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January 2015 – The Squareneck Journal
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For players and fans of resonator, Weissenborn and lap steel guitars. Chasing After Our Heroes by Rob Anderlik. January 30, 2015. April 11, 2015. 8220;And so Galahad decided that it would be a disgrace to set off on a quest with the other knights. Alone he would enter the dark forest where there was no path. This is the myth of the Hero’s Journey” – Joseph Campbell. 8220;The privilege of a lifetime is to become who you really are” – C.J. Jung. Dobro superstar Rob Ickes. Put it this way. 8220;Every genera...
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Dan Brooks – The Squareneck Journal
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For players and fans of resonator, Weissenborn and lap steel guitars. April 9, 2015. April 10, 2015. Originally published at http:/ www.robanderlik.com. SJ: When did you start playing Dobro? What got you interested in Dobro in the first place? SJ: I’ve heard the Ohio has one of the largest and most active bluegrass communities in the United States. Tell us about the music scene in your neck of the woods: what kinds of gigs are available; are there a lot of jam sessions, etc? What does B&B stand for?
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A Conversation with Resophonic Guitar Luthier Kent Schoonover – The Squareneck Journal
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For players and fans of resonator, Weissenborn and lap steel guitars. A Conversation with Resophonic Guitar Luthier Kent Schoonover. April 10, 2015. April 10, 2015. SJ: About ten years ago I was visiting Jimmy Heffernan at his home in New Jersey when he handed me a squareneck resonator guitar to play. As soon as I played it I looked up at him and said this is a great guitar! The fascination for lutherie came from yearning for one of those beautiful, powerful banjos I encountered at the Bluegrass festival...
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February 2015 – The Squareneck Journal
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For players and fans of resonator, Weissenborn and lap steel guitars. A conversation with GRAMMY Award winning guitarist Ed Gerhard. February 19, 2015. April 10, 2015. SJ: Thanks for taking the time to talk with us. Who or what inspired you to start playing in the first place? SJ: Sounds like you are largely self-taught then? SJ: I see that you offer occasional workshops and I’m curious if you have any general thoughts about the learning process? SJ: Did you start on guitar? SJ: That’s so great! I think ...
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Slap Wore Out [slapwo2015-04-23] | Woodshed Archive
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Non-Profit – preserve and archive digital media. Slap Wore Out [slapwo2015-04-23]. Woodshed Archive Presents Slap Wore Out. Thursday, April 23 8:00pm. 8230;a little bit of folk, bluegrass, rock, blues, pop, country, Americana, alt-anything and other , or as some people describe it: Eclectic Acoustic. Mike Cameron – Stand-up Bass, Vocals. Kat Bradley – Guitar, Accordion, Fiddle, Vocals. Jack McGregor – Guitar, Vocals. Debbie Daniel – Percussion, Mandolin, Vocals. Billy Sloan – Mandolin, Banjo, Vocals.
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Featured Artist – The Squareneck Journal
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For players and fans of resonator, Weissenborn and lap steel guitars. A Conversation with Jerry Douglas. September 18, 2015. SJ: It’s really great to hear you going back to your roots with the Earls of Leicester! How did this project come about and what have been some of the highlights of playing vintage dobro’s and channeling your first hero on the instrument – Josh Graves? SJ: One of the things that I love about your music is that even your most complex tunes are really playful, and not complex for the...
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April 2015 – The Squareneck Journal
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For players and fans of resonator, Weissenborn and lap steel guitars. A Conversation with Resophonic Guitar Luthier Kent Schoonover. April 10, 2015. April 10, 2015. SJ: About ten years ago I was visiting Jimmy Heffernan at his home in New Jersey when he handed me a squareneck resonator guitar to play. As soon as I played it I looked up at him and said this is a great guitar! The fascination for lutherie came from yearning for one of those beautiful, powerful banjos I encountered at the Bluegrass festival...
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Breaking Bad (habits) – a conversation with Jimmy Heffernan – The Squareneck Journal
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For players and fans of resonator, Weissenborn and lap steel guitars. Breaking Bad (habits) – a conversation with Jimmy Heffernan. March 26, 2015. April 10, 2015. SJ: I recently read a book called the Power of Habit. Which claims that 40% of what we do on a daily basis are the results of habits. What’s your perspective on the role of habits as it applies to playing the dobro? Can you share any specific examples? JH: Habits are everything! SJ: How do you help someone unlearn a bad habit? It seems to me th...
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CD Reviews – The Squareneck Journal
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For players and fans of resonator, Weissenborn and lap steel guitars. Tre Mistiche by Sally Van Meter – CD Review by Paul Koptak. September 8, 2015. September 9, 2015. Sally Van Meter, Tre Mistiche: A Small Congress of Ballad, Weissenborn, and Waltz (Live Oak Records, 2015). Available from artist on her Facebook. It’s very likely that Sally Van Meter was the first female instrumentalist to win a Grammy for her work on The Great Dobro Sessions (that comes from the Shubb artist page. Irish singer-songwrite...
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Mike Witcher – The Squareneck Journal
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For players and fans of resonator, Weissenborn and lap steel guitars. May 8, 2015. May 9, 2015. You come from a musical family, but I’m not sure your story is well-known among your fans. How did your family get started playing music, how did you get started playing the dobro and how has coming from a musical family shaped your perspective on the world? So everyone already had an instrument picked out? Clinesmith Koa Resonator Guitar. Nothing like that to give you motivation! I could be wrong, but I’m wil...
