This week, I concluded my conversation with Jon Weisberger

Topics discussed:

1. Topic A co-writing and song writing
2. Topic B revenue album sales vs streaming
3. Topic C awards grammy and others

Links mentioned in this episode:

• "From Rocky Top to Muddy Bottom" The Osborne Brothers https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lpE2MbIfFd1JMMc7799xVL7-ccBhswiTQ&si=eGIUtSJD6-3kLyXz
• http://second-example.com Sister Sadie "No Fear" https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_k1xNCKCGgZYHQ3NGygvSIRVVSFsgRLwQM&si=E2y6_p9ycpxbnJJF Thomas Cassell "Autumn Leaves Don't Fall" https://youtu.be/Aqxc-7cnpT4?si=f9xFrp1uVvYxC1zI Jeremy Garrett Band "Once You're Gone"https://youtu.be/fZ3P2goY8lA?si=EFI-q9z6NGII9gxk Bryan Sutton & Billy Strings "Love Like Me" https://youtu.be/J-RZGGZt9ko?si=97tzilo36sHa1ocR Travelin McCourys "The Hardest Heart" https://youtu.be/DCfxwz3v7rk?si=IOXILoWzTZzpS0zR

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This week I have an outstanding talk with Jon Weisberger with discussions spanning from his earliest influences to his current workings with Mountain Home Music Company.

Topics discussed:

1. Flatt and Scruggs at Carnegie Hall! https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3wXyq4TVtTaXqoXdWqix8PQqIp7Wa89A&si=GJKQObjTr7-mO4TV
2. Red Allen & The Kentuckians "Live & Let Live" https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_meLuBuVsmeaJqRyfFsoy41NTHpu0PWzzA&si=Degq9yULjVRQfOS1
3. Industrial Strength Bluegrass https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_meLuBuVsmeaJqRyfFsoy41NTHpu0PWzzA&si=Degq9yULjVRQfOS1
4. Jimmy Martin "Rock Hearts" https://youtu.be/AgBICd7_QGY?si=H5plGitvDxerc5Fu
5. T Shaw's Chris Jones and The Night Drivers "Final Farewell" https://youtu.be/efaE4BlwhYc?si=4ZnG0MX9w3Zgp4Rk
6. Mountain Home Music Company https://www.mountainhomemusiccompany.com/
7. Bluegrass Sings Paxton https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lT9_50X0D9AnRQXuvAvkIX94yNPjsy0Ys&si=N7kDigVjVKq0aWIO
8. Roland White and Friends "A Tribute to the Kentucky Colonels"https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLuKPc_uudVUx-E3QgHDhS4S7paKq4gpSq&si=lqtEGWUYQ8T4ILDd

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A nice conversation of all things Josiah Nelson and Mountain Grass Unit

Topics discussed:

1. Milk Drive "Waves" https://youtu.be/vnJFo7MFcWQ?si=rY9Ers-mquZ_3g-M
2. Mountain Grass Unit "Shay's Rebellion" https://youtu.be/pe_9qIMU9wQ?si=RT89MmxALsk8mYVv
3. Monntain Grass Unit website https://www.mountaingrassunit.com/

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Topics discussed:

1. Topic A New commerical w Randy Steele and The High Cold Wind
2. Topic B Heady Wax Fiends
3. Topic C Chicken Wire Empire
4. Topic D The Fretliners
5. Topic E IBMA is coming the Chattanooga Tennessee w High Cold Wind w Sam Bush!!

