Country Interviews

Guitar Master Tal Naccarato Digs into His Roots, Performance Tips, Street Gigs and the Classics (Part TWO)

Guitar Master Tal Naccarato Digs into His Roots, Performance Tips, Street Gigs and the Classics (Part TWO)

Posted July 8, 2022 at 10:54 am | No comments

As a follow-up to our Tal Nacarrato interview, here’s PART 2! We found Tal’s insights into performing, practicing, lessons learned to keep focused very helpful and one of our interviews that’s helpful to return to periodically to remind us of how to raise our games as musicians and on-stage performers.

Classically trained, Naccarato clearly knows his way around the fretboard as illustrated on his new album, Ten and Two Blues, to be released on April 27th 2022, as well as on his last three albums, Hot House Flowers, Piedmont Black & Blue, and Dreamflower Sessions…

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Teddy Richards Talks About Songwriting, Developing As An Artist and Working With The Aretha Franklin Band

Teddy Richards Talks About Songwriting, Developing As An Artist and Working With The Aretha Franklin Band

Posted June 21, 2022 at 1:53 pm | No comments

Not only is Teddy Richards a seasoned session musician, he is also a well-accomplished singer-songwriter and performer, and as a result has opened with his original compositions for artists such as Lenny Kravitz, Seal and The Verve Pipe. He’s also co-written some great songs with the likes of Andrew Farriss (INXS), Carlos Alomar (David Bowie), and Marcy Levi (Natalie Cole, Joe Cocker) and the legendary, Al Green.

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Master Slide Guitarist Roy Rogers Talks Guitars, His Style and Collaborations

Posted January 24, 2022 at 12:28 am | No comments

Here’s a classic Guitar International interview from March 17, 2008. By Michael Shea. Roy Rogers. Photo by Michael Shea. Let’s get it over with right at the start. Master slide guitarist, Roy Rogers, was named after the King of the Cowboys film star. Roy will be the first to admit that he’s had fun with […]

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Singer-Songwriter Jeffrey Pine Talks About His Music, Guitars and His Love of the Desert

Singer-Songwriter Jeffrey Pine Talks About His Music, Guitars and His Love of the Desert

Posted October 2, 2021 at 6:35 pm | No comments

Singer-songwriter, Jeffrey Pine, hails from the Santa Barbara, California, environs, although he’s toured the country performing solo and with others. Pine also periodically finds himself recharging his creative spirit, by seeking refuge and maybe silence in the beauty and solitude of the desert.

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Chris Robertson of Black Stone Cherry Speaks Out on Moving Forward with Music Now and Beyond the Pandemic

Chris Robertson of Black Stone Cherry Speaks Out on Moving Forward with Music Now and Beyond the Pandemic

Posted March 19, 2021 at 11:25 am | No comments

Black Stone Cherry grinds it out with muscled working man’s rock , with diesel fueled lead guitar riffs from Chris Robertson. Wind the clock back to the days when rock was unadorned, when it was ground in the dirt, unwashed and full of spit and vinegar and you get the idea of BSC musical roots.

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Steel Guitar Legend Cindy Cashdollar Talks About Her Waltz for Abilene, Steel Guitars and Friends

Steel Guitar Legend Cindy Cashdollar Talks About Her Waltz for Abilene, Steel Guitars and Friends

Posted July 12, 2020 at 3:10 pm | No comments

On her latest album, Waltz for Abilene, she ropes in a cornucopia of styles that range from the opening track, “Foggy Mt. Rock” with guest, Albert Lee, clipping along in driving Western swing style to the Appalachian roots sound of “That Ain’t No Way for Me to Get Along” with Rory Block, and other tracks blended with jazz, R&B, soulful country, country western, and an exquisite final track titled, “Waltz for Abilene”.

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Alec Lytle Talks About The Remains of Sunday, Songwriting and Them Rounders

Alec Lytle Talks About The Remains of Sunday, Songwriting and Them Rounders

Posted April 17, 2020 at 3:37 pm | No comments

Out of the West, comes Alec Lytle with an eclectic mix of melodic vocals and acoustic guitar with subtle references to both traditional and contemporary country-folk. Whether Alec’s running solo, in a quiet duet, or with a herd of bandmates called Them Rounders, he hits the marks laid out by Dylan, Lovett, Van Zandt, and the The Byrds in their rodeo days.

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Gregg Allman – The Midnight Rider Crafting Music His Way!

Gregg Allman – The Midnight Rider Crafting Music His Way!

Posted April 28, 2018 at 5:42 am | One comment

Legend, music pioneer, and amazing blue-eyed soul stylist Gregg Allman can proudly lay claim to being one of the all time great, influential, landmark artists in rock history. After some forty five years making music with his esteemed Allman Brothers Band, the ABB retired last October 2014 after playing an acclaimed slate of finale shows at New York’s Beacon Theater.

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Southern Rocker Joe Davis Talks About Slide Guitar, Skydog and Les Paul’s in Overalls

Southern Rocker Joe Davis Talks About Slide Guitar, Skydog and Les Paul’s in Overalls

Posted June 4, 2012 at 12:39 pm | 3 comments

If you’re into down home rock that’s laden with the grit and power of a South bound train, then you need to do yourself a favor and check out singer songwriter, Joe Davis – he’s the real deal.

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Derek Trucks Interview: “Be Completely Free To Do Whatever You Want”

Derek Trucks Interview: “Be Completely Free To Do Whatever You Want”

Posted December 10, 2011 at 1:19 pm | One comment

After over a decade of paying his dues, a fountain of good fortune is flowing endlessly for slide guitar virtuoso extraordinaire Derek Trucks. During these years of nonstop, grueling touring, he has built a name for himself as the bottleneck boogie guitar player to be reckoned with. Trucks has coordinated countless tours and recordings, playing with his own group, The Derek Trucks Band, played alongside mentors and kin The Allman Brothers Band and has appeared on numerous side projects and guest work from the Frogwings to Phil Lesh.

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