This week, I do a season one re-cap, and season two will be that much better.

Topics discussed:

1. A full recap of season one.
2. Country Gongbang, Boxcar Pinion Memorial Bluegrass Festival and Cindy Pinion
3. The Woodshop
4. PPPP and Mark Pistrang

Links mentioned in this episode: *Country Gongbang @ The Woodshop Chattanooga TN 7/5/24 https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw21tIo6r9GwwhntlUZyCOE6r1JaEDbwm&si=7FAzgPijgj42-g98

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Lucas White from Off The Rails and my self have an outstanding conversation!

Topics discussed:

1. Tony Rice's guitar!!
2. Kids and bluegrass
3. Infamous Stringdusters case study for today's bluegrass
4. Copywrite policy and the Music Modernization Act
5. Now is bluegrass's time to shine
6. "She Flies" Off The Rails newest single
7. "Concrete and Steel" single to be released in July
8. Galax Fiddler's Convention

Links mentioned in this episode:

• "She Flies" Off The Rails single official release https://youtu.be/9loQQbrBcow?si=NIpIV9fflp5vb5Cw
• "She Flies" Off The Rails from Ice Bridges Festival 2/18/2024 https://youtu.be/M5N1LhQChVU?si=8GPtvtDJdGg0VIcY

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This week, I sit down with Lucas White and learn all about Off The Rails!

Topics discussed:

1. The members of Off The Rails and how they came to be
2. SPBGMA, Pluck It and the Galax Old Fiddlers Convention
3. Reverse engineering a bluegrass boy band
4. Jim Van Cleve, Jon Weisberger
5. New singles Ride Forever, and Coming Home to You
6. Brevard the bluegrass capital of the world on Tuesday's
7. So much more!

Links mentioned in this episode:

• "Big Spike Hammer" SPBGMA Pluck It workshop stage https://youtu.be/2scaKQN8QXE?si=P98OFyNEYkYE6O7z
• "Coming Home to You" https://youtu.be/8m_wlq08Lns?si=zsY0cL_MjjBYGYE8
• "Ride Forever" https://youtu.be/kndY3-YHFXY?si=4gi5_CgGrwCCo1lc
• "Hey Don't Go" Mason Via https://youtu.be/NSuO0mt4Ck0?si=uOE1nKlSoRDipU0P
• bumper music by Slim Pickins Bluegrass

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This week, I continue my conversation with Mason where we discuss what he's got going on, and we also talk about Off The Rails.

Links mentioned in this episode: "Hey Don't Go" full video https://youtu.be/NSuO0mt4Ck0?si=mwDISVYhqWYu8eSd promo video with Mason for "Ride Forever" https://youtu.be/bItSwdSR9hk?si=lisNeX_FCRW8vbeG "Ride Forever" full single https://youtu.be/kndY3-YHFXY?si=5splmz6qVp79aiWv

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This week, I have a terrific conversation with Mason Via.

Topics discussed:

1. 1:35 Seven Handle Circus Ancient Tones Georgia Man https://youtu.be/jRXNDeADqjk?si=7CnNg82espyvB4nD
2. 7:15 Hey Don't Go Mason Via https://youtu.be/NSuO0mt4Ck0?si=y4qYpdFqmDtgpzJg
3. 14:00 Mason Via Demon Rock Mountain https://youtu.be/pTLhS21TG9o?si=WlX4Rhy0myYyq82a
4. Mason Via Late Night Jam w funky bass https://youtu.be/9VqheNoyVbQ?si=vJzRhcssPTzAHkhU

Mason Via's website http://www.masonvia.com/

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This week I travel to Nashville to see Greenwood Rye at Jane’s Hideaway, then onto see Kyle Tuttle Band on his Labor of Lust album release tour. Then we boogie to Asheville to see Off The Rails at the Ice Bridges Festival. Great music, tons of fun, lots of driving.

Topics discussed:

1. Topic A Greenwood Rye at Jane's Hideaway
2. Topic B Kyle Tuttle Band on Labor of Lust album release tour
3. Topic C Off the Rails at Ice Bridges Festival in Asheville NC

Links mentioned in this episode: Greenwood Rye at start of episode https://youtu.be/aKd7Bf-_na0?si=tvbQUhUqZy7hwE8O Greenwood Rye https://youtu.be/wnasbY7p9Lk?si=Xq4vzpQ2jAL3og-H Kyle Tuttle Band (Tire Fire at Dee's) 4:04 mark https://youtu.be/Kk2QjxuUENw?si=x6IEkSTsbQPwscP8 Kyle Tuttle Band Hard to Say 14:40 mark https://youtu.be/fBOa8IVBirk?si=ImVDAmPy8zJqAxcI Kyle Tuttle Band with Molly Tuttle https://youtu.be/UVuSnRE_iCQ?si=tuiN7Oaz2loKPcSY Off The Rails "She Flies" 19:00 mark https://youtu.be/M5N1LhQChVU?si=aEXJhbfBIS4NI7gX Off The Rails "Train 45" https://youtu.be/kV6UXyjo37I?si=ZXz0g43_WbLTstkT

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This week, Todd Elbrink helps me use my new interview software for the first time. What was initially intended to be a dry run sound check ended up turning into a bluegrass focused completely improvisational conversation.

Topics discussed:

1. Billy's guitars
2. Pretty Lights and The Floozies
3. Sports cars and bluegrass
4. Seven Handle Circus
5. Renting bicycles after a Grateful Dead Concert, likely under the influence, in downtown Chicago.

Links mentioned in this episode:

• https://youtu.be/i7qMnYkn1hg?si=n2qyAI9qS7zpf7Ns the new Thompson guitar and Todd at Navy Pier Chicago

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This week, I have a casual conversation with Thomas Cassell a mandolin extraordinaire and multi award winning champion!

Topics discussed:

1. Topic A life on the road
2. Topic B upcoming projects
3. Topic C playing with Billy Strings Thomas's new single from the Woodshop that eveing https://youtu.be/828FVboy88E?si=ChaY07SXRIHgkXrS

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