• b0b.com
• Winnie Winston book
• Tom Bradshaw
• Mike Daly
• Desert Rose steel guitars
• Ross Shafer and Sierra steel guitars
• Williams crossover
• Mike Neer Steelonious
• Santa Rose Symphony

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This episode features an interview with legendary Merle Haggard steeler Norm Hamlet!

Relevant links:

• Mario Carboni

• Ben Haggard

• Noel Haggard

• Farmersville, CA

• Rickenbacker

• Bigsby steel guitar

• Bud Isaacs – Webb Pierce “Slowly”

• The Farmer Boys Capitol Records

• Barbara Mandrell

• Vance Terry

• Ralph Mooney

• GFI

• Wright Custom

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This episode features an interview with Ross Shafer, designer of the new Sierra pedal steel guitar! Also, a deconstruction of the Stranger Things theme song, created using only pedal steel as the source material.

• Sierra Steel Guitars
• Marley’s Ghost
• Alvino Rey

• Google Patents

• Bobby Bowman
• Sierra’s YouTube channel (Makin’ Chips) and the Test Machine video
• Sierra thread on the Forum
• Sound post

• Stranger Things theme (pedal steel)

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• brucebouton.com
• The Beatles on Ed Sullivan
• Robert Schaefer
• Clarence White
• Pete Drake
• Ray Garrett
• Robbin Thompson
• Buddy Charleton
• Shot Jackson
• Terry Crisp
• Dottie West
• Dan Tyack
• Freddie Hart
• Lacy J. Dalton
• Ricky Skaggs
• Garth Brooks
• Mel Tillis
• Kathy Mattea – Eighteen Wheels And A Dozen Roses
• Garth Brooks – Much Too Young to Feel This Damn Old
• Foster and Lloyd
• Brooks & Dunn
• Ricky Skaggs – Highway 40 Blues
• Compensators on A&B pedals to lower strings 1 & 7
• Bruce’s Homespun instructional video
• Paul Franklin Method
• Tim Pierce Guitar Academy
• The Sidemen radio show
• Shania Twain Come on Over record (prod. Mutt Lang)
• Tom Bukovac
• Tommy White
• Pablo Casals
• Paul Franklin’s conversation with Lloyd Green
• Kemper Profiling Amp
• Little Walter 89
• Peavey Nashville 112
• Universal Ox Box
• Strymon
• Mad Professor Twimble overdrive
• Lazy J amps
• Avid Eleven Rack
• Universal Apollo
• Phil Bradbury
• Michael Britt Profiles
• Boss GT-Pro
• Russ Pahl
• Miranda Lambert – The Weight of These Wings
• Spencer Cullum, Jr. and Steelism
• Lloyd Green tribute page

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This episode features an interview with Nashville multi-instrumentalist and recording engineer Jim Lill, who has a new beginner pedal steel video course out now. Also featured is a conversation with Josh Killian of Steel Resolve, a non-profit that helps young players get started with steel guitar.

Topics discussed include:

• Jim’s new video course, Pedal Steel (Fast Track for Beginners)
• Jim’s “How to Play Pedal Steel Guitar” YouTube video

• Alan Jackson, Jimmy Buffett – It’s Five O’ Clock Somewhere

• Belmont University

• Judah and the Lion

• Josh Thompson

• The Dirt Drifters – “Something Better”

• Jim’s course “Learn Songs Quickly and Accurately“

• Paul Franklin and the Time Jumpers

• Robin Suskind and Never Come Down

• Craig Wayne Boyd

• MSA Sidekick

• Sierra
• GFI
• Desert Rose

• Gary Morse

• Justin Butler & Thru-Tone

• Peterson Tuners

• Wampler Ego Comp mini

• Kemper Profiler

• Fractal Audio

• SKB iSeries Cases

• Mono double gig bag

• Jim’s website, YouTube channel, and podcast
• “My Life with You” by Jessie Ritter
• Steel Resolve website
• Tommy Dodd
• John McClung

• Meniere’s disease

• Paul Franklin’s conversation with Lloyd Green
• Jimmie Hudson pedal steel for kids
• Contact:

  josh@steelresolve.org, 352-328-6803. Josh Killian and Steel Resolve on Facebook

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“If your imagination can go there, the instrument certainly can.” – Paul Franklin

Check out Paul’s great online university, The Paul Franklin Method!

