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It Is And It Always Will Be Love Aug 26, 2021

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It's been a long journey for the past 19 months. We all know it's true. This mid-week short drop is a few of The Conductor's thoughts and ideas on heading back out into the musical community and seeing our collective trip with some new lenses and renewed sense of gratitude. Also, he just wanted to ride in the car or plane with you as you travel to Phish's West Coast run! Travel safe and see you all soon!

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Skerik - Less Hurt And More Future Aug 24, 2021

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We are super excited to have Skerik as our guest on No Simple Road this week! Decade upon decade, Skerik remains the tireless steward for one of modern music's most diverse, adventurous & passionate bodies of work. Skerik's world is one where dialogue flows freely between wildly disparate strains of musical thought... where no borders exist between jazz & sludge metal, where elements of Congolese soukous dialect might find their way onto the million-selling records of an alternative rock band, where an avant-garde electronic translation of Ornette Coleman's deepest & darkest fantasies (shared with a select few listeners in a small club) easily attains the same level of satisfaction & meaning as an exuberant explosion of jazz/funk catharsis (shared with hordes of sweaty festival crowds all over the world).

We get right down to business with Skerik talking about our current landscape, lessons learned through years on the road, dealing with fear and pressure as a society, being 'the' grunge saxophonist, how musicians are an asset to our culture, dealing with the financial aspects of a musical career, and a whole ton more! Make sure to check out Garage A Trois' new album 'Calm Down Cologne' everywhere music streams.

To dig deeper into the world of Skerik head to: skerikmusic.com and also royalpotatofamily.com

SONG AT THE BEGINNING OF THE EPISODE: 'Calm Down Cologne (feat. Stanton Moore, Charlie Hunter & Skerik' from the album 'Calm Down Cologne'

SONG AT THE END OF THE EPSIODE: 'In-A-Pro-Pro' from the album 'Calm Down Cologne'

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AMENDOLA VS. BLADES

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A Two Fer: Kwabi Amoah-Forson of The Peace Bus & Phish Hershey Recap Aug 17, 2021

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We've got two for one this week on No Simple Road! We start off this week with a recap of our trip to Hershey, Pennsylvania to see Phish!

Next, we welcome the founder of The Peace Bus, Kwabi Amoah-Forson, to the show for a discussion about his mission to spread peace across this land! The Peace Bus was conceptualized from the desire to create a space to ignite solidarity throughout communities. This vision has lead Kwabi to campaign for peace both nationally and internationally, from London, England to Dublin, Ireland he's have made it his mission to promote the principles of peace and solidarity.

One of the essential pillars of the Peace Bus is delivering humanitarian aid to communities in need. They are committed to the act of giving as a fundamental part of the Peace movement and they are committed to empowering our community by uplifting those around us.

We talk with Kwabi about how and why he started The Peace Bus, how he managed to be Santa Clause for 300 kids on Christmas day, delivering breakfast cereal to those who needed it most, his mission to visit the California/Mexico border, his plans to drive to Washington D.C. to discuss peace with Joe Biden, and a whole lot more!

Head over to www.thepeacebus.org to get involved.

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The Owsley Stanley Foundation - Checking In With The Mothership Aug 12, 2021

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A mid-week special episode with Starfinder Stanley and Hawk from The Owsley Stanley Foundation. The Owsley Stanley Foundation is a 501c(3) non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation of “Bear’s Sonic Journals,” Owsley’s archive of more than 1,300 live concert soundboard recordings from the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s, including recordings by Miles Davis, Johnny Cash, The Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, Fleetwood Mac, Janis Joplin, and more than 80 other artists across nearly every musical idiom. These analog reel-to-reel recordings are nearing the end of their expected shelf lives and will deteriorate and be lost forever if they are not preserved and that is the mission of the Owsley Stanley Foundation.

We check in with Starfinder and Hawk and talk about finding the most recent release 'Bear's Sonic Journals: Merry-Go-Round At The Carousel' Tim Buckley at the Carousel Ballroom on June 15th & 16th 1968. This is a true gem and among Buckley aficionados considered to be a seminal performance. We also get into some of the inner workings of the OSF and how everyone out there can help make sure Bear's meticulous work and honored legacy live on!

