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Episode Notes Support the Mandolins and Beer Podcast at my Patreon page! My guest this week is Chris “Critter” Eldridge. You may know Chris as the guitar player of the Punch Brothers, or maybe from The Infamous Stringdusters, or maybe even from The Seldom Scene! Now Chris is part of another incredible collection of musicians called “Mighty Poplar” Their new album will be available everywhere on March 31st and if you follow the link, you can check out all the tunes that are out there on the web! Chris has also got his own website where you can follow along with his projects as well! New Shirts on the website!!! As Always…..thank you to my sponsors! Peghead Nation Northfield Mandolins Pava Mandolins  Ellis Mandolins Siminoff Books Straight Up Strings Elderly Instruments Grace Design Tone Slabs

Episode Notes Support the Mandolins and Beer Podcast at my Patreon page! This week I welcome back Jarrod Walker to the show! Things have definitely changed since we last spoke! All for the good! Keep up with Jarrod at his Instagram and keep up with all things Billy Strings here! New Shirts on the website!!! As Always…..thank you to my sponsors! Peghead Nation Northfield Mandolins Pava Mandolins  Ellis Mandolins Siminoff Books Straight Up Strings Elderly Instruments Grace Design Tone Slabs

Episode Notes Support the Mandolins and Beer Podcast at my Patreon page! This week on the podcast  my guest is Elisa Meyer Ferreira from the group Choro Das 3. Elisa and her sisters are incredible musicians and they will be heading to the United States for quite a long tour this year! To keep up with the band be sure to go to their website HERE. To follow Elisa on Instagram head to this link HERE! Song clips from the episode: “Festa no Chiquero” by Choro Das 3 (Impressoes) “Forro de um Baixo So” by Choro Das 3 (Vigantes) “Alma Portuguesa” by Choro Das 3 (Olho de Boi) “Rock da Silva” by Choro Das 3 (15 Anos) New Shirts on the website!!! As Always…..thank you to my sponsors! Peghead Nation Northfield Mandolins Pava Mandolins  Ellis Mandolins Siminoff Books Straight Up Strings Elderly Instruments Grace Design Tone Slabs

Episode Notes Support the Mandolins and Beer Podcast at my Patreon page! This week on the podcast I welcome back Grant Gordy. Grant has a brand new album available today (March 3rd) called Peripheral Visions. The best place to purchase it is BANDCAMP and the best place to keep up with Grant is his WEBSITE! All song clips from this episode are from Grant’s new album! New Shirts on the website!!! As Always…..thank you to my sponsors! Peghead Nation Northfield Mandolins Pava Mandolins  Ellis Mandolins Siminoff Books Straight Up Strings Elderly Instruments Grace Design Tone Slabs

Episode Notes Support the Mandolins and Beer Podcast at my Patreon page! My guest this week on the podcast is the incredible Radim Zenkl. I’ve been a fan of Radim pretty much since I picked up a mandolin, so this was an exciting moment for me to be able to speak with him.  LInks of interest! www.zenklkozak.com facebook.com/zenklkozak instagram.com/zenklkozak https://open.spotify.com/artist/3JxLiixgtRv8Y5o93p35yg Radim & Ondra - Advent Concert (Czech Republic) Goldberg Variation #1 (J.S. Bach) Eleanor Plunkett (T. O'Carolan) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-s3PZnAIuV4 www.zenkl.com www.ondrakozak.com www.atamusic.eu Radim’s episode on Acoustic Disc.  Mandolin Mondays (Radim) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vXx7P7eoKE Mandolin Mondays (Ondra Kozak) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htLAuhkcoKA Radim solo at the NAMM Show (Los Angeles, 2007) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiJunO9WeHU Songs featured during the episode are all available on the Radim Zenkl and Ondra Kozak release titled “Eastern Grass” available on Acoustic Disc except where noted below.  Spring Break by Radim Zenkl (Tone Poets)  Eastern Feast Yearn by Radim Zenkl (Czech it Out) Memory of Jaroslav Jezek by Radim Zenkl (Galactic Mandolin) Last Supper by Radim Renkl (Galactic Mandolin) New Shirts on the website!!! As Always…..thank you to my sponsors! Peghead Nation Northfield Mandolins Pava Mandolins  Ellis Mandolins Siminoff Books Straight Up Strings Elderly Instruments Grace Design Tone Slabs

