Episode Notes To Order my new album “Around the Clock” Click HERE! (Digitial, Limited CD or Limited Edition Vinyl) This week my guest on the podcast is Jordan Tice. Jordan is a superb guitarist, singer and songwriter who just in the past few months has put out a collaboration of his band Hawktail and Vasen as well as a collaboration with Aiofe O’Do…

Episode Notes To Order my new album “Around the Clock” Click HERE! (Digitial, Limited CD or Limited Edition Vinyl) This week I welcome back Dan Bui. Dan is the mandolin player in the band Twisted Pine. They have a brand new album called “Love your Mind” available everywhere now. To pick up a physical copy of the album, or to support them by picking…

Episode Notes To Order my new album “Around the Clock” Click HERE! (Digitial, Limited CD or Limited Edition Vinyl) My guest this week on the podcast is ……. Me! I want to give a special thanks to David Benedict for taking the time to interview me for the podcast. We talk about my new album “Around the Clock” available to buy here and streaming every…

Episode Notes To Pre Order my new album “Around the Clock” Click HERE! (Digitial, Limited CD or Limited Edition Vinyl) Here's a little behind the scenes look at "Hey Bulldog".

Episode Notes To Pre Order my new album “Around the Clock” Click HERE! (Digitial, Limited CD or Limited Edition Vinyl) My guest this week on the podcast is Rebecca Frazier. Grounded in her roots as a native Virginian, bluegrass trailblazer Rebecca Frazier found herself reawakening to a whole new journey of inspiration and invention. For the flatpic…

Episode Notes To Pre Order my new album “Around the Clock” Click HERE! (Digitial, Limited CD or Limited Edition Vinyl) My guest this week is Rico Wallenda. Rico is the mandolin player for the DownRiver Collective (currently nominated for the IBMA Momentum Award) and also plays and tours around with a few other Nashville acts. Rico is a great player…

Episode Notes Here is the debut of my single "Blue Sky" featuring Sam Bush! Stream on Spotify HERE! Stream on Apple Music HERE! Purchase a copy of the album on digital, CD or Vinyl HERE!!!!

Episode Notes To Pre Order my new album “Around the Clock” Click HERE! (Digitial, Limited CD or Limited Edition Vinyl) My guest this week is Troy Boone. Troy grew up in the Appalachian Mountains of East Tennessee. His early life was surrounded by music, especially bluegrass. The Boone Family is very musical, and Troy took to music at a very young a…

Episode Notes To Pre-Save a streaming version of my new album “Around the Clock” Click HERE! (Its free to save) My guest this week is Drury Anderson from the band Mountain Grass Unit. Drury is in his third year at the Berklee College of Music and had quite a busy summer with his band. They’ve got a brand new single available today (Sept. 6th) and a…

Episode Notes To Pre-Save a streaming version of my new album “Around the Clock” Click HERE! (Its free to save)My guest this week is Jonathan Dillon. Jonathan is a member of Junior Sisk and most recently the backing band of Sisk’s has formed a great new band called the Red Camel Collective. They’ve are currently recording for Pinecastle Records and…

Episode Notes To support this podcast you can follow me on Patreon where there is a bunch of video content and tabs available! My guest this week on the podcast is Andrew Hendryx. His musical career started at Elon College, NC where he performed with regional folk and jam bands. Later moving to NYC, Andrew co-founded the band Yarn, with which he to…

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Episode Notes To support this podcast you can follow me on Patreon where there is a bunch of video content and tabs available! This week I’m happy to have back on the podcast, Don Julin. Don has just released an absolutely incredible album called “Fractured Fiddle Tunes” that you can pick up digitally, or on CD or vinyl HERE! Also head over to Don’…

Episode Notes To support this podcast you can follow me on Patreon where there is a bunch of video content and tabs available! My guest on the podcast this week is Winston Mitchell from Into the Fog. They have a great new album called Carolina Moon that will be available everywhere on August 2nd. You purchase a copy (or pre order) you can head over…

Episode Notes To support this podcast you can follow me on Patreon where there is a bunch of video content and tabs available! My guests this week on the podcast are Steve Smith and Tim May. In their latest release, The Hillsboro Hay Incident, TheTim May & Steve Smith Duo deliver a collection oforiginal instrumentals that take listeners on anenchan…

Episode Notes To support this podcast you can follow me on Patreon where there is a bunch of video content and tabs available! My guest this week is Jason Bailey. Mandolinist, composer, teacher, studio musician, Jason Bailey possesses a range of musicianship of a well-seasoned professional and is an essential and powerful asset to Birmingham-based …

