The Hometown Bluegrass Show

The Hometown Bluegrass Show The Hometown Bluegrass Show is a podcast hosted by West KY music promoter Tim Batts and 3 time IBMA bluegrass guitar player of the year, Josh Williams.
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Also a 3 hour radio show on thebluegrassjamboree.com Thursdays 9-Noon Learn more at www.timbatts.com.

08/12/2025

Josh plays some Gordon Lightfoot for our new podcast episode coming out this Friday! Josh Williams

🎙️ The Hometown Bluegrass Show – Episode  #67. This week on The Hometown Bluegrass Show, Josh and Tim kick things off wi...
08/08/2025

🎙️ The Hometown Bluegrass Show – Episode #67.
This week on The Hometown Bluegrass Show, Josh and Tim kick things off with a soulful duet of the Ronnie Bowman classic, Cold Virginia Night.
We’re also thrilled to welcome our special guest: 2023 IBMA Male Vocalist of the Year and Special Consensus powerhouse Greg Blake Music.
‼️Be the first 2 people to answer this question and you will win either a Paige Capo or McQuan Guitar Picks.
“How old was Greg Blake when he got his first guitar”? 🎸

We’re also thrilled to welcome our special guest: 2023 IBMA Male Vocalist of the Year and Special Consensus powerhouse Greg Blake. Greg joins us for a fun and wide-ranging conversation about life on the road, the heart of bluegrass gospel, and what it’s like to sing with one of the genre’s mos...

Our McQuan Guitar Picks artist of the week is Tony Rice.  When I play a Tony Rice song around 11am central or Noon EST, ...
08/07/2025

Our McQuan Guitar Picks artist of the week is Tony Rice. When I play a Tony Rice song around 11am central or Noon EST, be the first to name that song in THIS post and we will send you a FREE guitar or mandolin pick!

08/05/2025

On this week’s podcast Josh Williams and Tim Batts duet on the Ronnie Bowman song Cold Virginia Night!

🎙️ Episode  #66 – "The bird, Mordecai, Church Street Blues, and Mike Anglin Mayhem"Get ready for an unforgettable ride o...
08/01/2025

🎙️ Episode #66 – "The bird, Mordecai, Church Street Blues, and Mike Anglin Mayhem"

Get ready for an unforgettable ride on this week’s episode of The Hometown Bluegrass Show! We’re also joined by the always hilarious Mike Anglin Music, bass player for Southern Legacy, and let’s just say—this one had us laughing until it hurt. Mike talks music, road stories, and gives us the inside scoop on their brand-new single, “Hills of Carter County”, which just dropped.

⭐Wanna win a Paige Capo or a McQuan Guitar Picks? Be the first TWO people to correctly answer this question from this podcast episode. "What name does Mike Anglin call his electric bass?"

Tim and Josh are back with more laughs than the law allows – Josh picks up the guitar and delivers a killer version of “Church Street Blues”, and it only gets better from there. We’re also joined by the always hilarious Mike Anglin, bass player for Southern Legacy, and let’s just say—thi...

WIN a FREE McQuan Guitar Picks today listening to our radio show on https://www.thebluegrassjamboree.com/members/tim-bat...
07/31/2025

WIN a FREE McQuan Guitar Picks today listening to our radio show on https://www.thebluegrassjamboree.com/members/tim-batts/
When you hear a Tony Rice song around 11pm EST be the FIRST one to comment in THIS post the name of that song and we will send you a guitar or mandolin pick. ($25 value)

Need a great guitar or mandolin pick?  Sure you do!!!  It’s what we use!!
07/29/2025

Need a great guitar or mandolin pick? Sure you do!!! It’s what we use!!

Casein. 1.3mm $25.00 each. Message me for details. Thanks!

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