Bradley Laird's Grass Talk Radio - Bluegrass

GrassTalkRadio.com Episode 094

Polishing Vocals - Roll up your sleeves, put some elbow grease into your singing, and the results will astonish you! This episode continues the thread of the importance…

GrassTalkRadio.com Episode 093

Bluegrass Vocal Stacks - What is the best way to move up a rung or two on the ladder of greatness? Improve your singing--in particular your bluegrass harmony singing.

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GrassTalkRadio.com Episode 092

Non-Musical Skills - It's not all about the music. Yes, good musical skills are important but there are a lot of other handy skills which can propel your music forward.…

GrassTalkRadio.com Episode 091

Just Say Yo! - I love irony. Irony is: "a state of affairs or an event that seems deliberately contrary to what one expects and is often amusing as a result." That is e…

GrassTalkRadio.com Episode 090

My Life As A Stripper - In the aftermath of Hurricane Michael I quickly put together this episode giving you a taste of what it's like to be forced to camp out. To fill…

GrassTalkRadio.com Episode 089

Quick Update - I recorded this short episode while walking around the barn gathering up and tying down anything which could blow into the next county. I give a very sho…

GrassTalkRadio.com Episode 088

Give It A Rest - A bit of obsession is helpful at times but you don't want to become Captain Ahab chasing a mythical white whale!

In this episode I talk about the impo…

GrassTalkRadio.com Episode 087

Why We Record - Here are 8 reasons to capture sound for the future. As examples you will hear Tiny Moore jamming backstage with Grisman, a limited release of The Tattoo…

GrassTalkRadio.com Episode 086

Tuning Gizmos - Imagine choosing the shade of paint based upon the sound of the color. Absurd, right? So why are so many tuning their instruments visually?

In this epis…

GrassTalkRadio.com Episode 085

Behind The Curtain - Think of that scene from The Wizard of Oz when the wizard bellows into a microphone, "Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain!" Toto pulled…

GrassTalkRadio.com Episode 084

Pro Habits - Here are 21 ways you can measure your degree of professionalism. We all want to be viewed as good at what we do. The bluegrass world, and the world at larg…

GrassTalkRadio.com Episode 083

We Are All Selling - I've heard that around 9% of working adults are "in sales." In this episode I discuss my theory that we are all selling. The exchanges aren't alway…

GrassTalkRadio.com Episode 082

Who You Are - Today I talk about the broad spectrum of people and their goals, hopes and dreams. Advice has to be tailored to each person since no two people are exactl…

GrassTalkRadio.com Episode 081

Lemme See That Guitar - In this episode I tell you how I evaluate a student's guitar. From peghead all the way to the end pin, I discuss how to get the instrument in go…

GrassTalkRadio.com Episode 080

A Can of Worms - Today I reach my hand down into that ooey, gooey can of worms and discuss just what exactly is this thing called bluegrass. And then, as promised, I di…

GrassTalkRadio.com Bonus Episode 02

Grilled Over Improv - This episode is for any player who wants to improvise. It recounts an email exchange I had with a student over a decade ago. I hope you enjoy…

GrassTalkRadio.com Episode 079

Mics: Friend or Foe? - Microphones are not very intelligent. They simply react to their surrounding sonic environment. In this episode I touch on the "one mic" setup fo…

GrassTalkRadio.com Episode 078

Get a Clue - As a service to the newbie, I am going to just say the things which people actually think. I hope I do not make enemies of everyone I have ever picked with…

GrassTalkRadio.com Episode 077

The Thinker - In this episode I ramble on about the rise of tablet devices, debate cause and effect versus chance, discuss two general categories of bluegrass players, …

GrassTalkRadio.com Episode 076

Be Prepared - In this episode I talk about how to be prepared for whatever may come your way when you are jamming or gigging. Better to have it and not need it than to …