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 L...
Feb 03, 2023•53 min
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 an...
Jan 27, 2023•44 min
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 Alway...
Jan 20, 2023•1 hr 14 min
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 int...
Jan 13, 2023•1 hr 7 min
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 Mandol...
Jan 06, 2023•49 min
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 U...
Dec 23, 2022•1 hr 18 min
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 ...
Dec 16, 2022•57 min
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 Mo...
Dec 09, 2022•1 hr 21 min
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 M...
Dec 02, 2022•1 hr 1 min
Episode Notes S upport 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...
Nov 18, 2022•50 min
Episode Notes S upport 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! Man...
Nov 11, 2022•1 hr 5 min
Episode Notes S upport the Mandolins and Beer Podcast at my Patreon page! My guest this week is the one and only Sam Bush. Sam has a new album out today! It’s called Radio John and it is his tribute the the legendary John Hartford. Head over to Sam’s WEBSITE and get yourself a copy of the album and check out Sam’s tour dates so you can catch him in a city near you Welcome to my newest sponsor Grace Design!! As always, a HUGE THANK YOU to my sponsors! Mandolin Cafe Acoustic Disc Peghead Nation No...
Nov 04, 2022•1 hr 5 min
Episode Notes My guest on the podcast this week is AJ Lee. Her and her band Blue Summit have been tearing up the festival scene this past year. She’s a great mandolin player, a great singer, and a great songwriter! You can keep up with AJ at her website HERE or on Instagram HERE ! 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 ...
Oct 28, 2022•54 min
Episode Notes S upport the Mandolins and Beer Podcast at my Patreon page! My guest this week is Matt Flinner. Matt is getting ready to celebrate the 25th anniversary of his remarkable recording The View From Here. In honor of that anniversary, he’s putting out a transcription book for the album. The book also includes exercises for each tune to help you out with the trickier parts! You can order the book here! Here is a link to the Punch Brothers recording on a wax cylinder. Here is a link to th...
Oct 21, 2022•57 min
Episode Notes S upport the Mandolins and Beer Podcast at my Patreon page! My guest this week is Steve Smith. Steve Smith is not only known as one of this country’s top mandolin players but also as an outstanding educator. Along with his work with the Roots/Bluegrass group The Hard Road Trio Steve has been on faculty at the California Coast Music Camp, Puget Sound Guitar Workshop, Steve Kaufman's Acoustic Music Camp, Colorado Roots Music Camp, Hill Country Acoustic Music Camp, Zoukfest and Camp B...
Oct 14, 2022•1 hr 11 min
Episode Notes S upport the Mandolins and Beer Podcast at my Patreon page! My guest this week is Michael Prewitt. Michael is the current incredible mandolin player / vocalist that is playing with Special Consensus. You can catch them on the road and you can keep up with Michael at his Instagram here and his website here ! Also, here are some links to the fiddle players Michael talks about during the episode: Andy Dejarlis Reg Bouvette Isidore Soucy As always, a HUGE THANK YOU to my sponsors! Mand...
Oct 07, 2022
Episode Notes S upport the Mandolins and Beer Podcast at my Patreon page! This week my guest Thomas Cassell is my guest. This is Thomas’ second visit to the podcast. He’s got a brand new solo album out called “What you Need to Prove” and his band Circus No. 9 just put an album out it July called “Circus No.” Both are excellent records! Thomas is out there burning the road up too….so to keep up with Thomas, be sure to head over to his website HERE and also check out his Patreon HERE . Cheers! As ...
Sep 30, 2022•1 hr 8 min
Episode Notes S upport the Mandolins and Beer Podcast at my Patreon page! This week on the podcast, it’s a return visit from Frank Solivan. Frank has a great new album that just came out as well as a brand new pick company he’s a co-founder of called Tone Slabs. You can check out what Frank has going on here and you can check out the great selection of picks Tone Slabs has here and don’t forget about his leather company here As always, a HUGE THANK YOU to my sponsors! Mandolin Cafe Acoustic Disc...
Sep 23, 2022•1 hr 2 min
S upport the Mandolins and Beer Podcast at my Patreon page! My guest this week is the DAWG David Grisman. Honestly, there is nothing you can really say about Dawg that you probably don’t already know….he’s a LEGEND. He really has something special going on with his website ACOUSTIC DISC. He was so gracious to do this and I hope you all enjoy part 2 with David Grisman! As always, a HUGE THANK YOU to my sponsors! Mandolin Cafe Acoustic Disc Peghead Nation Northfield Mandolins Pava Mandolins Ellis ...
Sep 16, 2022•41 min
Episode Notes S upport the Mandolins and Beer Podcast at my Patreon page! My guest this week is the DAWG David Grisman. Honestly, there is nothing you can really say about Dawg that you probably don’t already know….he’s a LEGEND. He really has something special going on with his website ACOUSTIC DISC. He was so gracious to do this and I hope you all enjoy part 1 with David Grisman! As always, a HUGE THANK YOU to my sponsors! Mandolin Cafe Acoustic Disc Peghead Nation Northfield Mandolins Pava Ma...
