Podcasts about New Grass Revival

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2021 50:57

We are digging into the archives to celebrate some of the conversations listeners have loved the most and that have shaped this project. Béla Fleck is one of the greatest living banjo players. He's followed what many experience as this quintessential American roots instrument back to its roots in Africa, and he's taken it where no banjo has gone before. Abigail Washburn is a celebrated banjo player and singer, both in English and Chinese. These two are partners in music and in life — recovering something ancient and deeply American all at once, bringing both beauty and refreshment to what they play and how they live.Béla Fleck has recorded over 40 albums, most famously with The Flecktones and New Grass Revival. His albums include Flight of the Cosmic Hippo, UFO Tofu, and Rocket Science. He has released two full album collaborations with Abigail Washburn, Béla Fleck and Abigail Washburn and Echo in the Valley. In 2020, he released Throw Down Your Heart: The Complete Africa Sessions. His latest album is, My Bluegrass Heart. Abigail Washburn is a clawhammer banjo player and singer. Her solo albums include Song of the Traveling Daughter and City of Refuge. Her newest album is Wu Fei And Abigail Washburn, a collaboration with her longtime friend, the renowned guzheng player Wu Fei. Find the transcript for this show at onbeing.org.This show originally aired in June 2015.

[Unedited] Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn with Krista Tippett

YOU CAN Make a Living In The Music Industry Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2021 83:51

We are digging into the archives to celebrate some of the conversations listeners have loved the most and that have shaped this project. Béla Fleck is one of the greatest living banjo players. He's followed what many experience as this quintessential American roots instrument back to its roots in Africa, and he's taken it where no banjo has gone before. Abigail Washburn is a celebrated banjo player and singer, both in English and Chinese. These two are partners in music and in life — recovering something ancient and deeply American all at once, bringing both beauty and refreshment to what they play and how they live.Béla Fleck has recorded over 40 albums, most famously with The Flecktones and New Grass Revival. His albums include Flight of the Cosmic Hippo, UFO Tofu, and Rocket Science. He has released two full album collaborations with Abigail Washburn, Béla Fleck and Abigail Washburn and Echo in the Valley. In 2020, he released Throw Down Your Heart: The Complete Africa Sessions. His latest album is, My Bluegrass Heart. Abigail Washburn is a clawhammer banjo player and singer. Her solo albums include Song of the Traveling Daughter and City of Refuge. Her newest album is Wu Fei And Abigail Washburn, a collaboration with her longtime friend, the renowned guzheng player Wu Fei. This interview is edited and produced with music and other features in the On Being episode "Béla Fleck and Abigail Washburn — Truth, Beauty, Banjo." Find the transcript for that show at onbeing.org.

36. Ryan Shupe Discusses The Best of New Grass Revival

You, Me and An Album

Play Episode Play 30 sec Highlight Listen Later Aug 15, 2021 73:02

Country rock and bluegrass musician Ryan Shupe introduces me to the world of progressive bluegrass by way of The Best of New Grass Revival on this episode. We discussed some of Ryan's favorite songwriters, the influence that New Grass Revival has had on Ryan Shupe and the Rubberband and several of his favorite tracks on this 1994 greatest hits compilation.Note: On this episode, we had discussed the timing of the covers of Angel Eyes by New Grass Revival and Jeff Healy Band but weren't sure which came first. It was the Jeff Healy version that came out first, as a track on the See The Light album, which was released in September 1988. New Grass Revival's version was on their Friday Night in America album, which came out in 1989.You can find Ryan on Twitter at @ryanshupe and on Instagram at @theryanshupe. As he noted on this episode, you can also contact him by submitting a message on the contact form at https://ryanshupe.com/contact.Al is on Twitter at @almelchiorBB, and he is also on both Twitter and Instagram at @youmealbum. Those latter accounts are where he announces upcoming guests and featured albums, so give those accounts a follow if you want to be in the know!1:02 Ryan joins the show1:33 Ryan talks about his son's ordeal with COVID-19 and MIS-C3:24 Ryan has been playing music since the age of 54:37 Ryan formed Ryan Shupe and the Rubberband in college6:01 Ryan and Al could have talked about Bruce Springsteen instead9:13 Some may think calling New Grass Revival a bluegrass band is blasphemous12:46 Ryan's goal with the Rubberband is to take the New Grass Revival concept a little further13:40 Ryan admires New Grass Revival for their songwriting and arranging16:56 Al asked Ryan about genres that are hard for him to warm up to, and his answer surprised him19:05 It could be easy to miss some of the nuances of bluegrass20:32 Finding unique musicians and bands in any genre requires some work26:51 Ryan's skater friends from Germany didn't just stick to skater music28:20 Ryan felt like picking a greatest hits compilation might have been a cop-outBreakdown of selected tracks29:42 Callin' Baton Rouge36:39 Revival43:49 Hold to a Dream45:11 In the Middle of the Night50:07 Love Someone Like Me52:50 Metric Lips58:05 You Plant Your Fields1:01:41 I'm Down1:04:22 Angel Eyes1:08:22 Ryan has kept his band's tour close to home

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Inside The Banjoverse: Béla Fleck

Rock N Roll Pantheon

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2021 74:53

Have we run out of superlatives to describe Béla Fleck's banjo playing and his genre defying musical career? We Banjo 3's banjo maestro Enda Scahill, takes Béla on a winding trip down memory lane discussing his earliest influences, New Grass Revival, the enduring importance of Earl Scruggs, his deep respect and love for his mentor Chick Corea, and his brand new project My Bluegrass Heart.www.belafleck.com

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Inside The Banjoverse: Béla Fleck

Rock N Roll Pantheon

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2021 75:53

Have we run out of superlatives to describe Béla Fleck's banjo playing and his genre defying musical career? We Banjo 3's banjo maestro Enda Scahill, takes Béla on a winding trip down memory lane discussing his earliest influences, New Grass Revival, the enduring importance of Earl Scruggs, his deep respect and love for his mentor Chick Corea, and his brand new project My Bluegrass Heart. www.belafleck.com

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Episode 8: Béla Fleck

Inside the Banjoverse

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2021 74:53

Have we run out of superlatives to describe Béla Fleck's banjo playing and his genre defying musical career? We Banjo 3's banjo maestro Enda Scahill, takes Béla on a winding trip down memory lane discussing his earliest influences, New Grass Revival, the enduring importance of Earl Scruggs, his deep respect and love for his mentor Chick Corea, and his brand new project My Bluegrass Heart.www.belafleck.com

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Episode 8: Béla Fleck

Inside the Banjoverse

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2021 78:53

Have we run out of superlatives to describe Béla Fleck's banjo playing and his genre defying musical career? We Banjo 3's banjo maestro Enda Scahill, takes Béla on a winding trip down memory lane discussing his earliest influences, New Grass Revival, the enduring importance of Earl Scruggs, his deep respect and love for his mentor Chick Corea, and his brand new project My Bluegrass Heart. www.belafleck.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Toma Uno - El estado de la hierba azul - 06/06/21

Toma uno

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2021 58:51

Abrimos el mapa de carreteras y apareció el estado de Kentucky. Nos fuimos a los archivos y elegimos un puñado de canciones, al azar, de músicos del llamado Bluegrass State. Pensamos que nos ha quedado un programa muy especial que nos encanta compartir. Durante años, los miembros de New Grass Revival han adquirido una envidiable reputación como renovadores de la música tradicional americana. Sus trabajos han marcado una buena parte del desarrollo de la country music y, por supuesto, del bluegrass. En 1989 publicaron su último álbum antes de su disolución, Friday Night In America, donde se encontraba “Callin’ Baton Rouge”, una canción que habían grabado antes los Oak Ridge Boys y que haría muy popular Garth Brooks y para cuya versión llamó a los cuatro miembros del grupo. ha sido el comienzo de un programa que nos ha citado con Keith Whitley, uno de los mejores cantantes de honky-tonk hasta que murió demasiado pronto en la cúspide de su carrera. Es inevitable que Chris Stapleton y Sturgill Simpson fueran ajenos al programa de hoy, como máximos representantes del presente sonoro de ese estado. Con el primero nos reafirmamos en la creencia de que estuvo escondido demasiado tiempo tras el éxito de sus composiciones para otros, cuando su categoría personal era incuestionable. Con Sturgill siempre sabemos que es una apuesta segura. Tampoco podemos dejar de lado a Tyler Childers, cuyas canciones bajan de los Apalaches para arropar historias del día a día de este siglo y su voz consigue un resultado conmovedor, con mucho de la cultura de su tierra natal. A Dwight Yoakam se le relaciona con las noches californianas de los últimos 80 y primeros 90, pero nunca olvidó que nació en Kentucky y sus raíces siempre florecen. También ocurre con Patty Loveless, nacida en Pikeville, la misma ciudad donde lo hizo Yoakam, que supo alejarse del glamour de Nashville para regresar a la tradicional más profunda. Esa que nos encuentra con Loretta Lynn, la hija de un minero del carbón nacida en una cabaña, en una colina en Butcher Holler. es el emblema de Kentucky junto al "gran padre del bluegrass", Bill Monroe, rescatado para la fama gracias a Ricky Skaggs que llevó a la cima de las listas su versión de "Uncle Pen" en pleno 1984. En los límites de la tradición encontramos a los Kentucky Headhunters, a Brother Phelps y a un Billy Ray Cyrus que ha pagado con creces el estigma del éxito multitudinario de sus comienzos. Escuchar audio

Show 122

Blues Disciples

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2021 67:11

Show 122 – Recorded 3-20-21 This podcast features 13 outstanding blues artists and 13 great performances to enjoy. These songs were recorded from 1934-2020. Our featured artists are: Bobby Rush, Olu Dara, Bonnie Raitt, Leon Russell and The New Grass Revival, Bill Howl-N-Madd Perry, Christone Kingfish Ingram, John Lee Hooker, Catherine Russell, John Mooney, Lucille Bogan, Otis Spann, Piano Red, Shy Perry.

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Show 122

Blues Disciples

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2021 67:11

Show 122 – Recorded 3-20-21 This podcast features 13 outstanding blues artists and 13 great performances to enjoy. These songs were recorded from 1934-2020. Our featured artists are: Bobby Rush, Olu Dara, Bonnie Raitt, Leon Russell and The New Grass Revival, Bill Howl-N-Madd Perry, Christone Kingfish Ingram, John Lee Hooker, Catherine Russell, John Mooney, Lucille Bogan, Otis Spann, Piano Red, Shy Perry.

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Season 2 - Episode 11: Matt Menefee - You Have To Be In The Scene To Be Seen

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2021 42:11

This week I’m talking with banjo picker extraordinare Matt Menefee who has worked with Ricky Skaggs, Mumford and Sons and Bruce Hornsby as well as other artists from all genres of music. We discuss the importance of being around the people you want to work with and making your presence known. Plus, how the internet can be your best tool as an indie artist or musician.Show Notes:Sponsors: Edenbrooke Productions - We offer consulting services and are offering listeners a 1-hour introductory special. To request more info on consulting services, email Marty at contact@johnmartinkeith.com. In this episode we talk about:*Working with Ricky Skaggs, Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys, Meatloaf, Big and Rich, Bruce Hornsby, Mumford and Sons, Steven Curtis Chapman and more.*Go to industry parties, etc. and meet people that are plugged in. That is how you get work.*You have to be in the scene to be seen.*The internet is your biggest and best tool. *Procure as much of as a presence as you can. *If you’re going to live somewhere else you need to focus on content for the internet.*Attending jam sessions and writer’s rounds, etc is the best way to plugged in.*Learn to record music and get around in a DAW if you want to keep up with everyone else.*Be present in the moment.* Contact Matt at https://www.facebook.com/matt.menefee.79BIO:Matt is one of the freshest and most interesting voices on any instrument I’ve heard in a long time. What a blast listening to him and playing music together. - Warren Haynes, The Allman Brothers Band, Gov't Mule Matt,TheBanjoPlayer’s name might be simple but the music of the man that wears the moniker is anything but. Rare is the musician that possesses such a strange ability to blend and intersect the complicated nuances of the head with the passionate sways of the heart. And somehow incorporate them with subtlety and power. Transforming an age old instrument into something more like a five string version of Doc Brown’s time-traveling Delorean. Seamlessly dancing back and forth between traditional sounds and future-seeking modern motifs. Lauded by Grammy award-winning banjo player Winston Marshall of Mumford and Sons as his ‘‘biggest inspiration on the banjo'“, MATT’s other-worldly banjo playing has received praise from all corners of the musical universe. His unique approach to the 5-string has led him to record and perform with such luminaries as Béla Fleck, Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys, Ricky Skaggs, Jerry Douglas, and Mumford And Sons; just to name a few. First introduced to the banjo through his grandpas love for bluegrass music, Matt connected quickly with the instrument. And at 17 his coming out party included winning the prestigious Winfield National Banjo Championship. From there he co-founded two critically acclaimed bluegrass-acoustic super groups Cadillac Sky and Chess Boxer and circled the planet with his banjo in hand. Around the same time that Matt was studying the works of Earl Scruggs and Béla Fleck, Matt was also falling in love with the music in video games. Before long Shuckin’ the Corn was cross breeding with Sonic the Hedgehog and in 2018 he decided to combine his most powerful musical influences - video game music and bluegrass - and recorded a record under the name The Hit Points of which Higher Plain Music called The Hit Points debut the ‘Biggest surprise of 2018 to date’ and Gamasutra recognized that The Hit Points gave listeners ‘the album they never knew they needed’. As FiveSpeedbanjo.com put it, ‘Clark Kent climbs into a phone booth and transforms into The Man of Steel, Matt Menefee climbs into a banjo case and becomes MATT, TheBanjoPlayer.’ Whether it’s carving out sonic spaces within genres as diverse as hip hop, rock, EDM, Jazz, or classical music, or colluding with former C-Sky bandmate Bryan Simpson to create the Alt-bluegrass sounds of The Golden Age or continuing to integrate the compositions of video games with the sounds of bluegrass, MATT, TheBanjoPlayer is just beginning to come into his own. Whether it’s as MATT, TheBanjoPlayer or MATT, TheBanjoPlayer Plays Video Games he is changing the colors and sounds that have for so long ear-marked the banjo. Be on the lookout for MATT, TheBanjoPlayer.Matt is technically one of the best musicians I have ever worked with. Yes, he is very gifted, but also he works non-stop at his craft. - John Cowan, founding member of New Grass Revival