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Episode Notes Support the Mandolins and Beer Podcast at my Patreon page! My guest this week is Petri Hakala. Petri is an extremely accomplished Finnish mandolin player as well as a scholar and luthier. He doesn’t have a website at the moment but you can buy his music on Bandcamp! Petri has also supplied me with a great list of links with videos, albums he’s done and some of his European mandolin influences which at my website. Songs featured in this Episode:  “Karlssonin” valssit by Petri Hakala (Trad) “Movement 1” by Peti Hakala and Timo Alakotila (Mandolin Concerto) “Movement 3”  by Peti Hakala and Timo Alakotila (Mandolin Concerto) “Metsapellon Pokkla” by Petri Hakal (Trad) “Pickwick” by Petri Hakala and Markku Lepisto (Nordic Route) “Kokkola” by Melonious Quartet (Fandango Provenca Sessions) Welcome to my brand new sponsor Tone Slabs!  Go to their website and check out all the different shapes and options they offer! Great stuff!! Here is a link to the Isaac Eicher / Jason Anick Zoom event! New Shirts on the website!!! As Always…..thank you to my sponsors! Peghead Nation Northfield Mandolins Pava Mandolins  Ellis Mandolins Siminoff Books Straight Up Strings Elderly Instruments Grace Design

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Episode Notes Support the Mandolins and Beer Podcast at my Patreon page! This week on the podcast I welcome back Ashby Frank. Ashby has a brand new album out today! You can grab a copy and keep up with Ashby (and all of the projects that he is part of) HERE!! Welcome to my brand new sponsor Tone Slabs!  Go to their website and check out all the different shapes and options they offer! Great stuff!! Here is a link to the Isaac Eicher / Jason Anick Zoom event! New Shirts on the website!!! All the songs this week were tracks from Ashby’s new album! As Always…..thank you to my sponsors! Peghead Nation Northfield Mandolins Pava Mandolins  Ellis Mandolins Siminoff Books Straight Up Strings Elderly Instruments Grace Design

Episode Notes Support the Mandolins and Beer Podcast at my Patreon page! This week on the podcast I welcome back Nick Dumas. Nick has a brand new album out called “Details” and it is fantastic! You can buy the album HERE and you can also head over to Nick’s website HERE and sign yourself up for some lessons!  Here is a link to the Isaac Eicher / Jason Anick Zoom event! New Shirts on the website!!! All the songs this week were tracks from Nick’s new album except for: Little Liza Jane by AKUS (So Long So Wrong) As Always…..thank you to my sponsors! Peghead Nation Northfield Mandolins Pava Mandolins  Ellis Mandolins Siminoff Books Straight Up Strings Elderly Instruments Grace Design

Episode Notes Support the Mandolins and Beer Podcast at my Patreon page! My guest this week is Korey Brodsky. He is a Berklee grad who has joined up with Mile Twelve. They have a brand new album coming out Feb 3rd and you can go Pre-order and Pre-save it here at their website! You can also keep up with Korey at his website here as well, where you can sign up for lessons! Songs clips from this episode: Close Enough to Hear by Mile Twelve (Close Enough to Hear) Over the Waterfall by David Grier and Mike Compton (Climbing The Walls) On The Shelf by Circus No. 9 (Modernus) Morelos Blues by G Rockwell (Spark!) Johnny Oklahoma by Mile Twelve (Close Enough to Hear) Shuckin’ The Corn byRonnie and Rob McCoury (S/T) Crockett’s Honeymoon by Scott Nygaard (Dreamer’s Waltz)  New Shirts on the website!!! As Always…..thank you to my sponsors! Peghead Nation Northfield Mandolins Pava Mandolins  Ellis Mandolins Siminoff Books Straight Up Strings Elderly Instruments Grace Design