Sep 09, 2022•58 min
Episode Notes S upport the Mandolins and Beer Podcast at my Patreon page! My guest this week is Don Stiernberg. Don is one of my favorite players and people to talk with and he has just released a brand new recording called “Rhythm Twist” (available here) with an amazing cast of players. The other players that make up the band are Evan Price (website) , Greg Ruby (website) and Keving Kehrberg (website) . Go get the album today! Here’s a link to the Fumee Jazz band that Don plays with. As always,...
Sep 02, 2022•1 hr 5 min
Episode Notes S upport the Mandolins and Beer Podcast at my Patreon page! My guest this week on the podcast is Michael Daves. Michael Daves was born in 1977 in the southern empire of Atlanta, Georgia. Soon after, he began to make loud noises, so his loving parents put music instruments in front of him. It was a good plan. He grew up in that grand tradition of staying up late & singing real loud. Although he's since moved north, the humid south remains in heart and sinus cavities. Heralded as...
Aug 26, 2022•1 hr 4 min
Episode Notes S upport the Mandolins and Beer Podcast at my Patreon page! My guest this week is Jason Anick. Berklee College of Music Professor Jason Anick, has earned a reputation among string players as an imaginative improviser, versatile composer, and insightful educator. Growing up playing fiddle tunes with his family and classical music with local orchestras, he developed a passion for improvisation, which led him to study jazz and classical music at Hartt Conservatory. In 2008, Anick star...
Aug 19, 2022•1 hr 11 min
Episode Notes S upport the Mandolins and Beer Podcast at my Patreon page! My guest this week on the podcast is Joe Brent. Called, “one of the truly exceptional musicians of his generation,” a mandolinist about whom it has been said, “there has never been a mandolinist with greater technical skills,” and a composer whose music, “touches and communicates the essence of what it means to be an alive, feeling human being,” Joe Brent has forged a career as both instrumentalist and composer with unpara...
Aug 11, 2022•1 hr 14 min
Episode Notes S upport the Mandolins and Beer Podcast at my Patreon page! My guest this week is one of my favorite people to talk mandolin with, Jacob Jolliff. Jake has an incredible new album coming out on Friday August 5th, which you can pre-order today at this link!! As always, a HUGE THANK YOU to my sponsors! Mandolin Cafe Peghead Nation Northfield Mandolins Pava Mandolins Ellis Mandolins Siminoff Books Straight Up Strings Elderly Instruments...
Jul 29, 2022•1 hr 9 min
Episode Notes S upport the Mandolins and Beer Podcast at my Patreon page! My guests this week are John and Jill Turpin the organizers of the Green Mountain Bluegrass and Roots Festival. The Festival is a music festival featuring a variety of bluegrass, roots and Americana music from both icons of the industry and innovative up-and-coming artists. Featuring a multiple stages, camping, local food trucks, Vermont craft beer and wine, and a magical Green Mountain setting! Get your tickets today at t...
Jul 22, 2022•1 hr 8 min
Episode Notes Support the Mandolins and Beer Podcast at my Patreon page! My guest this week on the podcast is Dan Tyminski! Throughout his 30+ year career, Dan Tyminski has left his mark in every corner of modern music. Tyminski’s voice famously accompanies George Clooney’s performance of the Stanley Brother’s Classic song, “I’m A Man of Constant Sorrow,” in the film, Oh Brother, Where Art Thou and his vocal collaboration with Swedish DJ Avicii on the song “Hey, Brother” was a global smash, havi...
Jul 15, 2022•58 min
Episode Notes Support the Mandolins and Beer Podcast at my Patreon page! My guest this week on the podcast is Irish musician Sean Keegan. Seán was born in London; his parents emigrating from Longford and Leitrim in the late ’70s. A pupil of the renowned traditional music teacher Brendan Mulkere from a young age, Seán grew up within the vibrant Irish music scene in London. You can check out Sean’s brand new album right here and also be sure to keep up with Sean at his website and Instagram! Her...
Jul 09, 2022•1 hr 2 min
Episode Notes Support the Mandolins and Beer Podcast at my Patreon page! My guest this week is Carter Shilts. Carter plays with The Honeygoats and has also been filling in with Chicken Wire Empire. He’s a great player, and has a really great right hand! Be sure to head over and follow Carter on his rad Instagram! As always, a HUGE THANK YOU to my sponsors! Mandolin Cafe Peghead Nation Northfield Mandolins Pava Mandolins Ellis Mandolins Siminoff Books Straight Up Strings Elderly Instruments Song ...
Jul 01, 2022•1 hr 5 min
Episode Notes Support the Mandolins and Beer Podcast at my Patreon page! This week my guests on the podcast are Stan and Lillian Werbin of Elderly Instruments. Elderly is celebrating 50 years in business and on July 5th they will be putting on a 50th year celebration. You can get all the details at their website Elderly Instruments ! They will also be getting some sweet specially made instruments by some of the best makers in the biz for this special occasion! Here is a link for the Billy String...
Jun 24, 2022•1 hr 11 min
