Episode Notes Support the Mandolins and Beer Podcast at my Patreon page! My guest this week on the podcast is Adrian Gross. Adrian Gross was born in Montreal, lives in Toronto, and has been playing music all his life. As one of Canada’s most sought-after mandolin players, he has developed a reputation for his inventive playing and unique voice on the instrument, always with one eye to the tradition and one looking forward. As a member of The Slocan Ramblers, Adrian has performed at music festiva...
Jun 14, 2022•1 hr 13 min
Episode Notes Support the Mandolins and Beer Podcast at my Patreon page! My guest this week is Ashby Frank. Growing up in central North Carolina, Frank was something of a prodigy as a teenager on mandolin, though he is proficient on multiple instruments and as a singer. After college he moved to Nashville and worked for a time with Special Consensus and the Marty Raybon Band before settling into his comfortable role as a first call fill-in for top touring acts. Over the years you may have seen h...
Jun 03, 2022•1 hr 12 min
Episode Notes Support the Mandolins and Beer Podcast at my Patreon page! My guest this week on the podcast is Choro musician Ian Coury! Ian is currently studying at Berklee and Peghead Nation has just launched a Choro course that Ian is teaching. He also has a new album coming out around August so stay tuned for that! You can follow Ian at his Instagram HERE! Mandolin Cafe Peghead Nation Northfield Mandolins Pava Mandolins Ellis Mandolins Siminoff Books Straight Up Strings Elderly Instruments So...
May 20, 2022•1 hr 2 min
Episode Notes Support the Mandolins and Beer Podcast at my Patreon page! My 2nd guest this week is the final member of the incredible band Mr. Sun. Darol and I discuss all sorts of things, including the new album Extrovert available here on May 13th! Also, be sure to follow the band at Mr. Sun’s website! Mandolin Cafe Peghead Nation Northfield Mandolins Pava Mandolins Ellis Mandolins Siminoff Books Straight Up Strings Elderly Instruments Song clips featured in this episode: Are all from the new ...
May 13, 2022•26 min
Episode Notes Support the Mandolins and Beer Podcast at my Patreon page! My guests this week are 3 of the members of the incredible band Mr. Sun. Joe, Grant, Aidan and I discuss all sorts of things, including the new album Extrovert available here on May 13th! Also, be sure to follow the band at Mr. Sun’s website! Mandolin Cafe Peghead Nation Northfield Mandolins Pava Mandolins Ellis Mandolins Siminoff Books Straight Up Strings Elderly Instruments Song clips featured in this episode: Are all fro...
May 11, 2022•56 min
Episode Notes Support the Mandolins and Beer Podcast at my Patreon page! My guest this week is luthier Michael Heiden. Michael builds some incredible mandolins that are in the hands of some of my favorite players! You can keep up with Michael at his website here! As always, a big thank you to my sponsors for this episode! Mandolin Cafe Peghead Nation Northfield Mandolins Pava Mandolins Ellis Mandolins Siminoff Books Straight Up Strings Elderly Instruments Song clips featured in this episode: “He...
May 06, 2022•1 hr 15 min
Episode Notes Support the Mandolins and Beer Podcast at my Patreon page! My guest this week is the incredible Jake Howard! Jack has taken on the Herculean task of transcribing the incredible album Not All Who Wander Are Lost! Not only that but he has also done unofficial books for Sleep with One Eye Open, and transcribed the guitar solos for the Tony Rice Album “Tony Rice plays Bluegrass Guitar” for the mandolin! And that is available for free at this link on the Mandolin Cafe! Keep up with Jake...
Apr 29, 2022•1 hr 2 min
Episode Notes Support the Mandolins and Beer Podcast at my Patreon page! Bonus Episode #1 for the Patreon supporters! Here are some links from the podcast: Jimmy Gaudreau The Mandolin Album Del McCoury and the Dixie Pals with Hershcel Sizemore
Apr 26, 2022•21 min
Episode Notes Support the Mandolins and Beer Podcast at my Patreon page! My guest this week is John Skehan. You may know John from his 20 years with the band Railroad Earth. They have a brand new album out today that is available everywhere you get music! This album is fantastic! To see where you can catch up with John and the Railroad Earth guys, check out their website HERE! You can find John’s Instagram HERE! Here are some links from the podcast: Todd Collins Strings and Sol Video Sam and Joh...
Apr 22, 2022•1 hr 13 min
Episode Notes Support the Mandolins and Beer Podcast at my Patreon page! This week I welcome back to the podcast Ashley Hoyer. Ashley has a brand new duo album out with Samantha Harvey. It is a really excellent album that has been in high rotation in my world. You should definitely go out and grab yourself a copy today, here or on bandcamp ! You can also keep up with Sam N Ash on Facebook , Instagram and Youtube! Here are some links from the podcast: Blue Bird Picks Sharon Shannon Gilad Hekselma...