Wild Atlantic #484

Irish and Celtic Music Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2020 61:31

Let your mind drive along and explore the Wild Atlantic on the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. The Bookends, Tor, Dave Howard Coons, Brass Lassie, Sharon Collins Powers, Triskele, Brad Tuck, Emma Langford, Pol Mac Adaim, Barleyjuice, John McLean Allan, Reilly, Tuatha de Danann, Brother Sea I hope you enjoyed this week's show. If you did, please share the show with ONE friend. The Irish & Celtic Music Podcast is here to build our diverse Celtic community and help the incredible artists who so generously share their music with you. If you hear music you love, buy the albums, shirts, and songbooks, follow the artists on streaming, see their shows, and drop them an email to let them know you heard them on the Irish and Celtic Music Podcast. Every week, you can get Celtic music news in your inbox. The Celtic Music Magazine is a quick and easy way to plug yourself into more great Celtic culture. Subscribe and get 34 Celtic MP3s for Free. VOTE IN THE CELTIC TOP 20 This is our way of finding the best songs and artists each year. Just list the show number, and the name of as many bands in the episode as you like. Your vote helps me create next year's Best Celtic music of 2020 episode. Vote Now! THIS WEEK IN CELTIC MUSIC 0:03 - "Wild Atlantic" by The Bookends from Chapter One 4:46 - WELCOME 5:18 - "Argomoso – Piruxalda de Argomoso e muiñeira de Vilaquinte" by Tor from TOR 9:43 - "Sea Fever" by Dave Howard Coons from Sea Fever 13:06 - "Bog an Lochain/Calum Crubach/Còta Mòr Ealasaid/The Periwig" by Brass Lassie from Brass Lassie Pronunciation: Lock-awn / Cal-um Crew-back/ Co-tah More Al-a-said 17:14 - "Arthur's Lullaby" by Sharon Collins Powers from Single 20:28 - CELTIC FEEDBACK 24:19 - "Ar Eirinn Ni Neosfainn (Live)" by Triskele from The Collar City Uprising Pronunciation: Air Air-inn nee nyos-hinn 27:32 - "Fogarty's Cove" by Brad Tuck from The Isolation Sessions 30:10 - "Port Na Bpucai´" by Emma Langford from Sowing Acorns Pronunciation: Port na boo-key 32:40 - "Leg of the Duck/Pat O'rafferty's Jigs" by Pol Mac Adaim from If We Don't Help Them Now 36:41 - CELTIC PODCAST NEWS 39:31 - "State of Desiree" by Barleyjuice from The Old Speakeasy 43:11 - "Ye Jacobites By Name" by John McLean Allan from Head in the Clouds 48:31 - "Eventide" by Reilly from Saints of the Ocean 52:02 - "Guns and Pikes" by Tuatha de Danann from Single Featuring Folkmooney on vocals and Alex Navar on uilleann pipes. 55:35 - CLOSING 57:18 - "September" by Brother Sea from Single The Irish & Celtic Music Podcast was edited by Mitchell Petersen with Graphics by Miranda Nelson Designs. The show was produced by Marc Gunn, The Celtfather. To subscribe, go to Apple Podcasts or to our website where you can become a Patron of the Podcast for as little as $1 per episode. Promote Celtic culture through music at http://celticmusicpodcast.com/. WELCOME TO CELTIC MUSIC * Helping you celebrate Celtic culture through music. My name is Marc Gunn. I am a Celtic musician and podcaster. This show is dedicated to the indie Celtic musicians. Please support these artists. Share the show with your friends. And find more episodes at celticmusicpodcast.com. You can also support this podcast on Patreon. CELTIC PODCAST NEWS If you listen to the podcast on Apple Podcasts or Overcast as well as on some other podcatchers, you may have noticed something new--chapters. This is a new and easy way to skip around in the podcast. I learned about it from Libsyn’s The Feed podcast. There’s a free MacOS app put out by Overcast called Forecast which allows you to easily add show images and time stamps to your audio file. If you’re a podcaster, you should check it out. But if you just enjoy listening, this is a much easier way to skip around the shownotes. Celtic Christmas Podcast is up and running. The first episode came out at the beginning of November. The next one is out this Sunday. The show is supported mostly by crossover fans of the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. Subscribe at CelticChristmasPodcast.com. THANK YOU PATRONS OF THE PODCAST! Because of Your kind and generous support, this show comes out every week. Your generosity funds the creation, promotion and production of the show. It allows us to attract new listeners and to help our community grow. As a patron, you get to hear episodes before regular listeners. When we hit a milestone, you get an extra-long episode. You can pledge a dollar or more per episode and cap how much you want to spend each month over on Patreon. A super special thanks to our newest patrons: Mary H, Mike M, Miranda B, Terence M, Frederick P You can become a generous Patron of the Podcast on Patreon at SongHenge.com. TRAVEL WITH CELTIC INVASION VACATIONS Every year, I take a small group of Celtic music fans on the relaxing adventure of a lifetime. We don't see everything. Instead, we stay in one area. We get to know the region through its culture, history, and legends. You can join us with an auditory and visual adventure through podcasts and videos. Learn more about the invasion at http://celticinvasion.com/ #celticmusic #irishmusic #celticpodcast I WANT YOUR FEEDBACK What are you doing today while listening to the podcast? You can send a written comment along with a picture of what you're doing while listening. 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In this very difficult time of the virus and political insanity in the USA, the music and the throwing of the shuttle are very calming. Today I am listening while I thread my heddles with the Harris/Lewis wool my husband managed to pack in the extra suitcase he took just for me to indulge my “fiber addiction”. Take care and stay safe.” Vicki Beach emailed a couple photos from Kentucky: "I have always LOVED Irish and Celtic music!!! I come from a musical family, but I actually design and make jewelry as a little side hustle since retiring! And I just spent the fastest 2 hours of my life working to your newly found podcast on Amazon music!!! I am particularly fond of instrumental Celtic. I also love Bluegrass music and am a huge fan of the band New Grass Revival, and so much of this music sounds like Blugrass’s/Newgrass kissin’ cousin!! This is me and this is what I do while listening to your podcast!!! 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Béla Fleck

Eric Krasno Plus One

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2020 96:00

On this episode of Plus One Eric talks with legendary banjo player Béla Fleck, whose innovative style and extensive discography have cemented his legacy in the bluegrass community and beyond. Fleck is best-known for his playing with New Grass Revival and with Béla Fleck and the Flecktones, and is widely acknowledged for fusing elements of bluegrass, jazz, and traditional African music.Throughout the Covid pandemic Fleck has been working on various recording and mixing projects, while enjoying his newfound free time with his family. Béla has been developing his revolutionary style of banjo playing since his teenage years in New York City, and on this episode he chats with Kraz about his musical development, methods of incorporating new influences, playing with the greats, and much more. The old friends talk about the impact of a lack of touring on their lives, and go in-depth on Fleck’s detailed and distinguished musical career.This podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Please leave us a rating or review on iTunes!And check out the podcast Festival Circuit: New Orleans, a new series about the music of New Orleans and the jazz fest from Osiris Media. Eric Krasno Plus One is presented by Osiris Media. All original music by Eric Krasno. Executive Producers are RJ Bee and Christina Collins. Audio Production by Matt Dwyer. Produced by Ben Baruch of 11E1even Group.For 15% off from Sunset Lake CBD use the Promo Code: KRASNO15 at checkout.Learn more about the latest synthetic grass from SYNLawn at http://www.synlawn.com/plusoneCheck out Grady's Cold Brew Kits and get 20% off a Cold Brew Kit when you use the promo code PLUSONE20. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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Mountain Folk 10-6-20

Mountain Folk

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2020 60:00

This week on the mountain we'll enjoy the music of Don Reno, Rhonda Vincent, Kenny Baker, The New Grass Revival, The Country Gentlemen, Bill Monroe, Carl Story, Billy Strings with Don Julin, The Cumberlands with Michael Cleveland, Red White & The Dixie River Grass, J.E. Mariner's Mountaineers with Morris Herbert, and others. Yank up a stump and have a hoot and holler!

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Doobie Brothers Bassist John Cowan Talks Rock & Bluegrass

Southern Americana

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2020 48:27

John Cowan is one of bluegrass, country, and rock's finest tenor vocalist. Fortunately for New Grass Revival, The Doobie Brothers, and many others, he's a damn fine bass guitarist too! Cowan, along with other New Grass members, will be officially inducted into the Bluegrass Hall of Fame on October 1 in a previously taped ceremony from the stage of the historic Ryman Auditorium. It's an honor he holds dear to his heart. Born in Ohio, Cowan first developed his musical talent in Louisville, Kentucky, when he began playing cover tunes in local rock bands. His first musical break came in the early 1970s when working at a car wash in Louisville and received a call from New Grass Revival member Sam Bush, inviting him to audition. He was offered a spot as the band's new bassist that very day. Cowan returned to Louisville long enough to gather his belonging and quit his job. He immediately moved in with another member so the group could begin practicing. They soon discovered just how great a vocal range their new bass player added to the group. "Callin' Baton Rouge," the highest-charting New Grass Revival tune, was later recorded by Garth Brooks, who also scored a top-five hit on the country charts years later. Cowan also added his tenor vocals to Brook's version. When New Grass Revival disbanded around 1990, Cowan joined forces with Pat Simmons of The Doobie Brother's, Bill Lloyd of Foster & Lloyd, and Rusty Young of Poco to form The Sky Kings. The Doobie Brother's decided to reunite in 1992 and needed a bass player. His bandmate and an original Doobie member, Pat Simmons, suggested Cowan would be a wonderful addition to the band. A few years later, Cowan left the Doobie's to explore a solo career. The John Cowan Band still tours, giving audiences a taste of Cowan's expansive bluegrass vocals. As great an instrumentalist and vocalist Cowan is, he still gets star-struck when he encountered close friends like Emmylou Harris or the late Leon Russell. "Both are two of the greatest artists I have ever been associated with." With his soft gray hair and engaging smile, Cowan enjoys touring and looks forward to playing for live audiences. Besides playing with his own band, The Doobie Brothers 50th Anniversary Tour will hopefully happen in 2021. John Cowan will certainly remain a force in popular music for many years. Please enjoy this episode with Hall of Famer John Cowan and leave us a review on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts.

New Grass Revival

The String

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2020 59:19

Episode 144: New Grass Revival showed the world new ways of playing and thinking about bluegrass music between 1972 and 1989. Founded and led by fiddler, mandolinist and singer Sam Bush, two different lineups reached new audiences, interpreted and wrote important repertoire and ushered in today's modern and very popular jamgrass scene. The String talks with Bush and the rest of the 1980s lineup, banjo player Bela Fleck, singer and bass player John Cowan and singer, guitarist Pat Flynn in a special episode on the even of NGR's induction into the Bluegrass Hall of Fame.

