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ARTIST |
DATE |
SUMMARY |
DURATION |
| Faris, Rick | 10/24/2021 |
Steve chats with Rick
Faris, mandolin and guitar player with Special Consensus about his new solo
guitar album, The Next Mountain, to be released
11/05/2021, and his love for his old Martin guitar. This
second album is destined to be an important step for the next generation of
bluegrass performers. Listen as Rick explains the thoughts behind the
project. |
0:48:30 |  |
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| Fasano, Jeff | 04/21/2019 |
Steve chats with
professional photographer, Jeff Fasano, about his career and the passion he
discovered among the world of bluegrass musicians while working as official
photographer for IBMA 2018 and his new unexpected love for the genre and
live music performances. Wow, I mean Wow! You don't want to miss this one!
Also check out his gallery of images at
www.jefffasano.com |
0:20:34 | |
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| Fast Track | 09/13/2020 |
Steve chats with the
entire band, Fast Track, about their debut self-titled album, Fast
Track, their early success as a new band and how they enjoy
performing traditional bluegrass with their own exciting twist. Steve
defines them as a super-group of seasoned performers. |
0:30:49 | |
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| Feller, Tom - Holt Benefit | 08/01/2015 |
Tom Feller of Feller
Hill and the Bluegrass Buckaroos talks to Steve about his uncle Aubrey Holt
and the special benefit concert he has organized to help pay for some of
Holt's medical expenses. The star-studded lineup will blow you away. Listen
here to learn why the concert and how Tom was able to line up the
performers. |
0:23:22 | |
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| Ferretti, Silvio | 06/07/2014 |
Silvio Ferretti, banjo player with the Italian band Red Wine, talks with Steve about how he learned to play the banjo, about the band, making Scorpion banjos, bridges and necks, and his plans to attend Grey Fox 2014. |
0:49:00 | |
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| Fink, Cathy |
06/19/2022 |
Listen as Steve chats
with two time Grammy-winning Cathy Fink as she returns to Unreal Bluegrass
to talk about her latest album to be released in July 2022 titled
All New. What started as Zoom sessions between Cathy and Tom Paxton
during the pandemic resulted in new songs about love, comedy, history,
social justice and just great story-telling. The styles range from folk to
bluegrass to swing to round-singing. Now, after two years of this, studio
recordings and some live recordings, Cathy talks about the twenty eight
songs on the double album, Marcy Marxer's vocal and instrumental
contributions and the joy of releasing this latest effort. |
0:38:27 | |
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| Fink_Marxer part1 |
10/13/2019 |
Listen as Steve chats
with Grammy-winning Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer, multi-instrumentalists with
40 plus albums and a history of influence extending into multiple genres.
They shared stories of how they met and their long history of producing
music together. They also discuss their latest album, Wahoo!
Part 1 of a 2 part interview |
0:28:43 | |
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| Fink_Marxer part2 | 10/20/2019 |
Listen as Steve
continues his chat with Grammy-winning Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer as they
discuss their latest album, Wahoo! and other projects. Part
2 of a 2 part interview |
0:23:39 | |
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| Flatt Lonesome | 09/19/2015 |
Listen as Steve chats
with the group's bass player, Dominic Illingworth, and resophonic guitar
player, Michael Stockton, about their first time playing on stage at the
Opry and their latest album, 'Runaway Train',
to be released October 4th. |
0:30:11 | |
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| Flatt Lonesome | 12/05/2015 |
Steve caught up with Paul
Harragill and Kelsi Robertson Harragill, banjo player and mandolin/vocalist
with the award winning Flatt Lonesome Band at this year's IBMA Convention in
Raleigh to talk about their latest album, 'Runaway Train'. |
0:17:48 | |
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| Fleck, Bela | 06/29/2013 |
Grammy award winner Bela Fleck talks about his broad body of work, musicians that have made an impact on his style, and future projects, his recently completed concerto
'The Imposter', making music with his wife, and traveling with their newborn son. |
0:36:40 | |
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| Fleck, Bela | 04/02/2017 |
16 time Grammy award winner Bela Fleck talks
with Steve about what he learned from performing 'The Imposter' over 40
times and how he incorporated that into his newest classical work,
the Juno Concerto. |
0:24:30 | |
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| Fleck, Bela and Abigail Washburn | 10/29/2017 |
Bela and wife, Abigail
Washburn talk
with Steve about their new album, Echo in the Valley, which
blends their two talents and combines clawhammer with 3 finger style banjo,
cello and baritone banjos, and Abby's vocals. A rare glimpse into the
personalities of these incredibly talented musicians. |
0:30:21 | |
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| Fleck, Bela | 10/10/2021 |
Legendary Bela Fleck
chats with Steve about his return to Bluegrass Music with the debut of
My Bluegrass Heart. Just after experiencing the album's
music during a live performance, Steve delves into Bela's previous bluegrass
albums and this return to the genre, the 6 members that make up the current
touring band and the tracks from the album which feature 20 different
talented artists along with Bela. |
