Got 'Grass?
Bluegrass interviews, with the leaders and legends of bluegrass. Your host Chris Wuerth has been running the GuitartownCT bluegrass concert series in Hamden, CT, since 2008.
Got 'Grass?
Missy Raines
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Missy Raines is a highly regarded and influential bassist, bandleader, singer and songwriter. She has been voted best bluegrass bassist by the International Bluegrass Music Association ten times, and was nominated for a Grammy in 2020.
Missy talks at length about being a woman in bluegrass, her ideal duet partner (Jimmy Martin), how Jim Hurst really encouraged her singing, and how challenging it is to sing and play bass at the same time!