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New Grass Revival Into The IBMA Bluegrass Hall of Fame. Sam Bush and Katy Daley

Bluegrass Stories w/Katy Daley, Akira Otsuka & Howard Parker

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2020 50:51

New Grass Revival Into The IBMA Bluegrass Hall of Fame. Sam Bush and Katy Daley by Bluegrass Stories

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Having a Record Year

Memories With A Beat

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2020 11:41

Sometimes the lyrics are so clever and this is a song chalked full of them! I truly enjoy the song Having a Record Year by Eric Church's voice and the imagery I get from this song. Join me, let's explore my memories with a beat! Gonna stalk me on social? Let me help you... @virtuallyyoupodcastva (FB & IG) ...heck, join me in my FB group https://www.facebook.com/groups/1884183095057195 **Full Transcript Tiffany Hello Podcast land. Thank you for joining me for another episode. I know last week's was really long so if you did listen to the full episode, I really appreciate it. I just felt like Sarah had so many awesome things to contribute and explain and so I kept it all. Today I'm gonna go over Eric Church’s song, from 2015 called Having a Record Year. And I don't know about you guys, but I am not having a record year. 2020 has been crazy. It has been full of challenges and triumphs and word of the year is probably pivot. I'm going to read the first set of lyrics and just kind of break it down, how I see it. So it says since you turn the tables on me. I've been steady and learning lonely, keeping this turntable spinning, everything from Jones to Jennings. I just love that he references “the greats.” And that was kind of what I liked about the My Church song, is that she referenced some of “the greats” as well. You know, we all have great memories or you know certain songs from “the greats” spark certain memories. So I just love those references. He says, slowly planning my survival in a three-foot stack of vinyl and think about that. That's a yard. So a three-foot stack of vinyl. This guy's got a lot of music to listen to. And I'm sure he's got a lot of heartbreak to get over. I know when I would have a heartache, I would pick a song and I would listen to it over and over and over again. My grandfather had made a bunk bed for me. And I remember sitting in that bunk listening to Jewel, two certain songs by her, You Were Meant for Me and Foolish Games. And when I broke up with my boyfriend, I just remember sitting up there, listen to those songs over and over again, just crying my heart out sometimes singing my heart out. And also listening to Fergie Big Girls Don't Cry. I love that song and I love her vibrato. And I just love her. Anyway and then he says, I've been having a record year, and I'm sure he means that quite sarcastically. But also, realistically, as he really has this three foot stack of records in front of… And so he's having a record year as he's listening to all of them. And I'm sure all of the memories that come with all of those records. You know, maybe him and his wife or his girl danced to that song or maybe they fell in love to that song or you know maybe it was after a really awesome night out on the town. And that was just a highlight song for the evening. I just think about, you know, all those memories that must be flooding him and probably bumming him out too. Next, he says I bet you thought before you left, I just sit in silence by myself and turn this house into a jail. And that's really what we do, isn't it? We get hurt by somebody, and we just kind of close off and we stay in our bed or set up permanent camp on the couch, just Netflix till our heart feels better. You know, wherever that safe space is for us we just kind of stay there and wallow in our feelings until we feel like we can face people, society again. Okay dying slowly and a living hell. But loves got a funny way of keeping score. You're leaving lit up my scoreboard. I usually make it through side A sober. And it took me a long time to get those words “side A sober.” I had to look them up, but it really reminded me of when we used to go to my grandparent's house for the holidays. They had the Chipmunks 45 of Christmas Don't be Late. And we would always listen to that. But I remembered, Oh yeah, there was a side one and side two when it got to a certain point you had to flip that record over. So that was kind of a fun memory that came from listening to this song. And then he says, having a record year again, all bets are off when I slipper over, one bourbon one scotch one beer. And I got to do it [Singing]”a one bourbon, one scotch, a one beer.” I'm not always in tune but I do love music. And again, it's just that reference. He flips it over. And now it's time to drink. You know he's in his feelings and he's gonna have a drink. But I also bet that that song, One Bourbon, One Scotch, One beer, by George Thorogood was on side two. I mean or on side, you know side B. How cool would that be if that was a reference to where that song actually was on the record? I don't have the record so I can't tell you. If you guys have the record, Hey, shoot me a DM all my social handles are in the show notes. So feel free to reach out to me and, and let me know if that song really is on the B side of that record. And then he says he's having a record year. And that was probably one of the records that he was listening to. So he's having a record year sarcastically. He’s having a record year with all the records, and now he's having a record year with that record too. Then the next verse says, quarter notes and Hanks halftime. And again, I would love to know if Hank's music was normally in halftime. That would make sense. And I again, just love how the lyrics fit in the rhyming sense but the lyrics fit as far as a record and music that Hank had. You'll have to let me know… are pounded in this heart of mine. Song to song I pass the time with the speakers on 10. And I love that because when I'm upset. And when I'm really happy. My music goes loud. And I am singing out those lyrics, at the top of my lungs. Next To You says you're good and gone keeps me up all night, along with the Songs in The Key of Life. So I had to look that up. That's actually Stevie Wonder, and I was surprised because the songs are very upbeat. So I wouldn't expect that in the song about you know his girls left him and he's bummed out. But, I suppose if you have a three-foot stack of records they can't be all where they bum you out, right? Some of them have to be upbeat. And then also, you know, maybe he's trying to cheer himself up. Maybe he puts a couple of happy songs on after One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer. Probably not just one of each. But he's partying at home, you know all alone and he's got the records poor ol boys having kind of a little bit of a pity party, but rightfully so. She's left him, she's out there doing God knows what as he says in his lyrics. You're out there now doing God knows how, and I'm stuck here, having a record year he's kind of feeling sad for himself. He's got another reference to his crappy year. You know being a little bit sarcastic. I'm stuck here having a record year. Okay, and this is probably my favorite, favorite verse of this song. You're leaving left me going crazy. I'm counting on a needle to save me. I drop it in the groove, and we go round and round and down in a spiral. When I first listened to this I was like oh my gosh this guy's doing drugs. But that's not the case, he's listening to songs on records. And he's, he's counting on that music to save them. So when I did that Marren Morris review of My Church, it's that religious experience that you have when you're listening to music and it just kind of makes everything else melt away. And you can navigate through whatever issues are kind of bumming you out at the time. And I would say, I've never counted on a needle to save me. Probably cuz I don't have a record player. I missed my calling as a comedian. Wouldn't you say? No, I mean, I've definitely like counted on music to get me through something. Because music does that it just heals our souls and makes us feel better, or makes us forget about the crud for a little while. Yeah, so he's talking about the needle on the record player he drops it in a groove. And how cool because records actually have grooves and it goes round and round, just like a record. But I think he's referencing how their relationship probably went round around in a downward spiral. And then obviously she ended up leaving. He says I guess I really ought to call and thank you, I discovered Redheaded Stranger got down with old James Brown and found New Grass Revival. If you find your way back, I owe you a beer, for my record year. He's going through all these records and he ends up finding, you know, maybe a style of music that he likes or an artist that he likes. I'm embarrassed to say it, but I didn't know Redheaded Stranger, it’s Willie Nelson's album. So that was kind of fun I love doing some of these song reviews because I do get to learn about music in general, and other artists so that was really kind of cool. And then he says, you know that he's having a record year again. And I just think it's kind of funny or applicable to texting, right? We have to be careful how we shoot that text to somebody because you never know how the other person is receiving it. He could mean he's having a record year like he's having the best year of his life. He could mean he's having a record year like he's listening to all the records in that three-foot stack of vinyl. Or he could mean, oh yeah, I'm really having a record year, like most of us in 2020. And again, I would just kind of like to know what you guys thought when you first heard it. Did you think he was having an awesome year? Did you think he was having a crappy year? You know we listen to those songs, the first time, and we think we know what the song is about until you hear for the fifth or sixth time and you go oh wait a minute, this guy's not having a very good year. So just kind of curious how you heard it the first time. Thank you so much for joining me and I just really, this is one of those songs that has always kind of stuck with me. I love that I get this vibe, you know like that cowboy with his hat down. He's got a toothpick coming out of the side of his mouth, his old lady just left him, thinking about having a drink or, you know what, what the hell I'm gonna put a record on. So he puts a record on, he kind of gets into the groove of it. He stumbles over the counter to make another drink. He's flipping it over, or decide B or I guess he's already been on side B, going through those memories and thinking man, “Son of a gun. She's gone.” You know, light filtering through, dust being exposed for the light that's filtering through just a really cool. You know, sad ol boy and his low ball of whiskey and memories. I hope you guys can kind of envision it the same way, and look forward to talking to you guys again next week. Thanks so much for joining me!

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Toma Uno - Corre, corre, corre - 19/07/20

