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My guest this week on the podcast is Jesse Appelman. Jesse Appelman grew up playing mandolin, spending his whole life picking bluegrass, Brazilian choro, new acoustic, and beyond. He has toured and appeared with folks like the Sam Grisman Project, Mark Schatz, Laurie Lewis & Kathy Kallick, Keith Little, Scott Nygaard, and more. A native of Palo Alto, California who resides in Oakland, the 43-year-old father recently decided to “take the plunge” and commit to music as his full time job.

Jesse has a brand new album out today called “Where We Go” and it's a beautiful

Album! To pick up a copy or to find out more about Jesse, head to his website HERE!

Songs featured in this episode:

All songs featured in this episode are available on Jesse’s new album, available to purchase HERE!

As Always a HUGE thank you to all of my sponsor’s that make this podcast possible each week!

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My Guest this week on the podcast is BB Bowness. BB is an incredible banjo player who has played with some incredible mandolin players and has also just released her first solo album called “Goodtime Revival available here!

Born in the small town of Marton, New Zealand, Catherine "BB" Bowness spent her early years working and living in her family's Fish-and-Chip shop. Although an unlikely origin for a bluegrass banjo player, New Zealand would offer BB her first introduction to the instrument, sparking a lifelong love and fascination. A world away from the heart of bluegrass, BB spent much of her childhood teaching herself the instrument, and through dedication and tenacity became New Zealand School of Music's first banjo student. Inspired by her New Zealand predecessors, The Hamilton County Bluegrass Band, BB was always drawn to the five-piece full band, and after heading to America in 2012 she co-founded her current group, Mile Twelve.

Currently, BB lives in Cambridge, MA. Mile Twelve has won numerous IBMA awards, including 2020 New Artists of the Year and 2017 Momentum Band of the Year. BB won the 2015 Freshgrass Banjo contest and was a winner of the Steve Martin Banjo Prize in 2020.

To keep up with BB and to follow her on her socials head over to her website HERE!

Songs featured in this episode:

All songs featured on this episode are available on BB’s new album “Goodtime Revival available here!

As Always a HUGE thank you to all of my sponsor’s that make this podcast possible each week!

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I’m always happy to welcome this week’s guest back to the podcast, David Benedict! David plays in a band with his wife Tabitha called The Foreign Landers and they have a brilliant new album available everywhere called “Made to Wonder”. We not only discuss the album but we also dive into some Irish mandolin talk as well as home recording!

To find out more about the Foreign Landers, as well as their tour dates and links to all their social media…head HERE to their website!

To find out more about Ear Trumpet Labs or to purchase your own, head over to their website….HERE!

Songs featured in this episode:

All songs featured in this episode are available to purchase HERE!

Link to PDF about Irish Mandolin

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My guest this week is Philip Graham from Ear Trumpet Labs!

Ear Trumpet Labs is a Portland, Oregon-based boutique manufacturer specializing in hand-built, uniquely designed condenser microphones for live and studio use. Founded in 2011, the company crafts visually distinct mics—often featuring salvaged, industrial materials—that deliver studio-quality, natural sound with high feedback resistance, popular among folk, bluegrass, and Americana artists.

To find out more about Ear Trumpet Labs or to purchase your own, head over to their website….HERE!

Songs featured in this episode:

No songs but here is the link to the video Philip mentioned during the episode!

As Always a HUGE thank you to all of my sponsor’s that make this podcast possible each week!

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Tone Traveller**

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Happy New Year everyone! I’m pretty excited to kick the new year off with the legendary musician Todd Phillips!

Todd (a two time Grammy award winner) is not only the bass player on some of the most legendary and influential bluegrass recordings of all time (Manzanita, TBAG, JD Crowe and many, many more) his is also a founding member and rhythm mandolin player of The David Grisman Quintet! Amazing!

To find out more about Todd and more importantly to purchase his recordings, head over HERE to his website!

Songs featured in this episode:

“Released” by Todd Phillips (Released) (out of print)

“Fat Kid” by Todd Phillips (Released) (out of print) Youtube link

“Rye Straw” by Todd Phillips (In the Pines)

“Daniel’s Dream” by Todd Phillips (Released)

“I Want You, She’s so Heavy” by Phillips, Grier, Flinner (Looking Back)

“It’s Too Early” Todd Phillips (Timeframe)

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Ellis Mandolins

Pava Mandolins

Tone Slabs

Elderly Instruments

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Tone Traveller**

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My guest this week is luthier Tyler White. Tyler is based in Indiana and I have been following his Instagram and admiring his beautiful finish work for years now! I finally got in on his wait list a while back and in May I got my F5 and I’ve barely put it down! Tyler is a great guy and a fantastic builder, you should definitely follow him on his Instagram HERE and head over to his website HERE to find out more about Tyler!

Songs featured in this episode:

As Always a HUGE thank you to all of my sponsor’s that make this podcast possible each week!

Mandolin Cafe

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Northfiled Mandolins

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Ellis Mandolins

Pava Mandolins

Tone Slabs

Elderly Instruments

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Tone Traveller

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This week I welcome back to the podcast Becky Buller! Becky has recently released her first album of covers called “Songs that Sing Me” on Dark Shadow Records. It was fun to see where a great songwriter like Becky got her inspiration from and the stories behind the making of this album.

You can keep up with Beckyand purchase a copy of the new album at her website HERE!

Songs featured in this episode:

All songs featured in this episode are available to purchase HERE!

As Always a HUGE thank you to all of my sponsor’s that make this podcast possible each week!

Mandolin Cafe

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Northfiled Mandolins

Ear Trumpet Labs

Ellis Mandolins

Pava Mandolins

Tone Slabs

Elderly Instruments

String Joy Strings promo code mandolinbeer

Tone Traveller**

**Did you know you can support my podcast for as little as $1 a month? You can do that by heading over to my Patreon HERE!!

It’s always a pleasure to welcome John Reischman back to the podcast! John is on this week to talk about the brand new John Reischman and the Jaybirds album “The Salish Sea”. The album is a great mix of original and traditional tunes, including two brand new compositions by John.

Head over to the website HERE to get more info on John and the Jaybirds including tour dates!

Songs featured in this episode:

All songs featured in this episode are available to purchase HERE!

As Always a HUGE thank you to all of my sponsor’s that make this podcast possible each week!

Mandolin Cafe

Peghead Nation promo code mandolinbeer

Northfiled Mandolins

Ear Trumpet Labs

Ellis Mandolins

Pava Mandolins

Tone Slabs

Elderly Instruments

String Joy Strings promo code mandolinbeer

Tone Traveller**