Episode Notes Support the Mandolins and Beer Podcast at my Patreon page! My guest this week is Wayne Fugate. Along with being an incredible in demand player, Wayne has become an in demand clinician. His study of the art of practicing is really amazing. We spend so much time thinking about all the ways and things to practice, we sometimes get overwhelmed and don’t practice at all…or practice poorly! To take lessons from Wayne head on over to his website here! New Shirts on the website!!! As Always…..thank you to my sponsors! Peghead Nation Northfield Mandolins Pava Mandolins  Ellis Mandolins Siminoff Books Straight Up Strings Elderly Instruments Grace Design

Episode Notes Support the Mandolins and Beer Podcast at my Patreon page! My guest this week is Lawrence Smart. Lawrence is a great luthier that lives in Idaho. If you own any recordings by Nickel Creek, Chris Thile, Joe K. Walsh, John Reischman, or Mike Marshall…just to name a few, than you have heard some of his incredible instruments. Head on over to Lawrence’s Website HERE! Also, be sure to go support the great Jake Howard’s newest project with Westbound Situation Here!   Clip referenced in interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BoqzDiMG7oI&t=384s&loop=0   New Shirts on the website!!! As Always…..thank you to my sponsors! Peghead Nation Northfield Mandolins Pava Mandolins  Ellis Mandolins Siminoff Books Straight Up Strings Elderly Instruments Grace Design

Episode Notes Support the Mandolins and Beer Podcast at my Patreon page! My guest this week is Joe K Walsh. He’s back to talk about his incredible new If Not Now, Who? The album is available today wherever you get your music! You can keep up with Joe at his website HERE! Also, be sure to go support the great Jake Howard’s newest project with Westbound Situation Here!   New Shirts on the website!!! As Always…..thank you to my sponsors! Peghead Nation Northfield Mandolins Pava Mandolins  Ellis Mandolins Siminoff Books Straight Up Strings Elderly Instruments Grace Design Song clips featured in this episode are all from Joe’s Newest Release available HERE!!

Episode Notes Support the Mandolins and Beer Podcast at my Patreon page! This week my guest, and final guest for the year, is the legendary Peter Rowan. A true Bluegrass Boy that has played with everyone from Bill Monroe up to Wyatt Ellis. We had a great conversation and there will be more to come! Keep up with Peter at his website HERE!   New Shirts on the website!!! As Always…..thank you to my sponsors! Peghead Nation Northfield Mandolins Pava Mandolins  Ellis Mandolins Siminoff Books Straight Up Strings Elderly Instruments Ear Trumpet Labs Grace Design Song clips featured in this episode are :  “Moonlight Midnight” by Peter Rowan and Tony Rice (Quartet) “Comin’ On Strong” Joe Val & The New England Boys (One Morning in May) “Will you Meet Me Over Yonder” by The Lilly Brothers & Don “Sweetheart You Done Me Wrong” by Bill Monroe (The Early Years) “My Saviour is Callin Me” by Peter Rowan (The Old School) “Whose Red Wagon” by Buzz Busby ( “On the Old Kentucky Shore” by BIll Monroe (The 1950-51 Castle Studio Sessions) “The First Whippoorwill” by Bill Monroe (The 1950-51 Castle Studio Sessions) “Walkin By Myself” by Champion Jack Dupree (Lover’s Lane) “Walls of Time” by Bill Monroe and Peter Rowan (Classic Bluegrass Vol 2) “Two Little Boys” by The Country Gentlemen (25 Years)