Apr 15, 2022•50 min
Episode Notes Support the Mandolins and Beer Podcast at my Patreon page! My guest this week is Josiah Nelson. Josiah plays with the Tray Wellington Band and has also been recording his own project as well. You can find him on Bandcamp , Facebook , Instagram and YouTube! As always, a big thank you to my sponsors for this episode! Mandolin Cafe Peghead Nation Northfield Mandolins Pava Mandolins Ellis Mandolins Siminoff Books Straight Up Strings Elderly Instruments Bluebird Picks Song clips feature...
Apr 08, 2022•1 hr 2 min
Episode Notes My guest this week on the podcast was initially on episode 28, Andrew Collins! Andrew has got an incredible new album coming out April 5th. He’s also releasing a companion book with the mandolin and mandola transcribed as well! You can get this all and more from his website here! Also be sure to follow Andrew on the social medias Facebook and Instagram ! During the episode a few things Andrew talks about you can find links to here: The Inner Game of Tennis The musician Kevin Breit ...
Apr 01, 2022•1 hr 15 min
Episode Notes Support the Mandolins and Beer Podcast at my Patreon page! This week on the podcast I welcome back CJ Lewandowski. I really enjoy any time I get a chance to talk with CJ. Heck of a guy, great player and passionate about this mandolin. His band the Po’ Ramblin Boys (Website) have a brand new album coming out this Friday March 25th on Smithsonian Folkways. You can also keep up with CJ on his Instagram account! As always, a big thank you to my sponsors for this episode! Mandolin Cafe ...
Mar 23, 2022•1 hr 15 min
Episode Notes Support the Mandolins and Beer Podcast at my Patreon page! My guests this week are two of my favorites! Dominick Leslie and Ric Roberston are putting out a brand new album this week called “Trust in Most”. It’s a great record and it really gives you a fly on the wall perspective of two buddies playing music they love! Check Dominick out her e and check Ric out here and You can purchase the album here! As always, a big thank you to my sponsors for this episode! Mandolin Cafe Peghead...
Mar 17, 2022•57 min
Episode Notes Support the Mandolins and Beer Podcast at my Patreon page! My guest on the podcast this week is Ben Winship. Ben has been part of many cool projects as well as helping found the Great Targhee music camp. He’s owned a studio for 25 years, co-authored two instructional books with Mel Bay and has a new release called Mandolin Tales! Go over to Ben’s website and buy some books and music! As always, a big thank you to my sponsors for this episode and welcome Elderly Instruments! Mandoli...
Mar 11, 2022•1 hr 13 min
Episode Notes Support the Mandolins and Beer Podcast at my Patreon page! My guest this week is the great Mike Compton! He’s got a great new album that comes out on March 4th. This is a passion project that has been ready to go for a few years now! The album “Rare and Fine : Uncommon Tunes of Bill Monroe” is available to purchase directly from Mike and there is also a companion music book as well! Go to Mike’s site here and get yourself a copy of each! As always, a big thank you to my sponsors fo...
Mar 03, 2022•1 hr 2 min
Episode Notes Support the Mandolins and Beer Podcast at my Patreon page! My guest this week is Tony Williamson. He’s not only a great player, he’s also extremely well versed in all things Lloyd Loar! Go check out more about Tony at his website! Here’s a link to the website that archives all the Loar mandolins! The Mandolin Archive As always, a big thank you to my sponsors for this episode and welcome Elderly Instruments! Mandolin Cafe Peghead Nation Northfield Mandolins Pava Mandolins Ellis Mand...
Feb 25, 2022•1 hr 2 min
Episode Notes Support the Mandolins and Beer Podcast at my Patreon page! My guest this week had quite a week! He’s featured in the newest issue of Bluegrass Unlimited and he also has a brand new baby as well…my guest is Seth Mulder. Seth is a great mandolin player! His band Seth Mulder and the Midnight Run have a new album coming out around May and are heading to Europe to play some shows twice this year. Be sure to check out Seth and the band at their website ….as well as Facebook and Instagram...
Feb 18, 2022•1 hr 13 min
Episode Notes Support the Mandolins and Beer Podcast at my Patreon page! My guest this week on the podcast is Jeff Parker. Jeff has a great classic style and has played with some pretty big acts from the Lonesome River Band to Dailey Vincent right up to today with Joe Mullins and the Radio Ramblers. He also has a few solo albums out as well! Check out what Jeff has going on at his website As always big thank you to my sponsors for this episode! Mandolin Cafe Peghead Nation Northfield Mandolins P...
