The Music Makers and Soul Shakers Podcast

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A podcast made by a musician about lives in music, and the creative process involved in creating, writing and recording it.

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Here’s a random sampling of some of our past episodes from the last 8 years.

Episodes
157. Tommy Emmanuel
157. Tommy Emmanuel

Fingerstyle Guitar legend

156. John Reischman
156. John Reischman

mandolin master

155. Larry Klein
155. Larry Klein

producer, bassist

154. John Paul White
154. John Paul White

Singer/Songwriter, member of The Civil Wars

153. Alison Brown
153. Alison Brown

Banjo player/composer

152. Julian Lage
152. Julian Lage

Jazz Guitarist/composer

151. Bahamas (Afie Jurvanen)
151. Bahamas (Afie Jurvanen)
150. Duane Betts
150. Duane Betts

Guitarist/songwriter

149. Al Perkins
149. Al Perkins

Legendary steel guitarist

148. Molly Miller
148. Molly Miller

Guitarist/composer

147. William Bell
147. William Bell

Original Stax artist, soul singer and songwriter

146. William Prince
146. William Prince

Singer/songwriter

145. Kaia Kater
145. Kaia Kater

Singer/songwriter, banjo player

144. Peter Case
144. Peter Case

L.A. Songwriting legend

143. Aaron Lee Tasjan
143. Aaron Lee Tasjan

Singer/songwriter

142. Welcome to Season 7
142. Welcome to Season 7

A bit about what’s in store for the all-new Season 7.

141. David Lindley Remembered
141. David Lindley Remembered

A re-release of our conversation from 2019

140. Jerry Douglas
140. Jerry Douglas

Dobro innovator

139. Bob Rock
139. Bob Rock

Producer of rock gods

138. John Leventhal
138. John Leventhal

producer/guitarist

137. David Grissom
137. David Grissom

Austin-based guitarist

136. Nicki Bluhm
136. Nicki Bluhm

Singer/songwriter

135. Happy Holidays and Season 6 Update!
135. Happy Holidays and Season 6 Update!
134. Patric Caird
134. Patric Caird

Film/TV Composer

133. Bryan Sutton
133. Bryan Sutton

Brilliant flatpicking bluegrass guitarist

132. Mick Flannery
132. Mick Flannery

Irish singer/songwrier

131. Stanton Moore
131. Stanton Moore

New Orleans drum kingpin and member of Galactic

130. Audley Freed
130. Audley Freed

Guitarist for Sheryl Crow, The Black Crowes and many more

129. Sierra Hull
129. Sierra Hull

The future of bluegrass mandolin

128. Rose Sinclair
128. Rose Sinclair

Austin-based steel guitarist

Episodes
118. Rob Baker
118. Rob Baker

Tragically Hip guitarist

117. Craig Northey
117. Craig Northey

Songwriter, producer, guitarist for Odds

116. Bill Schnee
116. Bill Schnee

Legendary recording engineer/producer

115. Colin Cripps (Part 2)
115. Colin Cripps (Part 2)
114. Colin Cripps (Part 1)
114. Colin Cripps (Part 1)

Guitarist for Blue Rodeo, Kathleen Edwards

113. Rose Cousins
113. Rose Cousins

Singer and songwriter from Canada

112. Viktor Krauss
112. Viktor Krauss

Bassist, composer and producer

111. Will Kimbrough
111. Will Kimbrough

Nashville-based guitarist and songwriter

110. Ariel Posen
110. Ariel Posen

Slide guitarist and songwriter

109. Matt Ross-Spang
109. Matt Ross-Spang

Memphis-based engineer and producer for Al Green, Elvis Presley, Margo Price, John Prine and many more

108. Robert Finley
108. Robert Finley

Louisianna-based singer

107. Allison Russell
107. Allison Russell

Singer, songwriter and my old band-mate!

