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Dec. 29, 2021

Live 5 - December 29, 2021 - Favourite Dead Covers of 2021

Featured Songs: Set 1: Billy Strings - 02-24-21 - Help on the Way > Slipknot > Franklin’s Tower - The Capitol Theatre - Port Chester, NY Kitchen Dwellers - 04-01-21 - Bertha - Cerventas - Denver, CO Disco Biscuits - …

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Dec. 22, 2021

Live 5 - December 22, 2021 - Favourite Covers of 2021

Featured Songs: Billy Strings - 03-25-21 - City of New Orleans (Willie Nelson) - Tipitina’s - New Orleans, LA Tedeschi Trucks Band - 03-25-21 - In Memory of Elizabeth Reed (The Allman Brothers Band) - Fireside Sessions - Flor...

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Dec. 15, 2021

Live 5 - December 15, 2021.

Featured Songs: 00:38 - Joe Russo's Almost Dead - 09-24-21 - Saint of Circumstance - Salvage Station - Asheville, NC 12:34 - Orebolo - 12-04-21 - Atlantic City - Spruce Peak - Stowe, VT 18:36 - Billy Strings - 12-12-21 …

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Dec. 8, 2021

Live 5 - December 8, 2021.

Featured Songs: 00:38 - Goose - 11-21-21 - Rockdale - Mission Ballroom - Denver, CO 15:39 - Twiddle - 11-27-21 - Tiny Dancer - The Capitol Theatre - Port Chester, NY 22:32 - Dopapod - 12-04-21 - Crazy Fingers - …

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Dec. 6, 2021

Barry Waldrep - Tribute to Tony Rice

Last year, on Christmas Day 2020, we lost the great Tony Rice. He was an influential acoustic guitar player not just for the bluegrass community but for the folk and acoustic jazz worlds as well. He was undoubtedly one of …

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Dec. 3, 2021

Tim and Greg from The Mother Hips

Mother Hips co-founders Tim Bluhm and Greg Loiacono have been at it now for 30 years. The pandemic allowed the pair to work on their record Glowing Lantern a great representation of their career to date. Master songwriters, p...

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Dec. 1, 2021

Live 5 - December 1, 2021.

Featured Songs: 00:38 - Eggy - 11-06-21 - Golden Gate Dancer - Park West - Chicago, IL 13:04 - Kitchen Dwellers - 11-06-21 - Baby, Don’t Do It - Portland House of Music and Events - Portland, ME 18:58 - …

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Nov. 29, 2021

Jake Shimabukuro

Admittedly, I’ve gotten to the Jake Shimabukuro story a little late. For those unaware, Jake is the Jimi Hendrix of the ukulele. That is to say, many play his instrument, but few have the skill, dexterity and finger strength ...

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Nov. 25, 2021

Live 5 - November 25, 2021 - Thanksgiving Special

Featured Songs: 00:38 - Warren Haynes - 07-09-21 - Comes A Time - Palm Theatre - Telluride, CA 07:04 - Spafford - 10-31-21 - The Other One - Castle Theatre - Bloomington, IL 16:27 - Greensky Bluegrass - 11-17-21 - …

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Nov. 24, 2021

Live 5 - November 24, 2021.

Featured Songs: 00:38 - Eggy - 10-31-21 - Love The One Your With - Castle Theatre - Bloomington, IL 17:42 - Steve Kimock and Friends - 11-14-21 - Les Brers In A Minor - The Stone Church - Brattleboro, VT …

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Nov. 22, 2021

Apollo Suns

If you know Winnipeg, Manitoba, the thought of that city producing an instrumental psychedelic jazz infused rock band is pretty crazy. Located in central Canada, Winnipeg is generally known for two things; cold winters and bu...

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Nov. 19, 2021

Tom Hamilton Jr.

Lacuna, is as much an ambient LP as it is a journey into raw improvisation from pianist Holly Bowling and guitarist Tom Hamilton Jr.. Sure, tracks on this new LP from the Ghost Light band mates could certainly be featured …

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Nov. 17, 2021

Live 5 - November 17, 2021.

Featured Songs: 00:38 - Eggy - 10-21-21 - Just a Little Light - Neighborhood Theatre - Charlotte, NC 21:14 - Goose - 11-11-21 - Mississippi HalfStep Uptown Toodeloo - Scoot Inn - Austin, TX 36:08 - Billy Strings - 11-13-21 …

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Nov. 15, 2021

Jim Scott

Neal Casal was a brilliant musician, singer, songwriter, and music aficionado who we lost way to early back in 2019. Like everyone else who crossed his path, I was devastated to hear that Neal sadly took his own life, just …

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Nov. 3, 2021

Live 5 - November 3, 2021.

Featured Songs: 00:38 - Umphrey’s McGee - 10-28-21 - Althea - Suwannee Hulaween - Live Oak, FL 07:08 - Spafford - 10-30-21 - End of the Line - The Stache - Grand Rapids, MI 11:11 - Gov’t Mule - 10-30-21 …

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Nov. 1, 2021

Neal Francis

There has been a palpable buzz over the last little bit for singer songwriter Neal Francis whose album "In Plain Sight" is due out November 5th on ATO Records. This Chicago based piano player is a bit of a throwback …

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Oct. 27, 2021

Live 5 - October 27, 2021.

Featured Songs: 00:38 - Spafford - 10-21-22 - In the Eyes of Thieves - Neighborhood Theatre - Charlotte, NC 22:14 - Dead & Company - 10-22-21 - Ramble On Rose - Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre - Englewood, CO 32:16 - Dopapod …

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Oct. 25, 2021

Brad Barr of The Slip

Explaining The Slip and their sound is quite frankly near impossible. They are a trio made up of Brad Barr on guitar, drummer Andrew Barr and bassist Marc Friedman. In simplest terms, they are an avant-rock outfit that’s been...

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Oct. 22, 2021

Warren Haynes of Gov't Mule

For the next album, Gov’t Mule have produced their first real blues record, Heavy Load Blues arriving on-line and in store November 12 on Fantasy records. It’s a 13 track masterpiece with both Warren Haynes penned originals a...

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Oct. 20, 2021

Live 5 - October 20, 2021.

Featured Songs: 00:38 - Goose - 10-08-21 - Indian River - Terminal 5 - New York, NY 14:18 - Eggy - 10-09-21 - Satellite - Majestic Theatre - Madison, WI 28:16 - Infamous Stringdusters - 10-13-21 - Steam Powered Aeroplane …

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Oct. 18, 2021

Wade MacNeil of Dooms Children

I get all kinds of pitches regarding guests for the podcast. I also pour over hundreds of hours of music that’s sent to me. So when a publicist sends me a press release about a hardcore artist who has recently …

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Oct. 15, 2021

Eric Gould of Marble Eyes

Marble Eyes are a rock band based out of the New Hampshire Seacoast. They are actually a supergroup made up of musicians from the area who came together to play music during the pandemic. The most recognizable member of the …

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Oct. 13, 2021

Live 5 - October 13, 2021.

Featured Songs: 00:38 - Gov’t Mule - 10-03-21 - Mule - Gaspirilla Music Festival - Tampa, FL 19:45 - Umphrey’s McGee - 10-08-21 - Booth Love - The Capitol Theatre - New York, NY 30:33 - Greensky Bluegrass - 10-09-21 …

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Oct. 11, 2021

Ethan Miller of Howlin' Rain

I first met Ethan Miller, the Howlin’ Rain's frontman, a few years back and have always found him to be quite musically eclectic and an extremely poignant wordsmith. So when I got word that this Bay Area based musician was …

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