Banjo Chat

• Dueling Banjos Podcasts! Live from Ashokan feat. Hilary Hawke, Keith Billik, BB Bowness, Scott Hopkins, Maggie Shar

  I’m super excited to present a special collaboration with Keith Billik from the Picky Fingers Podcast! Enjoy a special live episode of the “Dueling Banjos Podcasts” hosted by Hilary Hawke and Keith Billik at the Ashokan Center in Ashokan, NY! Get the inside scoop on what’s happening in the lives of banjoists Maggie Shar, Scott Hopkins, BB Bowness, Hilary Hawke and Keith Billick. Stick around for the earth shattering banjo duel at the end of the episode. Featuring the live audience of students at the Banjo Weekend 2024!  Sound and recording by Connor Wenke.    BB’s  New Album  https://bbbowness.bandcamp.com/album/goodtime-revival   Maggie Shar https://www.maggieshar.com/   Scott Hopkins https://scotthopkinsbanjo.com   Keith Billik https://www.banjopodcast.com/meet-the-host/   Hilary Hawke's new album https://hilaryhawke.bandcamp.com/album/lift-up-this-old-world-2    

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• 211 Season Finale with Alison Brown!

  This is the Season Finale! And my mind is blown hearing Alison Brown talk about her banjos and what she’s playing on the road.  We chat about her music, making records, producing, re-issuing records and the vision for her band. We nerd out about how we like the piano and banjo combo.  What she likes to convey with her music, and how she goes beyond how the banjo is usually portrayed.  We listen to her track Sweet Sixteenths with Sierra Hull on mandolin, and the Alison Brown Quartet.   We talk about Compass records and why it started and she gives advice for getting over your nerves.    “The banjo is a conduit for connecting with other people”   https://www.alisonbrown.com https://alisonbrown.bandcamp.com/album/on-banjo   patreon.com/banjochat https://www.etsy.com/shop/Pickenchickenbooks for Kustom Koozies

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• 210 Lukas Poole

  This week on the chat we have Lukas Pool! A fun one where we talk about the ins and outs of the Ozark Banjo Shop, how it all started and when he was was making banjos just to pay the rent!  Apprentices, banjo making, balancing having kids with performing music, horses, and his dad working over at Mountain View Music.  He tells us why he decided to make a living playing music and we get specific about repairs, wood selection, and what he looks for in a banjo.  Also how he approaches arranging a fiddle tune for banjo, and advice for people learning and making banjos. https://ozarkbanjo.com/   https://www.patreon.com/BanjoChat

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• 209 Listener Emails Part Two

  This week on banjo chat! As we prepare for the final two episodes in this season we take a moment to get into some more Listener emails! And these ones are doozies.   Thanks everyone and we return next week with our next guest!   https://www.patreon.com/BanjoChat

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• 208 Melissa Carper

  This week on the banjo chat!  We have Melissa Carper! We are chatting about being on the road with her band, her debut at the Grand Ole Opry and how she writes songs and stays close to her roots.  We talk about her transformation from being a side person, to how her creativity came alive, and what was stifling her creativity.  Healthy alternatives to drinking and how to get sleep on the road! Also, what has kept her on her path when dealing with frustration, playing in bars over the years.  How she kept on believing in what she could do!   https://melissacarper.bandcamp.com https://www.melissacarper.com https://patreon.com/banjochat

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