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Music Makers and Soul Shakers with Steve Dawson

Music Makers and Soul Shakers is an in-depth podcast about recording, songwriting, studio sessions and record production in Americana, roots and blues music. Host Steve Dawson, a working musician and producer, leads deep conversations with musicians, producers and songwriters about their lives, their influences and how great records get made.

Guests include legendary session musicians, producers, songwriters and touring artists from the worlds of Americana, folk, blues, country and roots music. Conversations often explore recording techniques, studio stories, songwriting craft, touring life and the creative process behind great records.

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Copyright: © 2023 Music Makers and Soul Shakers

Latest Episodes:

Ep. 88 - Sue Foley May 20, 2020

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Sue Foley is a killer blues guitarist and singer, originally from Ottawa, Canada, but has spent a good portion of her career in Austin, Texas. She has made a string of great blues records, the latest of which is "The Ice Queen".

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Ep. 87 - Guthrie Trapp May 13, 2020

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Guthrie Trapp is one of the cream of the crop of guitar pickers in Nashville these days. He can be seen with his own groups all over town, or frequently collaborating with John Oates, Jerry Douglas and many more.

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Ep. 86 - Dave Bidini May 05, 2020

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Dave Bidini of The Rheostatics joins me on the show this week to talk about his long and storied career in Canadian music.

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Ep. 85 - Chris Wood (The Wood Brothers) Apr 29, 2020

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Chris Wood joins me on the show today. Chris is an incredible bass player, both on the upright and electric, writes and performs amazing music with his brother Oliver in The Wood Bros, plays a mean harp, and can even break out some inspired mid-set dance moves. I first got to know of Chris through his playing with the groundbreaking Medeski, Martin and Wood in the 90's and early 2000's - making amazing records and touring incessantly, and as that band ran its course, Chris switched gears and hooked up with his brother to create some of the grooviest, soulful roots music on record today. The Wood Bros spend a good deal of time on the road now, and we got to talk about all of that, his recording history and influences, as well as what he's doing with his spare time during the pandemic. Enjoy my interview with Chris Wood, and please subscribe to the podcast!

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Ep. 84 - Charlie Hunter Apr 22, 2020

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My guest this week is the phenomenal guitarist Charlie Hunter. Through innovative use of 7 and 8-string guitars, Charlie has built a career on composing, performing and improvising while developing his mind-bending techniques of essentially playing guitar and bass at the same time on the same instrument. I've followed Charlie since his days in a Bay Area band called TJ Kirk, through his many solo, trio, quartet and collaborative projects. He was also involved in the early 90's hip hop and soul scenes, working with both Michael Franti and D'Angelo. Recently Charlie has hooked up with the spectacular singer, Lucy Woodward, and toured all over the world with their new group after releasing their latest record, "Music! Music! Music!". We got into all of it, and then some... Enjoy my conversation with Charlie Hunter, and be sure to follow us on Instagram and Facebook!

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Ep. 83 - Jim Campilongo Apr 16, 2020

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This week's guest is incredibly creative Telecaster-slinger, Jim Campilongo. I've been trying to get Jim on the show for a while now and it finally worked out. Jim is one of the finest modern players associated with the Telecaster and has worked for decades on playing and composing music around the New York and Bay Areas. While getting to be known as one of the finest musicians in a city full of great musicians, he chose to mostly stick close to home and hone his craft with weekly gigs in New York for almost 20 years! He has released a number of incredible albums with his trio, and lately also with the group Honeyfingers. Jim also had a band with Norah Jones for a while called The Little Willies. Campilongo is also a veteran teacher and has a wide range of amazing material on his site to delve into. Please check out jimcampilongo.com for more on that and what he's up to.

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Ep. 82 - Patrick Warren Apr 08, 2020

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My guest this week is a keyboard player and a major force in the LA music scene over the past 20 years, Patrick Warren. Patrick is a keyboard player technically, but really is a master of sonics as well. I’ve been seeing his name since the 90’s on amazing records and soundtracks coming out of LA in the scene there that I’ve been drawn to, which was everything Jon Brion was involved with, and then T-Bone Burnett’s and Joe Henry’s worlds. This included artists like Aimee Mann, Michael Penn, Fiona Apple, Tom Waits and soundtracks that beautifully marry music to film like Magnolia, Boogie Nights, and Hard 8. Patrick is the ultimate connoisseur and player of the Chamberlin, which is a totally unique tape-based keyboard, much like the British mellotron, but even more finicky and complex. Lately, Patrick has been involved in some amazing TV soundtracks - True Detective with T-Bone, and The Chi, for which he is the principal composer.

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Ep. 81 - Robben Ford Apr 01, 2020

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Welcome to Season 4! My guest on the podcast this week is the incredible guitarist Robben Ford. I first got into Robben's music in the 90's when he was rockin' out with his trio The Blue Line. He made a string of cool records around that time, but as I dug a bit more into his past, it wasn't hard to find that he had already toured and recorded with Tom Scott, Joni Mitchell, George Harrison and Miles Davis. (This is the first Miles sideman we’ve had on the show too!) Robben continues to make great guitar records, and after his move to Nashville a couple of years back, has found new players to record and collaborate with. We got to talk about all of his current and past projects including his latest album "Purple House", lots of the great sessions and tours, his Dumble amps, and how he spent 2 months getting a guitar tone! It was a blast having him in the studio, and I hope you enjoy the conversation.

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Ep. 80 - Welcome to Season 4 Mar 25, 2020

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An update on the podcast getting ramped up for Season 4!

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