Bradley Laird's Grass Talk Radio - Bluegrass

GrassTalkRadio.com Episode 036

The Schedule Master - The band that says yes first usually gets the gig! Get your ducks in a row and try the schedule master system. Don't be sittin' home when others a…

GrassTalkRadio.com Episode 035

Stringology 101 - You could have a $100,000 instrument but without our lowly, mistreated and under-appreciated friend The String, you pretty much have nothing! Here's m…

GrassTalkRadio.com Episode 034

Monarchy vs Democracy - This episode continues the theme of how to organize and manage your part-time or sem-pro bluegrass band. After a little mumbo-jumbo I get down t…

GrassTalkRadio.com Episode 033

Starting A Part-Time Band - Have you ever entertained thoughts about getting involved in an existing band or starting one from scratch? In this episode I try to offer u…

GrassTalkRadio.com Episode 032

Instrument Horror Stories - In this episode I describe "the luthier's best friend", various entertaining and wacky instrument destruction tales, and give a bit of advic…

GrassTalkRadio.com Episode 031

Alkafluence of Inkahol - In this episode I tell the story of one my early brushes with one of the giants of country music. We were wet behind the ears and learned a few…

GrassTalkRadio.com Episode 030

Bands Versus Jams - In this episode I explore the differences between the bluegrass you hear at jam sessions versus the bluegrass you hear performed by bands. I also de…

GrassTalkRadio.com Episode 029

Self-Hypnosis with Sam Brown - You might wonder what a Berklee School of Music grad, a professional drummer from the UK, hypnotic trance, and Boris the Military Pod hav…

GrassTalkRadio.com Episode 028

Bob Putnam Interview - In this episode I sit down at the kitchen table with my good friend Bob Putnam and talk bluegrass and art. Bob, as an artist, sculptor and art ed…

GrassTalkRadio.com Episode 027

Real Listening - In this episode we explore the art of listening. Learning how to focus, filter, isolate or hear "the whole" will make you a better musician. Enjoy the …

GrassTalkRadio.com Episode 026

Simon Mayor Interview - At least one of the roots of bluegrass extends across the pond to Europe. In this episode I sit down with English mandolinist Simon Mayor and co…

GrassTalkRadio.com Episode 025

A Table Needs Three Legs - This podcast episode is about balance and stability. What are the three primary supports you need to develop to be a good musician? Discover …

GrassTalkRadio.com Episode 024

Thoughts on Improvisation - Don't say you can't improvise! You already do. You did it as a baby and continue to this day--with speech! In this episode I talk about the …

GrassTalkRadio.com Episode 023

Play Ball! - In this episode I talk about the connections between bluegrass and baseball, historically and "operationally." Bluegrass is a team sport. Enjoy the show!

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GrassTalkRadio.com Episode 022

Luthier Todd Lunneborg Interview - In this episode I dropped by the shop of luthier Todd Lunneborg and recorded this conversation about set-up, instrument repair, and a…

GrassTalkRadio.com Episode 021

Something Phishy - In this episode I recount when our band Cedar Hill opened for Phish at Lakewood in Atlanta. I had no idea who they were! I also talk about my father …

GrassTalkRadio.com Episode 020

Pete Martin Interview - This episode introduces you to the world of Pete Martin. Pete is an accomplished fiddler, mandolinist, teacher, and publisher of instructional m…

GrassTalkRadio.com Episode 019

Easier Said Than Done - In this episode I talk about some simple things you can do to improve your playing. Simple to say anyway. Maybe a little harder to put into prac…

GrassTalkRadio.com Episode 018

Mike Marshall Interview - In this episode our guest is world class musician Mike Marshall. We chat about how he got started, how he learned to play, how he became plugg…

GrassTalkRadio.com Episode 017

Bill Monroe and Other Tales - In this episode I finish telling the story about the semi-nightmarish, yet fun, jam session on Little Roy Lewis' back porch and then I tel…