0:40:02 | |
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| Fleck, Bela | 03/31/2024 |
Steve talks with Bela
after his release of Rhapsody in Blue(grass) album
celebrating his appreciation for the music of Gershwin. They also talk about
his other projects including his album As We Speak and
his collection of music created with and recorded with Chick Corea over the
years titled Remembrance, to be released in May |
0:31:48 | |
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| Flemons, Dom | 06/21/2014 |
Dom Flemons, founding member of the Carolina Chocolate Drops, all American Songster and 2010 Grammy winner for Traditional Folk Album of the Year talks with Steve about his new album, "Prospect Hill," how it came together, his approach to giving traditional music a fresh face and sound, and the importance of music as a form of expression. A great look into the many talents of this recording artist. |
0:56:32 | |
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| Flemons, Dom | 01/17/2015 |
Dom Flemons talks to
Steve about his campaign, '2014, the Year of the Folk Singer' and his recent
collaboration with the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra and their 'American
Originals - the Music of Stephen Foster' concert series. |
0:30:46 | |
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| Flemons, Dom | 11/03/2019 |
In part 1 of an in-depth
2 part interview, Dom Flemons talks with Steve about his latest album,
Black Cowboys, which pays tribute to the music, culture,
and complex history of the golden era of the Wild West following the
footsteps of African American pioneers who helped build the Unites State of
America. A fascinating discussion about this first of its kind volume of
music and poems, extensive notes and photos. |
0:26:42 | |
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| Flemons, Dom | 11/10/2019 |
In part 2 of this
in-depth 2 part interview, Dom Flemons continues the conversation with Steve
about his latest album, Black Cowboys, which pays tribute
to the music, culture, and complex history of the golden era of the Wild
West following the footsteps of African American pioneers who helped build
the Unites State of America. A fascinating discussion about this first of
its kind volume of music and poems, extensive notes and photos. |
0:24:39 | |
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| Flynn, Pat | 10/11/2014 |
Pat talks
with Steve about joining the famous 'New Grass Revival Band' along with John
Cowan, Bela Fleck, and Sam Bush and their 10 years of playing together, his
various guitar workshops, and his new 'Renew' album.
The conversation includes a history of Pat's session work, over 400 CDs he
has collaborated on and the famous artists involved, and the musical journey
he has taken to become one of the great guitar players of our time. |
0:49:24 | |
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| Flynn, Pat | 07/05/2020 |
Pat talks
with Steve about the re-release of his Renew album and the
announcement that New Grass Revival has been inducted into the IBMA Hall of
Fame, his career playing with this award winning band and performing with
his close friends, Sam Bush, John Cowan and Bela Fleck. |
0:47:26 | |
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| Folk, Bradford Lee | 05/10/2014 |
Brad calls Steve while fishing from a canoe to talk about his latest album with the Bluegrass Playboys called 'Somewhere Far Away', his new/old style approach to bluegrass music, moving to Nashville four years ago to be in the middle of today's bluegrass scene and his resulting evolution. |
0:22:23 | |
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| Forest Hills Bluegrass Band | 08/15/2021 |
Steve
catches the local band, Forest Hills Bluegrass Band, in their practice
studio to talk about their CD, Mighty Fine to Pick with You.
An album of mostly original tunes, the band members talk about some of the
tunes, their varied backgrounds and how they came together to make their fun
brand of Americana/bluegrass music. "Pull up a chair, dig in the cooler. Git
yourself an ice cold brew. This day just got a little bit better..... Mighty
Fine to Pick with You." |
0:45:12 | |
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| Fulks, Robbie | 02/18/2024 |
Robbie Fulks
is an American singer/songwriter and instrumentalist. He has released 15
albums over his 30 year career. Steve chats with Robbie about his career and
his latest album, Bluegrass Vacation. Listen and learn more
about this very talented musician |
0:31:44 | |
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| Furtado, Gina | 10/27/2019 |
Leaving the
Night Drivers to form her own band, The Gina Furtado Project, singer
songwriter and banjoist Gina Furtado joins Steve to talk
about her first album, I Hope You Have a Good Life. |
0:22:39 | |
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| Furtado, Tony | 12/06/2014 |
Tony calls
while ddriving through the mountains in Utah to talk about his new album
project being assembled, called 'The Bell', his first independent
effort after more than 25 years of label affilliation and how KickStarter
has given him the ability for freedom of expression with a completion date
of February, 2015. He also shares his love for playing live music and the
artists he often plays with on the road. |
0:14:38 | |
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| Furtado, Tony |
11/11/2015 |
Tony calls
to talk with Steve about his latest two albums, his musical background
including bluegrass banjo, experiences with slide guitar and blues/jazz, how
his musicallity is influenced by all things musical and the rich variety of
instruments and artists included on these albums. |
0:17:21 | |
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