Podcast 181: Del McCoury
On this week's podcast, we talk to bluegrass icons Del, Ronnie and Rob McCoury of the Del McCoury Band. We chat about Del's Martin's, including his dark top D-18, Ronnie's Loar mandolin, the rigors of...
5 Jan 201857min
Podcast 180: Bela Fleck and Abigail Washburn
On this week's podcast, Bela Fleck and Abigail Washburn stop by the Fretboard Journal and interview each other! This episode is sponsored by RetroFret Vintage Guitars and Dying Breed Music. Need a ...
16 Dec 201731min
Podcast 179: Filmmaker Drew Roller of Acoustic Uprising
On this week's podcast, we talk to filmmaker Drew Roller, the mastermind behind the new documentary 'Acoustic Uprising.' Roller tells us how, thanks to YouTube, he discovered the new guard of fingerst...
16 Dec 201725min
Podcast 178: Kurt Bloch
Kurt Bloch is a legendary figure in Seattle's music scene since his formation of the Fastbacks in the late '70s. On this week's podcast, we talk to Bloch about growing up in Seattle, the creation of h...
7 Dec 20171h 7min
Podcast 177: Guitarist Joel Paterson
On this week's Fretboard Journal Podcast, we talk to the amazing guitarist Joel Paterson. Joel has just released a new record of instrumental Christmas songs called Hi-Fi Christmas Guitar (Bloodshot R...
1 Dec 201726min
Podcast 176: Bob Taylor of Taylor Guitars
Few guitarmakers travel the globe as much as Bob Taylor of Taylor Guitars. On any given day, he may be at Taylor's massive El Cajon factory, at his ebony mill in Cameroon, on Hawaii replanting koa tre...
23 Nov 20171h 3min
Podcast 175: Lindy Fralin
Back in the 1980s, Lindy Fralin didn't set out to be one of the world's most-trusted pickup winders, he just wanted to earn a living as a guitarist. With a tight budget, he'd buy cheap guitars and fix...
15 Nov 201737min
Podcast 174: Delicate Steve
Today we're talking to guitarist Steve Marion, aka "Delicate Steve." When his old band's major label record deal imploded, Marion invented his Delicate Steve persona, crafting over-the-top rock instru...
8 Nov 201737min
