| Hall, Andy |
07/02/2017 |
Andy Hall, Dobro player
and founding member of the IBMA awarad winning band The Infamous
Stringdusters, talks about his collaboration with Roosevelt Collier (of
Sacred Steel style music) to produce the unique album, Let the Steel
Play, born out of their mutual love of slide guitar.
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| Hall, Tom T. and Miss Dixie |
01/18/2014 |
Songwriters Tom T. Hall and Miss Dixie team up with Steve to talk about their lives, worldwide experiences, collaborations with most of the major figures in Country and Bluegrass music, days of the Grand Ole Opry at the Ryman, being on stage at IBMA 2007, and stories behind some of their famous songs. Listen to this one for a glimpse at the private personalities of this famous couple and enjoy their playful banter. It's guaranteed to make you laugh.
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| Hall, Tom T. and Miss Dixie |
09/05/2021 |
COMMEMORATIVE SMUB
CLASSIC - A special show featuring the music of Tom T. Hall following his
death. The show was new containing multiple songs written by Tom T Hall and
some music not heard before. The heart of the presentation was the interview
from 2014 with new comments before and after. See above for a summary of the
interview. Well worth another listen to the words of this legendary figure.
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| Havighurst, Craig |
12/06/2020 |
Steve chats with
Nashville based author, journalist, broadcaster and media producer Craig
Havighurst who's been studying musical culture and the music business since
the late 90s. His latest book, Air Castle of the South, tells the story of
how Nashville was transformed by one of the nation's greatest radio
stations, WSM. His online journal String Theories is an ongoing effort to
reinvent music appreciation.
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| Harrell, Glen |
01/08/2023 |
Steve chats with Glen
Harrell of the group Volume Five, a Mississippi based band that has grown
into one of the most popular and unique bands in bluegrass music. They talk
about the group's 10th album released on Rounder Records titled
KARMA, the current makeup of the band and the story behind the
tracks on Karma.
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| Harrington, David |
11/01/2020 |
Steve chats with David
Harrington of the Kronos Quartet about the special album, Long Time
Passing, which pays tribute to the legendary Pete Seeger. David
shares stories about Pete, the musician, the songwriter, and the man. A
wonderful look at the life of Pete and his music
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| Hayes. Rick |
11/17/2012 |
Rick Hayes, mandolin player and vocalist with 'Nightflyer' band, talks about his start playing on the road with the Gibson Brothers, learning their professional approach to performing and how it influences his current band's approach, the other members and their high energy and drive, their democratic song selection process, and a brief discussion about his mandolin and guitar making efforts.
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| Henry.
Chris |
03/05/2023 |
Chris Henry has produced a new album,
When My Momma Sang to Me - Songs of Murphy Henry to honor
his Mother, Murphy Henry on her 70th birthday. Chris talks to Steve about
the project which features 23 songs that she wrote over the years and the
all-star cast of 25 women that are featured on the album.
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| Henry.
Red |
01/12/2020 |
Music professional, mandolin player,
Red Henry chats with Steve about his career, his bluegrass instructional
video/DVR business and his hobbies which include flying, astronomy and
telescopes. An interview with a music notable that you only hear on Unreal
Bluegrass.
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| Hensley.
Lincoln |
10/23/2022 |
Lincoln Hensley, banjo player with the
Tennessee Bluegrass Band, joins Steve to talk about the band and their
latests album, The Future of the Past. An apt title for a
band that, while firmly anchored in the roots of bluegrass music, brings
their own twist yet still provides that traditional feel. They also talk
about their mutual friend, the late Sonny Osborne, and his influence on
Lincoln.
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| Hensley.
Trey |
01/24/2015 |
Trey Hensley joins Steve to talk about
how he came to learn the guitar, the influences of Stevie Ray Vaughan, Flatt
& Scruggs, those that influenced his vocal style, meeting Rob Ickes and
working with Blue Highway, and what led to his recent collaboration with
Ickes on the new album, 'Ickes & Hensley, Before the Sun Goes
Down'
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0:28:54 |
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| Herman.
Vince |
11/19/2023 |
Vince Herman of Left Over Salmon joins
Steve to talk about his first solo album, Enjoy the Ride
which was recorded in Nashville and contains material ranging from Prine-ish
country-folk rock to funky swamp rock and jazzy Dixieland polka plus some
straight up Bluegrass, classic Cajun country and traditional country music.
Listen as Vince talks about the experience of recording in Nashville and the
legendary artists and songwriters that colaborated with him on the project.