Episode Notes To support this podcast you can follow me on Patreon where there is a bunch of video content and tabs available! My Guest this week on the podcast is Laura-Beth Salter. A well kent face on the Glasgow Folk and Roots scene, mandolinist, tutor, singer and composer Laura-Beth is a founding member of award winning folk bands The Shee & Ki…

Episode Notes To support this podcast you can follow me on Patreon where there is a bunch of video content and tabs available! This week I welcome back to the podcast, Isaac Eicher! Isaac has just released an absolute gem of an album called “Accents”! (available here) We talk all about the album and more! He also has a camp with podcast alum Ian Co…

Episode Notes To support this podcast you can follow me on Patreon where there is a bunch of video content and tabs available!My guest this week on the podcast is mandolinist and owner of Cody Cases, Cody Shuler. From Bryson City, NC, Cody began his career in music at the age of 15 playing mandolin for legendary banjo player Raymond Fairchild. Ther…

Episode Notes To support this podcast you can follow me on Patreon where there is a bunch of video content and tabs available! This week on the podcast I talk with Singer, Fiddler Player and Songwriter Becky Buller. Becky’s newest album, Jubilee (Darkshadow Recording), was the number one bluegrass album in the country last week! It’s a beautiful al…

Episode Notes To support this podcast you can follow me on Patreon where there is a bunch of video content and tabs available! My guest this week is Wes Lee. Wes is a Merlefest Mandolin Champion and the mandolin player for Becky Buller. He is featured on her newest release entitle Jubilee available here. They’ll be on the road promoting the album t…

Episode Notes To support this podcast you can follow me on Patreon where there is a bunch of video content and tabs available! It’s always a pleasure to welcome back to the podcast Jacob Jolliff. Jake has released the follow up to his Instrumentals, Vol.1 with the equally as stunning Instrumentals, Vol. 2! We talk about the album and more on this w…

Episode Notes To support this podcast you can follow me on Patreon where there is a bunch of video content and tabs available! This week on the podcast is Rolling Stone Featured mandolin player, Wyatt Ellis. Wyatt if ensuring the future of the mandolin is bright! His new album “Happy Valley” is available now and his newest music video “Blue Smoke” …

Episode Notes Here is the debut of the newest single by Jacob Jolliff "The Art Heist Suite MVT 1". Go HERE to pre-save and pre-order Jake's newest album "Instrumentals, Vol. 2 Mandolin Mysteries"

Episode Notes To support this podcast you can follow me on Patreon where there is a bunch of video content and tabs available!This week I welcome Dylan McCarthy back to the podcast to talk about his new release with his band Jake Leg. This album is filled with incredible songwriting and playing and you can get your copy on May 11th! To keep up with…

Episode Notes To support this podcast you can follow me on Patreon where there is a bunch of video content and tabs available!My guest this week is Steven Hinde of Hinde Custom Instruments. Steven builds some gorgeous looking and sounding mandolins! Some of my past guests have raved about them and this week you get to hear the story of how they get…

Episode Notes**** To support this podcast you can follow me on Patreon where there is a bunch of video content and tabs available! My guest this week is the award winning Alan Bibey. Alan is a legend and one of the nicest guys around. He recently joined up with Balsam Range and they have a brand new album out called Kinetic Tone available HERE! He’…

Episode Notes To support this podcast you can follow me on Patreon where there is a bunch of video content and tabs available! My guest this week on the podcast is Liam Purcell. Liam is about to be a Berklee College of Music graduate and he and his band Cane Mill Road have just released their fantastic new album “Yellow Line”. You can keep up with …

Episode Notes To support this podcast you can follow me on Patreon where there is a bunch of video content and tabs available!This week on the podcast I welcome back the most Swingin’est mandolin player I know, the legendary Don Stiernberg. Don is back with another masterpiece recording called “The Swingin’est”! You can purchase the album HERE! You…

Episode Notes**** To support this podcast you can follow me on Patreon where there is a bunch of video content and tabs available! This week on the podcast I welcome back mandolinist, composer, and record label founder Joe Brent. Joe’s band 9 Horses have a brand new album coming out in June and the pre-order has gone live today!! Head over to Bandc…

Episode Note**** To support this podcast you can follow me on Patreon where there is a bunch of video content and tabs available! My guest this week is Kaden Hurst. Kaden plays mandolin with Never Come Down, who have a brand new album coming out on June 7th. Kaden Hurst grew up in the Sierra Foothills of Northern California, where he began his musi…

Episode Notes To support this podcast you can follow me on Patreon where there is a bunch of video content and tabs available! My guest this week on the podcast is Ethan Sherman. Hailed by no less than Julian Lage as “a shining light of our community”, guitarist & composer Ethan Sherman moves between a wide variety of musical worlds with uncommon e…

Episode Notes No episode this week....interface is fried. But it is Bandcamp Friday....so go buy some music and enjoy your weekend! Cheers!