Head over to owsleystanlyfoundation.org to check out the full catalog of releases and to see how you can sponsor a reel (or reels) and make sure the music never stops!

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Davvy Glab of the 'Toby & Davvy YouTube Channel' - Enjoyin' The Ride Aug 10, 2021

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This week we are stoked to have Davvy Glab as our guest on No Simple Road. This is a super fun and laughter filled episode! Davvy is a YouTube creator, guitarist, actor, and one-half of the 'Toby & Davvy' YouTube channel. Davvy teaches Grateful Dead songs on YouTube every week with his show 'Play Dead' as well as doing 'Drink and a Joint' & 'Live Chill & Jam' with his homie Toby, solo workshops, and 'Steal Your Monday's' with Chants In The Void. This cat is super busy and will quickly become your new favorite thing to watch on YouTube! I promise!

We get right to it with Davvy talking about everything from wearing linen pants and slinging DMT, spending time homeless and on the road with Toby, the lessons of the Grateful Dead, finding your hustle and how to make it your thing, lot's of belly laughs, and a whole lot more!

Make sure to head over to: Toby & Davvy on YouTube to see all the awesome stuff they're putting out every week and make sure to subscribe!

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Elliott Peck - The Harmony Of The Story Aug 03, 2021

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We are super excited this week to have Elliott Peck as our guest! As one of the most sought-after vocalists on the West Coast, Elliott Peck has made a name for herself lending harmonies to everyone from Phil Lesh and Bob Weir to Jackie Greene and Reid Genauer. As a member of the band Midnight North, she’s appeared on bills with the likes of Bonnie Raitt and The Mother Hips and slayed festivals from Lockn’ to Hardly Strictly Bluegrass. Now, with her mesmerizing solo debut, Peck is stepping center stage, ready to prove she’s a talent more than worthy of the spotlight on her own.

We talk with Elliott about coming back from quarantine with a ton of creative projects in the works, the new Midnight North Album 'There's Always A Story', how she stays healthy while being on the road, being the only female on the road with a bunch of dudes, her memories of playing in Portland and her reception from the fans here, and a whole lot more!

For tour news, merch, and more head over to: www.elliottpeck.com and www.midnightnorth.com

SONG AT THE BEGINNING OF THE EPISODE: 'Good Days' - off Midnight North's new album 'Always A Story To Tell'

SONG AT THE END OF THE EPISODE: 'Coyote - off Midnight North's new album 'Always A Story To Tell'

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Funk You - 'Precautious' And Beyond Jul 26, 2021

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This week No Simple Road is extremely excited to have Funk You as our guest! Friends, fun, and love comprise the ethos of Funk You, a nine-piece musical juggernaut from Augusta, Georgia. Motivated by a love of liver performance and armed with a captivating sonic presence, the band places a healthy helping of soul atop a funky backbeat that continues to evolve even after a decade on the road!

We start this episode, before the interview, with a check in from The Northwest String Summit Peacock Pickin' Party. This is NSR's first time at a show since quarantine and we brought a couple listeners along for the ride!

Then, we get into our conversation with the guys from Funk You about getting back at it after the Great Pause, seeing fans get emotional from the stage, re-releasing their first album for their 10 year anniversary with an entire horn section, being "precautious", and a whole lot more!

