ARTIST INTERVIEW ARCHIVE - D



ARTIST

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D'Addario_Yurt, Worth Dixon 03/29/2017 As an active sponsor of Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival, D'Addario supported young artists, offered free new string installation session and supplied a yurt for artists to use for live performance music streaming via the internet. Steve chats with Product Manager Worth Dixon about the yurt, D'Addario's manufacturing processes and their efforts to support music thoughout the world.


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Daley, Katy 01/23/2022 IBMA's Distinguished Achievement Award winner for 2019 and Broad-caster of the Year for 2009 and 2011 joins Steve to talk about her latest project, the Katy Daley Broadcast Media/Sound Engineering Scholarship, designed to assist those wanting to learn the support functions so important to bluegrass music. Learn how you can be part of this important scholarship fund.


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Daniels, Charlie 07/12/2020 The music world lost a legend on July 6, 2020 when Charlie Daniels passed away at the age of 83 from a massive stroke. In honor of Charlie and his long career, Steve makes appropriate comments about Charlie as he introduces a replay of the interview from 2014 about his then soon-to-be-released album, 'Off the Grid: Doin' It Dylan', and Dylan's importance to the music industry, Charlie's early work as a studio musician, a career of doing Country, Country Rock, Blues, and always doin' it His way with the Charlie Daniels Band, and the project That was most important to him, the Scholarship for Heroes program that he sponsored for American Veterans. A rare replay affording a look-back at the life of Charlie Daniels.


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Daniels, Charlie 03/29/2014 Steve travels to Nashville to chat with Charlie Daniels about his soon-to-be-released album, 'Off the Grid: Doin' It Dylan', and Dylan's importance to the music industry, Charlie's early work as a studio musician, a career of doing Country, Country Rock, Blues, and always doin' it His way with the Charlie Daniels Band, and the project most important to him today, the Scholarship for Heroes program he sponsors for American Veterans.


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Darou, Chad 12/02/2018 In his collective 39 years of playing dobro, banjo, mandolin or guitar, Chad Darou has appeared on stage with some of the best artists in the industry. Inspired by his true roots, bluegrass, he surrounds himself with musicians and loves to play music. Listen as he chats with Steve about his solo project, Raising the Bar, that has been climbing the charts.


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Davis, David 05/27/2018 David Davis & the Warrior River Boys have produced a masterful and exciting collection of songs originally recorded in the 1920s by the legendary Charlie Poole and his North Carolina Ramblers a generation before bill Monroe is credited with founding bluegrass music. Steve talks with David about the album, Didn't He Ramble: Songs of Charlie Poole. Much to learn about Charlie Poole, his times and influences on David & the Warrior River Boys and the genre.

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Deering, Jamie 06/18/2017 Steve talks with fellow IBMA Board member Jamie Deering of Deering Banjo Company about the success of their banjos, the new lineup of banjo models and the production and sale of their 100,000 banjo which was donated for a fund raiser for IBMA.

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Dillard, Rodney 05/17/2020 Steve chats with the only remaining Dillard of The Dillards (aka Darlings) fame. As one of the most influencial groups in bluegrass, folk, country music in the 60s and 70s, Rodney tells the story of how they got the gig on the Andy Griffith show and reveals some of the history setting events that they were involved in.


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Dilling, Steve 02/09/2013 Steve 'Big Man' Dilling, banjo player with IIIrd Tyme Out, talks about their new Cracker Barrel album, "Timeless Hits from the Past BLUEGRASSED" and how the songs were chosen for the album.


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Dilling, Steve 12/11/2016 Steve Dilling is now playing banjo with his new group SIDELINE. D J Steve caught up with Steve Dilling and some of the Band members at a live performance in Williamstown, KY and chatted backstage about the band, their musical style and their new album, Colors & Crossroads

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Dilling, Steve 06/03/2018 Steve Dilling, one of the better banjo players on the planet, chats with Steve about his band SIDELINE, and their 4th and newest album, Front and Center.

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Doub, Mary 06/04/2023 Steve talks with Mary Doub, producer and owner of the great Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival. They discuss the history of Grey Fox and why it is one of the largest and best in the nation. She explains the success by 'Sticking with her vision of producing really good music but never losing sight of the community. A fascinating interview with this legendary promoter of music and the genre's legendary artists.


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Douglas, Jerry 09/05/2015 Steve talks with Jerry about 'the EARLS of LEICESTER album, the all-star cast of musicians that he assembled for the project and their performance coming to the Dave Finkelman Auditorium, Miami University, OH, on September 25th.


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Douglas, Jerry 07/09/2017 Steve chats with Jerry about his latest project due out in August 2017 titled What If,  an album that stretches the boundaries demonstrating the jazz-like qualities of his Dobro playing. This interview is an intimate look into the mind of a true pioneer in American music (with a little help from his dogs) as he continues his incalculable influence on Americana, Bluegrass and their many related genres and his attempt to show the diversity of the Dobro.


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Douglas, Jerry 02/23/2020 Steve chats with Jerry about the announcement that he will be 'Artist in Residence' at the 2020 Grey Fox Bluegrass Music Festival and what that means to him, the success of the 'Earls', his What If jazz band, and other events of his legendary career.


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Driessen, Casey 12/21/2013

Casey Driessen, the incomparable fiddle player with the red shoes, talks with Steve about his use of the fiddle, effects devices, electronics, loop recording and over-dubbing to create his unique style of music, his involvement with TED (Technology, Electronics, Design) conferences, his global touring, playing with Bela Fleck and others such as Tim O'Brien and Rushad Eggleston and his new album, 'Singularity' including 'Heart Beat Kid' inspired by listening to the heartbeat of his unborn child. Fascinating.

 

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Duncan, Glen 05/31/2020

Part 1 of a 2 part interview - Steve chats with the legendary, multi-award winning Glen Duncan about his music, his songwriting, and the legends of bluegrass that he played and toured with including Bill Monroe, Earl Scruggs and others. A fascinating glimpse from the inside of some of the most historic events in bluegrass history. Rich and entertaining stories that you will find very entertaining

 

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Duncan, Glen 06/07/2020

Part 2 of a 2 part interview - continued stories from the legendary Glen Duncan including playing on the 2nd recorded version of Foggy Mountain Breakdown that won the 2nd Grammy in 2001 for the same song. Too many great stories to highlight them all, ya just have to listen in.........

 

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