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ARTIST |
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DURATION |
| R-Son | 08/16/2014 | R-Son. the Voice of Reason, talks to
Steve, after his great performance with Gangsta Grass band at Grey Fox,
about the energy from the crowd and its effect on the band, and why the
blend of bluegrass and hip-hop works since they both are music from the
soul. A very informative interview. |
0:38:12 |  |
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| Rabon, Tim | 08/16/2020 | Steve talks with Tim Rabon of the band
Merle Monroe about the success of the band, the success of Back to
the Country album, and two exciting new singles from the next
album. |
0:32:09 | |
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| Raines, Missy | 04/6/2013 | Steve talks with Missy on her birthday about how she started playing bass at 10, her accomplishments to date, the influences of her mentor Tom Gray, and other fun things. |
0:51:50 | |
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| Reams, James | 01/09/2016 | James drops by the booth at the 2015 IBMA
Convention to talk with Steve about his band, The Barnstormers,
and their 24yr history and their many CDs. Plus he tlaks about his very
successful Pikesville Old Time Bluegrass Jamboree event
which was nominated for IBMA 2014 Event of the Year. |
0:09:06 |
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| Reams, James | 11/13/2016 | Listen as James stops by the booth at the 2015
IBMA Convention to talk with Steve about the new concept album titled,
'Rhyme & Season', which was recorded featuring both of Jame's
bands, east coast and west coast version, and the songs recorded for
turbulent times. |
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| Reno, Ronnie w/ Sonny Osborne |
04/20/2013 | Son of legendary Don Reno, Ronnie talks about being on the road playing mandolin with his Dad's band as a kid, being a member of and traveling with the Osborne Brothers, The Reno Tradition Band and the Reno HomeTown Music TV show, meeting and singing with Merle Haggard. Joined by Sonny Osborne, they share stories of the past, being on the road together, joking about their friendship over the years, and today's politics. |
0:47:02 | |
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| Reno, Ronnie | 05/02/2015 | Steve talks with the great Ronnie Reno about his
newest album, 'Lessons Learned', the members of his band, The Reno
Tradition, his experiences over the years playing with some of the greats in
the genre and his contributions to the industry. |
0:31:59 |
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| Reno, Ronnie | 07/03/2022 | While no longer touring, Ronnie Reno is busy
fulltime with the project of releasing music from his vast archive in new
digital format. Some of the music was previously released, some is new to
the public. Steve catches up with Ronnie. The discussion includes the
digital music release project and touches on their mutual friend, the late
Sonny Osborne. A great interview with Ronnie with some heart felt memories. |
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| Rich,Greg | 12/13/2020 |
World renowned luthier, Greg Rich joins Steve to talk about how he became a
luthier, how he brought Gibson back to world prominence in building banjos
(Greg Rich era Gibson's rival the Gibson Prewars), his current work with
Recording King and other topics including his induction into the American
Banjo Museum Hall of Fame and Mummers. What's a
Mummer.....listen and find out all about them. |
0:47:38 |
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| Richey, Slim | 12/14/2013 | Slim Richey, the 'Most Dangerous Guitar Player in Texas' chats with Steve about the days of his Ridge Runner record company, the album 'Jazz Grass' featuring some of the best jazz and bluegrass players of the day, the influences of Jazz, Texas Swing, and bluegrass on his style of guitar playing and his current band, the Jitterbug Vipers. He touches on his recent hit & run auto accident that hospitalized him and his road of recovery back to performing once again. |
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| Richardson, Deanie | 05/02/2021 |
Deanie Richardson was one of the most awarded artists at the 2020 IBMA
awards winning four including Fiddle Player of the Year, Vocal Group of the
Year and Entertainer of the Year plus Event of the Year for her
collaborative effort with Becky Buller in "The Barber's Fiddle". She joins
Steve to chat about her new solo album, titled Circle Up
which was inspired by square dancers over the years. Listen carefully and
you will find out about a connection she made with Bob Seger! |
0:30:43 |
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| Rider, Dusty | 10/25/2014 | Dusty Rider, singer,
song writer and banjo player with the Railsplitters band talks to Steve
about how the band was formed and its members, their new album titled
'Railsplitters', some of the selections from the album, the unique
