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ARTIST |
DATE |
SUMMARY |
DURATION |
Taylor, Wayne | 03/25/2018 | Wayne Taylor, singer/guitar player while in the
Navy with the renouwned Country Current Bluegrass group for 21 years is now
retired and working a number of projects. His current band, Appaloosa has
won acclaim and his newest album, Carnigie Tradition, provides discussion
material as he chats with Steve about the band, the album and his passion to
recreate the great performances of the past. |
0:30:22 | ||
Thomason, Ron | 07/28/2019 | Steve chats with Ron Thomason of Dry Branch Fire
Squad at Grey Fox 2019 about the origins of the festival and his work with
Mary Daub, his traditional approach to bluegrass and other topics. |
0:11:38 | ||
Thorn, Andy | 02/17/2019 | Andy Thorn's powerful, driving banjo picking has
helped carry Left Over Salmon to new heights. Listen in as Steve chats with
Andy about his jazz guitar background, playing the banjo, joining Left Over
Salmon, their nearly 30 years of musical history and the Boulder, Colorado
scene that has provided the environment for such growth in musical
expression. |
0:22:45 | ||
Thorn, Andy | 10/02/2022 | Andy Thorn, banjo player with Left Over Salmon,
lives in the mountains of Colorado. Among his frequent visitors is a
friendly FOX. Strange as it seems, a video of him playing banjo to
this fox went viral on social media. Andy was inspired to create a solo
album of him playing music in the wild to his special friend. Listen as
Steve and Andy chat about his home in the mountains, his special fox friend
and the album titled Songs of the Sunrise Fox. |
0:24:19 | ||
Tonk, Wonky | 03/05/2023 | Wonky: crazy, loony, a mix of bonkers
and wacky. Wonky Tonk is a movement of love for love, from love. Steve
visits singer/songwriter Wonky Tonk at her home studio to talk about her
music and her "anything goes" songwriting style. Learn about the depth and
grit of her music that shines through due to her honesty, fearlessness and
sense of perseverance. |
0:31:12 | ||
Trischka, Tony | 10/06/2012 | Tony talks about his eclectic style combining minstrel, jazz, conventional, and progressive banjo playing, his new album for Rounder Records, the documentary "Give Me the Banjo" about banjo history, the "New York Banjo Players" concert series, and his online banjo lessons program including video exchanges. |
0:25:53 | ||
Trischka, Tony w/ Sonny Osborne |
08/03/2013 | Tony Trischka talks about Sonny Osborne and his influence on banjo playing then is joined by Sonny for trivia and fun. |
0:41:04 | ||
Trischka, Tony | 05/31/2014 | Banjo legend Tony Trischka calls Steve from his car out on the West Coast to talk about his new album, "Great Big World" which includes an eclectic collection of music and performers. Tony explains how each song came together, the instruments used including harp and cello banjo, and how he recruited the artists for each cut on the album. |
0:27:23 | ||
Trischka, Tony | 09/16/2018 | Listen as Steve chats with longtime
friend Tony Trischka during Grey Fox 2018 about his latest projects
including his just completed 16th album, This Favored Land,
a Civil War saga, to be released later in the year, his website and online
banjo school and something involving African safaris...? Tony explains all
here. |
0:21:02 | ||
Trischka, Tony | 02/14/2021 | Tony Trischka has achieved legendary
status in his 50+ years as a consummate artist. Steve chats with Tony about
his latest project, 12 years in the making, titled Shall We Hope.
A unique album combining narratives, stories and music about real
life characters from America's past during the Civil War period, Tony talks
about the tireless research that went into each song making this a work of
historical fiction that tells tales of love, loss, and hope drawn from our
nation's fraught history. The project is actually an outline for a future
musical about the Civil War period. |
0:47:49 | ||
Trischka, Tony | 07/07/2024 | Someone gave Tony Trischka a thumb
drive containing over 200 recordings made while Earl Scruggs was jamming
with John Hartford. These private sessions between the two legendary
musicians sheds new light on the depth of their talents and skills. Too good
to not share with the public, Tony, along with Ken Irwin, have produced an
album titled Earl Jam and Tony joins Steve to talk about
this wonderful tribute to both artists. |
0:58:17 | ||
Trivette, Gary/Clay Bank Band | 12/04/2016 | Steve talks with Gary Trivette and a
couple members of the Clay Bank Band while in Raleigh at the IBMA Convention
about the band, it's young members and their debut album 'Playing
Hard to Forget'which debuted at #8 on The Top 10 Bluegrass Albums
chart. |
0:06:31 | ||
Trivette, Gary/Clay Bank Band | 07/08/2018 | Steve talks with Gary Trivette, bass
player and founder of the ClayBank Band, about their 2nd album, No
Escape, released on Mountain Fever Records, the current members of
the band and their contributions to each track on the album |
0:25:35 | ||
Tuttle, Molly | 08/13/2017 | Steve and Molly discuss her career,
the various factors influencing her music including studes and graduation
from Berklee School of Music, performances at the recent Grey Fox Bulegrass
Festival, her protege Clare Brown (see Clare's comments in the "B" archive)
and the excitement of being the first female to receive a nomination as IBMA
guitarist of the year (2017) |
0:24:21 | ||
Tuttle, Molly | 06/02/2019 | Steve and award-winning Molly
Tuttle discuss her latest album, When You Are Ready,
covering the various tracks on the album that demonstrate her love for
multiple types of music without consideration for any particular genre
making this an interesting guitar recording |
0:16:37 | ||
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