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The Mandolins and Beer Podcast #179 Ben Krakauer Apr 12, 2023

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My guest this week on the podcast is Ben Krakauer. Ben is a banjo player who has a brand new album out called “Hidden Animals” He also used to play with a great band called Old School Freight Train who recorded and album with and toured as the backing band for David Grisman. Great stuff on this episode! Go check out Ben’s website HERE!

Tracks featured on this episode: Mom and Dad’s 51st by Ben Krakauer (Hidden Animals) Hidden Animals by Ben Krakauer (Hidden Animals) Mr. Parshif’s Jig by OSFT (Run) Playtime by Ben Krakauer and Pete Frostic (Wide Open) Gem Music by Ben Krakauer (Hidden Animals) I am Trying to Break Your Heart by OSFT (Pickin on Wilco) Euridice by OSFT (Run)

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The Mandolins and Beer Podcast #178 Ethan Setiawan (New Release!) Apr 05, 2023

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This week I welcome back Ethan Setiwan to the podcast. Ethan has just released his fantastic new album “Gambit” The songwriting and playing on this album are incredible. The fact that Ethan is only 25 makes me excited to see what the future releases will bring! Fortunately Gambit has plenty of great music to get us through to future releases! Go get yourself a copy of the album and book here!

All songs featured during the episode are available on Gambit.

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The Mandolins and Beer Podcast #177 Andrew Marlin (Mighty Poplar Release Day!) Mar 31, 2023

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Support the Mandolins and Beer Podcast at my Patreon page! It’s always a great day when I get to talk to Andrew Marlin! Andrew is back this week to talk about the new Mighty Poplar album…available now! We also talk about the American Acoustic tour, a new practice technique and what he’s been listening to! Be sure to follow Andrew and his band Watchhouse and go and catch some live shows! Cheers!

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The Mandolins and Beer Podcast #176 Chris "Critter" Eldridge (Mighty Poplar, Punch Brothers) Mar 24, 2023

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My guest this week is Chris “Critter” Eldridge. You may know Chris as the guitar player of the Punch Brothers, or maybe from The Infamous Stringdusters, or maybe even from The Seldom Scene! Now Chris is part of another incredible collection of musicians called “Mighty Poplar” Their new album will be available everywhere on March 31st and if you follow the link, you can check out all the tunes that are out there on the web! Chris has also got his own website where you can follow along with his projects as well!

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The Mandolins and Beer Podcast #175 The Re-return of Jarrod Walker (Billy Strings) Mar 17, 2023

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Support the Mandolins and Beer Podcast at my Patreon page! This week I welcome back Jarrod Walker to the show! Things have definitely changed since we last spoke! All for the good! Keep up with Jarrod at his Instagram and keep up with all things Billy Strings here!

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The Mandolins and Beer Podcast #174 Elisa Meyer Ferreira (Choro Das 3) Mar 10, 2023

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Support the Mandolins and Beer Podcast at my Patreon page! This week on the podcast my guest is Elisa Meyer Ferreira from the group Choro Das 3. Elisa and her sisters are incredible musicians and they will be heading to the United States for quite a long tour this year! To keep up with the band be sure to go to their website HERE. To follow Elisa on Instagram head to this link HERE!

Song clips from the episode: “Festa no Chiquero” by Choro Das 3 (Impressoes) “Forro de um Baixo So” by Choro Das 3 (Vigantes) “Alma Portuguesa” by Choro Das 3 (Olho de Boi) “Rock da Silva” by Choro Das 3 (15 Anos)

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The Mandolins and Beer Podcast #173 Grant Gordy (New Release!) Mar 03, 2023

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Support the Mandolins and Beer Podcast at my Patreon page! This week on the podcast I welcome back Grant Gordy. Grant has a brand new album available today (March 3rd) called Peripheral Visions. The best place to purchase it is BANDCAMP and the best place to keep up with Grant is his WEBSITE!

All song clips from this episode are from Grant’s new album!

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The Mandolins and Beer Podcast #172 Radim Zenkl Feb 27, 2023

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Support the Mandolins and Beer Podcast at my Patreon page! My guest this week on the podcast is the incredible Radim Zenkl. I’ve been a fan of Radim pretty much since I picked up a mandolin, so this was an exciting moment for me to be able to speak with him.

LInks of interest!

www.zenklkozak.com facebook.com/zenklkozak instagram.com/zenklkozak https://open.spotify.com/artist/3JxLiixgtRv8Y5o93p35yg

Radim & Ondra - Advent Concert (Czech Republic) Goldberg Variation #1 (J.S. Bach) Eleanor Plunkett (T. O'Carolan) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-s3PZnAIuV4

www.zenkl.com www.ondrakozak.com www.atamusic.eu Radim’s episode on Acoustic Disc. Mandolin Mondays (Radim) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vXx7P7eoKE

Mandolin Mondays (Ondra Kozak) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htLAuhkcoKA

Radim solo at the NAMM Show (Los Angeles, 2007) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiJunO9WeHU

Songs featured during the episode are all available on the Radim Zenkl and Ondra Kozak release titled “Eastern Grass” available on Acoustic Disc except where noted below. Spring Break by Radim Zenkl (Tone Poets) Eastern Feast Yearn by Radim Zenkl (Czech it Out) Memory of Jaroslav Jezek by Radim Zenkl (Galactic Mandolin) Last Supper by Radim Renkl (Galactic Mandolin)

Technical Difficulties!! Feb 24, 2023

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Full episode should be ready to go on Monday! Sorry for delay!

The Mandolins and Beer Podcast #171 Petri Hakala Feb 18, 2023

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My guest this week is Petri Hakala. Petri is an extremely accomplished Finnish mandolin player as well as a scholar and luthier. He doesn’t have a website at the moment but you can buy his music on Bandcamp! Petri has also supplied me with a great list of links with videos, albums he’s done and some of his European mandolin influences which at my website.

Songs featured in this Episode: “Karlssonin” valssit by Petri Hakala (Trad) “Movement 1” by Peti Hakala and Timo Alakotila (Mandolin Concerto) “Movement 3” by Peti Hakala and Timo Alakotila (Mandolin Concerto) “Metsapellon Pokkla” by Petri Hakal (Trad) “Pickwick” by Petri Hakala and Markku Lepisto (Nordic Route) “Kokkola” by Melonious Quartet (Fandango Provenca Sessions) Welcome to my brand new sponsor Tone Slabs! Go to their website and check out all the different shapes and options they offer! Great stuff!!

Here is a link to the Isaac Eicher / Jason Anick Zoom event!

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