This week we have Kyle Tuttle on the banjo chat!

Of course we talk about winning the grammy award with Molly Tuttle and Golden Highway for their City of Gold album! Yessir!

We are also talking about banjo necks, banjo makers and what life is like in Nashville as a banjo player.

How he loves the music festival scene, playing music and being true to yourself, and different recording techniques on his new album.

We talk about how he approaches improvisation and how you can put yourself into new situations (jamming and playing music) without letting your ego get in the way.

“The truer you are to yourself, is always going to be more beneficial to what your goals are”

http://kyletuttle.com

https://www.patreon.com/BanjoChat

This week we have Moira Smiley on the banjo chat!

We talk about how music gives you a sense of transformation and how what she writes on banjo can have an uplift, a melancholy, as well as a sense of belonging. She explains what it’s like writing music for choral groups and for other people to sing.

Talking about the ballad tradition in folk music, and relating the Turkish Cumbus to the banjo and honoring the folk songs that were the core of her early musicianship and bridging a classical music fascination with a folk tradition.

The success of her version of Leadbelly’s, “Sylvie” and the fund for supporting a bipoc composer every year.

www.moirasmiley.com

moirasmiley.com/bandcamp.com

Banjochat.com/patreon

This week’s episode is with Kristin Scott Benson!

It was a great chat with Kristin, all things banjo and beyond. Listening to her solos and talking about who inspired her to play and special guest barks from Fisher the dog.

Talking about different personalities and how we handle the business side of music, performing and teaching.

Band dynamics and what it’s like being a side person, and being grateful for the different roles in a band. Having stage fright, and struggling with nerves. Being in a band with all guys.

Strategies for nerves, for the right hand, and for getting a groove. How to stay centered and focused when playing

“What never gets old is the communal spirit of a band when the groove and drive are right”

https://www.ksbbanjo.com

https://kristinscottbenson.bandcamp.com

https://www.patreon.com/banjochat