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S1E37 - Mandolins and Beer Podcast Episode #37 Baron Collins-Hill Apr 15, 2020

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This week's guest on the podcast is Baron Collins-Hill!

Baron is the musician behind the popular website MANDOLESSONS. He grew up playing the mandolin in Maine and graduated from Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts with a degree in music performance and ethnomusicology. While traditional fiddle music takes up most of my time, I also love to play bluegrass, jazz, and open improvisation. You can find out more about Baron at the MANDOLESSONS pageor at his WEBSITE here

Also featured on this episode is a great new tune from Dylan McCarthy! You can pre-order his new release called Lost & Found at his WEBSITE here!

Thank you as always to The Mandoln Cafe!

S1E36 - Mandolins and Beer Episode #36 Don Julin Apr 08, 2020

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This week's guest on the podcast is Don Julin! Don Julin, author of the best-selling Mandolin For Dummies (Wiley 2012) and founder of the online school Mandolins Heal the World, is regarded as one of the most eclectic mandolin players and top mandolin instructors on the scene today. Don’s patient, detailed teaching style is appreciated by students of all levels; his YouTube mandolin instructional videos have garnered more than three-quarters of a million views. Don has previously taught at the Mandolin Symposium (Santa Cruz, Calif.), Elderly Instruments (Lansing, Mich.), Dusty Strings (Seattle, Wash.), Classical Mandolin Society of America conventions, National Oldtime Fiddlers Festival (Weiser, Idaho), Richter Mandolin Camp (Bloomington, Ind.), Cesare Pollini Conservatory of Music (Padua, Italy), Midwest Mandolin Festival (Indianapolis, Ind.), and others. His hands-on workshops focus on developing good left- and right-hand skills, along with a dose of ear training and music theory.

Get 30 days for free at Don's incredible website at this LINK

Also, be sure to follow Don at the following sites!

Don Julin https://www.donjulin.com

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/donjulin/

https://www.facebook.com/mandolinshealtheworld/

S1E35 - Mandolins and Beer Episode #35 Tim Connell Apr 01, 2020

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This Week's Guest is Tim Connell!

A graduate of the New England Conservatory of Music and a virtuoso mandolinist with over twenty years professional performing experience, Tim Connell has created a sophisticated and original global mandolin style. Regarded as one of the top North American interpreters of Brazilian choro, Tim has also developed his own unique voice for the instrument, described in a recent Mandolin Magazine cover story as “fiery and energetic, soulful and evocative.”

To sign up for Tim's workshop courses go to this LINK You can also find time on INSTAGRAM and FACEBOOK.

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Also, as always, a big thank you to the MANDOLIN CAFE!

S1E34 - The Mandolins and Beer Podcast Episode #34 Andy Statman Mar 25, 2020

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This week's guest is mandolin legend Andy Statman!

Andy Statman, one of his generation's premier mandolinists and clarinetists, thinks of his compositions and performances as "spontaneous American-roots music and personal, prayerful hasidic music, by way of avant-garde jazz." This modest man takes for granted that a performer might embody several worlds in his art, and seems humbled by the fact that his music, like his story, is extraordinary. Be sure to head to Andy's WEBSITE for more information and to sign up for private lessons!

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Also, as always, a big thank you to the MANDOLIN CAFE!

S1E33 - Mandolins and Beer Episode #33 Andy Leftwich (Ricky Skaggs and Three Ring Circle) Mar 18, 2020

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Today's guest is Andy Leftwich!

Four-time Grammy winning instrumentalist Andy Leftwich began playing the fiddle at the age of six, entering his first contest at seven, and winning the National Championship for Beginners at the age of twelve. Adding mandolin and guitar to his arsenal, Andy began playing professionally at the age of fifteen. Since joining Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder in 2001, Andy has completed a solo album (“Ride”, Skaggs Family Records), recorded two critically acclaimed albums as a member of trio Three Ring Circle (with dobro player Rob Ickes and bassist Dave Pomeroy), and built an impressive list of studio credits, lending his talents to acts such as Steven Curtis Chapman, Keith and Kristyn Getty, Dailey & Vincent, and many more. Most recently, he’s added “Producer” to his resume, with gospel group Point of Grace (“Directions Home”, Word Records). Andy lives in Carthage, Tennessee with his wife, Rachel. Check him out online at his Website His Facebook or his Instagram!

As always thanks so much to The Mandolin Cafe!

S1E32 - The Mandolins and Beer Podcast Episode #32 Lauren Price of the Price Sisters Mar 10, 2020

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This week's guest is Lauren Price of The Price Sisters!

Music has always had a resounding presence in the lives of twin sisters Lauren Price Napier and Leanna Price. Growing up, both of their parents sang traditional and old-time country songs. As the sisters grew up hearing duet harmony, they naturally became accustomed to singing together themselves. Lauren and Leanna were gifted instruments for their eighth birthday and began taking lessons at age nine, though they didn’t take as strong an interest in bluegrass music specifically until their mid-high school years. The girls then began attending as many festivals and workshops as possible. Both were recipients of Bill Vernon Memorial Scholarships at the Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival in 2014 and attended the annual IBMA conference for the first time that fall. In 2017, Lauren and Leanna each completed their Bachelor degrees in Traditional Music from Morehead State University.