Episode Notes Support the Mandolins and Beer Podcast at my Patreon page! This week’s episode marks the return of the great Andy Statman! Andy has had quite a busy year! We talk about Itzhak Perlman, his project with Jake Eddy (Avail here), his debut at the Opry and more! Keep up with Andy at his website!   New Shirts on the website!!! As Always…..thank you to my sponsors! Peghead Nation Northfield Mandolins Pava Mandolins  Ellis Mandolins Siminoff Books Straight Up Strings Elderly Instruments Ear Trumpet Labs Grace Design Song clips featured in this episode are :  “Trad: Tati Un Mama Tants” Itzhak Perlman (Klezmer) “Nor’easter” by Jake and Carter Eddy, Andy Statman and Ned Lubercki

Episode Notes Support the Mandolins and Beer Podcast at my Patreon page! New Shirts on the website!!! This week my guest on the podcast is one of the busiest guys in the biz…Stephen Mougin. Head over to Stephen’s website to keep up with everything that Stephen has going on!!    Peghead Nation Northfield Mandolins Pava Mandolins  Ellis Mandolins Siminoff Books Straight Up Strings Elderly Instruments Ear Trumpet Labs Grace Design Song clips featured in this episode are :  “I’m Gonna Ride” by Stephen Mougin (Ordinary Soul) “Laps in Seven” by Sam Bush (Laps in Seven)

Episode Notes Support the Mandolins and Beer Podcast at my Patreon page! New Shirts on the website!!! This week I welcome back to the podcast Andy Leftwich. Andy is such a great player and an even nicer guy. His new album is called The American Fiddler and it is incredible! You can get it from his website here, where you can also keep up with where Andy will be playing!   Here are some links for links Andy mentions in the interview!   Kruetzer Book  Andy in the studio with Trey     Pava Mandolins  Ellis Mandolins Siminoff Books Straight Up Strings Elderly Instruments Ear Trumpet Labs Grace Design   Song clips featured in this episode are from Andy’s new album except for  “Stingray” by Sam Bush (Glamour and Grits) “Fiddle Patch”  by Bobby Hicks (Fiddle Patch)

Episode Notes Support the Mandolins and Beer Podcast at my Patreon page! My guest this week is Mark Schimick. Mark is the mandolin player and vocalist for the Songs from the Road Band. Before that, he spent many years playing with Larry Keel. Songs from the Road Band have a new album coming out soon, so be sure to head to their website as well as Mark’s Facebook and Instagram to keep up with Mark and the band!  Also, big thank you to Ross Martin for allowing me to play the track Millsburg at the end of the episode. Go out and get this album from Bandcamp today!   As always, a HUGE THANK YOU to my sponsors! Mandolin Cafe Acoustic Disc Peghead Nation Northfield Mandolins Pava Mandolins  Ellis Mandolins Siminoff Books Straight Up Strings Elderly Instruments Ear Trumpet Labs Grace Design   Song clips featured in this episode: Suspicious Minds by Songs From the Road Band (Single) Double File by Doc Watson and Gaither Carlton (Same) Mississippi Sawyer by The Skillet Lickers (Volume 6) True Life Blues by Bill Monroe and his Bluegrass Boys (1945-1949) 9lb Hammer by Bluegrass Allstars via Youtube Border Ride by Larry Keel (Natural Bridge) Ghost Driver by Larry Keel (Backwoods) You’ve got to Get to Higher Ground by Songs for the Road Band (Songs for the Road)

Episode Notes Support the Mandolins and Beer Podcast at my Patreon page! My guest this week is David Benedict. David was guest number one on the podcast! David and his wife Tabitha have a band together called the Foreign Landers and today marks the release of their incredible new album called Travelers Rest. You can purchase the new album and keep up with the band here! Atomic Habits Link Ali Abdaal Link   Welcome to my newest sponsor Grace Design!! As always, a HUGE THANK YOU to my sponsors! Mandolin Cafe Acoustic Disc Peghead Nation Northfield Mandolins Pava Mandolins  Ellis Mandolins Siminoff Books Straight Up Strings Elderly Instruments Ear Trumpet Labs     Song clips featured in this episode:   All the songs previewed in this episode are on the new album Travelers Rest