• Buddy Emmons – Raising the Dickens
• Stranger Things theme on pedal steel
• Modern steel – using steel in place of synths
• Travis Tritt – Tell Me I was Dreaming
• Jackson Steel Guitar
• Jeff Newman
• Oahu Steel Guitar Method
• Paul’s Bar Hand Exercise
• Robert Randolph
• Leon McAuliffe
• Rusty Young
• Barbara Mandrell
• Steelism
• Sons of the Palomino
• Wayne Newton steel guitar
• Vince Gill with The Eagles
• Vince Gill tour dates
• Paul’s Blog
• The Time Jumpers

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Does Paul Franklin even need an introduction? If you don’t know who this guy is, you don’t know steel guitar! Never fear – all will be revealed in the interview itself. Paul was such a lovely interview subject…he’s got a lot of great ideas and a lot to say, and his true love of steel guitar shines through everything he does. If you’d like more details on Paul, Wikipedia is a good place to start. His Allmusic bio has some other details.

Some of the many topics covered include:

• The Paul Franklin Method

• Robert Plant, Alison Krauss – Gone Gone Gone

• Mel Tillis
• Tootsie’s Orchid Lounge
• Charlie Worsham
• Wooten Brothers

• 

  Franklin Pedabro

• Randy Travis – Forever and Ever Amen (with Pedabro)
• Keith Whitley – Don’t Close Your Eyes
• Reggie Young

• Little Walter Tube Amps

• Steel Dream (Benado Effects)

• Dire Straits – You and Your Friend (with The Box)
• Dire Straits – On the Night (full concert with PSG, The Box, and the Pedabro)
• Patty Loveless – Timber
• IVL Steelrider (MIDI)
• PSG piano simulation (around 1:00 mark)
• Pete Drake and his “Talking Steel Guitar”
• Adrian Belew
• The Time Jumpers

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Christopher Woitach is a jazz guitarist, steel guitarist, and composer living in Portland, Oregon. Christopher Woitach has played with many nationally and internationally known artists, including Bernadette Peters, Rich Little, Hank Roberts, Bob Mover, Tony Monaco, Mel Brown, and John Stowell. He regularly performs throughout the Pacific Northwest, and at jazz festivals in the U.S. and Canada.

“You have to find the world that suits you.” – Christopher Woitach

Topics discussed include:

• Christopher’s website, Reverbnation page and YouTube page
• Avid Eleven Rack
• Telonics TCA 500C amp and volume pedal
• Peterson Tuners
• Eventide H9
• Lexicon MPX1
• Lexicon MX200 with DW patches from Telonics
• MSA 2011 Studio Pro S-12 Bb6
• Reece Anderson
• “Steely” Pete Burak
• David Wright
• Junior Knight
• Jim Gray
• New Riders of the Purple Sage
• Mickey Adams
• Doug Sahm
• Rick Schmidt
• Travis Toy
• Jim Cohen
• Sez Adamson
• Buddy Emmons
• Curly Chalker
• Aeropress coffee maker
• Herby Wallace
• Buck Reid
• Jim Hall
• Larry Behm
• Stringjoy strings
• Example WAV files of Stringjoy strings – July 31st (fresh strings) and Nov. 5th (worn in)

Featured track: “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” by Christopher Woitach.

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Possibly best known for his work with Ryan Adams and the Cardinals, Jon Graboff has also recorded and/or toured with the likes of: Willie Nelson, Norah Jones, David Byrne, Carrie Underwood, Noel Gallagher, Harper Simon, Phil Lesh, M. Ward, Cyndi Lauper and others.

Topics discussed include:

• Cyndi Lauper at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, 2016
• Dan Dugmore
• Harper Simon
• Noel Gallagher “If I Had a Gun”
• The Byrds “You Ain’t Going Nowhere”
• Porter Wagoner & Dolly Parton “If Teardrops Were Pennies”
• Lloyd Green Reflections
• Show Pro Steel Guitars
• Emmons push/pull
• Jimmie Crawford JCH steels
• D’Addario EPS 490 strings (but with a wound 6th string)
• Milkman Sound
• Strymon pedals
• Jon’s Pedal Steel Guitar World of Discovery
• Stage One Steel Guitars
• Zephaniah OHora This Highway
• Dori Freeman Letters Never Read
• Jon Graboff’s What’s Happening page

FEATURED SONG: Polkov, “Caterwaul” from Polkov

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This month we interview avant-garde pedal steel guitarist Susan Alcorn! Also featured is a review/demo of three effects pedals from Catalinbread.

