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John McEuen (Nitty Gritty Dirt Band) interview

John McEuen (Nitty Gritty Dirt Band) interview

FromBluegrass Jam Along


John McEuen (Nitty Gritty Dirt Band) interview

FromBluegrass Jam Along

ratings:
Length:
36 minutes
Released:
Mar 9, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

My guest this week is John McEuen, founding member of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band.I recently put together two special episodes to celebrate Doc Watson's 100th birthday (links below in case you missed those). I interviewed over a dozen guests and John was kind enough to take part and share some memories of recording Will the Circle Be Unbroken with Doc. Those episodes ended up being so long I didn't have room for all of the conversation I had with John, but there was so much great stuff in there I decided to release the whole thing. Here it is! There's plenty more about Will the Circle... in here, but we also chat about John's favourite music he's made since then, playing with Earl Scruggs at IBMA, producing Steve Martin's Grammy winning album The Crow and plenty more.It was a great conversation to get to be a part of and I really hope you enjoy it.Links to stuff we talked aboutFor tour dates, info and details of John's book about the ...Circle sessions, visit John McEuen's website For updates and news check out John's Facebook and Instagram pagesDo go and listen to John's fantastic album String Wizards, which includes the track he talks about, Carolina TravelerDoc Watson 100th birthday episodes:Part 1 - this is the episode John's inPart 2Happy picking,Matt===- Sign up to get updates on new episodes - Free fiddle tune chord sheets- Here's a list of all the Bluegrass Jam Along interviews- Follow Bluegrass Jam Along for regular updates: Instagram Facebook - Review us on Apple Podcasts
Released:
Mar 9, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

The podcast for anyone and everyone who plays bluegrass. Every week we feature a different fiddle tune and give you three brand new backing tracks: Backup 4 times through (you play the tune or improvise breaks), Tune 4 times through (you play backup) and ‘Jam Along’ (4 complete run throughs, alternating backup and tune). They work with any instrument - guitar, mandolin, fiddle, dobro, bass, banjo…even if you’re a bluegrass cellist (I have actually met one!). For more info and chord charts, visit https://bluegrassjamalong.com. Hope you find these tracks useful (and thanks for listening!) - Matt