Host Paul Trenwith is a founding member of the Hamilton County Bluegrass Band in NZ, playing banjo and occasionally singing harmony parts. Paul has always been an enthusiastic advocate for and promoter of bluegrass music, and the show includes tracks from classic bands, traditional stylists, and contemporary groups as well as some ‘roots’ bluegrass and newgrass. The show originally airs on FREE-FM in New Zealand and we rebroadcast it every Sunday at 5pm.
Back Porch Bluegrass - 17-12-2024
Created by Free FM, Hamilton, New Zealand
Dec 17, 2024
Back Porch Bluegrass - 10-12-2024
The Christmas theme is creeping into Back Porch Bluegrass, with a carol from Tony Trischka with David Grier, and a contemporary song from Becky Buller. We've got songs from Larry Stephenson, Chris Stuart & Back Country, Richard Bennett, Dale Ann Brad...
Dec 10, 2024
Back Porch Bluegrass - 03-12-2024
I kick off the show with an instrumental from the mid-1970's, featuring the 'Scruggs' pegs' on my banjo, then we get into the show with the Nashville Bluegrass Band, Red Allen, Blue Highway, Beth Stevens & Edge, and the Steep Canyon Rangers. A couple ...
Dec 03, 2024
Back Porch Bluegrass - 26-11-2024
The Steeldrivers, Russell Moore & Third Tyme Out, Detour and Longview are all presented in this episode, as are the Lovell Sister, Dan Tyminski, and some NZ bluegrass from the Hamilton County Bluegrass Band. Lyman Enloe plays a fiddle tune, and the Ken...
Nov 26, 2024
Back Porch Bluegrass - 19-11-2024
I enjoyed sharing the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band with you all so much last week that I have included another couple of tracks this week, too. We'll also hear from the Kody Norris Show, the High Desert Band, the Poor Valley Girls (from ETSU), and Tony Ellis...
Nov 19, 2024
Back Porch Bluegrass - 12-11-2024
I've included a couple of tunes from that classic album "Circle" album from the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, featuring them and some of their musical heroes. I've also included tracks from my musical hero, Doug Dillard, and offerings from Hot Rize, Jerusale...
Nov 12, 2024
Back Porch Bluegrass - 05-11-2024
Some of my LP's get an airing this week. The Johnson Mountain Boys, Charlie Moore, J D Crowe on the highly-regarded 'Model Church' album from 1971, and some Jimmie Rodgers songs from the great Merle Haggard album 'Same Train, Different Time'. Of course...
Nov 05, 2024
Back Porch Bluegrass - 29-10-2024
Created by Free FM, Hamilton, New Zealand
Oct 29, 2024
Back Porch Bluegrass - 22-10-2024
Joe Mullins, the Spinney Brothers, Phil Leadbetter, Greg Blake, Cliff Waldron, the Nashville bluegrass Band, John Hartford, all feature in this episode of Back Porch Bluegrass. The Tuttles and AJ Lee, featuring Molly Tuttle and AJ Lee when they were te...
Oct 22, 2024
Back Porch Bluegrass - 15-10-2024
I've featured my friend Tom Henderson from Tampa, FL, this week, as a tribute to the folks of Florida and eastern USA in the recent devastating storms. With his Bluegrass Parlor Band and his programme, This Is Bluegrass, did much for bluegrass music in...
Oct 15, 2024