You can find Lauren on Facebook and Instagram and be sure to also follow The Price Sisters at their Website, their Facebook and their Instagram

Also be sure to pick up Tristan Scroggins' new fiddle book HERE

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As always thank you to The Mandolin Cafe

S1E31 - Mandolins and Beer Episode #31 Paul Glasse Mar 03, 2020

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This week's guest on the podcast is Paul Glasse!

Paul Glasse is a former National Mandolin Champion, known internationally as both a featured artist and a sideman. He has performed and recorded with a remarkable range of artists including: Lyle Lovett, Willie Nelson, Shawn Colvin, Joe Ely, Allison Krause, Mark O'Connor, Jerry Douglas, and members of the Texas Playboys.

Paul has appeared on the Tonight Show and Austin City Limits. He has been profiled in Downbeat Magazine and selected by Texas Monthly as one of the 100 musicians "most essential to the Austin music scene." Paul has toured throughout Europe and appeared in U.S. venues as diverse as Washington D.C.'s Kennedy Center, Chicago's Grant Park and Austin's Broken Spoke. He has been inducted into the Texas Western Swing Hall of Fame and is a much sought after teacher at music camps and workshops throughout the U.S.

Be sure to check out all of Paul's links below!

[Paul Glasse Web Site] (http://paulglasse.com/)

Reverb Nation This page does list gigs and has some streaming links of a few of Paul's tunes!

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S1E30 - The Mandolins and Beer Podcast #30 Caleb Klauder of Foghorn Stringband Feb 25, 2020

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This week's guest is Caleb Klauder. If you've traveled anywhere in North America and Europe, or have spent any time listening to country music that is outside of the radio charts, you will have heard the name Caleb Klauder. Caleb represents the best of the Northwest music scene and his music has inspired many people across the globe. Caleb has been touring nationally and internationally for over 20 years. He first toured with acclaimed folk-rock band Calobo, a luminary in the Northwest’s burgeoning 90's music scene. He has been leading his own band, the Caleb Klauder Band, since 2000, a venue for his original and timeless songs. And he is a founding member of the widely celebrated Foghorn Stringband, with whom he tours regularly. Caleb's music is far reaching and influential.

Be sure to head over to Caleb's WEBSITE and also Foghorn's WEBSITE to keep up with all Caleb has going on!

Thanks as always to this week's sponsor Peghead Nation! Head over to Peghead Nation to get 30 days for free! Just enter mandolinbeer at the checkout! PEGHEAD NATION

Also, as always, a big thank you to the MANDOLIN CAFE!

Check out my Patreon page HERE for 10 minute a day lesson videos and tabs!

S1E29 - Mandolins and Beer Podcast #29 Marla Fibish Feb 19, 2020

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This week's guest is Marla Fibish.

A San Francisco native, Marla is one of the prominent voices of the mandolin in Irish music. She brings a deep and distinctive sensibility to the tradition on one of its lesser-heard instruments. She is a dynamic performer and a sought after teacher. Her playing is featured on the 2017 Noctambule release A Sweetish Tune, on the eponymous Three Mile Stone recording with San Francisco favorites, fiddler Erin Shrader and guitarist Richard Mandel, and on The Morning Star, a duo CD with legendary Irish singer and bouzouki player Jimmy Crowley released in 2011 — an all instrumental project that features Irish music on an array of mandolin-family instruments: mandolin, mandola, mandocello, bouzouki, and dordan. She has performed and taught nationally and in Ireland, and was a featured performer at the 2018 Masters of Tradition festival in Bantry, Co. Cork. Be sure to check out all of Marla's info at her WEBSITE and follow her on INSTAGRAM

Head over to this week's sponsor Peghead Nation to get 30 days for free! Just enter mandolinbeer at the checkout! PEGHEAD NATION

Also, as always, a big thank you to the MANDOLIN CAFE!

Check out my Patreon page HERE for 10 minute a day lesson videos and tabs!

S1E28 - Mandolins and Beer Podcast Episode #28 Andrew Collins Feb 12, 2020

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This week's guest on the podcast is Andrew Collins!

Mando maestro Andrew Collins finds himself – through no actual fault of his own – at the epicentre of Canada’s burgeoning acoustic/roots music scene. He didn’t invent it – but he's certainly been a contributor, having co-founded seriously noteworthy Canadian bands like the Creaking Tree String Quartet, the Foggy Hogtown Boys and, more recently, his namesake Trio. That’s not to mention the fact that this prolific, robust performer – comfortable on mandolin, fiddle, guitar, mandola and mandocello – composes, produces, arranges, writes and teaches across multiple genres, including a popular collision of folk, jazz, bluegrass, celtic, and classical.

You can find more out about Andrew by going to his WEBSITE or by following him on INSTAGRAM

He also mentions Kevin Breit on the podcast so here is a link to his WEBSITE

Thanks again to Caleb Edwards for sending over his new single! Check out Caleb HERE.

And last but not least.....thanks to the MANDOLIN CAFE

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