Toma uno

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2020 58:46

Seguimos anticipando el que será nuevo trabajo de Charley Crockett, Welcome To Hard Times, octavo álbum del músico de San Benito. Esta vez es una comparación entre los artistas y los caballos de carreras a través de "Run Horse Run". Lo hace con la mirada de un trovador robusto que recuerda con nostalgia ciertas tradiciones de antaño y que resucita también su diversidad étnica familiar que le emparenta con criollos, negros, judíos y el mismísimo Davy Crockett. En su única visita a España por el momento, Charley Crockett nos contó personalmente sobre cómo ha abrazado toda esa versatilidad y como su afección cardiaca congénita ha marcado su percepción de casi todo. Y ahora lo expresa con un modelo casi cinematográfico con ciertos toques góticos. Mientras esperamos el nuevo trabajo de otro de nuestros cowboy singers favoritos, Colter Wall, hemos encontrado al músico de Saskatchewan al lado del tejano Vincent Neil Emerson, nativo de Fort Worth, y capaz de abrirse camino en los últimos tiempos como telonero de Turnpike Troubadours o American Aquarium y otros nombres más importantes en los últimos años. Criado en el condado de Van Zandt, al este del Lone Star State, por una madre soltera de ascendencia Choctaw-Apache, se fue de casa a los 16 años para dedicarse a la música. Estuvo girando junto a Colter Wall e Ian Noe, lo que le inspiró para componer “Road Runner” que ahora ha compartido con el primero de ellos en un dúo impagable que grabaron hace un año, cuando el canadiense se acercó a Texas para tocar en el célebre picnic del 4 de julio de Willie Nelson. Pudiera parecer que Mark Knopfler hubiera sido invitado a participar en este "Cupboard", uno de los cortes más inspirados de Glad You Made It, el nuevo álbum de Joshua Ray Walker, que debutó el pasado año con Wish You Were Here, muy por encima de lo que suele ser un disco de presentación. Era un trabajo muy personal mediatizado por el cáncer que le habían diagnosticado a su padre. A este músico de Dallas al que le gusta acurrucarse en las profundidades del country blues. Ha madurado en muy poco tiempo y sus nuevas canciones profundizan en desarrollar sus cualidades aprendidas por una larga experiencia sobre los escenarios, también como miembro de Ottoman Turks, un cuarteto tejano que le ha permitido aumentar el nivel y la musicalidad. Mile Twelve es un quinteto con una flexibilidad musical a toda prueba, partiendo de las raíces del bluegrass, que sigue siendo un estilo seminal y propicio para realizar experimentos sonoros. Roll the Tapes All Night Long es un título perfecto para describir un álbum lleno de energía capaz de capturar esa tradición a través de seis versiones. Cuando escuchamos cómo se han recreado en “Whiskey Trail”, un tema que Los Lobos incluyeron originalmente en su álbum Kiko de 1992, pero que Mile Twelve han llevado a los terrenos de Old and In The Way, Grateful Dead y Newgrass Revival, mezclados con la voz de Nate Sabat. Hill Country se ha convertido en una de las bandas más recomendables con su álbum de debut, de título homónimo que viaja por las colinas del country que se reparten por distintos paisajes de estados tan representativos como California, Tennessee, Georgia o Texas, donde han grabado este trabajo que evidencian sus inclinaciones por las formas de SteelDrivers, Michael Martin Murphey o Jerry Jeff Walker. Uno de los momentos más sugestivos es "Dixie Darlin’”, con ecos de veteranos trovadores del Lone Star State. El cantautor Matthew Szlachetka ha escrito una carta de amor a la ciudad de Los Ángeles en "Lifeboat". Esa es la ciudad donde él mismo ha vivido durante años y de la que ha absorbido las esencias de un folk-rock que se desgrana por las canciones que conforman su tercer álbum, Young Heart, Old Soul. Es un tema sobre dejar tu zona de confort para iniciar una nueva senda, la que el mismo está experimentando tras mudarse a Nashville, donde ha grabado junto al productor Scott Underwood, socio fundador de Train. Una vez más, estamos ante una llamada a la unidad de las personas, a los viajes emocionales. Young Heart, Old Soul es un álbum cálido y personal en el que parece caber todo el mundo con la mirada puesta en el futuro. La última vez que vimos a Ted Russell Kamp fue como bajista de la banda de Shooter Jennings y nos prometió novedades personales. El músico lanzará el próximo viernes Down In The Den, que tiene que ver con el nombre de su propio estudio de grabación, un lugar que le “ha salvado la vida” en esta etapa de confinamiento. “Have Some Faith” es un tema con tintes de country blues que el músico neoyorquino compuso junto a Matt Szlachetka y que grabaron juntos en el estudio de Ted. Es una de esas muestras evidentes de que es lógico que sea un músico y compositor en el que siempre se puede confiar. Eilen Jewell, una de las mejores representantes de los últimos años de ese término llamado Americana, en el que se refugian los estilos básicos de la música popular, parece romper esa extraña tradición que aleja en cierta forma a las mujeres de las canciones de la Creedence Clearwater Revival. Desde luego, salvo honrosas excepciones, como Emmylou Harris, no es muy habitual que ellas canten al grupo californiano. Eilen Jewell es una cantautora jovial y positiva nacida en Boise, en Idaho, que aprovechando estos tiempos de pandemia y alejamiento ha querido recordar sus veranos pasados en el Green River Festival, que se celebra anualmente en Greenfield, Massachusetts, grabando esta versión de “Green River”. Aquella canción de John Fogerty dio nombre al tercer Lp de Creedence Clearwater Revival, allá por 1969, y tiene que ver con un lugar donde Fogerty solía ir de niño en Putah Creek, cerca de Winters, en California. El nombre de "Green River", lo tomó, al parecer, de la etiqueta de una botella de gaseosa con sabor a lima. Con la sensación de que es un impasse debido a esta situación provocada por la pandemia, Molly Tuttle va a publicar un álbum de versiones que abarcan desde los Rolling Stones a Harry Styles, pasando por The National o Cat Stevens. También ha escogido un tema de Grateful Dead como “Standing on the Moon”, que formó parte de Built to Last, el último disco de estudio de la banda californiana allá por 1989. Molly grabó las canciones en su casa y se las envió al productor Tony Berg, que reclutó a algunos músicos de sesión para que añadieran instrumentos desde sus propios hogares. También pudo contar con los apoyos vocales de Ketch Secor de Old Crow Medicine Show y de Taylor Goldsmith de Dawes. A este último podemos oírle en esta canción de los Dead. Refugiarse en las canciones en las que siempre se puede confiar ha sido una de las reglas no escritas de este tiempo de pandemia. Y han sido muchos los artistas que han aprovechado en confinamiento para recrearse en grandes clásicos incuestionables. Emma Swift es uno de estos casos. La artista australiana residente en East Nashville ha completado el álbum Blonde on the Tracks, una reinvención de canciones de Bob Dylan que se publicará a mediados de agosto. El trabajo empezó a gestarse hace tres años, pero quedó incompleto y ahora era el mejor momento para terminarlo. Las canciones de Dylan, además, siempre han sido una buena manera de enfrentarse a los momentos difíciles. “Queen Jane Approximately” es la canción de apertura de Blonde On The Tracks con una tonalidad de folk rock muy propia de la mitad de los 60. Precisamente pertenece en origen al álbum de Dylan de 1965 Highway 61 Revisited. Una canción con ciertos tintes de misterio sobre su protagonista y que el bardo nunca cantó en directo hasta un concierto con Grateful Dead celebrado más de 20 años después de grabarla y que quedó reflejada en el álbum Dylan & The Dead. Michaela Anne, la artista del barrio neoyorquino de Brooklyn con residencia en Nashville, sigue siendo una de nuestras favoritas desde que la conocimos acompañando a su buen amigo Sam Outlaw en una de sus visitas a España. Tras el éxito del álbum Desert Dove durante el pasado año, hemos conocido muy recientemente una nueva canción, "Good Times", que aporta un toque positivo al momento actual. De nuevo Sam Outlaw está a su lado en esa aventura de ampliar horizontes estilísticos. Demasiado mediatizado por el complicado divorcio de Natalie Maines, The Chicks han publicado este pasado viernes Gaslighter, su primer álbum en 14 años, que ha contado con la producción de Jack Antonoff, también demasiado mediatizado por su trabajo junto a Taylor Swift o Lana del Rey. El resultado es un trabajo cuya consistencia se focaliza en los ataques enfurecidos de Natalie a su ex pareja, el actor Adrian Pasdar, pasando por encima de todo lo demás. Eso no parece hacer ningún favor a una de las formaciones femeninas más consistentes de los 90 y 2000. El álbum estaba planeado para cumplir su contrato con el sello Sony de una forma sencilla. De hecho, pensaban reunir distintas versiones. Pero llegó el divorcio y todo cambió. Gaslighter tiene textos tan poderosos como “March March” o “Julianna Calm Down”, con letras explícitas, y canciones como “Sleep at Night” hablar sobre dejar a un marido infiel que tiene una doble vida. 2020 está siendo un mal año para todos y de forma muy especial para la ciudad de Nashville, que sufrió un tornado mortal en marzo y que ha visto cómo le seguía la pandemia del coronavirus. Miranda Lambert ha querido que su nuevo single "Dark Bars" refleje la dependencia de la cultura de la vida nocturna de la conexión humana. Los bares cerrados, los taburetes y las sillas sobre las mesas vacías, los escenarios sin músicos son una especie de corazón sin latido. Hoy queremos cerrar el tiempo de TOMA UNO con la esperanza de que todo volverá, de la misma forma que se ha reconstruido el Basement East de Nashville, que quedó arrasado por el tornado hace unos meses. Escuchar audio

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Sam Bush on Coffee, Country & Cody

WSM's Coffee, Country & Cody

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2020 8:02

Sam Bush joins Coffee, Country & Cody on June 30, 2020 recorded via Zoom! Sam called in to chat about the new John Hartford tribute album, and about him going into the Bluegrass Hall of Fame as a member of New Grass Revival!

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Back Porch Bluegrass - 23-06-2020

Back Porch Bluegrass

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2020 58:53

From the New Grass Revival to the Lonesome Pine Fiddlers, with lots of musicians in between, another selection of bluegrass from my shelves.

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Episode 26: Bobby Rymer - Know Your History And Prove Your Worth

YOU CAN Make a Living In The Music Industry Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2020 104:36

This week I’m talking with my friend Bobby Rymer who owns the publishing company Writer’s Den Music Group in Nashville. He’s worked his way from the bottom to the top of record labels and publishing companies in the music industry and has a career that has spanned over 35 years. We are discussing the process of working your way up the ladder at publishing companies and record labels, the importance of knowing the history of the music industry, what publishers are looking for when signing new writers and the best venues to play in Nashville to get noticed by industry insiders.Show Notes:Sponsors: Edenbrooke Productions - We offer consulting services and are offering listeners a 1-hour introductory special. To request more info on consulting services, email Marty at contact@johnmartinkeith.com. Talking Points:*I own Writer’s Den Music Group. As a publisher I have a day gig and a night gig.*During the day I pitch songs and have meetings, etc. At night I go to showcases and meet writers and artists.*Spend money smartly.*Look over your options at what you want to accomplish and how.*You don’t have to have an office anymore if you have a laptop and a phone you can do most of your work that way.*I was doing social work and realized it was not my passion and I decided to go back to school to get a degree in the music business.*My friend got a job at Capitol Records in the mail room and called and asked if I would be interested in his old job at a record store. Then 9 months later he called saying he got promoted and asked if I wanted my name put in for the mail room job at Capitol.*The mail room at a record label is the bottom of the totem pole which is where most people have to start.*Get in anyway you can and prove your worth.*Ask yourself “how bad do you want it?”*Internships and a course called "Copyright Law" are worth their weight in gold.*You really don’t start to understand how the music industry works until you’re in it working everyday and making relationships and learning how things are done.*I got to sit in on meetings and learn how you find talent and find songs.*If you can, try to work out a smaller company because you will stand out more as opposed to a larger company that just churns interns out every semester.*After about a year and a half an opening came up in A&R and I was able to move up because the label looked within before looking out.*My main job in A&R was to go out and find songs for the artists on the label by meeting with the publishers in town.*If you want to consider the music business for a career, you better know your history.*When looking for songs for artists, I would sit with the label heads after they talked with the artists to know what they were looking for.*You go out and find songs you’re passionate about and the come back and see if there’s a home for it on the label.*You have to listen to songs and see if they are checking off the boxes of things you are looking for to fit an artist.*When you are reaching out to labels or publishers, you better know who they are and the history of people they’ve worked with and what they’ve done and you better know who they are working for now.*Get Billboard Magazine and make sure you know every artist, label, producer and writer and study the charts so it becomes second nature. That is where you start. You shouldn’t have to pause when someone asks who produced or wrote the latest hit is.*Before you knock on a door or make a phone call to a company, understand who you are talking to because if you don’t they will quickly realize that you don’t want this bad enough or you haven’t done your homework.*I was A&R for about 4 years at Capitol, then there was a regime change and lost that job.*Opportunity is not going to knock on your door, you have to go out and meet it.*I kept having meetings and eventually bumped into a publisher I knew who used to play me songs and he offered me a job as a tape copier at the music publisher Almo-Irving.*Even though it was a step back from where I had been, I wanted to stay in the industry and I got the job as the tape copy, which is the ground floor at a publishing company.*A tape copy made copies of 8-10 songs on a tape and put together lyrics and a label for publishers to take to pitch meetings.*The tape copy is the best place to start at a publishing company because that’s where you learn the catalog and the songs and writers.*The writers would come down with new songs and you would put the songs in the system so you get to spend time with the writers and build relationships.*I was tape copy for about 3 years learning until a vacancy came open and I naturally moved up to song plugger.*I realized that publishing is all I ever want to do because I get to work creators who make things out of thin air and I get to help find a home for it.*A song plugger is being aware of the labels in town, the artists in town and your job is to find a home for these songs. sometimes it’s find new writers and bringing them in to the company.*As a songwriter show up and do the work and always have your antenna up because you never know where a song idea will come from.*Some songs in a publishing catalog don’t see the light of day after a while because they have a time stamp on them using certain language and melodies from the time it was written and the language and melodies maybe different now than they were then and those things change.*Maybe the song is there but the demo is dated and will turn someone off even if it’s a great song.*If the song will take it, I like demos with acoustic instruments. Don’t go crazy with reverb. Maybe do a glorified work tape and the demo has the chance of having a longer shelf life because they aren’t dating it with certain tones and sounds.*The guitar/piano vocal demo is great because that’s the way I hear it when the writer plays it for me and there is nothing getting in the way of the lyric and the melody.*If you bring a fully produced demo and the producer knows they aren’t going produce it that way, then they have to sit with the artist and start subtracting what they don’t want and that is hard for artists to hear sometimes because they are hearing it one way and being told they are going to do it a completely different way. If you have a guitar/piano vocal and say I’m going to start adding this, they get it.*Some producers need to hear the full demo as it would be on the record.*The song will dictate what it needs as a demo ultimately.*resumes mean nothing in this business. It’s all relationship based.*I worked for Almo-Irving for 14 years and eventually ran the Nashville office. It got bought out by Universal Music Group so after a year off I started a publishing company called Writer’s Den Music Group.*Write what you know. Your story’s already been written. Tell it!*People say “no” to songs I think are hits because this is an art, not a science and everyone has their own opinion. Find people who have similar tastes to you and send them songs that fit you similar personalities. If people have different tastes than you, find out what they are.*This business is an educated guessing game.*You have to be careful to not create demos that are too much like an artist because if they pass on it and you pitch elsewhere, those artists or labels think it sounds like that particular artist and once they find out the previous artist passed on it, they think something is wrong with the song and it will not get cut.*Don’t pitch what they’ve done, pitch what they might be doing.*Write what’s familiar to all of us but unique to you.*It’s the music business, not the music I’ll do whatever I want and hope it works.*For tv/film sync music you have to stand out and offer something that no one else is.*We need the first you, not the second anybody else.*It’s about creating a mood.*Everything is negotiable.*Music supervisors only want songs that are pre cleared so they don’t have to wait 3-4 days to to get an answer from a publisher if they want to license a song.*As a publisher when I want to sign a new writer I’m looking for songs that have a good lyric and melody. If I can whistle it, I’m in.*I’m not looking the next whoever, I’m looking for the first you.*Great writers have a thumbprint like great singers do and you know within the first few seconds who wrote the song.*I’m looking for someone who can write a song told a thousand different times, told from a different angle.*If someone is reaching out to me wanting to get signed to a publishing deal, the best thing is to meet me at workshops and conferences where we can meet in person. That’s what I’m there for. Most of the time it’s by word of mouth from people I know or at songwriter nights when I go to listen to new writers.*I close my eyes when I listen to songs because I want to see the movie you’ve created. If I don’t like a song it’s because I’m seeing it and feeling it.*Maybe I’m not crazy about the song, but there are a couple of lines that are new and fresh and that will make me want to talk to the writer because that might be the tip of the iceberg for something greater.*I’m looking for potential.*Hone your craft so that when someone listens to it, there is nothing they can suggest to make it better.*You can’t control God given talent, but you can control work ethic.*I prefer to sign writers to long term contracts, not single songs because I want to build a relationship. I like to court a writer for period of time to get to know each other before I sign them.*I’m looking for a certain amount of talent and a work ethic.*Find people who will give you a leg up you do the same for others.*If we don’t see you, if we don’t hear you, you don’t exist.*Be out and play out. You need to play out 1 night and be out 4 or more. *You never know who you’re going to be standing next to or see on stage that you can develop a relationship with.*Play out so people can see you.*There are venues for tourists and venues for industry people. Play the venues such as The Local, Belcourt Taps, Douglas Corner, 3rd and Lindsley and The Bluebird where the industry people attend.*If you’re playing at these venues, you’re going to find your “class” of people to rise up with at that is usually at the earlier shows from 5-7pm. You want to be hanging around those people.*It’s about making smart decisions, hanging out at the right places at the right times, giving yourself opportunities and letting people see you are out and about and proactive. Eventually someone will take notice and you’re going to get invited to the next level. Bobby Rymer is the owner and general manager of the Nashville based music publishing company Writer’s Den Music Group.Writer’s Den was originally started in 2007 with Rymer at the helm. Among the cuts secured are multiple songs by Alan Jackson (including the 2013 Grammy nominated song, “So You Don’t Have To Love Me Anymore”), Lindsay Ell, Alabama, Chris Stapleton, Kesha, The Steeldrivers, Lee Ann Womack, Plumb, Ricky Skaggs, Olivia Newton-John, Trace Adkins, Randy Owen and Joe Nichols as well as several cuts by Bonnie Raitt. In addition, the company has landed a number of film/TV placements including numerous songs in the TV show, Nashville. They have also secured cuts in Canada, Europe, South America and Australia.Currently signed to the roster are Brennen Leigh, Noel McKay and Gordon Kennedy.Prior to Writer’s Den, Rymer was VP/GM of the Nashville office of Almo/Irving/Rondor Music, a company that was founded by Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss of A&M records fame. Some of the writers he was privileged to work with during that time were Bekka Bramlett, Peter Frampton, Patti Griffin, Nanci Griffith, Emmylou Harris, Paul Kennerley, Mark Knopfler, Kent Robbins, Annie Roboff, Anthony Smith, Marty Stuart, Gillian Welch and Craig Wiseman. Before joining the publishing side of the business, Rymer was at Capitol Records/ Nashville from 1985 to 1990. Initially starting in the mailroom and then moving to the A&R Dept., he worked with Garth Brooks, Barbara Mandrell, New Grass Revival, Marie Osmond, Kenny Rogers, Dan Seals and Tanya Tucker among others.He is an Alumnus of Leadership Music, class of 2002.

