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The Mandolins and Beer Podcast Episode #141 Carter Shilts (The Honeygoats and Chicken Wire Empire) Jul 01, 2022

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Support the Mandolins and Beer Podcast at my Patreon page! My guest this week is Carter Shilts. Carter plays with The Honeygoats and has also been filling in with Chicken Wire Empire. He’s a great player, and has a really great right hand! Be sure to head over and follow Carter on his rad Instagram! As always, a HUGE THANK YOU to my sponsors! Mandolin Cafe Peghead Nation Northfield Mandolins Pava Mandolins Ellis Mandolins Siminoff Books Straight Up Strings Elderly Instruments Song clips featured in this episode Dandelion Wine by The Honeygoats (Four Years in Three Days) Dear Hearts and Gentle People by Bing Crosby (20th Century Grt Hits) Jordu by Clifford Brown and Max Roach (Same) Cant’ Stop Now by New Grass Revial (Greatest Hits) Hummingbird by The Honeygoats (Four Years in Three Days) Old Fashioned by The Honeygoats (Four Years in Three Days) Swing 42 by Django Reinhardt (The Essential Django Reinhardt)

The Mandolins and Beer Podcast Stan and Lillian Werbin (Elderly Instruments) Jun 24, 2022

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Support the Mandolins and Beer Podcast at my Patreon page! This week my guests on the podcast are Stan and Lillian Werbin of Elderly Instruments. Elderly is celebrating 50 years in business and on July 5th they will be putting on a 50th year celebration. You can get all the details at their website Elderly Instruments! They will also be getting some sweet specially made instruments by some of the best makers in the biz for this special occasion! Here is a link for the Billy Strings video! Billy Strings & his father, Terry Barber doing an Impromtu Jam As always, a HUGE THANK YOU to my sponsors! Mandolin Cafe Peghead Nation Northfield Mandolins Pava Mandolins Ellis Mandolins Siminoff Books Straight Up Strings Elderly Instruments

The Mandolins and Beer Podcast Episode # 139 Adrian Gross (Slocan Ramblers) Jun 14, 2022

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Support the Mandolins and Beer Podcast at my Patreon page! My guest this week on the podcast is Adrian Gross. Adrian Gross was born in Montreal, lives in Toronto, and has been playing music all his life. As one of Canada’s most sought-after mandolin players, he has developed a reputation for his inventive playing and unique voice on the instrument, always with one eye to the tradition and one looking forward. As a member of The Slocan Ramblers, Adrian has performed at music festivals across North America, from MerleFest to RockyGrass, has been nominated for a Juno and won IBMA and CFMA awards. Adrian keeps busy as a professor in the Music Department at Concordia University, and as the Canadian booking agent for The Slocan Ramblers and chamber-folk string quartet The Fretless. He spends his rare free time in town practicing on the banks of the river that flows across the street from his house. You can follow The Slocan Rambler’s at their website or on Facebook and Instagram. Keep up with Adrian at his website here! As always, a HUGE THANK YOU to my sponsors! Mandolin Cafe Peghead Nation Northfield Mandolins Pava Mandolins Ellis Mandolins Siminoff Books Straight Up Strings Elderly Instruments

The Mandolins and Beer Podcast Episode #138 Ashby Frank Jun 03, 2022

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Support the Mandolins and Beer Podcast at my Patreon page! My guest this week is Ashby Frank. Growing up in central North Carolina, Frank was something of a prodigy as a teenager on mandolin, though he is proficient on multiple instruments and as a singer. After college he moved to Nashville and worked for a time with Special Consensus and the Marty Raybon Band before settling into his comfortable role as a first call fill-in for top touring acts. Over the years you may have seen him on stage with Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper, Lonesome River Band, Earls of Leicester, or with one of his all-star side project groups, Mashville Brigade or The Likely Culprits. These days he goes out with Mountain Heart. To keep up with Ashby follow him on Facebook or Instagram. Here is a link to the camp that Megan Lynch Chowning puts on for jams! Mandolin Cafe Peghead Nation Northfield Mandolins Pava Mandolins Ellis Mandolins Siminoff Books Straight Up Strings Elderly Instruments Song clips featured in this episode “Going across the Sea” by Ashby Frank: “Midnight Highway” by Ashby Frank “The Big Revival” by The Likely Culprits (The Likely Culprits) “Chinqaupin Hunting” by Megan Lynch Chowning (Face to Face) “Snow Woman” by Crowe Brothers (Bridging the Gap) “Rocky Road Blues” by Marty Rabon (Southern Roots & Branches) “Signs” by Special Consensus (Signs) “The Story of the Day That I Died” by Junior Sisk (The Story of the Day that I Died)

