| Waldrep, Barry |
31/02/2022 |
Barry Waldrep joins Steve to
talk about his phenominal Barry Waldrep and Friends: Tribute to Tony
Rice album and the great artists contributing to the effort which
shows just how far Tony Rice's influence has been felt in multiple genres of
today's music.
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| Walker, Cory |
35/23/2016 |
Cory Walker,
multi-instrumentalist, banjo
player extraordinaire, talks to Steve about his latest endeavor, the album
titled Section House, the incredible musicians
that joined him to produce this collection of instrumental recordings and
how they chose the music for the album. A little surprise story at the end
is explained by Steve post interview
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Walker, Larae
RedHead
Express |
33/14/2015 |
Larae Walker, banjo
player with Redhead Express, talks to Steve about how she fell in love with
the banjo and the custom banjo she plays, how the all-girl, 4 sister band
got started in Alaska, hitting the road to learn about bluegrass and roots
music, touring w/family members and resolving sibling conflicts, what it is
like making a music video and their responsibility as role models to young
girls everywhere.
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| Warner, Kym |
12/21/2013 |
Kym Warner, mandolin player with the Australian band, the Green Cards, talks about their Grammy nomination for 'Best Folk Album of the Year', their current US tour, how his Father influenced his style, the Band's mixed style of which includes Americana, Folk, and Bluegrass, and the current musical culture in Australia
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| We Banjo 3 |
08/25/2019 |
The essence of We Banjo
3's mastery, and ultimately the secret of their staggering artistic power,
is their uncanny ability to channel the playful and celebratory dimensions
of traditional Irish and American music. Steve caught them as they came off
the main stage at Grey Fox where they mesmerized the crowd. They chat about
their music, their first appearance at Grey Fox and the experience of
performing for the main stage audience.
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| Webb, Darrell |
12/28/2013 |
Darrell Webb of The Darrell Webb Band talks with Steve from backstage in-between live perfornances in Gatlinburg, TN. He talks about his current band, his 20 year history of performing with greats such as Rhonda Vincent, J.D. Crowe, and Phil Leadbetter, the importance of being entertaining as well as musically good and his latest project with Mountain Fever Records. He also talks about a 20-year anniversary album to be called 'Dream Big' which will include a stellar lineup of songs and artists. He concludes by talking about the new signature model mandolin he has designed.
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| Webb, Darrell |
02/19/2017 |
Darrell Webb of The Darrell Webb Band talks with Steve
about his rich experiences and his latest album with Mountain Fever Records
titled 'Lovers's Leap' featuring three songs penned by
Darrell himself. The album is a perfecdt blend of tradition and innovation
with stellar musicianship of the Darrell Webb Band and Darrell's amazing
high tenor vocals.
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| Webb, Darrell |
11/18/2018 |
Steve chats with both Darrell Webb and Barry
Abernathy during IMBA 2018 in Raleigh about their new joint venture,
Appalachian Road Show, the talented artists that make up the new group and
their debut album Appalachian Road Show released on Billy Blue Records.
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| Weisberger, Jon |
04/06/2013 |
Musician and journalist, Jon talks about being a member of Chris Jones and the Night Drivers and discusses his Facebook page, his song writing and his writing album liner notes.
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0:26:41 |
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| Weissberg, Eric |
05/18/2013 |
Eric discusses 'New Dimensions in Banjo & Bluegrass', how it led to the 'Deliverance' sound track and 'Dueling Banjos', the legal controversies involved, his musical background and the influences of Pete Seeger, Woodie Guthrie, and the early folk years with The Weavers, Eric Darling and various genres.
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| Weissberg, Eric |
02/01/2014 |
Eric Weissberg shares very personal memories of his relationship with the late, great Pete Seeger. Eric's comments, coming merely days after Seeger's passing, give us a rare glimpse of a lifelong relationship that began for Eric at the age of 4 and includes stories of the early folk movement, the beginnings of Bluegrass in New York, and Pete's huge family of artists and friends.
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| Werner, Artie |
07/07/2012 |
The very 1st UBG live interview features Steve and Artie Werner, the bass player with the
Comet Bluegrass Allstars and Missy Werner bands. Artie tells Steve about the thrill of performing
to the largest audience to hear live Bluegrass in the Midwest along with the
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra during the opening ceremonies of the internationally broadcast
World Choir Games hosted in Cincinnati, and talks about the members of the 'Allstar' band and the music they played.