WoodSongs 966: Button

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Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2020 75:15

BUTTON is a new trio made up of John Cowan (Doobie Brothers/New Grass Revival), Ed Toth (Doobie Brothers/Vertical Horizon) and Keith Howland (Chicago). Plus, Lou Pardini (Chicago) joins this hillbilly progressive rock super group in a rare broadcast featuring new music from their debut album.

Béla Fleck

Toy Heart with Tom Power (A Podcast About Bluegrass)

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2020 86:31

On this episode of Toy Heart, Béla Fleck talks to host Tom Power from his home studio and for the first time, he tells his story in bluegrass. Fleck started out in New York hearing Earl Scruggs for the first time, learning from Tony Trischka, and then making the decision to go (new) south to learn from J.D. Crowe. He auditioned for Bill Monroe, but eventually found 'his people' and joined New Grass Revival. He tells of mistakes the band made along the way, the hard decision to leave that band and start the Flecktones, recording with his hero Earl Scruggs, and how he found his way back to bluegrass after all. He also unveils the one change he thinks anyone can make to their practicing to become a better musician.

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Toma uno - Cuando John Prine llegue al cielo - 11/04/20

Toma uno

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2020 59:10

Esta vez nos sentimos en la obligación de rendir homenaje a John Prine, que fue hospitalizado el jueves 29 del pasado mes de marzo tras tener síntomas propios del coronavirus. Desde un primer momento se habló de "situación crítica" que no daba demasiadas esperanzas de recuperación. Los problemas de salud de Prine venían desde que a finales de los 90 le diagnosticaron cáncer de células escamosas en el cuello. Consiguió recuperarse tras radiación y cirugía, pero en 2013, sufrió cáncer en su pulmón izquierdo. Desgraciadamente, el martes día 7 moría en el Centro Médico de la Universidad de Vanderbilt en Nashville con 73 años. El veterano músico de Illinois demostró desde su primer trabajo, allá por 1971, hasta sus últimos momentos, su sabiduría y delicadeza para contar historias. Por suerte, su propio sello, Oh Boy, lanzó un primer libro de canciones para dar cobertura a todo ese proceso creativo de más de cuatro décadas. Beyond Words incluye letras y acordes de guitarra de más de 60 canciones firmadas por John Prine. Además, el libro cuenta con más de 100 fotografías, copias de letras manuscritas con comentarios adicionales y una mirada íntima a la obra de uno de los grandes artesanos de la música popular. Entre los temas seleccionados destaca un clásico de la categoría de "Angel from Montgomery", que formó parte de aquel álbum de debut en 1971 y que hablaba de una mujer de mediana edad que se sentía más vieja de lo que era en realidad y tan solo deseaba que un ángel viniera a llevársela lejos. Todo ello con la envoltura del órgano de Bobby Emmons. Los comienzos de una buena parte de los compositores relacionados con el country a finales de la década de los 60 y primeros años 70 tienen una simpleza casi ingenua, llena de lirismo. John Prine perteneció a la misma escuela de talentos de la folk music que Bob Dylan. Por lo tanto, en su personalidad artística siempre resaltó el seco humor de Woody Guthrie y sus canciones dedicadas a los amores perdidos no tienen casi nunca una componente de autocomplacencia en el dolor. Casi todas sus grabaciones han reflejado su propia manera de ser, por encima de la inspiración. Hoy hemos querido establecer distintas instantáneas sonoras de un artista con una carrera intachable en la que ha dejado joyas como “Souvenirs”, que el cantautor de Illinois incluiría en su segundo trabajo, Diamonds In The Rough, de 1972. Hace 40 años no era nada habitual escuchar las canciones de John Prine en las emisoras de radio de nuestro país, pero nosotros manteníamos nuestra devoción por él y álbumes como Storm Windows se convirtieron en un referente sonoro de TOMA UNO. Aquel trabajo, el séptimo de su discografía, fue el último grabado en una gran compañía como Asylum, ya que poco después fundaría Oh Boy Records, donde se editaron todas sus grabaciones posteriores. Recuperó un buen puñado de canciones que habían estado en el ambiente de las sesiones de su anterior trabajo, Pink Cadillac. Pero esta nueva aventura estaba más cerca de álbumes como Sweet Revenge y Common Sense, con un sonido más cohesionado y pulido. Mucho tuvo que ver en ello su marcha a los legendarios Muscle Shoals Sound Studios de Sheffield, en Alabama. "One Red Rose", que tiene que ver con una noche pasada con su primo Charlie Bill y donde Rachel Peer, su mujer por entonces, añadía unas armonías vocales deliciosas, fue una de nuestras canciones favoritas por entonces y lo sigue siendo ahora que hemos perdido a John Prine. Al igual que ocurrió en Aimless Love, su primer disco en Oh Boy, German Afternoons fue coproducido por John Prine junto a un veterano de Music Row como Jim Rooney, contando con las colaboraciones de la New Grass Revival y de Marty Stuart, lo que dio una tonalidad distinta a aquel registro. El indudable que “Speed Of The Sound Of Loneliness” fue la canción más popular, y más aún cuando después de siete años la grabó a dúo con Nanci Griffith en el álbum Other Voices, Other Rooms de la artista tejana. En aquel registro de 1986, un par de años antes de que George Strait llevara al No. 1 de las listas de country su versión de “I Just Want To Dance With You” como primer single de su Lp One Step At A Time, John Prine incluyó la versión original de aquel tema acompañado por la New Grass Revival y que había creado junto a Roger Cook. Con Brandi Carlile en los coros vocales, “Boudless Love”, compuesto junto a Pat McLaughlin y Dan Auerbach, miembro de los Black Keys, fue otro de esos regalos tan maravillosos como inesperados que John Prine repartió en sus muchos años de magisterio. Se ha convertido en su último en forma de álbum de un artista hoy homenajeado en nuestro programa que regresaba con un disco de temas nuevos tras 13 años sin hacerlo. Con el productor Dave Cobb supervisando las sesiones, The Tree of Forgiveness parece grabado en una reunión informal a la luz de una fogata nocturna, sin nada impostado, convirtiendo la veteranía de su protagonista es un activo más que en un inconveniente. The Tree of Forgiveness, fue grabado en el Studio A de RCA de Nashville, algo natural teniendo a Dave Cobb en la producción. “Summer’s End” es una de las canciones que estuvimos anticipando durante semanas que compusieron juntos el legendario artista y Pat McLaughlin. Entre los invitados especiales estaban Brandi Carlile, Jason Isbell y Amanda Shires y en las composiciones de algunos de los temas intervinieron el ya nombrado Dan Auerbach, Keith Sykes, Phil Spector y Roger Cook. En el pasado mes de junio, John Prine y Margo Price pusieron voz a su rotunda oposición a la controvertida prohibición al aborto en Alabama. Para ello sacaron a la luz esta nueva versión conjunta e "Unwed Fathers", una canción que el veterano artista grabó originalmente en 1984 para su álbum Aimless Love criticando la postura machista ante los embarazos no deseados. En esta versión también participaron Kenneth Pattengale de Milk Carton Kids y Jeremy Ivey, marido de Price y miembro de su banda. A finales del pasado 2019, Nathaniel Rateliff inició el lanzamiento de una serie de vinilos de 7 pulgadas para Stax Records que ha llamado genéricamente The Marigold Singles. Para el primero de ellos contó con John Prine, y con él grabó "Sam Stone", una canción sobre un veterano adicto a las drogas y su muerte por sobredosis que el legendario artista de Illinois incluyó en su disco de debut de 1971. La última grabación de John Prine de la que tuvimos noticias vino de la mano de Jerry Williams, bien conocido como Swamp Dogg, con uno de los temas de su nuevo álbum, Sorry You Couldn’t Make It. Se trata de “Memories”, una visión personal a modo de balada psicodélica sobre el concepto de familia, amor y amigos, grabado en el Sound Emporium de Nashville a primeros de 2019 junto al ahora desaparecido artista de Illinois, lo que le permite sumergirse en el sonido con el que creció, el country. Oh Boy Records fue la apuesta discográfica más personal de John Prine. Fue creada en 1981 por el artista junto a su manager Al Bunetta y su amigo Dan Einstein, un año después de que hubiera concluido su contrato con el sello Asylum y se mudara a Nashville. En el año 2004 John Prine participó por sorpresa en el álbum The Crickets & Their Buddies que firmaron los tres miembros originales de los Crickets, la mítica banda de acompañamiento de Buddy Holly. Con Nanci Griffith y Sonny Curtis en los coros, el músico de Illinois versionó –no podía ser de otra manera- “Oh Boy”, que habían grabado los Crickets nada más comenzar el verano de 1957 en Clovis, Nuevo México. En 1998, a John Prine fue diagnosticado con cáncer de cuello, sometido a radioterapia y fisioterapia. Quince años después, descubrió que tenía cáncer en los pulmones, que pudo ser operado. Con ese peculiar sentido del humor que le caracterizaba, escribió “When I Get To Heaven” (Cuando llegue al cielo) hablando de algunas de las cosas a las que tuvo que renunciar después de su enfermedad. Escribió la canción porque creía que no hay cáncer en el cielo, así cuando llegara allí se iba a tomar un cóctel de vodka y ginger ale y se iba a fumar un cigarrillo de 9 millas de largo. Esa es su idea del cielo. Cuando John Prine grabó "When I Get to Heaven", para cerrar su último álbum, The Trees Of Forgiveness, con el productor Dave Cobb, convirtió el estudio en una fiesta, con multitud de amigos y familiares cantando y tocando el kazoo de fondo. Ahora, John Prine habrá hecho realidad su sueño de entonces. Escuchar audio

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AM Radio #71

AM Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2019 114:50

Welcome to episode #71 of AM Radio, where AM stands for Americana Music – and that’s what we play. This week, there’s no theme, but you can hear great tunes from Neil Young, Doc Watson, Sarah Jane Scouten, New Grass Revival, George Jones… there’s some variety there, no? Enjoy!

