The GrassCast
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#56 - Alan Bibey
This week on The GrassCast we continue our theme of interviewing members of the new band Grasstowne. Last week we interviewed Phil Leadbetter. This week John interviews Alan Bibey. Alan has been fronting the band Blueridge for the last 6 years or so. He now leaves that band to join Phil and Steve …
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#55 - Phil Leadbetter
This week on The GrassCast our guest if award winning dobro player Phil Leadbetter. Phil has been in the news lately because of the formation of a new band of which he's a part, Grasstowne (read about it here).This interview was recorded Wednesday morning Dec 6th, less than a week after the announce …
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#54 - Paul Williams Pt 2
This week on The GrassCast we continue our interview with bluegrass legend Paul Williams. Last week we took a look at Paul's background in the music business, how he got started, and left the discussion after listening to a song he had written and performed on a live DVD production. Part 2 o …
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#53 - Paul Williams
Our guest this week on The GrassCast is bluegrass ledgend Paul Williams. Paul has a historic career in bluegrass. He's well known for his singing but many fans may not be aware of his contributions to the music through songwriting. During the interview Paul talks about songs he wrote and then cu …
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#52 - Tim Shelton of NewFound Road
This week's guest on The GrassCast is Tim Shelton of NewFound Road. Their latest CD, Life In A Song, was released the end of September 2006. Tim and John discuss the CD and preview several of the tunes including one written by Tim Stafford and another by Tom T. Hall. Tim also introduces ea …
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#51 - Jesse McReynolds
This week's guest on The GrassCast is mandolin legend and Grand Ole Opry star, Jesse McReynolds. Jesse has a new CD out titled Dixie Road. He had a copy with him at IBMA and we sat and talked about the recording. In the interview we preview 4 tracks from the disc, talk about the players on the di …
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#50 - Claire Lynch
Our guest on this episode of The GrassCast is Claire Lynch. In the interview John and Claire discuss her history in bluegrass music, talk about her band members, and discuss her newest CD, New Day. The discussion leads to previewing three of the tracks off the CD, one of which was written by Cla …
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#49 - Michael Cleveland
This episode of The GrassCast features an interview with Michael Cleveland. Michael was nominated for several awards at the recent IBMA and won two of them. The interview was recorded before the awards show so he didn't know he was going to win. He did win Fiddle Player of the Year for the fourt …
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#48 - Frank Solivan II
This episode of The GrassCast features an interview with Frank Solivan II. Frank plays in the Navy band Country Current. He performs on mandolin and fiddle when the band is doing bluegrass and also plays electric guitar in the country version of the band. In the interview Frank and I discuss the …
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#47 - Dale Ann Bradley
John visits with Dale Ann Bradley in this episode of The GrassCast. John and Dale Ann discuss her new CD Catch Tomorrow, and specifically talk about about several of the tunes. They also trace Dale Ann's carreer in bluegrass music, talk about her band members both past and present, women in bluegras …
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#46 - Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver
Doyle Lawson is our guest in this edition of The GrassCast. John and Doyle spoke recently just after the press conference announcing this year's IBMA Award Nominees. If you didn't watch the video from that press conference, you can so here. In this interview John and Doyle discuss Doyle's car …
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#45 - Chris Thile
This episode of The GrassCast features an interview with mandolin master Chris Thile. We recorded this interview yesterday evening via the thilephone. Chris is on the road promoting his new CD, How To Grow A Woman From The Ground, and took some time out of his busy schedule to talk to us. We discu …
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#44 - Jamie Johnson of the Grascals
This new episode features an interview John did with Jamie Johnson about three weeks ago in Nashville. Jamie spoke with us just after the IBMA Awards Nominations press conference on August 15, and the discussion centered around the band's new CD Long List Of Heartaches. Jamie discusses the speci …
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#43 - Rhonda Vincent
Our new episode features an interview John did with Rhonda Vincent about two weeks ago in Nashville. Rhonda spoke with us just after the IBMA Awards Nominations press conference on August 15, and the discussion covered an interesting range of topics. She spoke in some detail about the process of …
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#42 - David Crowe, Rhonda Vincent, Doyle Lawson and Cia Cherryholmes
Episode #42 is a follow up to the recent IBMA press conference announcing this year's award nominees. John speaks with Rhonda Vincent, Doyle Lawson and Cia Cherryholmes concerning the announcements. Following those clips is a full length interview with David Crowe, the president of IBMA, about IBMA …
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#41 - Barry Crabtree
Episode #41 features an interview with banjo player Barry Crabtree of the band Wildfire. John sat down with Barry recently at the Roanoke Fiddle Fest. They talk about Wildfire, Barry's history in the music including his time with Larry Sparks, learning to play with a band, and more. This GrassCas …
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#40 - Sammy Shelor
Episode #40 features an interview with banjo player and band leader Sammy Shelor. We've interviewed Sammy before, but felt like it was time for an update. Lonesome River Band has seen some band member changes, has a new CD out, and a new website and online store since the last time we talked to Samm …
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#39 - Andy Hall
This week, we are talking with dobro player and vocalist Andy Hall of The Infamous Stringdusters, also a graduate of the Berklee College of Music in Boston. Andy talks a bit about the band, and how his Berklee degree in recording and audio production helped prepare him for his music career.
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#38 - Chris Pandolfi
Episode #38 features a discussion with young banjo terror Chris Pandolfi of The Infamous Stringdusters. We spoke last fall during the IBMA convention in Nashville about what he had been doing, and about his education at the Berklee College of Music in Boston. Chris is a fascinating young man, not on …
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#37 - August Watters part 2
This week we continue our talk with August Watters, who in addition to being an accomplished mandolinist, guitarist and banjo pickers, is also an Associate Professor at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA. This week August describes his involvement with the Boston Bluegrass Union and their …
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