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0:15:28 |
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| Wernick, Pete |
10/06/2012 |
Dr. Banjo, Pete Wernick of Hot Rize, joins Steve to discuss his career which includes working as a Bluegrass DJ and 40 yrs of interviews with bluegrass legends such as Earl Scruggs and Bill Monroe, the resulting Bluegrass Songbook, his years teaching novice students and writing instructional books. He sums up what he calls 'the Bluegrass Experience' and a lifetime dedicated to supporting the genre and promoting it worldwide. Fascinating and informative.
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| Wernick, Pete |
09/06/2014 |
Long-time friend, Pete Wernick of Hot Rize, joins Steve to
chat about his latest album to be released soon, the popularity of the over
the years, the band members over the years including the current ones, their
latest efforts to bring Hot Rize back to the top of the charts, and his
lifelong efforts to teach music to students of all ages. Fascinating and informative.
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| Wernick, Pete |
11/22/2014 |
Pete gives Steve a suprise call to invite everyone
to come out and see the reunion tour of 'Hot Rize', which is
already being touted as the best bluegrass band in the world, coming to a
town near you. Join them as they talk about the members of the band, their
new album 'When I'm Free'
and the new sounds they are producing,
their tour schedule and the concert performance in a couple of hours at
Miami University.
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| Wernick, Pete |
08/26/2018 |
Part 1 of a 2 part interview Steve
chats with Dr. Banjo, Pete Wernick, about the Hot Rize 40th
Anniversary Bash album. One of the most influential bands in
bluegrass music, this talented foursome captured the best of 3 nights worth
of performances at the famed Boulder Theater to celebrate 40 years of
playing as a band.
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0:24:41 |
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| Wernick, Pete |
09/02/2018 |
Part
2 of a 2 part interview Steve and Pete continue their conversation
about the Hot Rize 40th Anniversary Bash album and other
projects in the works.
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0:24:01 |
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| Wernick, Pete |
03/06/2022 |
Steve chats with Pete
Wernick after his heart attack to discuss his recovery, his career and
current projects now that he is back up and running again. Long time
friends, Steve just lets Pete talk.
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0:43:09 |
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| White, Roland |
11/11/2018 |
Legendary mandolin
player, vocalist and International Bluegrass Music Hall of Famer, Roland
White chats with Steve about his career and his latest project,
Roland White and Friends; A Tribute to the Kentucky Colonels, the
incredible cast of artists that contributed to it and answers the question,
"Did you ever play mandolin with Bill Monroe?"
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0:23:43 |
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| White, Tim |
05/13/2018 |
Guitar/Banjo player Tim
White, well known as host of the TV show, Song of the Mountains, has
reunited with his former band, Troublesome Hollow. They have produced their
first album in 18 years after being apart for 17 years. Listen as Steve
chats with Tim about the album, Old School, which contains
17 tracks including some of their favorites from the 1980s and seven new
compositions. Among their old favorites, Tim talks about the famous Possum
Tape songs and the couple that are on this album. Fun interview. (Eat More
Possum!)
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| Wicentowski, Jerry |
11/25/2018 |
Listen as Steve talks to
Jerry Wicentowski during IBMA, Raleigh 2018 about Thanks, Mac,
a wonderful tribute to Mac Wiseman whose voice, phrasing, and rhythm guitar
playing have been his primary inspirations. Learn why the album pays
respectful homage to Mac while Jerry's own voice and interpretation make
this a treasure that should be in every American Music lovers collecdtion.
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| Wildmans, The |
08/23/2020 |
Steve chats with the
Wildmans, Aila and Eli plus Victor Furtado about the band, their self titled
album, The Wildmans, which contains the quartet's deep
groove, vocal blend, and instrumental virtuosity all of which combine to
create one of the freshest sounds in American Roots music today.
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0:33:40 |
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| Williams, Carl Jr. |
11/09/2013 |
Carl Williams, Jr., of Newtown band talks to Steve about their new album 'Time Machine', how the songs were written and selected, the current band members and their talents, their current gigs in Nashville and the Station Inn, and his new baby due soon.
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0:34:08 |
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| Williams, Carl Jr. |
06/16/2016 |
Carl Williams, Jr., of Newtown band talks to Steve about their new album 'HARLAN
ROAD', the current band members and their talents
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0:18:33 |
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| Williams, Mason |
05/16/2015 |
Part 1 of a 4 part
interview. Mason Williams,
songwriter, guitarist, television comedy writer, poet and artist joins Steve
to tell the story of his
early years, creating and recording folk and bluegrass music, playing guitar
and the 5-string banjo.