106. Bill Payne (Part 2)
106. Bill Payne (Part 2)

(Little Feat)

105. Bill Payne (Part 1)
105. Bill Payne (Part 1)

Session keyboard player and founding member of Little Feat

104. George Porter Jr.
104. George Porter Jr.

Funk mastermind and bassist for The Meters

103. Peter Rowan (Part 2)
103. Peter Rowan (Part 2)
102. Peter Rowan (Part 1)
102. Peter Rowan (Part 1)

Bluegrass legend, singer and songwriter

101. Welcome to Season 5
101. Welcome to Season 5
100. John Oates
100. John Oates

Singer/Songwriter and member of Hall and Oates

99. Keith Scott
99. Keith Scott

Guitarist for Bryan Adams

98. Introducing the "One Life" Podcast
98. Introducing the "One Life" Podcast
97. David Piltch (Part 2)
97. David Piltch (Part 2)
96. David Piltch (Part 1)
96. David Piltch (Part 1)

Upright bassist and session player

95. Gordie Johnson
95. Gordie Johnson

Guitarist, singer and songwriter for Big Sugar

94. Tucker Martine
94. Tucker Martine

Producer/Engineer

93. Joel Plaskett
93. Joel Plaskett

Singer/songwriter from Halifax

92. Colin Linden
92. Colin Linden

Canadian guitarist/producer/songwriter

91. Sarah Jarosz
91. Sarah Jarosz

Singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist

90. Allison Russell
90. Allison Russell
89. Sadler Vaden
89. Sadler Vaden

Guitarist for Jason Isbell’s 400 Unit

Episodes
79. Trey Hensley
79. Trey Hensley

bluegrass flatpicking virtuoso

78. Kim Rosen
78. Kim Rosen

Mastering engineer

77. Malcolm Burn (Part 2)
77. Malcolm Burn (Part 2)
76. Malcolm Burn (Part 1)
76. Malcolm Burn (Part 1)

Record producer, sonic explorer

75. Molly Tuttle
75. Molly Tuttle
74. Joachim Cooder
74. Joachim Cooder

Songwriter and drummer

73. David Lindley (Part 2)
73. David Lindley (Part 2)
72. David Lindley (Part 1)
72. David Lindley (Part 1)

Guitar and Weissenborn legend

71. Dennis Crouch (Part 2)
71. Dennis Crouch (Part 2)
70. Dennis Crouch (Part 1)
70. Dennis Crouch (Part 1)

Bass mastermind

69. Redd Volkaert
69. Redd Volkaert

Telecaster specialist

68. Rick Holmstrom
68. Rick Holmstrom

Guitarist for Mavis Staples

67. Mickey Raphael
67. Mickey Raphael

Willie Nelson’s harmonica player of 40+ years

66. Alvin Youngblood Hart
66. Alvin Youngblood Hart

Master of blues and rock & roll guitar

65. Rory Block
65. Rory Block

Blues fingerstyle guitarist and singer

64. In Honor of Hal Blaine
64. In Honor of Hal Blaine

A re-broadcast in honor of the great drummer

63 - Dave Cobb
63 - Dave Cobb

Nashville-based mega-producer

62. Debashish Bhattacharya
62. Debashish Bhattacharya

Indian classical slide guitar master

61. Kevin Breit (Part 2)
61. Kevin Breit (Part 2)
60. Kevin Breit (Part 1)
60. Kevin Breit (Part 1)

Guitarist like no other

59. Gabriel Roth (AKA Bosco Mann)
59. Gabriel Roth (AKA Bosco Mann)

Bassist and mastermind of the Daptone sound

58. Billy Bragg
58. Billy Bragg

UK-based songwriter/activist/author

57. Chuck Leavell (Part 2)
57. Chuck Leavell (Part 2)
56. Chuck Leavell (Part 1)
56. Chuck Leavell (Part 1)

Keyboard player for Allman Bros & Rolling Stones

55. Jorma Kaukonen
55. Jorma Kaukonen

Fingerstyle guitarist and founding Jefferson Airplane/Hot Tuna member

54. Welcome to Season 3
54. Welcome to Season 3
Episodes
53. Greg Leisz
53. Greg Leisz

Steel guitarist, multi-instrumentalist and sideman to everybody!

