Episode Notes**** To support this podcast you can follow me on Patreon where there is a bunch of video content and tabs available! This week on the podcast I welcome back mandolinist, composer, and record label founder Joe Brent. Joe’s band 9 Horses have a brand new album coming out in June and the pre-order has gone live today!! Head over to Bandcamp and pre-order your copy of the epic “Strum” here! You can also keep up with Joe at his website HERE and 9 Horses at their website HERE! Songs featured in this episode:  “Gasparilla” by 9 Horses (Strum) As Always a HUGE thank you to all of my sponsor’s that make this podcast possible each week! Mandolin Cafe Acoustic Disc Peghead Nation promo code mandolinbeer Northfiled Mandolins Ellis Mandolins Pava Mandolins Tone Slabs Elderly Instruments String Joy Strings promo code mandolinbeer Ear Trumpet Labs

Episode Note**** To support this podcast you can follow me on Patreon where there is a bunch of video content and tabs available! My guest this week is Kaden Hurst. Kaden plays mandolin with Never Come Down, who have a brand new album coming out on June 7th. Kaden Hurst grew up in the Sierra Foothills of Northern California, where he began his musical education in both western classical music and american and scottish fiddle music. Kaden holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Mandolin Performance from Regis University in Denver Colorado, where he studied under 2016 National Mandolin Champion Jordan Ramsey. As a performer and composer, Kaden takes influence from the natural world and folk music from the Americas. As a teacher, Kaden’s approach incorporates a deep knowledge of mandolin technique and history, the music theory and musicology underlying american folk music, and empathy for students at any level of mandolin knowledge. Kaden currently works as a music teacher and performer based out of Portland Oregon. His interests include the intermingling of folk and art musics, juggling, and the unreasonably compelling nature of fiddle tunes. Head over to Never Come Down’s website HERE to follow along an presave their new music and also head over to Kaden’s website HERE to sign up for some lessons! Get Tickets to the Jam Details available at letspick.org and jeffburkemusic.com Songs featured in this episode: “IPA-gubben” by Vasen (Brewed) “Mother” by Never Come Down (Greener Pastures) “#42” by Never Come Down (Greener Pastures) “Don’t Fight the Feeling” by Never Come Down (Greener Pastures) “The International Appalachian Trail” by Genticorum (S/T) “Danza Spagnola, Op. 105” by Calace (Duets for Mandolin and Guitar) “Greener Pastures” by Never Come Down (Greener Pastures) “Whippersnapper” by Never Come Down (Better Late than Never) “Polska i Smalandstradition” Youtube As Always a HUGE thank you to all of my sponsor’s that make this podcast possible each week! Mandolin Cafe Acoustic Disc Peghead Nation promo code mandolinbeer Northfiled Mandolins Ellis Mandolins Pava Mandolins Tone Slabs Elderly Instruments String Joy Strings promo code mandolinbeer

Episode Notes To support this podcast you can follow me on Patreon where there is a bunch of video content and tabs available! My guest this week on the podcast is Ethan Sherman. Hailed by no less than Julian Lage as “a shining light of our community”, guitarist & composer Ethan Sherman moves between a wide variety of musical worlds with uncommon ease and a deeply personal sound.  As a bandleader and collaborator, he’s quietly been building a singular body of work orbiting the acoustic music community for many years. His latest release “Indoor Vistas” is a pandemic-fueled surrealist take on the modern stringband; Bluegrass Unlimited called it “first-class picking” and it’s been played on radio shows from Atlanta to Australia. As a sideman, he has toured with artists like Americana icons The Wailin’ Jennys and 5-time Grammy winner Michael Bublé. In addition, he’s recorded and performed around his home of Los Angeles with artists as diverse as Nels Cline, Harrison Whitford, Sean & Sara Watkins, Patrick Shiroishi, Lou Roy, Johanna Samuels, Lulu Simon, and Ed Helms. He is also a committed educator, co-authoring (with Adam Levy) String Theories: Tips, Challenges & Reflections for the Lifelong Guitarist. Purchase his new album Passages HERE! Songs featured in this episode: “Cribbage in the Dark” by Ethan Sherman (Passages) “Cup and Porch” by Ethan Sherman (Indoor Vistas) The Glendale Gallop by Ethan Sherman (Passages) “Blue Moose” by Ethan Sherman (Passages) “The Architect” by Ethan Sherman (Passages) “Lake Aire” by Ethan Sherman (Passages) Get your tickets for the Charleston Bluegrass Festival Here!! As Always a HUGE thank you to all of my sponsor’s that make this podcast possible each week! Mandolin Cafe Acoustic Disc Peghead Nation promo code mandolinbeer Northfiled Mandolins Ellis Mandolins Pava Mandolins Tone Slabs Elderly Instruments String Joy Strings promo code mandolinbeer

Episode Notes No episode this week....interface is fried. But it is Bandcamp Friday....so go buy some music and enjoy your weekend! Cheers!