instrumentation they use, the banjo he is currently playing and the players
that have influenced his style of playing. |
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| Rieger, Matt | 01/07/2018 | Matt "the Rev"
Rieger, guitar player with the award winning band 'Lil Smokies, joins Steve
for a conversation about the members of the band and their latest album,
Changing Shades, touring with the band, and their
performance on stage at the 2017 Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival |
0:25:55 |
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| Robertson, Buddy | 12/17/2017 | Steve chats with' Buddy
Robertson, guitar player/vocalist with Flatt Lonesome, while he is taking
time off from the road and fishing. Buddy talks about Flatt Lonesome's
newest album, Silence in These Walls, the tracks he sings
on, and the other tracks that make up the album. |
0:20:59 |
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| Rogers, Tammy
and Thomm Jutz |
02/13/2022 | Steve chats with Tammy
Rogers and Thomm Jutz about their new album titled Surely Will Be
Singing, a 12 track collection of tender ballads about life and
love that pairs Roger's dashing fiddle with Jutz's guitar. Learn how they
produced the tracks and created the good feel of Old Time music. |
0:40:10 |
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| Rolland, Matt | 05/28/2017 | Steve chats with Matt
Rolland, fiddle/quitar player in the band Run Boy Run from
Tucson tagged as 'One of the top 10 Arizona Bands to hear', about the band
members, how they formed this unique combination of stringed instruments and
the influences that result in this newly recognized group of very talented
musicians. |
0:11:41 |
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| Routh, Carolyn Johnson | 08/23/2014 | Carolyn calls from Nashville to discuss her band,
Nu Blu, and their new album,'All the Way', the single from
the album called 'Jesus and Jones' which she recorded with Sam Moore (the
Soul Man) and the incredible experience of being in the studio with him. She
also talks about Rhonda Vincent, who joins her on one song on the album, and
the other members of the band. (Listen to Sam's interview in the 'M' Archive
as well) |
0:34:41 | |
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| Routh, Daniel | 04/01/2018 | Daniel Routh of the band Nu Blu, drops in on Steve
to talk about the band's new album, Vagabonds, a collection
of songs about the road, stories lived by the band as they have toured
extensively. |
0:13:00 | |
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| Rowan, Peter part 1 | 04/08/2018 | Peter
Rowan, one of Bill Monroe's Bluegrass Boys in the 1960s playing guitar and
singing lead vocals was never the same after meeting Carter Stanley in 1966
and then brother Ralph. In part 1 of a 2 part interview, Peter talks about
his latest album, Carter Stanley's Eyes, and finally gives
the story of that meeting a definitive telling. |
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| Rowan, Peter part 2 | 04/15/2018 | In part 2 Peter and Steve
continue to discuss Peter's latest album, Carter Stanley's Eyes
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| Roy, Elaine & Lee |
08/11/2012 | Lee and Elaine Roy call in between sets from a
festival in Henderson, KY, to talk about some of the songs on their new
album, 'New Day Dawning', about their current
career and rising popularity, how they developed their harmonies and that
'family feel' they produce. Included are comments from Steve after seeing
them live the next night. |
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| Roy, Elaine & Lee |
05/25/2013 | Elaine talks about 'the Roys' new album, Gypsy Runaway Train, their song selection process, their fan connections, Facebook and Twitter, and their busy tour schedule. Joined by Lee who talks about touring Europe, past artists and their influence on the Roys' music, and fishing. |
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| Royko, David | 11/16/2013 | David Royko, feature writer and musical critic talks about how he became obsessed with the "grass" bug, the attraction of new grass and traditional bluegrass vs. other genres, how he became a writer/critic for the Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times and New York Times, his position on all forms of music including extensive comments about the 'Wayfaring Stranger' band, and his very personal journey detailed in the "Chronicles of Ben". |
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| Ruta Beggars w/Tony Trischka | 08/05/2018 | Berklee instructor and
legendary banjo player Tony Trischka accompanied the Ruta Beggars to a
special presentation on the Creekside Stage at Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival
2018 where they impressed the crowd with their special original music. Steve
chats with the band about their music and with Tony about Berklee. |
0:47:13 |
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