Live Without a Net

LWANe32 featuring Matt Burke, singer, songwriter, guitarist with the Bradenton, FL based band, Have Gun, Will Travel...on the 5th anniversary of the release of their concept album - Science from an Easy Chair - based on the travels of Sir Ernest Shackleton...brought to you by Incredibow; the Liebers Guitar and Mandolin Company; and The Dobrato by Kent Viles in Gunnison, CO

LWANe31 featuring Natalia 'Saw Lady' Paruz - musical saw player and Incredibow endorser...discusses the history of the musical saw, plus the significant role both lumberjacks and religion played in its history....famous saw players like Marlene Dietrich...busking in the NYC subways...her quest for the ultimate saw...and favorite venues like cemeteries and mausoleums...thanks to Scott Liebers and the Liebers Guitar and Mandolin Co., and EW Incredibow

LWANe30, featuring Kent Viles of Gunnison, CO, maker of the resophonic guitar known as The Dobrato...spec'd with a Bigsby B5 and a B string blender...played by Mac MacAnally, Jason, Isbell, David Hildago, Billy Gibbons, Mike Campbell, and many others....in addition to being a luthier, Kent is also an avid fisherman, skier, and he has a great voice....brought to you by Scott Liebers at Liebers Guitar and Mandolin Company and The Incredibow

LWANe29, featuring Bobby Poff, of Riverton, WY, approximately 2100 miles from Riverview, FL...maker of not only excellent hand-crafted Dobro straps, but also mandolin and banjo straps...we discussed his straps, where he's traveled in his life, his very cool Martin guitars, and his Byrl resonator guitars...sponsored by Liebers Guitar and Mandolin Company, and Incredibow violin bows....all music performed and written by S. Hunt, produced by Live Without a Net Productions.

LWANe28 featuring Dale Shine's Top 10 (or 42) favorite songs....plus 'the St. Louis Classic, KSHE 95...not to mention the St. Louis R&R Appreciation Association (Dale, Daniel, Dennis, Tim, and Dave, the "Oracle")...baseball...and most importantly, thoughtful use of the cellphone in the studio...

LWANe27 featuring my friend and musical partner of 35 years, Dr David Greene of Clarkesville, GA...singer, songwriter, guitar player...frankly we discussed very little of what actually occurred in the thousands of hours that we wrote, played, recorded, tuned, and talked about everything music...things we did NOT discuss in this episode include what a great outdoorsman and builder of fires Dr Dave is...kicked the episode off with our original "Dreamer (Could Have Been a Cowboy)" which pretty much describes us....ended with "Don't Be Afraid of the Dark", one of our first songs, now gaining attention from the next generation at bedtime.

LWANe26 featuring Mike "cool nicknameless" Chew of Dogwood Banjo Co. in Minneapolis, MN....not to be mistaken for 'Banjo Mike'...Dogwood #108...LWAN Theme 6 "Dogwood Scissor-tail"...traveling banjo salesman...#DogwoodBanjoCo, #LiebersGuitars, #EverettGuitars, #oldStradfiddles

LWANe25 featuring Jake Flint from Tulsa, Oklahoma...and his new sophomore studio project "Jake Flint", which is being released Feb. 15, 2020...we talk about everything from phenomenal Blue Grass flat picker Tony Rice to jam band Phish to growing up in OK...sponsored by Liebers Guitar and Mandolin Company and EW Incredibow

LWANe24 featuring singer/songwriter Will Bannister...sponsored by E.W. Incredibow and Liebers Guitar and Mandolin Company...with additional commentary from hit songwriter Roger Springer...plus a treat from a young Will

LWANe23 featuring my friend Lee "Trigger" Ragan from Mid-Missouri...he's a National Anthem singing, harp playing, overall wearing music lover...Trigger's Top 10...and we talk a little about baseball, and football, and bass playing, and whatever else comes up.

LWANe22 featuring Heidi Keller of the E.W. Incredibow company, maker of the no maintenance, all synthetic Incredibow...also featuring Incredibow artists, fiddler John Richard, saw player Natalia Paruz (the Saw Lady), and Marston Smith (Lord of the Cello).

LWANe21 featuring singer/songwriter/guitarist Sean Della Croce (and producer/bass player Alan Deremo) discussing her latest album "Illuminations"...production...Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts (LIPA)...Belmont University....Nashville...CLAWHAMMER BANJO...and much more.

LWANe20 featuring Erin Morris Huttlinger, publicist and coauthor of the book "Joined At The Heart: A story of love, guitars, resilience and Marigolds", with a foreword by John Oates, discusses her husband, guitar virtuoso Pete Huttlinger and how he battled his health issues, while continuing to perform and record.

LWANe19 featuring Tamara Saviano...Grammy winning producer.....Author of 'Without Getting Killed or Caught' about Guy Clark...Kris Kristofferson's publicist

LWANe18 featuring Florida-based singer-songwriter Joshua Reilly... discussing the songwriting project that prompted 8 of the 10 songs from his last album "Mercy on the Strange"....prior to a gig at The Crooked Thumb in Safety Harbor, FL...The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's John McEuen's input on Josh's song 'Gibsonton'...and his upcoming gig opening for John Prine.