Episode Notes To support this podcast you can follow me on Patreon where there is a bunch of video content and tabs available! My guest this week on the podcast is Adrian Bagale of Northfield Mandolins! On July 9th of 2023, the 100th anniversary of legendary Lloyd Loar signed mandolins, Northfield released to the world and new batch of instruments. We talk about that and more this episode. Head over to the Northfiled website and check out the new instruments and more HERE! Songs featured in this episode: “Danilo Boone” by David Grisman and Danilo Brito (Dawgnilo) Get your tickets for the Charleston Bluegrass Festival Here!! As Always a HUGE thank you to all of my sponsor’s that make this podcast possible each week! Mandolin Cafe Acoustic Disc Peghead Nation promo code mandolinbeer Northfiled Mandolins Ellis Mandolins Pava Mandolins Tone Slabs Elderly Instruments String Joy Strings promo code mandolinbeer

Episode Notes To support this podcast you can follow me on Patreon where there is a bunch of video content and tabs available! This week on the podcast I welcome back Lauren Price Napier of The Price Sisters. The Prices Sister’s have a brand new album out called “Between the Lines” and it is fantastic! Head over to their website now and get yourself a copy and check out their expanding list of tour dates…that now includes a date at The Grand Ole Opry! Songs featured in this episode: All songs featured during this episode are available today February 16th on The Price Sister’s new album “Between the Lines” available here! Get your tickets for the Charleston Bluegrass Festival Here!! As Always a HUGE thank you to all of my sponsor’s that make this podcast possible each week! Mandolin Cafe Acoustic Disc Peghead Nation promo code mandolinbeer Northfiled Mandolins Ellis Mandolins Pava Mandolins Tone Slabs Elderly Instruments String Joy Strings promo code mandolinbeer

Episode Notes To support this podcast you can follow me on Patreon where there is a bunch of video content and tabs avail! My guest on the podcast this week is Michael Prewitt. Michael was a guest on episode number 154 and is returning to talk about his great new album called “The Peerless Mount Sessions” it’s available everywhere including his website. Also be sure to follow him on Facebook and Instagram!  Songs featured in this episode: “Horse and Buggy-O”Michael Prewitt (The Peerless Mountain Sessions) “Highway 95” by Special Consensus (Great Blue North) “Ten Mile Tennessee” by Special Consensus (The Trail of Aching Hearts) “Lonesome Moonlight Waltz” by Michael Prewitt (The Peerless Mountain Sessions) “Tombstone Junction” by Michael Prewitt (The Peerless Mountain Sessions) “Isbister Waltz” by Michael Prewitt (The Peerless Mountain Sessions) “I am a Pilgrim” Michael Prewitt (The Peerless Mountain Sessions) “Bostony” Michael Prewitt (The Peerless Mountain Sessions) “Bluegrass Stomp” Michael Prewitt (The Peerless Mountain Sessions) Get your tickets for the Charleston Bluegrass Festival Here!! As Always a HUGE thank you to all of my sponsor’s that make this podcast possible each week! Mandolin Cafe Acoustic Disc Peghead Nation promo code mandolinbeer Northfiled Mandolins Ellis Mandolins Pava Mandolins Tone Slabs Elderly Instruments String Joy Strings promo code mandolinbeer

