Bluegrass BKLYN
Bluegrass BKLYN
Podcast Description
Check out the vibrant bluegrass music scene here in Brooklyn, NYC. Join your host Mike Willner and meet the musicians and teachers, explore the venues and events, and share the stories and community that make this the Bluegrass Borough. We’ll talk classic bluegrass, bluegrass-adjacent music, vendors, instruments, jam camps, current events, gear ... you know, all the good stuff! So give a listen, we’ll have a fine old time.
Podcast Insights
Content Themes
The podcast focuses on themes surrounding bluegrass music, including artist interviews, event highlights, gear discussions, and community stories. For example, in Episode 2, there is an in-depth interview with renowned performer Michael Daves, alongside updates on local jams and a discussion about the Bluegrass Mt. Rushmore for fiddle players, illustrating the blend of personal stories and community engagement.
Check out the vibrant bluegrass music scene here in Brooklyn, NYC – and beyond. Join your hosts Mike Willner and Liz Wolfe to meet the musicians and teachers, explore the venues and events, and share the stories and community in the Bluegrass Borough …. and beyond. We’ll talk classic bluegrass, bluegrass-adjacent music, vendors, instruments, jam camps, current events, gear … you know, all the good stuff! So give a listen, we’ll have a fine old time.
We meet Tati Hargreaves (yes, that Hargreaves), a brilliant fiddler and dedicated music educator who is helping to reshape the sound and repertoire of old time music and bluegrass! We explore her approach to teaching and learning, her career as competing in Texas Style fiddle contests, jamming – and how all that shapes her music today. Also, Liz and Mike get into some jam busting in the new segment “Jam Talk”! Enjoy the episode.
Mentions in this Episode:
Tatiana Hargreaves
@dragonfiddler
tatianahargreaves.com
Bluegrass by the Stroll @ Delia’s Lounge 7/18/25
facebook.com/share/16rKChWbh1
Alex Deane @ Urbane Arts 7/26
@urbane_brooklyn
@alexdeanemusic
Alice Gerrard
@alice.gerrard
34th St. Partnership
34thstreet.org
Information on Jam Jersey and Warwick Weekend
bluegrassjamsnearme.com
Music in this Episode, in order of appearance.
‘8th of January’ – Tatiana Hargreaves & Allison de Groot
‘Rocky Pallet’ – Tatiana Hargreaves
‘I Would Not Live Always’ – Tatiana Hargreaves & Allison de Groot
‘The Road That’s Walked by Fools’ – Tatiana Hargreaves & Allison de Groot
‘Beaufort County Jail’ – Tatiana Hargreaves & Allison de Groot
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