This time out we hear from my good friend and collaborator Mike "Slo Mo" Brenner.  He has a lot of great things to say and will make you search, stretch and think.  Check him out on YouTube and his many recordings:

"Easy Come"

"Love Will Tear Us Apart"

Full band

With Debashish

This episode features Bothers Landreth guitarist Ariel Posen.  We spoke while I was in London and he in his new home of Ireland.  An extremely generous and kind person, Ariel spent a lot of time talking to me about all aspects of his approach and gear.  I hope you like it.  He is very active on Instagram and Facebook and posts new clips almost every day.  I hope you'll follow him and learn something.  Superb musician and human being.  Some clips:

Anderton's and the Captain meet Ariel

That Pedal show with Ariel

His YouTube page

Brothers Landreth Live

It was my extreme honor and pleasure to have one of my original influences, in fact the first man I heard play slide guitar, Jeremy Spencer to the podcast.  Jeremy is engaging, open, direct and very forthcoming.  Check out his slide guitar lessons online at YouTube below (starting at lesson 1) and enjoy the podcast.  Lots more to come in the months ahead so thanks for listening:

Jeremy Spencer slide guitar lesson 1

Jeremy's home page:

Jeremy Spencer official website

The making of his Norwegian made "Mona" guitar by Jan Ingar Kviesler :

Making of Mona

Jeremy's slides:

Jeremy's slides

Forgive the length of this installment of The Slide Area podcast but it's a good'un.  Canada's own Doug Cox.

I got a lot out of talking with him and I think you will too.  Listen in two parts if you must <g>.

Some of Doug on the web:

Doug's website

"Sittin' In" with Doug on YouTube

Doug Cox and Betty Soo (doing a song by my buddy Jeff Talmadge)

This time out the amiable, kind and mind-blowing Johnny Hiland.  Check out his YouTube clips and online lessons.  He's a joy to watch and be around:

Chickin' Pickin' with Johnny lesson

Slow blues

Slide for his wife

Lessons

Johnny's website

Welcome to another episode!  Thanks for sticking with me.  This time out it's the wonderful Norwegian slide-pedal steel artist Geir Sundstol.  One of my favorite players of all time.  Extremely innovative, creative and expressive player.  I've attached some videos I think you'll like and copied the tunings he sent me that we spoke about in the podcast.  Enjoy!

Duolian in G minor

Los

Live

With Nils Petter Molvaer

Buy music

Tunings:

National round neck , D-tuning (from low string) D A D #F A D (reg. 0.12-set 

National round neck, G-minor Eb G D G Bb D  ( reg. 0.12-set) 

National baritone square neck, C-tuning - C-G-C-E-G-C  (custom set:17, 22,30,42,52  ghs phosphorbronze ,an an Elexir  0.68 el. guitar string on the bottom. 

Pedal steel: 

E9 tuning - regular Boomers set. 

A9 tuning (same as above, just a custom baritone version) 

18 19 17 20  w26. w34 w36 w46 w56 w66 

Guitar banjo - D-tuning: 

12 15 18 26 36 46

This episode features the affable and incredible Jack Pearson.  Check out Jack's website, videos and take lessons from him!

Jack's website

Guitar Academy

Blues guitar with Jack

"Blue Sky" performance

We start 2017 with the incredible Debashish Bhattacharya, a very special interview for me as I have been practicing, and failing, to his music and videos for some time.

He is a true musical treasure and has a lot to share both musically and spiritually.

Here's some YouTube clips and a link to his school which we discuss:

Slide guitar school

Live at Vilnius

Raag Shudh Sarang

Asher guitars

 

Last episode for 2016 is a doozy...Sonny Landreth y'all!!!!
Very inspirational and informative, Sonny has a lot to teach all of us about technique, style, tone, you name it.
He embodies all that is great, wonderful, mysterious and beautiful about slide guitar.  My chat with him was very illuminating
and I hope you get as much out of it as I did.  Happy holidays!  See you in January.

Sonny's Truefire video lessons:

Slide Supernatural

Slide Supernatural Blues

Some YouTube goodness:

Pedal to the Metal

Zydeco Shuffle

 

This time I had the great fortune to speak with Sacred Steel legend Calvin Cooke.
This interview was so much fun I can't wait to talk with him again.  Check out his clips
on YouTube and his music here: The Slide Brothers

YouTube:Calvin Cooke at Michigan Folk Fest

More YouTube:Calvin Cooke:The Gospel of Sacred Steel