The Bluegrass Review

Series produced by Philip Nusbaum

Series image
Image by: Shutterstock 

Bluegrass music's authoritative radio home.

The Bluegrass Review is a weekly 1-hour show which presents bluegrass music in a lively and informative format. Produced in two segments approximately 30 minutes apiece, each complete show is programmed in thematic bursts. For example the sample show #321 includes songs about hard work, guitarists who emphasize the bass end of the guitar's range in their soloing, and an interview with nationally-recognized autoharp player, Karen Mueller. The program includes frequent interviews and produced segments on topics that parallel concerns and interests of Bluegrass musicians and fans.

(PRX Feature Series image from Shutterstock.)


Additional Files

361 Pieces

Order by: Newest First | Oldest First
Caption: Phil w/2013 Zeitfunk, Credit: Karen Van Norman
The overarching theme of today’s show is comparing versions of songs. Our first comparison, though compares thoughts on forgiveness. Some bluegrass...

Bought by WOUB, KSKQ, KPVL, WAMU, KRZA and more


  • Added: Mar 30, 2015
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 16
Caption: Phil w/2013 Zeitfunk, Credit: Karen Van Norman
The show today begins with songs between the generations. There is one where a younger person addresses an older one, and where an older once addre...

Bought by WOUB, KPVL, RadioFreePalmer, KRZA, KBRP Community Radio and more


  • Added: Mar 26, 2015
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 14
Caption: Philip Nusbaum w/ 2012 Zeitfunk           , Credit: Karen Van Norman
The program begins with two songs named Amanda. The recent song by Volume Five concerns a woman whose life story contains a lot of unwanted goodbye...

Bought by KPVL, WOUB, KSKQ, RadioFreePalmer, KRZA and more


  • Added: Mar 20, 2015
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 16
Caption: Philip Nusbaum w/ 2012 Zeitfunk           , Credit: Karen Van Norman
The show opens with current bluegrass by the Grass Cats. Then, it’s two songs that focus on hobos. The first, a recent one by Cody Shuler tells of ...

Bought by WOUB, KSKQ, KPVL, RadioFreePalmer, KRZA and more


  • Added: Mar 18, 2015
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 16
Caption: Philip Nusbaum w/ 2012 Zeitfunk           , Credit: Karen Van Norman
Our program opens with current ‘grass. We play a song by the Grass Cats about a guy who is blue because he’s lost his whole family, but contrast it...

Bought by WTIP, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, WOUB, KSKQ, WAMU and more


  • Added: Mar 05, 2015
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 18
Piece image
secind of two Spring 2015 fund raaising editions fo the Bluegrass Review show

Bought by WDSE and KPVL


  • Added: Feb 28, 2015
  • Length: 38:02
  • Purchases: 2

  • Added: Feb 28, 2015
  • Length: 39:48
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Phil w/2013 Zeitfunk, Credit: Karen Van Norman
The show begins with songs of emotional hardness. It can happen as a result of a failed relationship or just because a person doesn’t allow the tim...

Bought by WOUB, KSKQ, KRZA, KBRP Community Radio, RadioFreePalmer and more


  • Added: Feb 21, 2015
  • Length: 58:55
  • Purchases: 15
Caption: Phil w/2013 Zeitfunk, Credit: Karen Van Norman
Towards the beginning of the show, we play a couple of songs about difficult or impossible journeys; and then one about a psychologically tough jou...

Bought by WOUB, KSKQ, KRZA, RadioFreePalmer, KBRP Community Radio and more


  • Added: Feb 14, 2015
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 16
Caption: Phil w/2013 Zeitfunk, Credit: Karen Van Norman
Early on, we have fun playing a couple of songs with almost the same name. The Gem of Bluegrass reflects on poor people in bluegrass: they may be p...

Bought by WOUB, KSKQ, KRZA, KBRP Community Radio, WAMU and more


  • Added: Feb 07, 2015
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 15
Caption: Philip Nusbaum w/ 2012 Zeitfunk           , Credit: Karen Van Norman
The city represents many contrasting points of view in bluegrass music. Towards the start of the show we pick out a few songs with contrasting view...

Bought by WOUB, KSKQ, RadioFreePalmer, KRZA, WEZU and more


  • Added: Feb 02, 2015
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 17
Caption: Philip Nusbaum w/ 2012 Zeitfunk           , Credit: Karen Van Norman
When a relationship seems to be going well but one of the partners announces that “you’ll be better off without me,” that is an unexpected goodbye....

Bought by WEZU, KPVL, WOUB, KSKQ, KRZA and more


  • Added: Jan 28, 2015
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 18
Caption: Philip Nusbaum w/ 2012 Zeitfunk           , Credit: Karen Van Norman
The show opens with prison songs that speak of different aspects of the prison experience. Then, it is time for our Gem of Bluegrass. This week’s g...

Bought by KPVL, WOUB, KSKQ, KRZA, RadioFreePalmer and more


  • Added: Jan 22, 2015
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 17
Caption: Philip Nusbaum w/ 2012 Zeitfunk, Credit: Karen Van Norman
Early on the show, a couple of songs in which age plays a factor. One is about hanging around an old man, someone your parents warned you against b...

Bought by KSJD, KBRP Community Radio, KKRN, WOUB, KSKQ and more


  • Added: Jan 01, 2015
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 17
Caption: Philip Nusbaum w/ 2012 Zeitfunk           , Credit: Karen Van Norman
Our show opens with a great recent track by songwriter Donna Hughes. Then we play a couple of songs whose songwriters were plainly philosophizing a...

Bought by KSJD, WOUB, KSKQ, KPVL, KRZA and more


  • Added: Dec 27, 2014
  • Length: 59:29
  • Purchases: 16
Caption: Philip Nusbaum w/ 2012 Zeitfunk           , Credit: Karen Van Norman
After a little contemporary bluegrass, the show slides into some songs where one person is telling off another. Let’s just say that we sing some th...

Bought by KBRP Community Radio, KSJD, WOUB, KSKQ, KRZA and more


  • Added: Dec 22, 2014
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 18
Caption: Phil w/2013 Zeitfunk, Credit: Karen Van Norman
Our show opens with new bluegrass, and a couple of songs about the California and Alaska gold rushes. After the Gem of Bluegrass about the bluegras...

Bought by WEZU, KSJD, WOUB, KSKQ, KPVL and more


  • Added: Dec 14, 2014
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 17
Caption: Philip Nusbaum w/ 2012 Zeitfunk           , Credit: Karen Van Norman
On today's show, we focus on the bluegrass highlights of the previous year, including cutting edge bluegrass, combinations with Americana and pop, ...

Bought by KSJD, KBRP Community Radio, WOUB, KSKQ, KPVL and more


  • Added: Dec 06, 2014
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 18
Caption: Philip Nusbaum w/ 2012 Zeitfunk           , Credit: Karen Van Norman
It’s Christmas on the Bluegrass Review. Robin and Linda Williams and Donna Ulisse talk about some of their Christmas-related songs.

Bought by KPVL, WOUB, KSKQ, RadioFreePalmer, KRZA and more


  • Added: Dec 06, 2014
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 14
Caption: Philip Nusbaum w/ 2012 Zeitfunk           , Credit: Karen Van Norman
At the show’s beginning, we play recent bluegrass. Then, on the Gem of Bluegrass, we discuss the evolution of the song “The House Carpenter.” In so...

Bought by WOUB, KSKQ, KPVL, KRZA, WNTI.ORG-Internet Radio from Centenary University and more


  • Added: Nov 27, 2014
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 14