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| Herzog,
Heidi & Mike Compton |
03/03/2019 |
Steve chats with both Heidi Herzog,
exec director, and Mike Compton, director about their Monroe
Mandolin Camp, the camp's mission, the world class instructors,
luthiers and special presentors, the full immersion in the traditional
approach to Monroe's bluegrass and the hands on, in depth learning and
playing experience that make this camp so successful
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| Hickory Robot |
05/25/2013 |
Scott Carnder and Lauren Schloemer talk about opening for John Cowan, receiving the John Hartford Memorial Award for their song 'Hartford's Bend', the Hartford Music Festival and their website.
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| High
Fidelity |
07/26/2020 |
Corrina Rose Logston and Jeremy
Stephens of the band High Fidelity join Steve to talk about their second
recording Banjo Plyer's Blues.
This wonderful album
showcases the band's love for tradition, broher duets, great instrumentals,
well-crafted harmonies, gospel music and BANJOs!
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0:46:31 |
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| Hillman,
Chris |
10/04/2020 |
Chris Hillman, original bassist and
founding member of the Byrds, the Flying Burrito Brothers, Manassas and The
Desert Rose Band chats with Steve about his memoir, Time Between: My
Life as a Byrd, Burrito Brother and Beyond, his musical career and
some of the fascinating stories revealed in the book.
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0:23:31 |
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| Hoffmeyer, Dean |
07/18/2021 |
Steve chats
with Dean Hoffmeyer, the man behind the now famous Hoffmeyer Finger Picks.
Dean tells the fascinating story behind his journey from tinkerer, to
refurbisher and eventually manufacturer of finger picks recognized worldwide
for their highest quality, comfort and tone!
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0:33:39 |
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| Holden, Louise |
02/12/2017 |
Steve chats
with vocalist/songwriter Louise Holden about the band I Draw Slow
and their latest 'crowd sourced' album, Turn Your Face to the Sun,
to be released in April 2017, some of the songs on the album and how 'crowd
sourcing' works to finance the project.
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| Holden, Louise & David |
08/11/2019 |
Steve chats
with vocalist/songwriter Louise Holdenand brother, David, between sets at
the Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival, about their band I Draw Slow
which is rated #1 in Dublin, Ireland, their passion for performing and
impressions from their American tours including their performances at Grey
Fox
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| Hollander, Abby |
05/09/2021 |
Steve chats
with band leader, multi-instrumentalist and award winning songwriter from
Woodstock, NY, Abby Hollander about her album Letters,
which is 11 cuts of prime musicianship with blended vocals featuring the
different members of her band.
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| Holt, David |
05/25/2013 |
David talks about Doc Watson, traveling with him on the road, and the 'Legacy' CD, Doc's audio biography; the personal tragedy and the steel guitar that saved him, his 'Let It Slide' album; and his latest musical efforts with Sutton, Holt, and Coleman.
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| Holt, David |
08/28/2016 |
Four time
Grammy Award winner, musician, storyteller, artist, historian, radio and
television host David Holt returns to Unreal Bluegrass to talk about his
latest album, 'Good Medicine', recorded with Josh Goforth.
In 2016 David was inducted into the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame.
Listen to find out why Mountain Music and Bluegrass, David Holt style, are
just plain good medicine for the listener.
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0:17:21 |
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| Hornbuckle, Nick |
01/26/2020 |
Masterful banjo player from British Columbia, Nick
Hornbuckle talks with Steve about his songwriting, his banjo style and those
that influenced it, the importance of TAB to the novice player, his Celtic
connection and the various cuts on his new album, 13 or So.
Melodic and compellingly rhythmic, this album revels in the beauty of the
banjo. In Steve's words, 13 or So is "So brilliant and beautiful".
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| Horowitz, Marc |
02/16/2013 |
Marc discusses his experiences as Bela Fleck's banjo teacher helping him transition from folk to 3 finger style banjo and Bela's incredible range of style. Marc also runs through the history of New York area banjo players including Eric Weissberg and Eric Darling and the beginnings of the New York Banjo Society.
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| Horowitz, Marc |
04/13/2013 |
In Marc's 3rd interview he talks about jazz whistling, doing disaster relief concerts, fifty plus years of banjo playing, Bela, Eric Weisberg, and Eric Darling, Classical music on the banjo, the Nechville Banjo, tone rings and meeting Steve Martin, the comedien in New York.
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| Horowitz, Marc |
08/24/2013 |
Marc talks about Bela Fleck's new banjo concerto, 'The Imposter', the live performance of it and the genius of Bela Fleck. Marc also shares the personal tragedy of hearing loss and the treatments to begin soon to arrest the tumor causing it.