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0:32:52 |
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| Williams, Mason |
06/13/2015 |
Part 2 of a 4 part
interview. Steve talks with Mason Williams about his version of Shenandoah,
his views on vocals and writing comedy for the Smother's Brothers show along with
the other Steve Martin. Mason provides a fascinating look at the show
and the varied talents of Tommy and Dick Smothers
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0:38:28 |
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| Williams, Mason |
08/15/2015 |
In Part 3 of a 4 part
interview, Steve and Mason pickup the conversation with more stories from
the Smothers Brothers show, hiring the young Steve Martin to write comedy
for the show, playing the banjo & his bluegrass connection, working with guest
artists such as Eric Weissberg, the creative props people who created the
clear lucite guitar with water and a goldfish inside for his performance of
Classical Gas and how that song opened a new genre of music.
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0:39:13 |
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| Williams, Mason |
12/12/2015 |
In Part 4 of a 4 part
interview, Steve and Mason pickup the saga at the point where Mason is
commissioned to write river music, standing in the middle of a stream with
his tuxedo on, some of his parody music and a look at what he is doing at
this point of his remarkable career
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| Wilson, Steve |
05/30/2021 |
Steve Wilson of Wilson
Banjo Co. joins Steve to talk about his new album, Six Degrees of
Separation, which is the result of reflecting on all of the musical
friends and heroes he has been privileged to work with and
the custom banjos that he builds for special clients.
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0:30:49 |
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| Winter, Edgar |
03/12/2023 |
Multi-instrumentalist
and composer Edgar Winter joins Steve to talk about his latest album,
Brother Johnny, dedicated to his legendary brother, blues
singer and acoustic slide guitar player, the late Johnny Winter. Edgar talks
about his brother and his influence on Edgar's musical training, the artists
that helped with the project and how he approached them to enlist their help. Some of the iconic songs on the album are discussed and
how each artist approached them adding their own touch to Johnny's music. A
fascinating interview
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1:08:30 |
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| Wiseman, Mac w/Thomm
Jutz |
01/15/2017 |
In Part 1 of a 2 part
interview, Steve talks with guitarist, songwriter and storyteller, the
legendary Mac Wiseman about his new concept album titled 'I Sang the
Song - Life of the Voice with a Heart. The star-studded album
celebrates the life and spirit of 91 year old Mac and is fully comprised of
songs inspired by Mac's stories of his life as told by him and set to
original tunes.
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0:21:43 |
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| Wiseman, Mac w/Thomm
Jutz |
01/22/2017 |
In Part 2 of a 2 part
interview, Steve continues the discussion with guitarist, songwriter and storyteller, the
legendary Mac Wiseman about his new concept album titled 'I Sang the
Song - Life of the Voice with a Heart. The star-studded album
celebrates the life and spirit of 91 year old Mac and is fully comprised of
songs inspired by Mac's stories of his life as told by him and set to
original tunes.
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0:19:18 |
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| Witler, Maddie |
03/10/2019 |
Mandolin player with The
Lonely Heartstrings Band, Maddie Witler, chats with Steve about the band and
their latest album, Smoke and Ashes on Rounder Records,
loaded with original tracks. They talk about the Berkeley connection and the
annual experiences at Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival in NY as well.
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0:26:37 |
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| Woodsmith, Celia |
03/17/2019 |
Celia Woodsmith,
vocalist and guitar player with the Nashville-based string band Della Mae,
talks to Steve about the band, their past performances at Grey Fox, their
reunion tour including shows with Steve Martin and Martin Short, and their
latest album, Butcher Block EP. A lot of energy in
this one.
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0:17:39 |
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| Woodsmith, Celia |
12/15/2019 |
Steve catches Celia Woodsmith,
vocalist and guitar player with the Nashville-based string band Della Mae,
just after the release of her timely and strong sentiment single titled
Headlights. Written by Celia and part of a new album soon
to be released on Rounder Records, it has climbed the charts to be one of
her best yet. A lot of energy in
this one.
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0:10:57 |
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| Wright, Curtis |
01/08/2017 |
Singer songwriter Curtis
Wright has worked for decades in Bluegrass music and has released his first
solo album full of evocative tunes that make you fall in love with the
places he sings about: the maze of roads, taverns, and churches of the
American heartland. Listen here as Steve chats with Curtis about his career
and his album, 'Curtis Wright'.
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0:08:46 |
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| Wyland, DeDe |
12/30/2018 |
Singer songwriter DeDe
Wyland talks to Steve at the 2018 IBMA Convention in Raleigh about her
latest album, Urge to Go, and her career teaching singing.
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