Links mentioned in this episode: Chicken Wire Empire Frankfort Bluegrass Festival"If You're Ever In Oklahoma" https://youtu.be/ge51qdjY1yE?si=_KQW6oKn4M8Z3qGJ Chicken Wire Empire Frankfort Bluegrass Festival "Fun Fiddle Tune title help appreciated no seriously for real" https://youtu.be/xfu7fz03Oas?si=SfFbSuTr5krkqDM_ The Fretliners Frankfort Bluegrass Festival "Sit and Whittle" https://youtu.be/ZaZ3D1qfRfA?si=kO_xmjSqi8iv_eWz The Fretliners "Where The Green Grass Grows Frankfort Bluegrass Festival " https://youtu.be/RjK-UqC8R4w?si=U5kaTvgLX9kgP7F1 Randy Steele and the High Cold Wind w Sam Bush IBMA Announcement party https://youtu.be/xdVawDkgIog?si=09avJaknlsZk1CFD Randy Steele and the High Cold Wind w Sam Bush w Ken White "Cherokee Shuffle" https://youtu.be/xdVawDkgIog?si=2YZTcVsQQIVrzSz1 Randy Steele and the High Cold Wind w Sam Bush "Little Maggie" https://youtu.be/3oz0K2DJpt0?si=mZF-xZW2M2iKlEGy Heady Wax Fiends https://www.headywaxfiends.com/ IBMA https://ibma.org/ Randy Steele and the High Cold Wind "Tombstone Blues" https://ibma.org/

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This week, I do a season one re-cap, and season two will be that much better.

Topics discussed:

1. A full recap of season one.
2. Country Gongbang, Boxcar Pinion Memorial Bluegrass Festival and Cindy Pinion
3. The Woodshop
4. PPPP and Mark Pistrang

Links mentioned in this episode: *Country Gongbang @ The Woodshop Chattanooga TN 7/5/24 https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw21tIo6r9GwwhntlUZyCOE6r1JaEDbwm&si=7FAzgPijgj42-g98

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Lucas White from Off The Rails and my self have an outstanding conversation!

Topics discussed:

1. Tony Rice's guitar!!
2. Kids and bluegrass
3. Infamous Stringdusters case study for today's bluegrass
4. Copywrite policy and the Music Modernization Act
5. Now is bluegrass's time to shine
6. "She Flies" Off The Rails newest single
7. "Concrete and Steel" single to be released in July
8. Galax Fiddler's Convention

Links mentioned in this episode:

• "She Flies" Off The Rails single official release https://youtu.be/9loQQbrBcow?si=NIpIV9fflp5vb5Cw
• "She Flies" Off The Rails from Ice Bridges Festival 2/18/2024 https://youtu.be/M5N1LhQChVU?si=8GPtvtDJdGg0VIcY

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This week, I sit down with Lucas White and learn all about Off The Rails!

Topics discussed:

1. The members of Off The Rails and how they came to be
2. SPBGMA, Pluck It and the Galax Old Fiddlers Convention
3. Reverse engineering a bluegrass boy band
4. Jim Van Cleve, Jon Weisberger
5. New singles Ride Forever, and Coming Home to You
6. Brevard the bluegrass capital of the world on Tuesday's
7. So much more!

Links mentioned in this episode:

• "Big Spike Hammer" SPBGMA Pluck It workshop stage https://youtu.be/2scaKQN8QXE?si=P98OFyNEYkYE6O7z
• "Coming Home to You" https://youtu.be/8m_wlq08Lns?si=zsY0cL_MjjBYGYE8
• "Ride Forever" https://youtu.be/kndY3-YHFXY?si=4gi5_CgGrwCCo1lc
• "Hey Don't Go" Mason Via https://youtu.be/NSuO0mt4Ck0?si=uOE1nKlSoRDipU0P
• bumper music by Slim Pickins Bluegrass

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This week, I continue my conversation with Mason where we discuss what he's got going on, and we also talk about Off The Rails.

Links mentioned in this episode: "Hey Don't Go" full video https://youtu.be/NSuO0mt4Ck0?si=mwDISVYhqWYu8eSd promo video with Mason for "Ride Forever" https://youtu.be/bItSwdSR9hk?si=lisNeX_FCRW8vbeG "Ride Forever" full single https://youtu.be/kndY3-YHFXY?si=5splmz6qVp79aiWv

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