Episode Notes To support this podcast you can follow me on Patreon where there is a bunch of video content and tabs available!My guest this week on the podcast is Adrian Bagale of Northfield Mandolins! On July 9th of 2023, the 100th anniversary of legendary Lloyd Loar signed mandolins, Northfield released to the world and new batch of instruments. …

Episode Notes To support this podcast you can follow me on Patreon where there is a bunch of video content and tabs available!This week on the podcast I welcome back Lauren Price Napier of The Price Sisters. The Prices Sister’s have a brand new album out called “Between the Lines” and it is fantastic! Head over to their website now and get yourself…

Episode Notes To support this podcast you can follow me on Patreon where there is a bunch of video content and tabs avail! My guest on the podcast this week is Michael Prewitt. Michael was a guest on episode number 154 and is returning to talk about his great new album called “The Peerless Mount Sessions” it’s available everywhere including his web…

Episode Notes To support this podcast you can follow me on Patreon where there is a bunch of video content and tabs avail! My guest this week is Tristan Scroggins. Tristan has 3 projects he is involved in that have release dates within the month! Available today is The Old Time 100 that he recorded with George Jackson and friends. He also appears o…

Episode Notes To support this podcast you can follow me on Patreon where there is a bunch of video content and tabs avail! My guest this week is Teo Quale. Teo plays with the award winning Crying Uncle Bluegrass Band. Widely recognized as one of the most exciting young bands in acoustic music, Crying Uncle Bluegrass plays a unique mix of bluegrass,…

Episode Notes To support this podcast you can follow me on Patreon where there is a bunch of video content and tabs avail! My guest this week is John Keith. John Keith was born in Parkersburg, WV and raised just up and across the Ohio River in Newport, OH. He and his wife, Tina, now live near Cambridge, OH. where John is a full-time minister for th…

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Episode Notes To support this podcast you can follow me on Patreon where there is a bunch of video content and tabs avail! My guest this week is Darrell Scott. His newest release is with his Darell Scott String Band and the album is called Old Cane Back Rocker. Soundly Music and acclaimed multi-instrumentalist/singer-songwriter and Nashville Songwr…

Episode Notes To support this podcast you can follow me on Patreon where there is a bunch of video content and tabs avail! My guest this week is Andrew Collins. Andrew is back to talk about the newest Andrew Collins trio release “The Rule Of Three” As usual, the album is an incredible showcase of playing and songwriting and Andrew shares some stori…

Episode Notes My Guest this week on the podcast is Chris Acquavella. Chris Acquavella is a classical mandolinist & educator from San Diego, California, who currently lives in Mainz, Germany. He graduated First Class Honors from Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music & Dance in London, England. Chris studied under the instruction of Alison Stephen…

Episode Notes My guest this week is Nate Sipe from the band Pert Near Sandstone. They have a brand new album out called “Waiting Days”. It’s a rollicking good time, and after talking with Nate about the tunes he wrote and all the adventures he’s been on I like it even more…and I think you will too!You can find everything for Pert Near Sandstone inc…

Episode Notes Joe K Walsh is back to talk about the brand new Mr. Sun release, Mr. Sun Plays Duke Ellington’s Nutcracker Suite! It is an amazing undertaking and it is not only an inspiring album, hearing Joe talk about it was also very inspiring! It’s available everywhere as of today but as always I recommend supporting the artist directly by purch…

Episode Notes This week’s episode is a special one as it features two great guests! Billy Bright and Alan Munde! Alan has a new album out called Excelsior (available here) that Billy produced and played on! The album is filled with great music and some incredible mandolin players! We talk about that and more in this episode! Be sure to check out Bi…

Episode Notes This week I welcome back to the podcast Brian Oberlin! Brian is the mandolin player for Dark Shadow Recording artist Full Cord. They have a brand new album called “Cambium” available now! You can stream it here…However...... I highly recommend heading over to the website for Dark Shadow and purchasing the album! Be sure to go to Full …

Episode Notes This week I welcome back to the podcast Ethan Setiawan! Ethan has a brand new duo album available today with the project Hildaland! Hildaland will release their debut album Sule Skerry on November 3rd via Adhyâropa Records and today shares their first single “Silver Dollar”. Scottish fiddler Louise Bichan and American mandolinist Etha…

Episode Notes Here is part 2 with David Grisman. Dawg needs no introduction but if you want to read more about this legend head over to his Acoustic Disc website here and be prepared to spend hours looking around and the incredible resources available for you there! Also, Jacob Jollif has an incredible mandolin course coming up in Nov….here is the …