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Special- The Class of '89

NPR's Mountain Stage

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2019

This show looks back three decades into the Mountain Stage archive as we revisit The Class of 1989. Well hear classic performances by Dr. John, Mose Allison, June Tabor, Lucinda Williams, Bill Monroe, Gatemouth Brown, David Grisman, New Grass Revival and many more. Find the full playlist here: https://bit.ly/2NFaCohSupport provided by Adventures on the Gorge: https://adventuresonthegorge.com/

Episode 19-41: Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

Tent Show Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2019 58:51

About This Episode With a refreshed lineup and newfound energy, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band remains one of the most accomplished bands in American roots music. Following an extended 50th anniversary tour, the ensemble grew to a six-piece in 2018 for the first time since their early jug band days. The group now includes Jeff Hanna (acoustic guitar, electric guitar), Jimmie Fadden (drums, harmonica), Bob Carpenter (keyboards), Jim Photoglo (bass, acoustic guitar), Ross Holmes (fiddle, mandolin), and Jaime Hanna (electric and acoustic guitar). All six members also sing, and when their voices merge, the harmonies add a powerful new component for the legendary band. And with the father-son pairing of Jeff and Jaime Hanna, the band carries on a country music tradition of blood harmony. Jeff Hanna says, "It's like when you throw a couple of puppies into a pen with a bunch of old dogs. All of a sudden, the old dogs start playing, you know? That's kind of what's happened with us. The basic vibe is so up and positive, and the music– we're hearing surprises from Jaime and Ross all night. And they're encouraging us in the same way to take more chances. It's opened a lot of doors for us, musically, and the morale is really great. That's important for a band that's been out there for over 53 years." The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band played their first gig in 1966 in Southern California as a jug band and by 1969 had become a cornerstone of the burgeoning country-rock community. Their career breakthrough came in 1970 with the release of the record Uncle Charlie & His Dog Teddy and the single "Mr. Bojangles," a folksy Top 10 pop hit that remains a staple of their live show. During a tour stop in Nashville around that time, Earl Scruggs and his family came backstage to say hello. That introduction led to a friendship and some of the connections the band needed to record Will the Circle Be Unbroken. That three-disc album brought Nitty Gritty Dirt Band together with a number of country, folk, and bluegrass legends. Heroes like Roy Acuff, Mother Maybelle Carter, Jimmy Martin, Merle Travis, and Doc Watson joined the scruffy, young band to record country music standards such as "I Saw the Light" and "Keep on the Sunnyside." The acclaimed project is considered a landmark recording in American music. Nitty Gritty Dirt Band earned a pop resurgence in 1980 with "An American Dream" and "Make a Little Magic." Those singles also found traction on the country chart, setting the stage for a major run at country radio. The band secured 16 Top 10 country hits between 1983 and 1990, including three No. 1 singles: "Long Hard Road (The Sharecropper's Dream)," "Modern Day Romance," and "Fishin' in the Dark." Bernie Leadon, a founding member of The Eagles, played in the band from 1986 to 1988 filling a vacancy by longtime member John McEuen. With so much material to work with, the band is making it a point to shuffle the set lists more often, meaning that this isn't the same Dirt Band show from years past. "We're fortunate that we've got a deep songbook. That's been on our list, to resurrect some of the tunes we haven't done in a while, in addition to some new stuff," Hanna says. At the peak of their country career, the band toured Europe with Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash, who hinted that they'd love to appear on a sequel to Will the Circle Be Unbroken, if the band ever decided to make one. That gesture convinced the band to get back in the studio to record another all-star album. Circle Volume II featured Johnny and June, as well as Rosanne Cash, Emmylou Harris, Levon Helm, John Hiatt, Bruce Hornsby, John Denver, Ricky Skaggs, New Grass Revival, and many other marquee names – not to mention encore performances by Roy Acuff, Jimmy Martin, and Earl Scruggs. Released in 1989, the album won three Grammys and a CMA Award for Album of the Year. As the country music landscape shifted toward a youth market, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band kept on touring and recording. They played on two projects by The Chieftains, cut a song with Karla Bonoff for an album dedicated to the 1996 Olympics, and contributed "Maybe Baby" to a Buddy Holly tribute, Not Fade Away. Another collaborative album, Will the Circle Be Unbroken, Volume III, arrived in 2003. Soon after, the band earned an additional Grammy for "Earl's Breakdown," which they recorded with Earl Scruggs, Randy Scruggs, Vassar Clements and Jerry Douglas. Meanwhile, both "Mr. Bojangles" and Will the Circle Be Unbroken were inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band took a moment to acknowledge their incredible history by filming a 50th anniversary concert event at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. Guests for that Circlin' Back special included early Dirt Band member Jackson Browne, Sam Bush, Rodney Crowell, Vince Gill, Alison Krauss, John Prine, Jerry Douglas, Byron House, Jerry Jeff Walker, and longtime Dirt Band member Jimmy Ibbotson. The concert aired as a nation-wide PBS Pledge special in 2016 and won a regional Emmy for Special Event Coverage. Today, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band consists of Jeff Hanna, Jimmie Fadden, Bob Carpenter, for years known as "the new guy," and Jim Photoglo, a friend of the band whose credits include cowriting "Fishin' in the Dark", as well as touring and recording with Carole King, Dan Fogelberg, and Vince Gill. Newest members Jaime Hanna and Ross Holmes also bring years of experience to the band. Hanna toured and recorded with The Mavericks and Gary Allan, while Holmes toured and recorded with Mumford & Sons and Bruce Hornsby. "The energy these days is so up -- and our fans have responded in a really great way," Hanna says. "As a fan of other bands, I know how complicated it can be when members come and go. You can either embrace that or you don't. Our fans are really gracious and I appreciate that. It's been a really good run and there's a lot of daylight ahead of us." About Michael Perry Michael Perry is a New York Times bestselling author, humorist and radio show host from New Auburn, Wisconsin. Perry's bestselling memoirs include Population 485, Truck: A Love Story, Coop, and Visiting Tom, and his latest, Montaigne in Barn Boots: An Amateur Ambles Through Philosophy. His first book for young readers, The Scavengers, was published in 2014 and first novel for adult readers, The Jesus Cow, was published in May of 2015. Raised on a small Midwestern dairy farm, Perry put himself through nursing school while working on a ranch in Wyoming, then wandered into writing. He lives with his wife and two daughters in rural Wisconsin, where he serves on the local volunteer fire and rescue service and is an intermittent pig farmer. He hosts the nationally-syndicated "Tent Show Radio," performs widely as a humorist, and tours with his band the Long Beds (currently recording their third album for Amble Down Records). He has recorded three live humor albums including Never Stand Behind A Sneezing Cow and The Clodhopper Monologues. Learn more about Michael and where to get his publications at www.sneezingcow.com. Follow Michael Perry www.sneezingcow.com Twitter Facebook Instagram Other Ways to Stream Public Radio Exchange: www.prx.org/tentshowradio Podcast: www.libsyn.com/tentshowradio iTunes: www.itunes/tentshowradio Stitcher: www.stitcher.com/tentshowradio Player.FM: www.player.FM/tentshowradio iHeart Radio: www.iheart.com

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Sam Bush

Surviving the Music Industry

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2019 60:46

Sam Bush takes us deeper into his side of the history of bluegrass, the state of the genre, and as we reflect on past projects. Sam came in to promote his latest music, "Stop The Violence", as well as setting the record straight on some of the details of his story. If you've seen the documentary Revival: The Sam Bush Story. You've gotten a taste and understand the life of Sam. In this episode, we actually go beyond the movie and tap into what happened in some of the pivotal moments of Sam's life. His relationship with Lonnie Wilson, life after The Bluegrass Alliance, the conception of The New Grass Revival in the Capitol Record years, and willing to walk away from what could have been great opportunities to embrace who Sam has become. Sam is what most people have dubbed the Father of New Grass, a progressive style of bluegrass. Armed with numerous awards and accolades to justify his status in music, Sam is a champion of art while most have discredited the genre. We take time to discuss his role and thoughts on the future of bluegrass/instrumental music and take a look at his recent plea to stop the violence with his new music.

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Darrell Scott - Songwriter, Multi-Instrumentalist and Provider of Food for Your Soul

Tasty Brew Music

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2019 35:30

This episode of the Tasty Brew Music Podcast is a conversation my dear friend, Art White, and KKFI listener and supporter Joel Weir and I had with multi-instrumentalist and songmaster Darrell Scott. Darrell had just released the epic Couchville Sessions project and was playing his very first show EVER in Kansas City. I remembered it as a solid conversation but until I re-visited it for the first time since it occurred, I had not envisioned it as a podcast, but rather something I would somehow, some way play on my morning radio show. That didn’t happen. I am so happy conversations like these I have had over the years are going to be able to see the light of day; it is giving me the courage and desire to turn my creative energy in this direction for this podcast. This particular conversation would not have happened without the assistance of Art White who recorded and preserved it on an old Iphone and Joel Weir who was instrumental in getting us the opportunity. Art had brought a cooler full of crappie he had caught in a pond on his farm up to Knuckleheads Saloon kitchen…we cooked it all up, added some potato salad and other fixins and had us a community meal with Darrell and his family before we recorded this conversation and subsequently Darrell’s Show in the Gospel Lounge. Darrell waxes eloquently about Peter Rowan, John Cowan and New Grass Revival, his gig with Robert Plant and The Band of Joy, the legendary Guy Clark, his own father's obsession with Hank Williams, Sr. and many other topics related to leading a lyrical life. This man has written hundreds of songs....some of the best songs in the Americana music songbook..."You'll Never Leave Harlan Alive," "River Take Me," "It's a Great Day to be Alive" and of course his co-write with Guy Clark..."Out in the Parking Lot." I'm so honored to have been able to have this conversation and to share it with you here. Darrell Scott...now THAT's Americana AND Food for your Soul!

Scott Slay Profile

Americana Music Profiles

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2019 21:32

Sam Bush and New Grass Revival concert inspired Scott Slay at the early age of six. His latest CD, The Rail, is full of great songs and bluegrass musician friends. We talk about it here on this edition of Americana Music Profiles.

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#239 - Garth Fundis

The Paul Leslie Hour

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2019 54:44

239 - Garth Fundis Garth Fundis has been called one of the most respected record producers out there. He's produced many albums, including for Don Williams, Keith Whitley, New Grass Revival, Sugarland and almost every single Trisha Yearwood album. Garth Fundis has worked as a session vocalist, recording engineer, and also a record label executive. Garth Fundis is up next, only on The Paul Leslie Hour Support The Paul Leslie Hour by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/the-paul-leslie-hour

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Episode 19-15: Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

