ARTIST INTERVIEW ARCHIVE - B



ARTIST

DATE

SUMMARY

DURATION
 

Backline 06/17/2018 New band, Backline has hit the scene. Their new album is out titled 1000 Wishes and the entire band calls Steve to talk about the band and the album. A fun interview with the members of this exciting new band.

  0:36:40
Bailey, Richard 02/09/2013 Banjo player with the Steel Drivers, Richard Bailey, calls in from the road while traveling to their next gig in Johnson City to talk about their new album, Hammer Down. Anytime the Steel Drivers does something it is newsworthy. This interview is no exception.

  0:17:09
Bailey, Richard 10/12/2013 After attending a Steel Driver concert at the Southgate House, he talks to Richard about the exciting show, the way they command the stage and always thrill the audience. Richard and the band are on the bus heading for their next gig and talk about their current tour schedule and the success of their music.

  0:14:59
Barie, Jason 07/21/2019 Jason Barie, fiddle player with Joe Mullins and the Radio Ramblers, chats with Steve about his solo album, Jason Barie as the Ramblin' Fiddler Starring in Pieces.

  0:27:30
Barnes, Danny 12/26/2015 Part 1 of a 2 part interview. Steve talks to banjo player, Danny, after winning the Steve Martin Banjo Player Award and the release of a new album, Danny Barnes, Got Myself Together 10 Years Later, recorded without picks! They talk about his career, his very successful previous year and the tracks on this unusual album.

  11:00:27
Barnes, Danny 01/02/2016 Part 2 of a 2 part interview. Steve talks to banjo player, Danny, after winning the Steve Martin Banjo Player Award and the release of a new album, Danny Barnes, Got Myself Together 10 Years Later. They continue discussing the tracks on the album, his contact info, and touring plans for next year.

  0:21:52
Barnes, Danny 03/12/2017 Danny talks to Steve about his new album, Stove Up, wearing picks and loaded with traditional bluegrass music played in Reno style. Danny explains the various styles of banjo playing.

  0:31:00
Baucom, Terry 03/30/2013 Terry Baucom, The Duke of Drive, known for his driving style of banjo playing, talks to Steve about his new single, What Will I Do, and the star lineup of guest artists that are playing on the track. He brings Steve up to date on his past playing experiences and groups that he performed with including Doyle Lawson

  0:25:35
Baucom, Terry 04/14/2019 Banjo legend, Terry Baucom, chats with Steve about his band, The Dukes of Drive and their album, Catch Another Dream, released the previous year. The Duke of Drive himself.....great interview

  0:35:32
Baucom, Terry 01/24/2021 Terry Baucom and his Dukes of Drive have just released the album Fine Time to Get the Blues. Steve chats with Terry about his career which just hit it's Golden anniversary of 50 years, his current band members and the people who contributed to the new album.

  0:39:18
Beachley, Darren 01/09/2022 Darren Beachley talks to Steve about his new single release, New Ballad Branch and the album to soon follow, the tracks coming and its release date.

  0:37:23
Benson, Kristin Scott 11/30/2013 Kristen Scott Benson, banjo player with the Grascals and 4th time winner of the IBMA Banjo Player award, talks to Steve about playing the banjo and the success of the Grascals band.

  0:30:54
Benson, Kristin Scott and Sonny Osborne 11/30/2013 Steve engages Kristin Scott Benson of the Grascals and Sonny Osborne of the Osborne Brothers in a very special conversation about their relationship while Sonny shares his thoughts, memories and opinions.

  0:39:53
Benson, Kristin Scott 07/17/2016 Kristen Scott Benson has released a new solo album titled Stringworks and Steve chats with her about the album and her multiple awards as Banjo Player of the Year.

  0:35:08
Benson, Kristin Scott 09/17/2017 Steve talks to Kristen about the Grascals latest album, Before Breakfast, and what she has been doing since the release of her solo album Stringworks.

  0:33:35
Benson, Kristin Scott 09/29/2019 Steve talks with 4 time IBMA Banjo Player of the Year and 5 time SPBGMA Banjo Player of the Year, Kristen Scott Benson about the Grascals latest album, Straighten the Curves and changes in the band.

