Article Contributed by Compass Records
Published on November 4, 2025
SiriusXM’s Bluegrass Junction (ch. 77) welcomes a powerful new voice to its lineup with the debut of “Pick Like a Girl,” a new weekly radio show hosted by Alison Brown, GRAMMY-winning banjoist, producer, and co-founder of Compass Records.
The show premieres Tuesday November 4th, and will air Tuesdays at 12 PM ET on Bluegrass Junction, with replays on Thursdays at 3PM ET, and Sunday at 9PM ET and any time on the SiriusXM app.
“Pick Like a Girl” will celebrate the women of bluegrass, spotlighting the trailblazers as well as the rising stars who are expanding the boundaries of the genre. “The original architects of bluegrass music were all men. But I believe that women are creating some of the most compelling bluegrass that’s ever been made,” says Brown. “I hope that “Pick Like a Girl” will draw new listeners to the music and help to inspire the next generation of women to see a place for themselves in bluegrass.”
Listeners can expect to hear programming that will feature music from acclaimed artists including Sierra Hull, Della Mae, Sister Sadie, Molly Tuttle, Laurie Lewis and many more, as well as interview segments and live in-studio performances.
About Alison Brown
Alison Brown is one of roots music’s most celebrated hyphenates. She is a GRAMMY and EMMY-winning musician, producer, composer, and co-founder of the internationally acclaimed, Nashville-based Compass Records Group which is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year.
Alison is also a frequent collaborator with actor/comedian/banjoist Steve Martin. Their collaborative album Safe, Sensible and Sane debuted at #1 on the Billboard Bluegrass chart last week and the pair was featured in performance on The Tonight Show. Together they have released 3 chart-topping bluegrass radio singles and have accumulated over 40 million views on social media.
Alison has won the International Bluegrass Music Association’s Banjo of the Year award (the first women in IBMA history to win an instrumentalist’s award) as well as the IBMA Distinguished Achievement Award. She is also the recipient of the USA Artists Fellowship in Music, Louise Scruggs Memorial Forum award from the Country Music Hall of Fame and is a member of American Banjo Museum’s Hall of Fame. Alison ‘plays it forward’ through her ArtistWorks on-line banjo school and serves as President of the Nashville Chapter of the Recording Academy.
