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Tuesday Apr 17, 2018
Tuesday Apr 17, 2018
GrassTalkRadio.com Bonus Episode 01
Mandolin Treasure Chest - Imagine that you have come to possess an aged fragile treasure map. This pirate has for more than four decades roamed where he pleased and collected, not without a fight at times, a staggering quantity of perfect gemstones, pearls, dabloons, ingots, massive gold chains, silver goblets, and even a pouch full of gold teeth pried from the jaws of his feckless adversaries! The hoard is legendary and you have the map!
You follow the sparse clues to the cursed spot and, with your trusted assistants, you begin digging in the pale light of a watchful moon. Thirty feet below, your spade strikes something solid in the moist sand.
Nearing dawn, as the sun threatens exposure, you and your sweating and cursing cohorts unearth and hoist to the surface an oaken chest, encrusted and wrapped in rusty chains and iron straps. Under the glare of the dwindling carbide lantern you break the bonds with a pry bar and raise the creaking lid. At last!
(Next you dispatch your foolhardy companions and throw them in the hole and make off with the treasure. Muwwaahaahaaa! Or something similar.) Enjoy this special bonus episode!
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GrassTalkRadio is a show for people who play or are learning to play bluegrass--the greatest music in the world!
Wednesday Apr 11, 2018
Wednesday Apr 11, 2018
GrassTalkRadio.com Episode 064
End of a Perfect Day - Was attempted murder justified? Would a jury have acquitted after hearing the accused plead "temporary insanity due to hormones"? I leave it to you to draw your own conclusions about this true tale from a bluegrass festival.
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GrassTalkRadio is a show for people who play or are learning to play bluegrass--the greatest music in the world!
Wednesday Apr 04, 2018
Wednesday Apr 04, 2018
GrassTalkRadio.com Episode 063
How To Fill In - Inevitably, sometimes a band member can't do a gig and that creates an opportunity for someone else to get their foot in the door, help a band in need, and rack up more mileage on the experience-o-meter. Here are my thoughts from both sides of the issue on how to pull it off successfully. Enjoy!
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GrassTalkRadio is a show for people who play or are learning to play bluegrass--the greatest music in the world!
Wednesday Mar 28, 2018
Wednesday Mar 28, 2018
GrassTalkRadio.com Episode 062
V.I.P. Interview - I have a hard time understanding folks with no kids. I am also quite sure they have a hard time understanding those of us with kids. Perhaps this long-promised interview with a very important person will shed some light on this. Dig a hole, put a chicken in the hole, put sand in the hole. Pure genius.
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GrassTalkRadio is a show for people who play or are learning to play bluegrass--the greatest music in the world!
Wednesday Mar 21, 2018
Wednesday Mar 21, 2018
GrassTalkRadio.com Episode 061
Barb Rosenstock Interview - Join me for this interview with Barb Rosenstock, author of the new children's book "Blue Grass Boy", a biographical picture book about Bill Monroe. Listen as she tells how getting lost, winding up at Bean Blossom, and binge listening to Bluegrass Junction led to the creation of this wonderful book. The episode also has a quick bit of news for students using my mandolin instruction videos.
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GrassTalkRadio is a show for people who play or are learning to play bluegrass--the greatest music in the world!
Thursday Mar 15, 2018
Thursday Mar 15, 2018
GrassTalkRadio.com Episode 060
Hecklng The Audience - For the audience, the band is the show. For the band, the audience is the show! Join me in this rambling diatribe on a few things I have observed from the stage. No offense to cloggers, cow bell clangers, spoon players, generous drunks, conga-line dancers, clap-along-ers, or any other supporter of live bluegrass music. Have fun.
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GrassTalkRadio is a show for people who play or are learning to play bluegrass--the greatest music in the world!
Friday Mar 09, 2018
Friday Mar 09, 2018
GrassTalkRadio.com Episode 059
Saints and Sinners - This thought, like a pinball rattling around in my head, has attracted my mind for decades: Is bluegrass some sort of folk religion? Play along with my ride while I stretch this harmless analogy to its limits. Hmmm... Perhaps I'll paint it on velvet one day.
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GrassTalkRadio is a show for people who play or are learning to play bluegrass--the greatest music in the world!
Thursday Mar 01, 2018
Thursday Mar 01, 2018
GrassTalkRadio.com Episode 058
Your Timeline - We are all on a timeline. Events and choices come along and affect our ability levels and our life. In this episode I run a timeline of myself and try to reveal what causes the ups and downs.
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GrassTalkRadio is a show for people who play or are learning to play bluegrass--the greatest music in the world!
Thursday Feb 22, 2018
Thursday Feb 22, 2018
GrassTalkRadio.com Episode 057
Go To A Bluegrass Festival - Bluegrass festivals are the great tribal gatherings of folks like you. Tired of being surrounded by friends and co-workers who don't "get it" like you do? Pick a festival, make a plan, and go.
The start of the show is a little commentary on technology and why you should back up your computer and why I love granny's old cast iron skillet. Have fun!
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GrassTalkRadio is a show for people who play or are learning to play bluegrass--the greatest music in the world!
Thursday Feb 15, 2018
Thursday Feb 15, 2018
GrassTalkRadio.com Episode 056
How To Learn From Videos - Online video instruction is taking over from private lessons and books but I am not sure everyone knows how to make the best use of this one way stream of information. Try these ideas if you are using videos to improve your playing. Have fun!
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GrassTalkRadio is a show for people who play or are learning to play bluegrass--the greatest music in the world!