Tent Show Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2019 58:51

About This Episode With a refreshed lineup and newfound energy, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band remains one of the most accomplished bands in American roots music. Following an extended 50th anniversary tour, the ensemble grew to a six-piece in 2018 for the first time since their early jug band days. The group now includes Jeff Hanna (acoustic guitar, electric guitar), Jimmie Fadden (drums, harmonica), Bob Carpenter (keyboards), Jim Photoglo (bass, acoustic guitar), Ross Holmes (fiddle, mandolin), and Jaime Hanna (electric and acoustic guitar). All six members also sing, and when their voices merge, the harmonies add a powerful new component for the legendary band. And with the father-son pairing of Jeff and Jaime Hanna, the band carries on a country music tradition of blood harmony. Jeff Hanna says, "It's like when you throw a couple of puppies into a pen with a bunch of old dogs. All of a sudden, the old dogs start playing, you know? That's kind of what's happened with us. The basic vibe is so up and positive, and the music– we're hearing surprises from Jaime and Ross all night. And they're encouraging us in the same way to take more chances. It's opened a lot of doors for us, musically, and the morale is really great. That's important for a band that's been out there for over 53 years." The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band played their first gig in 1966 in Southern California as a jug band and by 1969 had become a cornerstone of the burgeoning country-rock community. Their career breakthrough came in 1970 with the release of the record Uncle Charlie & His Dog Teddy and the single "Mr. Bojangles," a folksy Top 10 pop hit that remains a staple of their live show. During a tour stop in Nashville around that time, Earl Scruggs and his family came backstage to say hello. That introduction led to a friendship and some of the connections the band needed to record Will the Circle Be Unbroken. That three-disc album brought Nitty Gritty Dirt Band together with a number of country, folk, and bluegrass legends. Heroes like Roy Acuff, Mother Maybelle Carter, Jimmy Martin, Merle Travis, and Doc Watson joined the scruffy, young band to record country music standards such as "I Saw the Light" and "Keep on the Sunnyside." The acclaimed project is considered a landmark recording in American music. Nitty Gritty Dirt Band earned a pop resurgence in 1980 with "An American Dream" and "Make a Little Magic." Those singles also found traction on the country chart, setting the stage for a major run at country radio. The band secured 16 Top 10 country hits between 1983 and 1990, including three No. 1 singles: "Long Hard Road (The Sharecropper's Dream)," "Modern Day Romance," and "Fishin' in the Dark." Bernie Leadon, a founding member of The Eagles, played in the band from 1986 to 1988 filling a vacancy by longtime member John McEuen. With so much material to work with, the band is making it a point to shuffle the set lists more often, meaning that this isn't the same Dirt Band show from years past. "We're fortunate that we've got a deep songbook. That's been on our list, to resurrect some of the tunes we haven't done in a while, in addition to some new stuff," Hanna says. At the peak of their country career, the band toured Europe with Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash, who hinted that they'd love to appear on a sequel to Will the Circle Be Unbroken, if the band ever decided to make one. That gesture convinced the band to get back in the studio to record another all-star album. Circle Volume II featured Johnny and June, as well as Rosanne Cash, Emmylou Harris, Levon Helm, John Hiatt, Bruce Hornsby, John Denver, Ricky Skaggs, New Grass Revival, and many other marquee names – not to mention encore performances by Roy Acuff, Jimmy Martin, and Earl Scruggs. Released in 1989, the album won three Grammys and a CMA Award for Album of the Year. As the country music landscape shifted toward a youth market, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band kept on touring and recording. They played on two projects by The Chieftains, cut a song with Karla Bonoff for an album dedicated to the 1996 Olympics, and contributed "Maybe Baby" to a Buddy Holly tribute, Not Fade Away. Another collaborative album, Will the Circle Be Unbroken, Volume III, arrived in 2003. Soon after, the band earned an additional Grammy for "Earl's Breakdown," which they recorded with Earl Scruggs, Randy Scruggs, Vassar Clements and Jerry Douglas. Meanwhile, both "Mr. Bojangles" and Will the Circle Be Unbroken were inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band took a moment to acknowledge their incredible history by filming a 50th anniversary concert event at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. Guests for that Circlin' Back special included early Dirt Band member Jackson Browne, Sam Bush, Rodney Crowell, Vince Gill, Alison Krauss, John Prine, Jerry Douglas, Byron House, Jerry Jeff Walker, and longtime Dirt Band member Jimmy Ibbotson. The concert aired as a nation-wide PBS Pledge special in 2016 and won a regional Emmy for Special Event Coverage. Today, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band consists of Jeff Hanna, Jimmie Fadden, Bob Carpenter, for years known as "the new guy," and Jim Photoglo, a friend of the band whose credits include cowriting "Fishin' in the Dark", as well as touring and recording with Carole King, Dan Fogelberg, and Vince Gill. Newest members Jaime Hanna and Ross Holmes also bring years of experience to the band. Hanna toured and recorded with The Mavericks and Gary Allan, while Holmes toured and recorded with Mumford & Sons and Bruce Hornsby. "The energy these days is so up -- and our fans have responded in a really great way," Hanna says. "As a fan of other bands, I know how complicated it can be when members come and go. You can either embrace that or you don't. Our fans are really gracious and I appreciate that. It's been a really good run and there's a lot of daylight ahead of us." About Michael Perry Michael Perry is a New York Times bestselling author, humorist and radio show host from New Auburn, Wisconsin. Perry's bestselling memoirs include Population 485, Truck: A Love Story, Coop, and Visiting Tom, and his latest, Montaigne in Barn Boots: An Amateur Ambles Through Philosophy. His first book for young readers, The Scavengers, was published in 2014 and first novel for adult readers, The Jesus Cow, was published in May of 2015. Raised on a small Midwestern dairy farm, Perry put himself through nursing school while working on a ranch in Wyoming, then wandered into writing. He lives with his wife and two daughters in rural Wisconsin, where he serves on the local volunteer fire and rescue service and is an intermittent pig farmer. He hosts the nationally-syndicated "Tent Show Radio," performs widely as a humorist, and tours with his band the Long Beds (currently recording their third album for Amble Down Records). He has recorded three live humor albums including Never Stand Behind A Sneezing Cow and The Clodhopper Monologues. Learn more about Michael and where to get his publications at www.sneezingcow.com. Follow Michael Perry www.sneezingcow.com Twitter Facebook Instagram Other Ways to Stream Public Radio Exchange: www.prx.org/tentshowradio Podcast: www.libsyn.com/tentshowradio iTunes: www.itunes/tentshowradio Stitcher: www.stitcher.com/tentshowradio Player.FM: www.player.FM/tentshowradio iHeart Radio: www.iheart.com

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CAT Episode 060 - Wendy Waldman

Sittin' In With The CAT

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2019 26:48

Singer, Songwriter, Record Producer Wendy Waldman hit the Southern California music scene as a member of Bryndle - where other members included Karla Bonoff, Andrew Gold, and Kenny Edwards, back in 1970. In 1973 her solo career was launched when Rolling Stone named her "Singer-Songwriter Debut of The Year" after releasing her first album. As a songwriter, Wendy reached the pinnacle when she co-wrote "Save The Best For Last" for Vanessa Williams, which was nominated for a Grammy. Her credits as a record producer includes albums for Jonathan Edwards, New Grass Revival and Suzy Bogguss. Award-winning program director, Ray White, catches up with Wendy in January 2019 to talk about her years as part of the second wave of outstanding female musicians and her soon to be released album, Blue Balloon. In our showcase segment we feature long time lead guitarist for the Eagles, Don Felder, who is in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the iconic band, Don's latest solo release is American Rock 'n' Roll. For more information about our show visit us at Classic Artists Today.

Béla Fleck and Abigail Washburn — Truth, Beauty, Banjo

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2019 51:31

Béla Fleck is one of the greatest living banjo players in the world. He’s followed what many experience as this quintessential American roots instrument back to its roots in Africa, and he’s taken it where no banjo has gone before. Abigail Washburn is a celebrated banjo player and singer, both in English and Chinese. These two are partners in music and in life — recovering something ancient and deeply American all at once, bringing both beauty and meaning to what they play and how they live. Béla Fleck has recorded over 40 albums, most famously with The Flecktones and New Grass Revival. His albums include Flight of the Cosmic Hippo, UFO Tofu, and Rocket Science. His first full album collaboration with Abigail Washburn, Béla Fleck and Abigail Washburn, was awarded the 2016 Grammy for Best Folk Album. Their most recent album is Echo in the Valley. Abigail Washburn is a clawhammer banjo player and singer. Her albums include Song of the Traveling Daughter, City of Refuge, and The Sparrow Quartet EP. She is a Carolina Performing Arts DisTil Fellow, former TED Fellow, and was the first U.S.-China Fellow at Vanderbilt University. Find the transcript for this show at onbeing.org.

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The Sound Podcast with Ira Haberman

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2019 83:46

Béla Fleck is one of the greatest living banjo players in the world. He’s followed what many experience as this quintessential American roots instrument back to its roots in Africa, and he’s taken it where no banjo has gone before. Abigail Washburn is a celebrated banjo player and singer, both in English and Chinese. These two are partners in music and in life — recovering something ancient and deeply American all at once, bringing both beauty and meaning to what they play and how they live. Béla Fleck has recorded over 40 albums, most famously with The Flecktones and New Grass Revival. His albums include Flight of the Cosmic Hippo, UFO Tofu, and Rocket Science. His first full album collaboration with Abigail Washburn, Béla Fleck and Abigail Washburn, was awarded the 2016 Grammy for Best Folk Album. Their most recent album is Echo in the Valley. Abigail Washburn is a clawhammer banjo player and singer. Her albums include Song of the Traveling Daughter, City of Refuge, and The Sparrow Quartet EP. She is a Carolina Performing Arts DisTil Fellow, former TED Fellow, and was the first U.S.-China Fellow at Vanderbilt University. This interview is edited and produced with music and other features in the On Being episode “Béla Fleck and Abigail Washburn — Truth, Beauty, Banjo.” Find more at onbeing.org.

Episode 153: Sam Bush

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2018 42:31

For the uninitiated, Sam Bush was a founding member of the band New Grass Revival, and as the name of this 70s outfit would suggest, this mandolin player and his cohorts including Bela Fleck, brought forth the progressive sounds of bluegrass that several of the newer bands are playing today. So it was quite a delight when a publicist sent me a streaming copy of Revival: The Sam Bush story. I knew many of the stories, but like most great documentaries, you always learn something new. The film, has been out on Amazon Prime now for a couple of weeks, and I’d encourage you to watch it, but first, have a listen to our conversation with Sam. The conversation started when I asked Sam how this film came about… Show Notes: **First Song:** 01:18 – I Just Wanna Feel Something **Interview Begins:** 6:50 **Extro Song:** 38:01 - Everything Is Possible See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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New Grass Revival - October 19, 2018 S - 2

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Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2018 61:46

New Grass Revival features a mix bag of surprises musically. This episode features tunes from Balsam Range, Irene Kelley, Gregg Welty, The North Country, The Hillbenders, Brandon Rickman and more. Join us at www.sbbradio.org www.sbbradio.net and/or 91.7 FM Community Radio

New Grass Revival - October 19, 2018 S - 1

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Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2018 57:55

New Grass Revival features a mix bag of surprises musically. This episode features tunes from Balsam Range, Irene Kelley, Gregg Welty, The North Country, The Hillbenders, Brandon Rickman and more. Join us at www.sbbradio.org www.sbbradio.net and/or 91.7 FM Community Radio

New Grass Revival - September 25, 2018 S-2 Episode 35

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Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2018 60:50

A weekly program containing mostly brand new music to the studio's of The SBBRadio Network. Bluegrass and cousin's of Bluegrass Music. Join us. www.sbbradio.org www.sbbradio.net 91.7 FM Community Radio.

New Grass Revival - September 25, 2018 S-1 Episode 34

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Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2018 61:01

A weekly program containing mostly brand new music to the studio's of The SBBRadio Network. Bluegrass and cousin's of Bluegrass Music. Join us. www.sbbradio.org www.sbbradio.net 91.7 FM Community Radio.

New Grass Revival - September 21, 2018 Episode 33

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Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2018 60:05

New Grass Revival on The SBBRadio Network features new tunes to the station library. A mix from Bluegrass to Folk and Southern Gospel on this episode. www.sbbradio.org www.sbbradio.net 91.7 FM Community Radio

New Grass Revival - September 11, 2018 - Episode 32

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Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2018 61:58

A weekly program featuring the latest releases in Bluegrass music. Recorded, produced and distributed by The SBBRadio Network. www.sbbradio.org www.sbbradio.net 91.7 FM Community Radio.

New Grass Revival - August 31, 2018 Episode 31

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Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2018 58:30

Tunes featured are distant cousins of Bluegrass. Some are brand new and some not so new. Join us at - www.sbbradio.org www.sbbradio.net 91.7 FM Community Radio.

New Grass Revival - August 20, 2018 - Episode 30

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Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2018 60:18

A program featuring the latest Americana and some Bluegrass sprinkled in - just for fun. Recorded, produced & distributed by The SBBRadio Network. www.sbbradio.org www.sbbradio.net 91.7 FM Community Radio.

New Grass Revival - August 16, 2018 - Episode # 29

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Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2018 61:07

A tangent in relations to Bluegrass music presented by The SBBRadio Network. Proceed at your own risk! www.sbbradio.org www.sbbradio.net 91.7 FM Community Radio

New Grass Revival - Episode # 28 August 6, 2018

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Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2018 59:33

A program featuring some of the newest tunes to the station library. Recorded, produced and distributed by The SBBRadio Network. www.sbbradio.org www.sbbradio.net 91.7 FM Community Radio

New Grass Revival July 24, 2018 Episode # 27

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2018 58:35

This episode of New Grass Revival features new music from Sister Sadie, Mountain Heart and Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road. Recorded, produced and distributed by Southern Branch Bluegrass and The SBBRadio network. www.sbbradio.org www.sbbradio.net 91.7 LPFM Community Radio

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10. Luboš Malina

ATAmusic podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2018 70:29

Desátý díl českého podcastu pro muzikanty ****** Odkazy zmíněné v podcastu: Luboš Malina: https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lubo%C5%A1_Malina Bluegrass Wellness: http://www.atamusic.eu/bgwellness/ Gillova vokální dílna: http://www.atamusic.eu/gvd/ Bluegrass Vegas: http://www.atamusic.eu/bgv/ ATAmusic na Facebooku: https://www.facebook.com/atamusic.eu/ Ondra Kozák & Ralph Schut – Bits 'n Pieces: http://bit.ly/ORbits Video o kytaře od Ondry Holoubka: http://bit.ly/kytaraholoubek Poutníci: https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poutn%C3%ADci_(hudebn%C3%AD_skupina) Druhá tráva: http://www.druhatrava.cz/ Larry McNeely: https://www.allmusic.com/artist/larry-mcneely-mn0001547976 Tony Trischka: http://www.tonytrischka.com/ Béla Fleck: https://www.belafleck.com/ Pat Cloud: http://www.patcloud.com/ Pete Wernick: https://www.drbanjo.com/ Davy Spillane: https://www.davyspillane.com/ New Grass Revival: https://www.allmusic.com/artist/new-grass-revival-mn0000391519 Adam Weisman: https://www.adamweisman.net/ ATAmusic podcast: http://www.atamusic.eu/podcast/ ****** Všechny díly podcastu: http://atamusic.eu/podcast ATAmusic podcast na YouTube: http://bit.ly/atamusicpodcastYT ****** Líbí se vám podcast? Zvažte dobrovolný příspěvek na jeho přípravu a provoz. Díky! http://www.paypal.me/atamusic

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New Grass Revival - July 21, 2018 Episode # 26

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2018 60:45

A weekly program featuring a fifth cousin twice removed tunes from Bluegrass selections. In other words not really Bluegrass at all. Mostly Americana features but most of the time, really good stuff. Recorded, produced and distributed by Southern Branch Bluegrass and The SBBRadio Network. www.sbbradio.org www.sbbradio.net 91.7 LPFM Community Radio

New Grass Revival - July 13, 2018 - Episode # 25

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Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2018 60:45

A weekly program featuring close cousin tunes to Bluegrass, sometimes more like Folk, Americana, Blues and Gospel as in this episode. Recorded, produced and distributed by The SBBRadio Network. www.sbbradio.org www.sbbradio.net 91.7 LPFM Community Radio.

