Tag: Banjo

The Lowest Pair – The Perfect Plan (Ep. 131)

Post author By Anthony
Post date October 14, 2022

Hosts Mother Banjo and Anthony Ihrig talk with lauded Americana banjo duo The Lowest Pair about their 2020 release The Perfect Plan 🎶 💿. Join us as we listen to their music together and hear the stories behind the songs and recording.

FEATURED SONGS

How Far I Would Go
Too Late Babe
Wild Animals
Morning Light

SHOW NOTES

Learn more about The Lowest Pair and purchase their music directly:
https://thelowestpair.com/

Album produced by Mike Mogis at Another Recording Company
http://anotherrecordingcompany.com/

References to John Hartford’s low-tuned banjo can be found in episodes with Alison Brown (Ep. 92) and Special Consensus (Ep. 46)

Video for Wild Animals
https://youtu.be/tUiw6bELXeM

String and Shadow Puppet Theater
https://www.stringandshadow.com/

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Tags Americana, Banjo, Folk, Roots Rock

Heath Loy

Heath Loy – Drakesville (Ep. 128)

Post author By Anthony
Post date September 23, 2022

Hosts Mother Banjo and Anthony Ihrig talk with Minnesota banjo player Heath Loy about his 2018 release Drakesville 🎶 💿. Join us as we listen to his music together and hear the stories behind the songs and recording.

FEATURED SONGS

Drakesville
Arkansas
Somewhere in the Rockies
Top Ten List
Girl on the Billboard

SHOW NOTES

Like what you hear? Tip Heath by buying his album directly!! Send $15+ and your mailing address via: Venmo: @Heath-Loy | PayPal: heathloy [at] aol.com

Loy Show Barn

Randy Kohrs (Producer/Engineer)

Stream Drakesville

Becky Schlegel

Harley Allen

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Tags Banjo, Bluegrass

Jake Blount

Jake Blount – Reparations (Ep. 94)

Post author By Anthony
Post date January 21, 2022

Hosts Mother Banjo and Anthony Ihrig talk this Friday with award-winning banjoist, fiddler, singer and ethnomusicologist Jake Blount about his 2017 EP Reparations 🎶 💿. Join us as we listen to his music together and hear the stories behind the songs and recordings.

FEATURED SONGS

Wiley Lawes’
We’re Gonna Hunt The Buffalo
Rolling River
The Rabbit

SHOW NOTES

Learn More About Jake and purchase his music directly:
https://jakeblount.com/

Banjo Newsletter Article on Jake:
https://banjonews.com/2019-09/jake_blount.html

Tatiana Hargreaves (fiddle player on album)
https://www.tatianahargreaves.com

Brief Bio of Manco Sneed
https://www.blueridgeheritage.com/artist/manco-sneed/

Recording of Manco Sneed Playing Wiley Lawes’:
https://youtu.be/adMvfgzXOjE

Jimmy Driftwood
https://www.jimmydriftwood.com/

Recording of Jimmy Driftwood playing “We’re Gonna Hunt the Buffalo”
https://www.slippery-hill.com/content/were-gonna-hunt-buffalo

Murphy Gribble, John Lusk, and Albert York (home page includes recording of Rolling River)
https://www.gribbleluskandyork.org/

Carolina Chocolate Drops
https://www.rhiannongiddens.com/carolina-chocolate-drops

Abbey Pechman – Album Art Artist
https://www.instagram.com/mindtheglitch/
https://apechman.myportfolio.com/

Teodar Jackson – Texas Fiddler who composed The Rabbit
https://fieldrecorder.org/teodar-jackson-texas-fiddler/
https://www.oldtimeherald.org/2021/12/african-american-fiddling-from-texas-teodar-jackson/

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Tags Banjo, Fiddle, Folk, Instrumental, Old-time, str

Alison Brown

Alison Brown – Fair Weather (Ep. 92)

Post author By Anthony
Post date January 7, 2022

Hosts Mother Banjo and Anthony Ihrig talk with Grammy Award-winning banjoist, songwriter, producer and music label owner Alison Brown about her 2000 release Fair Weather 🎶 💿. Join us as we listen to her music together and hear the stories behind the songs and recording.

FEATURED SONGS

Fair Weather
Girl’s Breakdown
Hummingbird
Everybody’s Talkin’
Leaving Cottondale

SHOW NOTES

Learn more about Alison and purchase her music:
https://alisonbrown.com/

Help Alison pay it forward by donating to The Sally Ann Forrester College Scholarship (IBMA Foundation):
http://bluegrassfoundation.org/sally-ann-forrester-scholarship/

John Hickman

Bluegrass Unlimited article on John: https://www.bluegrassunlimited.com/article/john-hickman/
Bluegrass Today Article on his Passing:
https://bluegrasstoday.com/john-hickman-passes/

Taku Kawamata – Japanese banjo player who worked out a twin banjo banjo of “Leaving Cottondale.”
Video of Taku playing version: https://youtu.be/uVOYYWctt2g

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Tags Banjo, Bluegrass, Newgrass

Ordinary Elephant

Ordinary Elephant – Before I Go (Ep. 69)

Post author By Anthony
Post date July 24, 2021

Hosts Mother Banjo and Anthony Ihrig talk with award-winning folk duo Ordinary Elephant about their 2007 release Before I Go 🎶 💿. Join us as we listen to their music together and hear the stories behind the songs and recording.

FEATURED SONGS

Railroad Man
Leaving Kerrville
Before I Go
Best of You
Thank You

GALLERY

SHOW NOTES

Learn more about Ordinary Elephant and purchase their music at: https://www.ordinaryelephant.net/

Join Ordinary Elephant on Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/ordinaryelephant

Like what you hear? Fill up their tip jar via PayPal: info@ordinaryelephant.net | Venmo: @ordinaryelephant

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Tags Americana, Banjo, Folk

Adam Kiesling

Adam Kiesling – Unclouded Day (Ep. 57)

Post author By Anthony
Post date April 30, 2021

Hosts Mother Banjo and Anthony Ihrig talk this Friday with multi-instrumentalist stringband musician Adam Kiesling about his 2012 release Unclouded Day 🎶 💿. Join us as we listen to his music together and hear the stories behind the songs and recording.

FEATURED SONGS

Unclouded Day
Missouri Waltz
Wild Bill Jones
Down in North Carolina
Stepstone

SHOW NOTES

Like what you hear? You can tip Adam by purchasing his digital music (you can even name your price): https://adamkiesling.bandcamp.com/

Corpse Reviver:
https://corpsereviver.bandcamp.com/

Dakota Dave Hull:
https://dakotadavehull.com/

Dave’s BCLP Episode (Ep. 5):
https://backcataloglisteningparty.com/5

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Tags Banjo, Old-time, Stringband

Special Consensus

Special Consensus – Rivers and Roads (Ep. 46)

Post author By Anthony
Post date February 12, 2021

Hosts Mother Banjo and Anthony Ihrig talk with Greg Cahill, band leader of the award-winning Chicago bluegrass band The Special Consensus about their 2018 Grammy-nominated album Rivers and Roads 🎶 💿. Join us as we listen to their music together and hear the stories behind the songs and recording.