Podcast 463: Sofia Wolfson

We don't often cover religious music here at the Journal but on today's podcast we talk to Paul Enns, a music pastor based in London. He walks us through his unique job, crafting music and playing aco...

13 Sep 201631min

As Santa Cruz celebrates its fortieth anniversary, we're sharing the talk that founder Richard Hoover gave at the first-ever Fretboad Summit. Richard tells us a bit about the SCGC operation, gives us ...

26 Aug 201650min

Jim Olson is a legend in the world of acoustic guitar making. The Minnesota-based luthier is a cult favorite among guitar collectors around the world thanks to the instruments he's built for James Tay...

17 Aug 201656min

These days, Otto D'Ambrosio is best known for his exquisite archtop guitars. But his guitar journey began long ago, when he stumbled into Mandolin Brothers as a 13 year old. He ended up working at Man...

5 Aug 201644min

It's starting to look like a guitar! Luthier T. Drew Heinonen is hard at work on the OM guitar project we'll be unveiling at the 2016 Fretboard Summit. On this week's podcast, Drew tells us about his ...

28 Jul 201652min

Author, record producer, historian and performer Bob Carlin joins the Fretboard Journal podcast to talk about his latest project, the gorgeous new book 'Banjo: An Illustrated History.' The book is an ...

20 Jul 201621min

Tim Young is best known for his guitar playing with Wayne Horvitz in Zony Mash but he's also done a ton of session and studio work with everyone from Todd Rundgren and Fiona Apple to John Legend. On ...

13 Jul 201644min

On May 24, 2016, jazz guitarists Bill Frisell and Matt Munisteri performed a short Facebook Live set at the Fretboard Journal's Seattle headquarters. After the cameras were turned off, we kept the mic...

7 Jul 20161h 3min