For tour news, merch and more head over to www.funkyoumusic.com

SONG AT THE BEGINNING OF THE EPISODE: 'FUNK YOU' off of the album 'Funk You'(10th Anniversary Edition)

SONG AT THE END OF THE EPISODE: 'SPACE MONKEY' off of the album 'Funk You'(10th Anniversary Edition)

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Benny 'Burle' Galloway - Pickin' And Grinnin' Jul 20, 2021

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This week we are super honored and excited to bring you the one and only Benny 'Burle' Galloway! When Yonder Mountain String Band arrived in Colorado from Illinois, trying to make its name in the bluegrass world, they needed a friend who knew the ropes. Benny Galloway was their man. Galloway had been a part of the Colorado acoustic-music scene since moving here from the New Orleans area in the mid-’70s. Galloway had the wealth of experiences and contacts that Yonder Mountain was short on. A singer, songwriter and guitarist who also dabbled in dobro, bass and piano, Galloway had led his own bands, played bass in the Front Range group Fret Knot, jammed with the members of Leftover Salmon and Runaway Truck Ramp. This is the guy who the bands would come to after tour, lick their wounds, have some BBQ, and get centered again.

We spent the day with Burle talking about everything from Yonder's early days, living the Cowboy life, existing in the parenthesis, seeing Northwest String Summit grow into what it is today, seeing music as form and not sound, and oh.... so much more!

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Chris Pandolfi - Simulating The Zone Jul 12, 2021

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We are extremely stoked this week to have Chris Pandolfi of The Infamous Stringdusters as our guest! We get right down to business with Chris discussing some of the deeper aspects of being a musician and also a human being, like not letting your mistakes become part of your identity, how practice and repetition open the door to 'the zone', ways to strive for success and be on top of your game, the rich oral tradition of Bluegrass music, and so much more!

Aside from the Dusters, Chris has a few solo endeavors that keep him busy. TRAD+ is a banjo-centric exploration of a different sonic world, combining vinyl samples, drums, synths, strings, beats and much more. He released his first album, Interference, in the fall of 2015, and it’s been downloaded over 600,000 times internationally. TRAD+ continues to evolve and more new music is on the way.

His latest venture is his podcast, ‘Inside the Musician’s Brain.’ It’s a deep dive into everything that’s underneath the music and the artists that inspire us. He explores the Stringdusters world and sits down with other influential artists to discuss inspiration, creativity, and the many facets of bringing a musical vision to life. New episodes come out every two weeks. ITMB is part of the Osiris Media

SONG AT THE BEGINNING OF THE EPISODE: 'My Sweet Blue Eyed Darling' - off The The Infamous Stringdusters album 'A Tribute To Bill Monroe'

SONG AT THE END OF THE EPISODE: 'Astral Plane' - off his new solo album 'Trance Banjo'

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Lauren Murphy of The Psychedelics and Deb Grabien of The Sound Field - A Trick Of The Light Jul 10, 2021

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We are excited to bring you Lauren Murphy of The Psychedelics and Deb Grabein of The Sound Field this week on No Simple Road! Lauren Murphy shares more than a little with The Sound Field, not the least of which are the musicians David Salvia and Mark Karan. The latter, who co-produced Psychedelics with Murphy herself at Dauphin Street Sound in Mobile, AL., also accompanies members of the band named after this record. Such continuity of activity further delineates common roots in the Sixties also extending to a package layout by Bob Minkin Design (he of so many superb photos of the Grateful Dead even apart from his book Photographed By (Insight Editions , 2014) as well as two songs here co-authored by the late wordsmith Robert Hunter for that latter band.

Thanks in part to the augmentation of its core trio, The Sound field's second album, This Moment of the Storm, is an incrementally ghostly listening experience over the course of its dozen tracks and near sixty-minutes duration. The esteemed David Lindley, long-time accompanist to Jackson Browne, adds color with lap steel on "Cry For Memory" and "Walk" plus bouzouki on "Copperhead Road," while Mark Karan, best known for his long-term work with former members of the Grateful Dead, chips in with suitably intricate guitar work.

This is a heavy conversation! We get into women’s role in the music industry, how the patriarchy has affected their music, creating the new albums, playing at Sweetwater during the pandemic, and a ton more!!!

Make sure to check out THE SOUND FIELD on all streaming platforms!

Also check out PSYCHEDEICS also streaming everywhere!

SONG AT THE BEGINNING OF THE EPISODE: 'End Of The World Blues' - off 'Psychedleics'

SONG AT THE END OF THE EPISODE: 'Trick Of The Light' - off 'The Sound Field'

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