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Episode 56: Interview with Deanie Richardson

January 8, 2017IBMA, Music2016, advice, Alison Krauss, banjo, bill monroe, bluegrass, bluegrass music, chickens, Deanie, Emerging Artists, fans, I Had To Ask, IBMA, instrument, instruments, interview, Kids on Bluegrass, music, musician, North Carolina, podcast, Sister Sadie, WOB, womenLillian Freeman

I talked with Deanie from Sister Sadie at IBMA 2016, we talked about women in bluegrass, the band’s IBMA Awards nominations and even her chickens. Listen on to see why I Had to Ask!

Episode 51: Interview with Jenni Lyn Gardner

October 13, 2016IBMA, Music9, band, bill monroe, Brazil, Della Mae, food, IBMA, inspiration, Jenni Lyn, nine, self produced, soloproject, WOB North Carolina 2016, Women in BluegrassLillian Freeman

When I was 9 years old I met Jenni Lyn and the band Della Mae. When Jenni Lyn was 9 she met Bill Monroe. Listen on to see what I Had to Ask
Jenni Lyn.

Episode 50: Interview with Joe Mullins

October 12, 2016IBMA, Music2016, advice, banjo, bill monroe, bluegrass, bluegrass music, Board Chair, fans, food, Grand Old Opry, Grand Ole Opry, I Had To Ask, IBMA, instrument, instruments, interview, Joe Mullins, Joe Mullins and the Radio Ramblers, monroe brothers, North Carolina, Ohio, Radio, Stanley Brothers, wife, WOBLillian Freeman

I talked about everything from radio to music to food with Joe Mullins, listen on to see why I Had to Ask!

Episode 49: Interview with Blake Williams

October 11, 2016IBMA, Music12, 1979, 1981, 2016, 70, advice, banjo, bill monroe, bluegrass, bluegrass music, East Public Relations, fans, fiddle, Grand Ole Opry, Hank Williams, IBMA, instrument, instruments, interview, Jim and Jesse, Jimmy Martin, Kenny Ingram, Kimberly Williams, Lester Flatt, music, North Carolina, Osborne Brothers, podcast, Roy Acuff, Ryman Auditorium, Sparta, Tennessee, WOB, WSMLillian Freeman

I talk with banjo player Blake Williams. He has preformed on the Grand Ole Opry, He has also preformed with Lester Flatt and Bill Monroe. Listen on to see why I Had to Ask.

Episode 46: Interview with Kyle Cantrell

October 6, 2016IBMA, Music2016, advice, bill monroe, bluegrass, Channel 62, FDR, Grand Ole Opry, Grant Turner, Hank Williams, I Had To Ask, IBMA, interview, music, program director, Radio, Roosevelt, Roy Orice, Sirius XM, WOB, WSM, XMLillian Freeman

I talked with Kyle Cantrell the program director for Sirius XM’s Bluegrass Junction (Channel 62). We talked about his time at WSM (Grand Ole Opry), his first bluegrass interview with Bill Monroe, and American History.

Listen on to see why I Had to Ask!

Episode 40: Interview with Becky Buller

April 23, 2016MerleFest, Musicadvice, banjo, becky, bill monroe, bluegrass, bluegrass music, buller, car, fans, fiddle, IBMA, instrument, instruments, interview, judy garland, kid friendly, kool kidz and a radio, merle watson, MerleFest, music, North Carolina, podcast, travel, WOBLillian Freeman

I talk with IBMA’s 2015 Emerging Artist of the Year, Becky Buller. We talked about everything from her albums and awards to music Becky and her daughter listen to in the car. Listen on to see why I Had to Ask!

Episode 22: Interview with Mike Compton

August 14, 2015IBMA, Musicadvice, bill monroe, bluegrass, bluegrass music, IBMA, instrument, instruments, Mando-Mania, mandolin, mike compton, musicLillian Freeman

I talk with Mike Compton a skilled musician about playing with the Father of Bluegrass, Bill Monroe. Mike Compton also played on the “O Brother Where Art Thou” track. Listen on to see why I Had to Ask.

Episode 8: Interview with LeRoy Mack

October 12, 2014IBMA, MusicAndy Griffith Show, bill monroe, Byrds, Christian, Country Boys, dobro, Flatt and Scruggs, God, gospel music, Grateful Dead, IBMA, Jerry Garcia, Jerry Louis show, Josh Graves, kentucky colonels, LeRoy Mack, pedal steel guitar, Stanley BrothersLillian Freeman

I was able to talk to the dobro player from the Kentucky Colonels at the IBMA World of Bluegrass 2014. LeRoy Mack has been able to play on the Andy Griffith Show, with the Grateful Dead, and on the Jerry Louis Show.

Episode 7: Interview with Sam Bush

October 12, 2014MerleFest, Musicabsence, Allman Brothers, bill monroe, blind guitar player, bluegrass music, country music, doc watson, Dolly Parton, Ed Sullivan, Emmy Lou Harris, emotional, flatpickin' guitar, George Jones, Gibb Cassidy, good ole' country pickin', jam session, John Hartford, Johnny Cash Show, Kenny Baker, leading, Mando-Mania, mandolin, merle watson, MerleFest, music, Newgrass Revival, Northern California, Richie Havens, Rosa Lee Watson, Sam Bush, same bill, solo, Strawberry music festival, taste, Tedeschi and Trucks, The Cream, the Waybacks, tweet, Warren Haynes, willie nelson, YosemiteLillian Freeman

Doc Watson? Richie Havens? George Jones? These are somethings I Had To Ask Sam Bush at MerleFest 2013.

Episode 4: Press Conference with Leon Russell

October 7, 2014MerleFest, Musicbill monroe, doc watson, drive thru with rog, elton john, kentucky colonels, kool kidz and a radio, leon russell, merle watson, MerleFest, podcast, willie nelsonLillian Freeman

This was the first press conference I ever did,in it I represented my school radio show (Kool Kidz and a Radio Show) and I Had To Ask. I was able to talk to Leon Russell a man who has played all sorts of music (predominantly rock-and-roll) with some of the musical greats such as Ringo Starr, Doris Day, Elton John,Eric Clapton, Willie Nelson, Frank Sinatra, The Band, Bob Dylan, B.B. King,and The Rolling Stones. This press conference as Leon Russell would say, “was great fun” and you can see why I Had to Ask.