We discussed emotions; we clashed over jazz, harmonicas, and the rules of bluegrass. The discussion ran late into the night. Things got personal. STUFF WE REFERENCED: Liszt quote about Chopin Chopin quote Train 45 Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder– Highway 40 Blues Highway 40 Blues (with orchestra) Nate Burie– Highway 40 Blues Ashokan Farewell Banjo Ben– Undercover Boss Jake Shimabukuro– While My Guitar Gently Weeps Kalei Gameio– Mach 4 Recuerdos de la Alhambra Balsam Range– Trains I Missed Dennis Parker– Songs Under the Air Condition ing Unit Jeff Taylor 81crowe– Cherokee Shuffle Buddy Greene– Wheel Hoss Sonny Osborne Jail Story  The Band Jubilee Headin’ Home Bluegrass Galax Fiddlers Convention J.D. Crowe and the New South– East Virginia Blues Ted Yoder Vince Guaraldi David Grisman Quintet Bluegrass Album Band Tony Rice– Church Street Blues The Osborne Brothers– Ruby SUBSCRIBE: Apple Podcasts Spotify YouTube Google Podcasts CHECK OUT OUR YOUTUBE CHANNELS: Gunnar– https://www.youtube.com/c/GunnarSalyer Michael– https://www.youtube.com/MichaelMarkMusic

THINGS WE REFERENCED: Beaumont Farmers Market Gunnar's Essay Sabine River Bend Bluegrass Band Norman Blake Love/Hate– The Jam. Your feedback Darius Rucker– Wagon Wheel (DO NOT SUGGEST AT BLUEGRASS JAM) Little Rock Getaway (SUGGEST AT BLUEGRASS JAM WITH CAUTION) Vinesturgeon– Gunnar Salyer and Friends Ubass Chet Atkins– Windy and Warm Zero Turn Lawn Mower When Guitar Players Try to Read Sheet Music– Music is Win The O’Connor Method Jake Stogdill Guitar SUBSCRIBE: Apple Podcasts Spotify YouTube  Google Podcasts Podcast Addict CHECK OUT OUR YOUTUBE CHANNELS: Gunnar– https://www.youtube.com/c/GunnarSalyer Michael– https://www.youtube.com/MichaelMarkMusic

This week, we discuss band configurations, singing vs. playing instruments, and Scotty's recent jam. THINGS WE REFERENCED: Blackberry Blossom with Kenny Smith Banjo Ben– How to Deal with Crippling Anxiety While Performing...and Pride? Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder– Rawhide Tony Rice Unit– John Hardy Gunnar’s Blog What Instrument Is Hardest? Neural Plasticity The O’Connor Method Brushy One String– Chicken In the Corn Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch, Wales Dan Tyminski– Man of Constant Sorrow Spillwater Drive Ship of Theseus Mile Twelve Blue highway SUBSCRIBE: Apple Podcasts Spotify YouTube  Google Podcasts Podcast Addict CHECK OUT OUR YOUTUBE CHANNELS:  Gunnar– https://www.youtube.com/c/GunnarSalyer  Michael– https://www.youtube.com/MichaelMarkMusic

Michael, Gunnar, and Scotty introduce and discuss the foundations for the podcast. THINGS WE REFERENCED: Banjo Ben's Cabin Camp Gunnar's YouTube channel Michael's YouTube channel