About this episode
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