  0:27:56
Benson, Wayne & Kristin Scott 05/21/2023  

Kristin Scott Benson (five-time IBMA Banjo Player of the Year, recipient of the Steve Martin Award for Excellence in Bluegrass and Banjo and member of the GRAMMY-nominated Mountain Home artist The Grascals) and her husband, award-winning mandolinist Wayne Benson(25-year veteran of the seven-time IBMA Vocal Group of the Year, Russell Moore and IIIrd Tyme Out) have signed with Mountain Home for joint creative endeavors.They both join Steve to chat about their latest joint venture album, Pick Your Poison

 

  0:38:24
Benson, Ray 06/20/2021 Ray Benson and his band, Asleep at the Wheel, are celebrating 50 years performing by releasing a 3 track EP. Ray and his fiddle player, Katie Shore provide the vocal on two tracks and a third track is arranged in the spirit of Willie Nelson. Listen as Steve and Ray talk about the music and the current members of his band.

  0:16:54
Berline, Byron 11/15/2014 Part 1 of a 2 part interview: Steve chats with the legendary fiddle player, Byron Berline about his career. Byron is always a great story-teller with so many stories to tell.

  0:35:21
Berline, Byron 11/15/2014 Part 2: A continuation of the interview between Byron and Steve where many more stories are shared. A great glimpse into the life of Byron Berline.

  0:21:35
Berline, Byron Star Trek 1987 11/15/2014 Byron shares the story of how he was involved in the special Star Trek episode in 1987 when the humanoid Data wanted to learn to play the fiddle.

  0:03:19
Bibelhauser, Aaron 06/16/2019 Singer, songwriter, musician Aaron Bibelhauser talks to Steve about his new album, Lovin' and Leavin': A Bluegrass Tribute to Mickey Clark and the new single released ahead of the album, Wyoming Child.

  0:31:25
Bibelhauser, Aaron / Mike Finders 03/07/2021 Steve creates a long distance hookup with Mike Finders in Colorado and Aaron Bibelhauser in Louisville, KY to talk about their long distance songwriting collaborations, their new single release titled Time In and Out and the differences in West Coast, Colorado, Est Coast and 'fly-over' bluegrass music styles. Plus, Mike gets an important lesson in the proper pronunciation of 'Louisville'. A fun interview that you'll want to listen to.

  0:32:27
Bibelhauser, Aaron 02/27/2022 Steve chats with Aaron about his new band formed during the pandemic called Wolfpen Branch and their new hit single 'Mary' plus Burning the Midnight Oil.

  0:22:04
Bibelhauser, Aaron 09/04/2022 Steve chats with Aaron about recording with his brother, Adam, as the Bibelhauser Brothers and an update on his band Wolfpen Branch and their new single releases. 

  0:15:51
Bibelhauser, Aaron 02/12/2023 Steve chats with Aaron about the band, Wolfpen Branch, it's members and their latest album, A Long Hill to Climb

  0:27:55
Boner, Daniel 11/04/2018 A member of the Becky Buller band, songwriter, IBMA board member and professor at Eastern Tennessee State University, Dan Boner calls Steve to talk about his new single West of West Virginia. A great interview with a very busy guy, he talks about the influences behind this song, his family and the video released with the song.

  0:25:07
Bonsall, Joe 04/05/2014 Joe Bonsall of the Oak Ridge Boys chats with Steve about playing his banjo, writing music and the new live album to be released April 15th, Boys Night Out, their first live album. Joe expresses interesting thoughts about personal ideas and following through on them and secrets to learning the banjo.

  0:25:54
Bourgeois, Dana 04/26/2014 Guitar maker, Dana Bourgeois, chats with Steve while on vacation on an island off the coast of Maine about how he got into guitar making and his love for the instrument. Excellent interview with  a great luthier whose guitars are now played by legendary artists.

  0:35:03
Bradley, Dale Ann 08/20/2017 5 time winner of the IBMA Female Vocalist of the Year Dale Ann Bradley talks with Steve about her new, just released self-titled album, Dale Ann Bradley. A lively discussion about the influences in Dale Ann's vocals and songwriting with lots of stories as only Dale Ann can tell them.