New Grass Revival 6 - 28 - 2018 Episode # 25

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2018 58:10

A weekly program dedicated to related Bluegrass/Americana music. Stuff ya just ain't gonna hear on mainstream radio. www.sbbradio.org www.sbbradio.net 91.7 LPFM Community Radio.

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New Grass Revival 6 - 9-2018 - Episode # 24

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2018 58:34

A weekly program featuring the latest New Grass tunes or the borderline Bluegrass music that is available to the station. www.sbbradio.org www.sbbradio.net 91.7 LPFM Community Radio.

New Grass Revival - 6 - 2-2018 Episode 23

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2018 60:49

A fun show featuring the newest Bluegrass tunes in the station library. Recorded, produced and distributed by The SBBRadio network. www.sbbradio.org www.sbbradio.net 91.7 LPFM Community Radio

New Grass Revival - May 17, 2018 - Episode 22

Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2018 59:17

A weekly program featuring cutting edge Bluegrass and at times the latest tunes available - recorded, produced and distributed by the SBBRadio Network. www.sbbradio.org www.sbbradio.net 91.7 LPFM Community Radio.

New Grass Revival - May 5, 2018 - Episode 21

Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2018 60:43

A weekly program featuring cutting edge Bluegrass and at times the latest tunes available - recorded, produced and distributed by the SBBRadio Network. www.sbbradio.org www.sbbradio.net 91.7 LPFM Community Radio.

New Grass Revival - April 26, 2018 - Episode 20

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Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2018 61:15

A weekly program featuring cliff edge tunes that you may not hear any where else except The SBBRadio Network and New Grass Revival. www.sbbradio.org www.sbbradio.net 91.7 LPFM Community Radio

New Grass Revival April 17, 2018 E-19

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2018 60:10

A weekly program featuring close to the edge tunes related to the Bluegrass genre. Recorded, produced and distributed by The SBBRadio Network. www.sbbradio.org www.sbbradio.net 91.7 FM Community Radio

New Grass Revival - April 7, 2018 - Episode 18

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Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2018 60:08

A presentation of music that needs to be heard. Recorded, produced and distributed by: www.sbbradio.org www.sbbradio.net 91.7 FM Community Radio

New Grass Revival March 29, 2018 E-18

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2018 60:58

A weekly show featuring the latest Bluegrass artists and projects available. Recorded, produced and distributed by The SBBRadio Network. www.sbbradio.org www.sbbradio.net 91.7 FM Community Radio

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New Grass Revival - March 22, 2018 E -16

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2018 60:56

A weekly program featuring really good new stuff. Host: Danny Hensley www.sbbradio.org www.sbbradio.net 91.7 FM Community Radio

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New Grass Revival March 22, 2018 E - 17

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2018 62:00

The program featuring the latest in AmericanaGrass and is recorded, produced and distributed by The SBB Radio Network. www.sbbradio.org www.sbbradio.net 91.7 FM Community Radio

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New Grass Revival - March 16, 2018 Segment # 2 Episode 15

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2018 61:00

A weekly program featuring mostly brand new Bluegrass tunes with your host, Danny Hensley. www.sbbradio.org www.sbbradio.net

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New Grass Revival - March 16, 2018 Segment # 1 - Episode 14

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2018 61:29

A weekly program featuring mostly brand new Bluegrass tunes with your host, Danny Hensley. www.sbbradio.org www.sbbradio.net

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New Grass Revival March 10, 2018 E - 13

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2018 61:24

A weekly program featuring new and cutting edge Bluegrass music. Host: Danny Hensley www.sbbradio.org www.sbbradio.net

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New Grass Revival - 3 - 2-2018 Episode # 12

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2018 61:29

A weekly program featuring the latest cutting edge Bluegrass music on the planet from the very best artists. Your host; Danny Hensley on www.sbbradio.net and 91.7 FM Community Radio.

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Roots Rewind - Jamgrass Special

Music City Roots

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2018 108:00

This new Roots Rewind show features the best in newgrass and jamgrass, from founding fathers to favorite sons. Sam Bush and John Cowan were in New Grass Revival together in the 70s and 80s. We'll hear from their respective bands, Cowan in 2012, Bush just last year. Leftover Salmon shows how far other bands took the newgrass idea in Colorado. And we close the show with second generation superstars the Travelin' McCourys.

New Grass Revival 2 - 24 - 2018 Episode # 11

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Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2018 63:14

A weekly program featuring cutting edge Bluegrass and Americana music with your host, Danny Hensley. www.sbbradio.net

Pat Flynn Interview - New Grass Revival, Leon Russell, Bela Fleck - ELG#153

Everyone Loves Guitar

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2018 132:11

Pat’s played on over 400 albums including 32 gold & platinum albums, and records by Bela Fleck, The Bellamy Brothers, Garth Brooks, Glen Campbell, Reba McEntire, Leon Russell and loads of other artists... The story of how Pat started as a “gopher” at a record label and wound up playing with New Grass Revival for 10 years, the group that single-handedly revolutionized bluegrass… is nothing shy of inspirational… In spite of winning Frets’ Magazine “Best Acoustic Guitarist” 5 years in a row, Pat feels had he only done these two things earlier on in his career, he’d have been a much better player… Subscribe https://www.EveryoneLovesGuitar.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EveryoneLovesGuitar/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everyonelovesguitar/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ELovesGuitar

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WoodSongs 899: Sam Bush Band

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Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2017 80:33

SAM BUSH is a Kentucky music hero, a bluegrass music legend and one of the premier masters of the mandolin. Founding member of New Grass Revival and the revered “King of Telluride,� Sam has pioneered the mandolin, inspiring an entire new generation to take up the instrument, including Chris Thile. Originally from Bowling Green, Kentucky, Sam is a 4-time IBMA Mandolin Player of the Year, 3-time Grammy Award winner, and has toured all around the world. He comes to WoodSongs with the entire SAM BUSH BAND as we celebrate music from his new album release �Storyman�.

Woodsongs 785: The US Navy Bluegrass Band Country Current and Pat Flynn

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2015 80:33

COUNTRY CURRENT, the premier country-bluegrass group of the United States Navy Band in Washington, D.C., showcases a five-member acoustic ensemble performing traditional, contemporary and original bluegrass compositions. Former Country Current director, Master Chief Musician Bill Emerson, established the ensemble in 1989. The ensemble is in constant demand by the nation's most prominent bluegrass festivals and have performed with legendary bluegrass artists such as Alison Kraus, Nickel Creek, Rhonda Vincent and the "Father of Bluegrass," the late Bill Monroe. PAT FLYNN is a Nashville guitar virtuoso. As guitarist/singer/songwriter for New Grass Revival, Flynn, along with Sam Bush, John Cowan, and B�la Fleck, influenced many of today's best-known artists while building New Grass Revival's own loyal audience to near cult status. Flynn has also been a session guitarist on more than 400 CD projects, including 32 Gold and Platinum records, as well as CMA and Grammy award winning projects with a wide array artists including Garth Brooks, Lee Ann Womack, Randy Travis and Michael Martin Murphey. Over the past decade, Flynn has released three solo albums, “reQuest,� “reVision� and the new “reNew.�

Woodsongs 782: Bela Fleck and Abigail Washburn

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Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2015 80:33

BELA FLECK AND ABIGAIL WASHBURN present their eponymous debut album as a duo, after many years of prominence as banjo players and composers in their own eclectic avenues. B�la, an icon and innovator of jazz, classical and world, with more multi-category GRAMMY wins than any other artist (15 total), and Abigail, a formidable talent with triumphs in songwriting, theater, performance, and even Chinese diplomacy by way of banjo, turn out to be quite a fortuitous pairing with a deep, distinct and satisfying outcome. The culmination is an album like no other. B�la Fleck and Abigail Washburn is a front porch banjo and vocal album of new music, Appalachian murder ballads, gospel, chamber and blues; the culmination of a yearlong tour as a duo in 2013, following the birth of their son, Juno. The record reveals their astounding chemistry as collaborators, as the two seamlessly stitch together singular banjo sounds (through an assortment of seven banjos spanning the recording) in service to the stories that their songs tell, with no studio gimmickry needed.

Bobby Mason

Aspen Public Radio

Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2015 59:27

From the Bobby Mason website: During the mid-sixties Bobby Mason was a well-established musician in Southern California, playing major venues throughout the area. In 1969 Bobby Mason came to Aspen from Hollywood to play a two-week engagement at the Aspen Inn. Within a week and a half Bobby decided Aspen was going to be his home because of the mountains and the people, who over the years have become his family. Since 1969 Bobby has played with John Denver, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, The Eagles, The New Grass Revival, Jimmy Buffett, Bo Diddley, JJ Cale, Dan Fogelberg, Kenny Loggins and countless others at nearly every club in Aspen. The late Aspen Times entertainment editor Stewart Oksenhorn dubbed him “Aspen's truest music icon” More at http://www.bobbymason.com/ For more about "Check 1, 2" on Aspen Public Radio: aspenpublicradio.org/programs/check-1-2

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Café Concert: Béla Fleck

Café Concerts

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2013

VIDEO: Béla Fleck plays The Imposter in the WQXR Café When Béla Fleck came to the WQXR Café, curious staff members began asking about his repertoire. Would he be playing Scarlatti or Scruggs? A Bach invention or a bluegrass breakdown? Fleck can do all of those things and more. Almost single-handedly, he established the banjo's capacity to move easily across genres stretching from the blues and bluegrass to contemporary jazz and world music. But being at a classical music station, Fleck, 55, wasn't about to miss an opportunity to show off his classical chops, so he focused on excerpts from The Imposter, a new banjo concerto he composed for the Nashville Symphony Orchestra. "You’ll just have to imagine the orchestra – we couldn’t afford them today," he joked, before launching into the repeated arpeggiated riffs of its second movement. The Imposter is dedicated to Earl Scruggs, the bluegrass pioneer who brought the banjo back to national prominence during the 1950s and 60s. Scruggs attended Fleck's premiere of the concerto in September 2011, six months before he passed away at age 88. "Earl Scruggs did so many things, from bringing the banjo out of the hills and back into the mainstream—because the banjo was a very popular instrument in the late 1800s and early 1900s," Fleck told host Jeff Spurgeon. "And then it pretty much was dying out in terms of the mainstream." Just as Scruggs covered rock tunes in the 1960s like Bob Dylan's "Like a Rolling Stone" and played in rock and pop venues, Fleck has sought to push the limits of the instrument. In the 1980s Fleck played with the cutting-edge group New Grass Revival, known for its wild, virtuosic style, and by the '90s he was fronting his own band the Flecktones, which remains active today. Fleck edged his way into classical concert halls starting with "Perpetual Motion," a 2001 album of classical pieces for which he won a pair of Grammy awards. A few years later he collaborated with bassist Edgar Meyer and the Indian percussionist Zakir Hussain on a Triple Concerto, premiered with the Detroit Symphony and conductor Leonard Slatkin. Along with the concerto, Fleck's new recording features Night Flight Over Water, an original piece he plays with the string quartet Brooklyn Rider (a joint national tour is planned for the fall and winter). He said that while an orchestra can feel overwhelming in size, "with a string quartet, we’re all sitting very close to each other just as we would be in a bluegrass band." Does Fleck encounter much resistance to the idea of a banjo in classical settings, with requests to play something more "down home?" "That’s a stereotype about the banjo, that it can only be happy,” he said. "I've done some very sad banjo playing. And I’ve heard people play soulful, simple melodies on the banjo that make you want to cry. So it’s really about the musician." Video: Kim Nowacki; Audio: Edward Haber; Text & Production: Brian Wise; Interview: Jeff Spurgeon

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