Podcast 425: Richard Smith

In the 1960s, Joellen Lapidus built the dulcimer you hear on Joni Mitchell's Blue album. Over the years, she's also sold instruments to some of rock's biggest names like David Crosby, Garth Hudson, Ja...

5 Apr 20251h 21min

Peghead Nation co-founder Dan Gabel joins us this week to talk about the online lesson portal's origin story, the growth they've experienced over the last decade, and some of their favorite online cla...

1 Apr 202540min

The Fretboard Journal's Sofia Wolfson interviews Chicago's Free Range (Sofia Jensen), whose second record 'Lost & Found' is out now.  Jensen recounts learning guitar at the School of Rock, starting Fr...

28 Mar 20251h 10min

This week, we talk to writer Jamie Etherington about his latest project, the Luthier's Tool Box. The Luthier's Tool Box is the Fretboard Journal's first hardcover book release. It's an anthology featu...

21 Mar 202549min

Did you watch 'A Complete Unknown' and wonder where all those vintage instruments came from?  If so, you're in luck. This week, we're talking to Buzzy Levine of Lark Street Music. Over 20 of the instr...

10 Mar 202548min

How do you make a new acoustic guitar sound slightly more "vintage?" This was the nebulous premise that Jason posed to three great builders at the 2024 Fretboard Summit: John Slobod (Circa Guitars), ...

2 Mar 202547min

D'Addario founder and Fretboard Journal 55 cover subject Jim D'Addario joins us this week for a fascinating talk about strings, innovation, and so much more.  We talk about Jim's first mentor, Mario M...

22 Feb 202546min

Frequent Fretboard Journal contributor Cameron Knowler returns to the Fretboard Journal Podcast to talk about his forthcoming new album, CRK. Inspired by classic Terry Allen and Ry Cooder records, CRK...

14 Feb 202544min