  0:35:29
Branscomb, Louisa 11/05/2017 Legendary songwriter, winner of the IBMA Distinguished Achievement Award. Louisa Branscomb stops by the booth at IBMA FanFest to chat with Steve about her career, damage from a recent tornado on her property and a brand new single plus the guest artists that helped her with the project.

  0:10:32
Branscomb, Louisa 04/28/2019 40 years ago Louisa Branscomb wrote the song Steel Rails which has been recorded by incredible artists that were inspired by the song over the years. Louisa talks about the song and the project to redo and relaunch it and the star-studded list of artists that participated.

  0:27:25
Brewer, Gary 11/22/2020 Gary Brewer celebrates his 40th anniversary in the music industry and has relased a collaboration CD featuring 14 original tracks performed by Gary and his Kentucky Ramblers along with a number of special guests. Listen as he chats with Steve about the band and the star-studded lineup of guests who helped him make this a very special album.

  0:51:00
Brewster, Paul 10/15/2023 Guitarist and vocalist, Paul Brewster, joins Steve to talk about his special album, "Forever Young", working with the guest artists on the album including the legendary Dolly Parton, and the various tracks on this special album.

  0:38:44
Bright, Billy / Alan Munde 10/14/2018 Legendary banjo player Alan Munde and mandolin player Billy Bright stop by the booth at IBMA to talk to Steve about their new collaborative album, Es Mi Suerte

  0:34:20
Bright, Billy 09/27/2020 Steve chats with Billy about Wood & Wire's latest album, No Matter Where It Goes From Here and how well they 'do their thing' combining virtuosic playing with engaging melodies and lyrics.  A delightful album and an insightful interview

  0:42:53
Brinkman, Mark 'Brink' 11/16/13 Prolific songwriter Mark 'Brink' Brinkman who writes a wide variety of songs that have been recorded by a broad spectrum of artists and plays multiple instruments calls in to chat with Steve about writing music for the past 16 years and how he creates songs. Fascinating.

  0:36:44
Britt, Gena 11/20/22 Gena Britt, known for her driving banjo and tender vocals tours and records with Sister Sadie. In advance of a new full album they have released a single, Diane, which is being described as the answer to Dolly Parton's "Jolene". Listen as Steve chats with Gena about the song, the future new album and the band, Sister Sadie. A very informative interview with an artist destined to become a legend.

  0:29:01
Brock, Paul 09/28/2013 Paul Brock of the Brock McGuire Band, voted the best Irish instrumental band of the last decade calls to talk to Steve. Their album, Green Grass Bluegrass has been released and Steve chats with Paul about his partner, Irish fiddler Manus McGuire and their music.

  0:28:35
Brooke, Summer 09/10/2017 Summer Brooke, fiddle player with the Mountain Faith Band chats with Steve about their new album, Small Town Life, the band members including her Brother on banjo and her Dad on bass, and their 2016 IBMA Emerging Artist of the Year Award.

0:30:43
Brown, Alison 06/01/2013 Banjo player, Alison Brown chats with Steve about playing Willie's in Lexington, KY. Discussions include the Alison Brown Quartet band, the current configuration, touring schedules and influences on her music including jazz and her record company, Compass Records.

  0:27:15
Brown, Alison 05/20/2018 Grammy award winning Alison Brown talks to Steve about her album, The Song of the Banjo, her remarkable Compass Records recording company and her efforts to produce music from multiple genres.

  0:41:26
Brown, Alison 08/02/2020 Acclaimed as one of today's finest progressive banjo players and co-founder of Compass Records, Alison Brown chats with Steve about her album, Fair Weather, which earned a Grammy award. They discuss the albums lasting success, the tracks on the album and the limited edition vinyl version that is now available.

  0:37:56
Brown, Alison 06/18/2023 Alison Brown chats with Steve about her latest album, On Banjo, and those that collaborated with her in completing this project. She talks about the banjos that she uses on the album and their tunings and much, much more.

  0:56:26
Brown, Claire 08/13/2017 Young fiddle player Claire Brown stops by Steve's tent at Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival to talk about playing the fiddle and playing on stage with her idol, Molly Tuttle.

