Gillian Welch and Dave Rawlings On NPR's Fresh Air!

Fresh Air's Terry Gross returns today to interview Gillian Welch and Dave Rawlings about their new CD, The Harrow and The Harvest.

..."We've kind of half-jokingly said that this record is 10 different kinds of sad," Welch tells Fresh Air's Terry Gross. ...

In some markets the show has already aired and will air tonight in other markets.

The transcript and audio file are already available on the NPR Website or LISTEN HERE. (Audio Player at bottom of this story).  The musical duo perform live on the show.

Bluegrass Artists Make NPR Listener's Best-of-the-Year (so far) List

Thousands of votes poured in from NPR Music listeners in their poll for the best music of the year (so far).

Three notable bluegrass artists/bands made the list of the top 100 according to NPR (National Public Radio) fans.

...Allison Krauss       Abigail Washburn     ...... Sarah Jarosz..........

Bluegrass On NPR!

While Bluegrass and NPR are not strangers to each other, it is pleasantly surprising to find this feature on the NPR Website. The hosts of "Seldom Heard Music," a show on Missouri public radio station KSMU in the Ozarks, selected more than 100 mountain songs for this edition of The Mix.

Mike Smith

Longtime bluegrass DJ and member of the International Bluegrass Music Association, Mike Smith has compiled several hours of Ozarks-based bluegrass music for the national NPR website. Check it out!