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Back to SearchPodcast 69: Halcyon Guitars
A North American-built, handmade acoustic guitar for around $1,000? As unlikely as that sounds, Ed Bond of Halcyon Guitars is making it a reality. Bo…
12 years, 11 months ago
Podcast 68: Pepe Romero, Jr.
As a member of the legendary Romero family, Pepe Romero, Jr. grew up in a self-described classical guitar “gypsy camp.” Instead of following in the f…
12 years, 11 months ago
Podcast 67: Chris Martin of Martin Guitars
Martin Guitars is celebrating its 180th year in business. The venerable, family-owned company is also the subject of two new books and a forthcoming …
13 years ago
Podcast 66: Greg Leisz on Buddy Emmons
Greg Leisz is prolific, to say the least. For decades, the Southern California-based multi-instrumentalist has been a go-to guitarist and pedal steel…
13 years ago
Podcast 65: Fletcher Bright and Bill Evans
For our 65th podcast, we talk to banjo musician and educator Bill Evans and old-time fiddler Fletcher Bright. The duo recently released an album enti…
13 years, 1 month ago
Podcast 64: Richie Havens Remembered
Folk music icon Richie Havens passed away on April 22, 2013. On this week's podcast, we listen in to an interview we conducted with Havens in 2010 at…
13 years, 5 months ago
Podcast 63: George Tomsco of the Fireballs
As one of the founding members of the Fireballs, George Tomsco is a true rock & roll pioneer. In the late ‘50s and ‘60s, his guitar playing was ubiqu…
13 years, 6 months ago
Podcast 62: Reuben Cox of Old Style Guitar Shop
Running an independent guitar store is no small task, but Reuben Cox of Los Angeles’ Old Style Guitar Shop has found success with an unusual formula.…
13 years, 7 months ago
Podcast 61: Frank Young
Seattle artists David Lasky and Frank M. Young have produced one of the most impressive graphic novels of 2012, a 200-page tome following the history…
13 years, 8 months ago
Podcast 60: Luthier John Greven
A teenage John Greven built his first instrument, a 5-string banjo, in 1962. Over the last fifty years, he has built over 2,000 instruments and beco…
13 years, 9 months ago