Feb 11, 2022•45 min
Episode Notes**** Support the Mandolins and Beer Podcast at my Patreon page! My guest this week is the incredible Luthier Steve Gilchrist. Steve has been building some of the finest mandolins around. The list of players that own these mandolins is too long to list but you’ll understand why, even if you’ve never played one yourself, when you hear this interview. The heart and soul Steve puts into these mandolins is inspiring. Check out Steve’s website here! As always big thank you to my sponsors ...
Feb 03, 2022•1 hr 9 min
Episode Notes Support the Mandolins and Beer Podcast at my Patreon page! My guest this week is luthier Paul Duff. I’ve been a fan of Duff Mandolins since the very first time I ever held one in my hands! Last year I finally got one, and it was an honor to get to talk to Paul! Be sure to check out Paul’s website here! Also here is the video of the instrument he talked about during the episode! As always big thank you to my sponsors for this episode! Mandolin Cafe Peghead Nation Northfield Mandolin...
Jan 27, 2022•1 hr 10 min
Episode Notes Support the Mandolins and Beer Podcast at my Patreon page! My guest this week on the podcast is Martin Howley from We Banjo 3. While the band name has banjo in it, what you may not realize is Martin is an incredible mandolin player! We have a great chat and it was fantastic talking with him! To keep up with Martin and the band, please follow the links below! Cheers! We Banjo 3 Website Martin Howley Instagram and Facebook As always big thank you to my sponsors for this episode! Mand...
Jan 20, 2022•1 hr 11 min
Episode Notes Support the Mandolins and Beer Podcast at my Patreon page! My guest this week on the podcast is Tammy Rogers. You may know Tammy as the fiddler player and vocalist of the Grammy Award winning band the Steeldrivers. However, along with those accolades, you can add incredible mandolin player to that list. The mandolin playing on the new album she has coming out with Thomm Jutz called “There will be Singing” (Release date January 21st) is fantastic! Tammy has a great story along with ...
Jan 13, 2022•1 hr 2 min
Episode Notes**** Support the Mandolins and Beer Podcast at my Patreon page! Happy New Year! My guest this week is Simon Dunson! Simon has an incredible new release of all original material available now! It’s fantastic….do yourself a favor and buy it today. If you’d like to keep up with Simon….click the links below! Simon Dunson Website Simon Dunson Instagram Simon Dunson Facebook As always big thank you to my sponsors for this episode! Mandolin Cafe Peghead Nation Northfield Mandolins Pava Man...
Jan 05, 2022•1 hr 16 min
Episode Notes I'm very excited to welcome back one of my favorite mandolin players back to the podcast! Jacob Jolliff has a brand new album coming out on Friday December 17th called "Standards Vol. 1" and as you can probably imagine, it's incredible. If you'd like to pre-order yourself a copy head to this Bandcamp link and to keep up with Jake, head on over to his website! As always big thank you to my sponsors for this episode! Mandolin Cafe Peghead Nation Northfield Mandolins Pava Mandolins El...
Dec 15, 2021•57 min
Episode Notes My guest this week is Eva Scow. Eva is an incredible mandolin player from Fresno, California that has worked with some pretty incredible mandolin legends such as Mike Marshall and David Grisman. I first discovered her playing on the legendary Tone Poets cd put out by Dawg. You can keep up with what Eva has going on by following the links below: Eva Scow Facebook and Instagram Eva Scow Youtube Channel Red Hot Strings Jazz Camp link Bandcamp link for single by Sarah Cabral As always ...
Dec 08, 2021•59 min
Episode Notes I'm extremely excited to premiere this brand new track "Moose the Mooche" off of Jacob Jolliff's upcoming new release "Standards, Vol. 1" which comes out December 17th! You can pre order this album by going to the BANDCAMP LINK HERE! The entire album is stellar...and Jake will be a guest on December 14th Go out today and support all your favorite musicians today on Bandcamp's First Friday! Cheers!...
Dec 03, 2021
Episode Notes My guest this week is a founding member of the award winning band Balsam Range. Darren Nicholson has also got himself a brand new album out called “Man on a Mission” and it is available everywhere you get your music, so go out and get yourself a copy. You can keep up with Darren at his website and also keep up with Balsam Range at their website ! Also, here are some links to some music we discussed on the episode Marc Pruett Jethro and Howard Levy As always big thank you to my spon...
Nov 30, 2021•1 hr 9 min
Episode Notes Just a quick thank you!
Nov 26, 2021•2 min
Episode Notes This week I welcome back to the show Roger Siminoff. Roger is a great guy and I’ve been waiting to get him back on the show to talk about the time he was a consultant at Gibson. Some good stuff in this one! Be sure to check out Roger’s books and Straight Up Strings ! As always big thank you to my sponsors for this episode! Mandolin Cafe Peghead Nation Northfield Mandolins Pava Mandolins Ellis Mandolins Ear Trumpet Labs Straight Up Strings...
Nov 19, 2021•42 min•Season 1Ep. 114
