We are days away from MerleFest and I am so psyched. I was able to talk with Evan of Mile 12 about the band, their new album and MerleFest. Listen on to see why I Had to Ask!
You can purchase Mile 12’s new album here:
https://www.miletwelvebluegrass.com/store/cityonahill
I talked with the frontwoman the Barefoot Movement about MerleFest, the Hillside Album Hours, and touring. Listen on to see why I Had to Ask!
Side Note: The Hillside Album Hour is a tradition to MerleFest in which an album is redone in a bluegrass/Americana style. The album is kept a secret from the festavarians. Noah sang at the 2016 Hillside Album Hour. She mentions that she had been listening to alot of the Eagles. The 2016 album was The Eagles Greatest Hits.
I talked with Annie of the Annie Moses Band a genre defying four piece bluegrass quartet with a funky rhythm section. We talk all music. Listen on to see why I Had to Ask!
I talked baseball and I talked music with the King of Telluride, Mr. Sam Bush. Listen on to see why I Had to Ask!
I talk with Tori Gold of the Gold Heart Sisters about their recent tour to Europe. Listen on to see why I Had to Ask!
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.
In this interview, I talk with Missy from Detour about how her band is helping homeless veterans. Missy also talks to me about her musical influences and her advice for young musicians, listen on to see why I Had To Ask.
Murphy Henry has created her own method of teaching bluegrass music by ear for a few different instruments! She talked to me about her studies of women in bluegrass. Murphy is also the author of the book “Pretty Good For a Girl”. Listen on to see why I Had To Ask.
Doc Watson? Richie Havens? George Jones? These are somethings I Had To Ask Sam Bush at MerleFest 2013.