Episode Notes To support this podcast you can follow me on Patreon where there is a bunch of video content and tabs avail! My guest this week is Tristan Scroggins. Tristan has 3 projects he is involved in that have release dates within the month! Available today is The Old Time 100 that he recorded with George Jackson and friends. He also appears on the newest Sister Sadie release as well as the upcoming Missy Raines and Allegheny release entitled “Highlander”. Keep up with Tristan via his website, his Instagram, or his Patreon!  Songs featured in this episode: “Dry and Dusty” by George Jackson and Tristan Scroggins (The Old Time 100) “Pad Thai Karaoke” by Sister Sadie (No Fear) “Listen to the Lonesome Wind” by Missy Raines and Allegheny (Highlander) “Tennessee Breakdown” by George Jackson and Tristan Scroggins (The Old Time 100) “Ruffled Drawers” by George Jackson and Tristan Scroggins (The Old Time 100) Get your tickets for the Charleston Bluegrass Festival Here!! As Always a HUGE thank you to all of my sponsor’s that make this podcast possible each week! Mandolin Cafe Acoustic Disc Peghead Nation promo code mandolinbeer Northfiled Mandolins Ellis Mandolins Pava Mandolins Tone Slabs Elderly Instruments String Joy Strings promo code mandolinbeer

Episode Notes To support this podcast you can follow me on Patreon where there is a bunch of video content and tabs avail! My guest this week is Teo Quale. Teo plays with the award winning Crying Uncle Bluegrass Band. Widely recognized as one of the most exciting young bands in acoustic music, Crying Uncle Bluegrass plays a unique mix of bluegrass, Dawg (David Grisman music), jazz, and modern originals. Brothers Miles and Teo Quale are joined by bassist Andrew Osborn and 2023 National Flat Pick Guitar Champion Ian Ly, all outstanding young musicians of the vibrant California bluegrass scene. Founded in 2016 as a Duo band, Miles and Teo formed the bluegrass band in 2017 and since then, they have continued to make waves in the world of bluegrass and acoustic music. The bluegrass band was the recipient of the 2023 International Bluegrass Music Association’s Momentum Band of the Year award. The band was also honored to perform for the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame’s induction of their hero, David Grisman. Keep up with the band here! Also, be sure to follow Teo on his Instagram! Songs featured in this episode: Hartford’s Real by Crying Uncle Bluegrass Band (Monroe Bridge) Baba, Black Sheep by Crying Uncle Bluegrass Band (The Thing of Dreams) Song for Mother by Crying Uncle Bluegrass Band (The Thing of Dreams) Roaming with Homer by Crying Uncle Bluegrass Band (The Thing of Dreams) Pupville by Crying Uncle Bluegrass Band (Monroe Bridge) Red Prairie Dawn by Garry Harrison (Youtube) James by Pat Metheny (Offramp) Get your tickets for the Charleston Bluegrass Festival Here!! As Always a HUGE thank you to all of my sponsor’s that make this podcast possible each week! Mandolin Cafe Acoustic Disc Peghead Nation promo code mandolinbeer Northfiled Mandolins Ellis Mandolins Pava Mandolins Tone Slabs Elderly Instruments String Joy Strings promo code mandolinbeer

Episode Notes To support this podcast you can follow me on Patreon where there is a bunch of video content and tabs avail! My guest this week is John Keith. John Keith was born in Parkersburg, WV and raised just up and across the Ohio River in Newport, OH. He and his wife, Tina, now live near Cambridge, OH. where John is a full-time minister for the Church of Christ. He began playing guitar when he was nine, and ached for an electric guitar so he could become the next big rock star. One evening in 1981, his dad and mom dragged him to Eureka, WV, to hear his older cousin and some of his buddies play something called “Bluegrass.” He was hooked! You can contact and keep up with John at his Facebook page HERE or check out his band Open Highway out HERE! Songs featured in this episode: Frog on the Lily Pad by Bill Monroe (Youtube) Blue Night by Bill Monore (Bluegrass 1959-1969) Letter from My Darling by Bill Monroe (Youtube) Under the Double Eagle by Roy Clark (Youtube) Her Name is… by Lost & Found (A Ride Through the Country) Long Journey Home by The Johnson Mountain Boys (Live) I’m On My Way Back to the Old Home by Peter Rowan (The First Whippoorwill) The Little Girl and the Dreadful Snake by Red Allen and Frank Wakefield  Baby Blue Eyes by The Nashville Bluegrass Band (My Native Home) Brown County Breakdown by Kenny Baker (Kenny Baker plays Bill Monroe) Youtube Links to Goin Brothers featuring John on mandolin! Set One Set Two As Always a HUGE thank you to all of my sponsor’s that make this podcast possible each week! Mandolin Cafe Acoustic Disc Peghead Nation promo code mandolinbeer Northfiled Mandolins Ellis Mandolins Pava Mandolins Tone Slabs Elderly Instruments String Joy Strings promo code mandolinbeer