From Bay Ridge to Blue Ridge! Mike ventures down to Charlotte, North Carolina and encounters a vibrant and welcoming bluegrass music community. Join us as he meets the incredible fiddle maker Brad Robinson and talks fiddles, life, and dogs. We join a jam circle, chat with jammers, and find out about the Charlotte Folk Society. We drop by The Violin Shoppe and spend time with Glen Alexander, co-owner and champion fiddler.

Some mentions and music heard in this episode:

Brad Robinson Fiddles 
@bradrobinsonfiddles www.robinsonfiddles.com

Charlotte Folk Society

@charlottefolksociety www.folksociety.org/

The Violin Shoppe

@theviolinshoppe www.theviolinshoppe.net

Galax Fiddle Convention

https://www.oldfiddlersconvention.com/

Jam Jersey

https://bluegrassjamsnearme.com/jamjersey/

 

Music in order of hearing

'My Cabin in Caroline' - Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs

'Angeline the Baker' - Eric Nafziger playing Robinson fiddle #19 "Clara" 
https://youtu.be/HO_QqSkcsQk?si=RceZdN3l7LNPb1MC

'Road to Columbus' - Noam Pikelny plays Kenny Baker plays Bill Monroe

'Worried Man Blues' - Steele Creek Jammers

'Wildwood Flower' - Carter Family

'East Virginia Blues' - Stanley Brothers