  0:05:41
Brown, Colyn 02/06/2022 Colyn Brown, web designer and banjo player, has developed a neat concept......Banjo All-star Bluegrass Trading Cards. Listen as he tells Steve about the idea, the various graphic artists incorporated to create the artistic impressions of each famous banjo player and what is on the back of the trading card.

  0:28:28
Budge, Nadine 09/14/2013 Nadine Budge, guitar player with the Stetson Family, calls from Australia to talk about their new album, O Winding River, which is receiving international recognition. Hailing from Melbourne, the band is known for their Americana, alt. Country, and high lonesome bluegrass sounds.

  0:36:25
Buller, Becky 11/01/2014 Always a high energy interview when Becky Buller is on the phone, Steve chats with Becky on the phone about her new album, Between Earth and Sky. They cover the inspiration behind the songs and the members of her band.

  0:32:27
Buller, Becky and Ned Luberecki 05/14/2016 Steve connects with both Becky and Ned soon after award winning banjo player Ned Luberecki joins the Becky Buller Band. They are both traveling to the band's next gig and this interview is fun.

  0:26:18
Buller, Becky 08/14/2016 Steve catches Becky on the phone a couple of days after he caught up with Becky and Ned Luberecki at the local donut shop to chat about her 3 new IBMA award nominations for 2016. Another fun interview revealing more about Becky and the Becky Buller Band.

  0:11:48
Buller, Becky 06/11/2017 Steve and Becky, both IBMA board members, chat about what it is like to be a board member, raising her little daughter, the Becky Buller Band and it's newest member, their current touring schedule and a couple new singles that have been released.

  0:17:29
Buller, Becky 02/11/2018 Steve and Becky discuss her latest album, Crepe Paper Heart, the various guests artists on the album and the individual tracks. Another high energy, fascinating interview with award winning Becky Buller

  0:39:43
Buller, Becky 04/12/2020 Becky Buller, two time Grammy award-winning songwriter and 8-time IBMA award winner calls Steve to talk about her newest album to be released in July titled Distance and Time, and the advance released special single titled The Barber's Fiddle. The single tells the story of bluegrass music being passed on throughout generations and the tradition of fiddle playing in barbershops. She shares information about the artists that contributed to this effort and other cuts on the yet to be released album. A delightful interview that will leave you feeling warm and fuzzy all over.

  0:23:26
Buller, Becky 11/01/2020 Becky Calls in to chat with Steve about the latest album now released, titled Distance and Time, which is charting very well. They discuss the tracks on the album and the special guest artists joining her band making this album destined to be another award-winning project.

  0:24:00
Buller, Becky 12/18/2022 Becky joins Steve to spread the joy of the Christmas Season and talk about her new Christmas album, The Perfect Gift. Becky is her usual, high energy self bubbling with enthusiasm for the Holidays and discusses the tracks on the album. A delightful interview.

  0:21:02
Burns, Danny 02/10/2019 Irish folk singer, Danny Burns talks with Steve about his latest album, Norht Country which combines his Irish/Celtic roots and American Bluegrass influences. Great insight into this album and the very talented Danny Burns

  0:26:25
Bush, Sam 05/31/2014 Steve connects with the father of the Newgrass movement, Sam Bush a couple of days before his scheduled visit to the Cincinnati area to talk about his music and career. Great insight into the world of legendary Sam Bush

  0:33:59
Bush, Sam
NGR/Hall of Fame
09/20/2020 The announcement that New Grass Revival, 30 years after it's creation, would be inducted into the IBMA Hall of Fame triggers a chat with one of the founding members, Sam Bush. He talks about the early days and the criticism for making music that the purists had a hard time accepting. Sam reminds the audience that Bill Monroe and Earl Scruggs experimented with various sounds and styles which many tend to forget. And, or course, Sam adds interesting side stories to the discussion. A fascinating interview with a fascinating personality. 

  0:54:07
Byer, Susan
Dancin' Dave's Festival Camping
07/23/2023 The delightful Susan Byer, current owner of Dancin' Dave's Festival Camping, joins Steve at Grey Fox to talk about the company and it's services provided to those who want to attend a festival but don't have camping equipment. She talks about the late Dave Versch, founder of the company, his love for festivals and dancing, some personal tragedy that has affected her and how the company weathered the Covid shutdowns. A Delightful interview with Susan, husband John and son, Ever 

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