52. Matt Chamberlain
52. Matt Chamberlain

Drumming trailblazer

51. Amos Garrett
51. Amos Garrett

Innovative electric guitarist

50. Adam Levy
50. Adam Levy

Guitarist for Norah Jones, Tracy Chapman

49. David Bromberg
49. David Bromberg

Songwriter/guitarist

48. Tommy Shannon
48. Tommy Shannon

Bassist for Stevie Ray Vaughan, Johnny Winter

47. Mid-Season 2 Update
47. Mid-Season 2 Update
46. Reese Wynans
46. Reese Wynans

Keyboard player for Stevie Ray Vaughan, Joe Bonamassa and many more

45. Kenneth Pattengale
45. Kenneth Pattengale

Guitarist/singer for The Milk Carton Kids

44. Lloyd Green
44. Lloyd Green

Steel guitar legend

43. Bil Vorndick
43. Bil Vorndick

Recording engineer

42. Ronnie Hawkins
42. Ronnie Hawkins

The Hawk

41. Sara Watkins
41. Sara Watkins

Singer/songwriter

40. Mike Bub
40. Mike Bub

Bluegrass bass guru

39. Lloyd Maines
39. Lloyd Maines

Producer, pedal steel guitarist

38. Charlie Musselwhite
38. Charlie Musselwhite

Harmonica legend

37. David Mansfield
37. David Mansfield

Multi-instrumentalist, composer

36. Oz Fritz
36. Oz Fritz

Recording engineer

35. Ron Sexsmith
35. Ron Sexsmith

Singer/songwriter

34. Chris "Critter" Eldridge
34. Chris "Critter" Eldridge

Guitarist for Punch Brothers

33. Van Dyke Parks
33. Van Dyke Parks

Producer/arranger/lyricist

32. Charlie McCoy
32. Charlie McCoy

Harmonica wiz

31. Sylvia Tyson
31. Sylvia Tyson

Songwriter, folk icon and member of Ian and Sylvia

30. Norman Blake
30. Norman Blake

Bluegrass guitar legend

29. Steve Berlin
29. Steve Berlin

Stellar producer and horn player for Los Lobos

28. Dave Alvin
28. Dave Alvin

Hard-core troubadour, singer, guitar slinger

27. Welcome to Season 2
27. Welcome to Season 2
Episodes
26. Bettye LaVette
26. Bettye LaVette

Soul Legend

25. Jay Bellerose
25. Jay Bellerose

Innovative drummer

24. John Convertino
24. John Convertino

Drummer/songwriter for Calexico

23. Dom Flemons
23. Dom Flemons

American songster

22. Hal Blaine
22. Hal Blaine

Drum legend

21. David Hood
21. David Hood

Bassist for the Swampers

20. Bernie Finkelstein
20. Bernie Finkelstein

Artist manager/label head

19. Bruce Cockburn
19. Bruce Cockburn

Songwriting icon

18. Gurf Morlix
18. Gurf Morlix

Guitarist/producer

17. Holger Petersen
17. Holger Petersen

Broadcaster/producer

16. Joe Henry (Part 2)
16. Joe Henry (Part 2)
15. Joe Henry (Part 1)
15. Joe Henry (Part 1)

Songwriter, artist and producer of fine records

14. Fats Kaplin
14. Fats Kaplin

Multi-instrumentalist for the Dead Reckoners, Jack White and many more

13. Lee Townsend
13. Lee Townsend

Producer for Bill Frisell and many others

12. Duane Eddy (Part 2)
12. Duane Eddy (Part 2)
11. Duane Eddy (Part 1)
11. Duane Eddy (Part 1)

The King of Twang

10. Cindy Cashdollar
10. Cindy Cashdollar

Steel guitarist and dobro player

9. Stephen Hodges
9. Stephen Hodges

Drummer for Mavis Staples, Tom Waits and John Hammond

8. Marc Ribot
8. Marc Ribot

Avant-Garde guitarist and composer

7. Danny Barnes
7. Danny Barnes

Banjo player, songwriter and musical explorer

6. Ryan Freeland
6. Ryan Freeland

Recording engineer for Joe Henry, Bonnie Raitt, Ray LaMontagne and many more

5. Mary Gauthier
5. Mary Gauthier

Nashville songwriting icon

4. John Hammond
4. John Hammond

Blues powerhouse

3. Oliver Wood
3. Oliver Wood

Guitarist, singer and songwriter for The Wood Brothers

2. Tim O'Brien
2. Tim O'Brien

Bluegrass and roots renaissance man

1. Bill Frisell
1. Bill Frisell

Legendary guitarist and composer

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About Steve Dawson

Steve Dawson is an award-winning musician, guitarist, steel guitar nerd, producer and engineer from Vancouver, Canada who has spent the last decade living and working in Nashville, TN. He operates The Henhouse Studio where he does sessions, produces, mixes records, and teaches.