The Big Al And Sandy Radio Show

09/21/2025

Had a super time at Uncle Pen festival this weekend. Seen alot of friends and made some new ones.

09/17/2025

🎻✨ The countdown is ON! ✨🎻
Sept 18–20, 2025 – it’s almost time for the legendary Uncle Pen Fest at Bean Blossom! 🌟

Don’t miss three unforgettable days of bluegrass tradition, and be there Saturday night for a historic moment: the induction of the Queen of Bluegrass, Rhonda Vincent. 👑💙

📅 Who’s ready for the pickin’ to begin? 🙌

09/11/2025

🎶✨ JUST ANNOUNCED! ✨🎶
The Bill Monroe Bluegrass Festival returns to Bean Blossom, IN on June 17–20, 2026 at the historic Bill Monroe Music Park & Campground!

⭐ This year’s lineup features:
🎤 Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver
🎤 Junior Sisk
🎤 Wyatt Ellis
🎤 Kody Norris Show
🎤 Tidalwave Road
🎤 Burnett Sisters
🎤 DownRiver Collective
🎤 Darin & Brooke Aldridge
🎤 Richard Bennett Band – A Tribute to Tony Rice
🎤 Ralph Stanley II & The Clinch Mountain Boys
🎤 Authentic Unlimited
🎤 Dave Adkins & Mountain Soul
…and more to come!

📍 Mark your calendars now for 4 unforgettable days of bluegrass at the stage made by the Father of Bluegrass himself, the great Bill Monroe! 🎉⭐️

👉 Follow us for updates and ticket info: billmonroemusicpark.com

08/23/2025

Big Al and Sandy on WBCM 100.1 FM today at 1pm, special guest Ashleigh Graham in studio! Listen online
https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/listen-live.php?s=0

06/19/2025

What an amazing weekend at the 2025 Bean Blossom Bluegrass Festival! Thanks to Rex, Haley and the entire staff for all they do to keep Bill Monroe’s dream alive and to continue providing top notch lineups at the park. I am so grateful to be a part of it. Here are some of the pictures I managed to take in between emcee duties. My hats off to the bands, the great sound man and a huge, fantastic crowd! Looking forward to next year already!

Bean Blossom Bluegrass Festival
Bean Blossom Campground and Music Park
Wilson Pickins Promotions

06/12/2025

A record breaking Wednesday at Bean Blossom as the 2025 Bill Monroe Bluegrass Festival kicks off! 🎵🌟🎻 Get ready for more toe-tapping tunes and unforgettable memories at this iconic bluegrass event!

06/11/2025

Festival emcee Big Al Weekley gets to hang out with all the cool kids! Look who he has run into at the first day of the 2025 Bean Blossom Bluegrass Festival! The legendary Paul Williams! What an honor it is for us to have him here with us!

Bean Blossom Campground and Music Park
Wilson Pickins Promotions

05/31/2025

Don’t miss the The Special Consensus at the 2025 Bill Monroe Bluegrass Festival June 11-14 in Bean Blossom IN!Celebrating their 50th anniversary in 2025, they are a bluegrass band that has achieved a contemporary sound with traditional roots in five decades of performing. Band leader and founder Greg Cahill is a recipient of the prestigious Distinguished Achievement Award from the International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) and was inducted into the Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass Music in America (SPBGMA) Hall of Greats. Special Consensus has released 21 band recordings and received seven awards from the IBMA and two Grammy nominations.

Special Consensus’ sound is grounded in a deep appreciation and understanding of bluegrass music, incorporating both the drive and harmonies of the traditional sound with the more contemporary sounds and repertoire of today. Tickets 🎟️ and Camping 🏕️ available at BILLMONROEMUSICPARK.com

04/13/2025

04/11/2025

🎶 OUT NOW: 'Get A Transfer' from The King James Boys! 🎶

The brand new 8-song Bluegrass Gospel album is officially available via Pinecastle Records! With powerful harmonies, uplifting lyrics and soul-stirring performances, Get A Transfer offers a heartfelt journey rooted in faith, hope and timeless truth.

The project features band members Randy Spencer, Cole Spencer, Curtis Lewis, and Will Hart, with guest musicians Tim Crouch and Jeff Tolbert. The next radio single, “The News That Never Changes,” delivers a powerful message about the constant hope found in the Gospel—even as the world around us shifts.

👉 Check it out here: https://sc.lnk.to/TKJB-gat

Get A Transfer Track Listing:
1. Glory Ride (Rickey Graves)
2. The Best Selling Book of All Time (Christopher Burton)
3. I Can Hear the Savior (Randy Fox)
4. Power of Prayer (Rick Lang, Troy Engle)
5. Everything Heaven Won’t Be (Daryl Mosley)
6. The News That Never Changes (Jerry Salley, David Haley Lauver, Karen Bowles, Bobby Johnston)
7. Ready and Waiting (Barney Rogers, Russell Dale Johnson)
8. Get a Transfer (Janet Dowling, Michael Dowling)