LWANe17 featuring Athens, GA, fiddler and multi instrumentalist, David Blackmon...David is a well known studio and live performer, best known for his work with guitar great Jerry Reed and Widespread Panic, but he was also a founding member of the Normaltown Flyers, Blueground Undergrass, and the Kenney Blackmon String Band...he has performed with Sam Bush, Jerry Garcia, Vassar Clements, Kenny Baker, Byron Berline, and many more...

LWAN Episode #16 featuring hit songwriter Roger Springer...recording artist....bandleader (The Roger Springer Band, Roger Springer and the Oklahoma Playboys)....with over 3000 songs and 140+ cuts...hits with Mark Chesnutt, George Strait, Sammy Kershaw, and many others...

LWAN: Episode #15 featuring Alan Laney, singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist who has played with a who's who list of country music stars, including Willie Nelson, Bernie Leadon, Carl Jackson, Al Perkins, Kix Brooks, Billy Graham, and many others...sponsored by Liebers Guitar and Mandolin Company and Incredibow.

LWAN episode #14 (part 1) featuring mandolinist Bobby Clark, sponsored by Liebers Guitars and Mandolins and EW Incredibow. I thoroughly enjoyed talking with Bobby, though we really just scratched the surface, so there will be a follow-up episode in early 2020 once his new album (Mandolin Hymns) is available. This is a beautiful album of instrumentals dedicated to Bobby's mother. In addition to being a Winfield mandolin champ, among many other awards, Bobby also builds Dr. Mojo guitars. Spoiler alert, I own one of his special ones (the Route 66 Bowl telecaster). In addition, to these noteworthy accomplishments, Bobby is a childhood friend of Vince Gill's; and coincidentally, Vince called Billy in the middle of our call. Fun stuff!

LWAN, "lucky" episode #13 featuring Jack Waters, sponsored by Incredibow and Liebers Guitar and Mandolin Company....Jack has toured professionally as a drummer and most recently as frontman for Jack Waters and the Unemployed...we discuss making the transition from the back of the stage to the front, performing, and his latest EP produced by Wes Sharon of 115 Recording...in addition to Jack, the Unemployed is Tyler Romine on drums, Luke Mulenix on electric and standup bass, and Mike Satawake killing it on electric and slide guitar.

Episode #12 featuring 16 year old Jimmy LaFave Songwriting contest winner Ken Pomeroy and her father, Skip PY. While Ken might be considered a "young" singer/songwriter, she is far more mature musically thanks to the mentoring she has received from her family, as well as several outstanding Oklahoma singer/songwriters, such as Carter Sampson, Kyle Reid, Dan Martin, and many others. Skip PY has his share of interesting stories as well; but more importantly, he is obviously focused on assisting Ken in her musical journey.

Episode #11 of LWAN featuring singer/songwriter Rebekah Pulley of St. Petersburg, FL, featuring several pieces of her music. Sponsored by E. W. Incredibow Co. and Liebers Guitar and Mandolin Company, previously featured in LWAN episode #6.

Tony Petersen of The Social Animals, St. Anyway, Highland Paddy, and several other bands....singer/songwriter...professional banjo and guitar player...Berklee grad and all round excellent guy talks about his musical journey to date.

Episode #9 features Justin 'Reverend' Hylton, a traveling singer/songwriter who has been living out of his converted 2017 Ford Transit van (Levy Jean) for the last 18 months. During that time, he has literally toured and performed at venues from coast to coast. I've been lucky enough to let him park at my place in Florida a couple of times. While this is a fascinating lifestyle for anyone, it is also a challenging one, nonetheless Justin thoughtfully shares a glimpse into his life.

LWANe#8 features Scott Everlovin' Anderson, lap steel and electric guitar player for the Florida-based band "Have Gun Will Travel", talking about the band, how they balance their individual roles, performing in-general, and recording their original songs.

Episode #7 features Brett Mularkey, sales and marketing 'go to' at Nechville Banjos, and banjo/guitarist with the Minnesotan based group The Stringdingers. In addition to his appreciation of Hamm's Beer, Brett is also an effects guru - he has personally walked me through improving not only the amplification of my Nechville Zeus banjo, but he was also instrumental in developing my acoustic pedal board. The second of his episode will be out later this year!

Scott Liebers is a multi-talented multi-instrumentalist, performer, luthier (primarily high-end guitars and mandolins), professional sound engineer, studio owner, and electrical designer located in Farmington, MN.

David and Joel Hosler, father and son team at Seven C Music in St. Petersburg, FL...David is retired from Taylor Guitars and he is a player, a sailor, an artist, and a former circus performer from Sarasota, FL...his son Joel is also a serious musician and worked previously at Taylor Guitars...some pretty interesting stories about their performing history and time at Taylor!

Chad Roper...fretless bass...producer...on-air personality...program director...brewer....jewelry maker...

Dr. Rudy Volkman: Classical and Rock and Roll Performer. Teacher. Composer. Symphony Director. Carpenter. Fencing Master.

Jimmy Buffett's original guitar player, Corral Reefer #0001...Texas Chainsaw Massacre...Art...Jazz

Pilot episode for Live Without a Net: John Richard, Canadian fiddler