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| Horowitz, Marc |
11/09/2013 |
Marc makes a surprise call to Steve and discusses progress with his medical treatments to shrink a tumor affecting his hearing, various banjo models and their weight, the bias in some of the reviews of Bela Fleck's 'Imposter' concerto, and current projects that Marc is involved with.
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| Horowitz, Marc |
04/04/2015 |
In what Steve is calling the first installment of his
new 'Breaking Banjo News' series, Marc talks about the new
'Festival proof banjo' he created by experimenting with various combinations
of components such as bridges, tailpieces, heads, strings, and nut materials
in combination with a graphite composite neck and the resulting beautiful
stable sound, easy playability, and that it always stays in tune in any climate.
The end result is the new OT-MH Marc Horowitz Signature
Model Banjo.
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| Horowitz, Marc |
11/06/2022 |
Listen in as Steve chats with Marc Horowitz about
the development and design of the new Gold Tone, My Bluegrass Heart,
Bela Fleck Signature Model Banjo.
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0:29:59 |
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| Howley, Martin |
09/07/2013 |
Martin Howley of We Banjo 3, an Irish band, talks about touring America, the banjo's African roots, blending it with the Irish fiddle, the influence of Celtic/Scottish tunes on American and Irish bluegrass, and the band's unique approach to music and banjo playing as demonstrated on the latest album 'Roots of the Banjo Tree'.
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| Howley, Martin |
03/19/2016 |
Steve catches Martin Howley of We Banjo 3
backstage after a live concert in Cincinnati to talk about their latest tour
schedule and playing the White House next week for President Obama and
Family
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0:15:15 |
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| Hull, Sierra |
03/12/2016 |
Steve talks with Sierra about her latest release
title, Weighted Mind, which was produced by friend Bela
Fleck and that has topped the bluegrass charts the first 2 weeks after being
released.
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0:25:39 |
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| Hull, Sierra |
04/05/2020 |
Steve talks with Sierra about her latest release
album, 25 Trips. She talks about the various tracks, the
inspiration behind them and the collaboration of artists that contributed to
this eclectic album that has a contemporary feel showcasing Hull's
songwriting and exceptional vocal skills.
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0:45:23 |
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| Hull, Sierra |
09/18/2022 |
Steve talks with Sierra about her new touring
schedule and members of her band. Her 2020 tour was abruptly canceled due to
Covid shutdowns. This tour is to tout her latest release
album, 25 Trips. She talks about touring again and the collaboration of artists that contributed to
this eclectic album plus she talks about touring with Bela Fleck and his My
Bluegrass Heart stage performances.
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0:16:38 |
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| Humphrey III, Charles |
04/11/2015 |
Charles Humphrey III, bass player for Steep
Canyon Rangers, talks to Steve about his latest project,
his 3rd CD from 'Songs from the Road Band' titled 'Traveling Show' (to
be released April 21st), his experiences playing with SCR and the members of
his new group, Songs from the Road Band.
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0:34:46 |
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| Humphrey III, Charles |
09/09/2018 |
Charles Humphrey III, bass player with 'Songs
From the Road Band' talks to Steve during Grey Fox 2018 about his their latest
album, Road to Nowhere, the guest artists that helped with
the album, the current members of the band, their heavy touring schedule and
the excitement of playing Grey Fox main stage!
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0:09:05 |
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| Hurst, Jim |
02/23/2013 |
Guitarist Jim Hurst talks about YouTube vs live performances, performing for the WWB rundraiser event, music he grew up with, the story behind his Mom's song, 'Through the Garden', his new album 'intrepid', his guitar playing styles, playing duets with Rob Ickes, and being a Grandpa.
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0:44:38 |
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| Hurst, Jim |
10/02/2016 |
Part 1 of 2. Gifted guitarist and vocalist Jim Hurst
has performed with numerous bluegrass and country artists and was voted IBMA
Guitarist of the Year in 2001 and 2002. Here he talks with Steve about
The Jim Hurst Trio including Jim on guitar and banjo, Nate
Lee on fiddle and mandolin, and Erik Alvar on bass and mandolin and their new
album titled JHT-1.
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0:27:49 |
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| Hurst, Jim |
10/09/2016 |
Part 2 of 2. Jim continues his chat with Steve
about the new Trio, the unique qualities of the members, their ability to
produce great music, and the remaining tracks on the album due to be
released in late September 2016.
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| Hurst, Jim |
03/28/2021 |
Jim Hurst joins Steve to talk about his new single
release, It's a Beautiful Day, his own Jim Hurst Trio Band
and his career to date plus the artists that he most often performs with.
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