My interview with Becky Buller, ten time winner of International Bluegrass Music awards, is chock full of songs along with Becky’s preview of her band’s set at this years Freshgrass Festival. We begin with a trio of successful co-writes that Becky wrote with the Infamous Stringdusters, The Travelin’McCoury’s and Molly Tuttle and Golden Highway. Along the way we talk about her successful co-writing process and her award winning collaborations with folks like Special Consensus, Peter Rowan, and the First Ladies of Bluegrass.

Freshgrass Festival arrives in North Adams, Massachusetts on September 22-24 on the grounds of MassMOCA. Becky’s set will kick off the Friday festivities around 6:00PM. She was asked to write a song-cycle at Freshgrass’ southern version in Bentonville, Arkansas this past year and she expects to perform that commissioned work this September. She also expects to record the commissioned work at North Adams’ Studio 9. Our segment finishes (appropriately) with a single from Becky’s upcoming album of cover songs; James Taylor’s ode to the Millworker. A perfect labor day song in homage to the milltown workers who toiled in towns exactly like North Adams all over New England, eventually throughout the country.

Info on this years festival can be found at Freshgrass.com