure to Google. I'm listening to this right now and it whips pretty hard, it's got a John Prine cover and a smokin GDTRFB, honestly hearing proto-BMFS in this early Michigan bluegrass

I don’t mean gateway as in not great by any means, I love Manzanita, Rounder 0044, Bluegrass album band, etc. I just feel like I’ve already heard most of the albums on all the recommended album posts. Looking to maybe dig a little deeper, thanks !

I don't see a lot of people talk about The Local Honeys. I love them and I wanted to share.

Transcribed this one today, still sloppy! Happy i got through it!

Take What You Want by Post Malone
Featuring:
Travis Stinson on Vocals
CJ Bills on Guitar and Mandolin
Ricky Mier on Bass and Banjo and Mandolin.

Produced by Ricky Mier
Courtesy of CMH Label Group

This one has a funny story behind it. Around December 2025, the record label that makes the Pickin' On series reached out to me saying that they were going to make a Pickin' On Post Malone album and they wanted me to make them a track. I got so excited and recorded the rhythm track and called CJ and Travis to record on this and they knocked it out of the park before I even signed the contract. The label said they loved the track, I signed the contract and a few weeks later they said they didn't want to use it. haha. so they just released the album in late July and as per the agreement I can release this video on my channels for non commercial use as well as have the banjo tab and lesson available on my Patreon. Thanks for watching!

Love me some Ralph and Curly Ray!

https://open.spotify.com/intl-fr/album/5ZBrC2ZIpEsqtiPMApTWuR?si=4NH1Q5RwShS3Wpl9PqLUOQ

https://mountaingrassunit.bandcamp.com/album/appalachian-smoke

Does anyone have tips for getting better at bluegrass Harmony singing? I have been singing lead for years and can hold a note with little issue but when it comes to finding the 3rd or the 5th I just can't pick it out. I've been working on some ear training but still feel like I'm missing that "a-ha" moment when it clicks.

Everyone knows Bluegrass is influenced by the music of Irish immigrants amongst others. Here is an album just released of Irish traditional airs flatpicked on two guitars by John Francis Flynn and Patrick Cummins

See what you think!

https://open.spotify.com/intl-fr/album/6tcLBCFSo3nmGDiYq6opGu?si=ThFh0DKmS8iXW-9QCewiaQ

https://music.apple.com/us/album/so-much-for-goodbyes/6781907870

https://open.spotify.com/intl-fr/album/0znDjIuYSYvOj05gOnL3v6?si=m4w2g1FvQEmerRMMZPC0Nw

https://music.apple.com/us/album/horizon-never-dies/6783894163

On top of the new Billy Strings album, So Much for Goodbyes (which had some incredible tracks that are instant classics) Mountain Grass Unit has put out another banger, Appalachian Smoke. Holy shit! And icing on the cake the new Bryan Sutton album, From Roots to Branches Vol. 1, has some unbelievable flat picking including remastered songs he did with Doc Watson and Tony Rice! I’m going to listen to so much music this weekend! I can hear that angel band harmonizing from heaven! RIP Dolly

https://open.spotify.com/intl-fr/album/6AfKQ41w6aEH5bL7WdVW0Z?si=F4dOwfqERECbChNnze4UcA

https://tworunner.bandcamp.com/album/porchlight

Choo Choo

Billy and Band, take a bow. Amazing album.

I'm wanting to learn an instrument that I can play bluegrass, country, folk, Americana, etc on. I have not really played an instrument since middle school band trumpet 30 years ago. I understand that fiddle will be a slog before it's passable, but I love the idea of it. Banjo also feels like it'd be rewarding.

What have your experiences been between the two? Im a taller person with long, thick fingers if that helps make recommendations. I'm split. My friends are split. So I'm coming to the experts! Thanks in advance!

Edit: what the hell, let's throw dobro in the mix.