The Mandolins and Beer Podcast Episode #137 Ian Coury May 20, 2022

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Support the Mandolins and Beer Podcast at my Patreon page! My guest this week on the podcast is Choro musician Ian Coury! Ian is currently studying at Berklee and Peghead Nation has just launched a Choro course that Ian is teaching. He also has a new album coming out around August so stay tuned for that! You can follow Ian at his Instagram HERE! Mandolin Cafe Peghead Nation Northfield Mandolins Pava Mandolins Ellis Mandolins Siminoff Books Straight Up Strings Elderly Instruments Song clips featured in this episode: El Diablo Suelto by Mike Marshall (Brazil Duets) Desespero by Armandinho Macedo (Aramando Macedo) Assanhado by Jacob Do Bandolim (Mandolin Master of Brazil) Receita de Samba by Mike Marshall and Hamilton De Holanda (New Worlds)

The Mandolins and Beer Podcast Episode #136.5 Darol Anger Mr. Sun release day! May 13, 2022

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Support the Mandolins and Beer Podcast at my Patreon page! My 2nd guest this week is the final member of the incredible band Mr. Sun. Darol and I discuss all sorts of things, including the new album Extrovert available here on May 13th! Also, be sure to follow the band at Mr. Sun’s website! Mandolin Cafe Peghead Nation Northfield Mandolins Pava Mandolins Ellis Mandolins Siminoff Books Straight Up Strings Elderly Instruments Song clips featured in this episode: Are all from the new album Extrovert!

The Mandolins and Beer Podcast Episode #136 Mr. Sun May 11, 2022

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My guests this week are 3 of the members of the incredible band Mr. Sun. Joe, Grant, Aidan and I discuss all sorts of things, including the new album Extrovert available here on May 13th! Also, be sure to follow the band at Mr. Sun’s website! Mandolin Cafe Peghead Nation Northfield Mandolins Pava Mandolins Ellis Mandolins Siminoff Books Straight Up Strings Elderly Instruments Song clips featured in this episode: Are all from the new album Extrovert!

The Mandolins and Beer Podcast Episode #135 Michael Heiden May 06, 2022

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My guest this week is luthier Michael Heiden. Michael builds some incredible mandolins that are in the hands of some of my favorite players! You can keep up with Michael at his website here! As always, a big thank you to my sponsors for this episode! Mandolin Cafe Peghead Nation Northfield Mandolins Pava Mandolins Ellis Mandolins Siminoff Books Straight Up Strings Elderly Instruments Song clips featured in this episode: “Heiden in Plain sight” Andrew Collins (Love away the Hate) “Tamp ‘em up Solid” by Mr Sun (Extrovert) “The Bumpy Road” by John Reischman and John Miller (Bumpy Road) “Daphne” by Stephane Grapelli (Live from the Blue Note) “Brilliancy’ by Sam Bush (Glamour and Grits)

The Mandolins and Beer Podcast Episode #134 Jake Howard is Back! Apr 29, 2022

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Support the Mandolins and Beer Podcast at my Patreon page! My guest this week is the incredible Jake Howard! Jack has taken on the Herculean task of transcribing the incredible album Not All Who Wander Are Lost! Not only that but he has also done unofficial books for Sleep with One Eye Open, and transcribed the guitar solos for the Tony Rice Album “Tony Rice plays Bluegrass Guitar” for the mandolin! And that is available for free at this link on the Mandolin Cafe! Keep up with Jake at his website here and you can get those books at his Patreon here!

As always, a big thank you to my sponsors for this episode! Mandolin Cafe Peghead Nation Northfield Mandolins Pava Mandolins Ellis Mandolins Siminoff Books Straight Up Strings Elderly Instruments