• Jeff Newman
• Buddy Emmons – the “Black Album”
• Maurice Anderson
• Tommy Morrell
• Curly Chalker
• Lloyd Green
• Jimmy Day
• Pauline Oliveros – Deep Listening
• Jandek, film: Jandek on Corwood
• Daniel Lanois
• Maxon Analog Delay
• Avalon U5 preamp
• Lexicon MPX550
• Fox Vintage Amps

FEATURED SONG: Susan Alcorn, “Milonga en Re” from Evening Tales

Catalinbread pedals reviewed:

• Talisman Reverb
• Csidman Delay
• Bicycle Delay

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This month we interview pedal steel guitarist, dobro player, and teacher Dave Hadley! Also featured is a review and demo of the Strymon El Capistan dTape delay pedal.

• Dave’s website
• The Bumper Jacksons
• Sons of Pitches
• Drew Gibson
• June Star
• Wye Oak
• Pretty Gritty
• GFI steel guitars
• Milkman amps
• Xotic Effects SL Drive
• Rusty Young
• Lloyd Green
• Alvino Rey
• Bill Frisell

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“I came to the conclusion that I was put on Earth for the specific purpose of playing the pedal steel guitar. Everything I had done previously had prepared me for this.” – Mike Perlowin

This month we interview renowned pedal steel guitarist, author, and teacher Mike Perlowin. Topics discussed include Mike’s forays into classical music, reading notation, music theory, gear, recording techniques and thinking outside the box!

• Mike’s website, which has links to his recordings and book
• Chas Smith
• Dave Ziegler
• Curly Chalker
• Maurice Anderson
• Al Vescovo
• Susan Alcorn
• Maggie Bjorklund
• Hal Merrill

• Carole Mukogawa

• MSA steel guitars
• Quilter Steelaire

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This month we interview beloved pedal steel player Jay Dee Maness! His credits include Buck Owens, Gram Parsons, The Byrds, Vince Gill, Ray Stevens and many many more.

Check out Jay Dee’s page for appearances, his new album & more!

• Tonealigner pickup
• Telonics pickups
• Walker Stereo Steel
• Lexicon MPX-1
• Benado Steel Dream

• Evans amplifiers

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This month we interview Portland area pedal steel player and teacher Larry Behm! Topics we covered include:

• The brotherhood of steel guitar
• The importance of asking questions and having FUN
• Consistency in your steel setup

• Ergonomics & the mechanical advantage

• Gary Carter

• The future of steel guitar!

Check out Larry’s page for more info – Painless Steel Productions

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This month we review the Electro-harmonix C9 Organ Machine, with an extra bonus review of the Digitech Mosaic polyphonic 12-string pedal.

And we have a great interview with steeler & multi-instrumentalist Jon Rauhouse! Jon has played with Sleepwalker, Neko Case, Jakob Dylan, Old 97s and many many more, and has several fine solo albums. More info is available at his website, jonrauhouse.com.

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This episode features a review of the NU-Generation Tone Bar by Red Barn Music Supply, 575-621-4320.

Noted steel guitarist (and 6-string and bass guitarist) Stu Schulman joined us for a great interview and shared a lot of road stories from his years of touring and recording. We covered a lot of ground, so here are some links to things we talked about:

New Riders of the Purple Sage, Suite Steel album, Chris Middaugh and the Arm Brothers, Robbie Dupree, Wild Bill and his Buffalo Yankees, B.W. Stevenson, Marcia Ball, Blanton Steel Guitars, Willie Nelson, Jimmy Day, Austin City Limits, Red Rhodes, Delaney Bramlett, Gary Busey as Teddy Jack Eddy, Jimmy Rabbitt, Barbi Benton, Matt Hammer, Paulette Carlson, Sweethearts of the Rodeo, Bill Carter, Jerry Jeff Walker, Doug Sahm, Milton Carroll, Dwight Yoakam, Vince Gill, Bill Keith, Tiny Olsen, Desert Rose Steel Guitars, Telonics.

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This month we feature an interview with John McClung, a noted pedal steel player and teacher (in fact, he’s been nicknamed both “Mr. Twang” and “Professor Twang” depending on who’s asking). His credits include recording work with Connie Stevens; touring with Freddy Fender; playing (with 7 other LA steelers) on the Man of Steel soundtrack for the 2012 film scored by Hans Zimmer; several appearances on the show for the SWSGA (Southwest Steel Guitar Association), and live and recording dates with many local LA country bands and singers. John offers in-person (near Olympia, WA) and Skype pedal steel lessons through his website, http://steelguitarlessons.com/.

Relevant links: Walker Stereo Steel • Telonics • TC Electronic M-One XL • Bessdang Gizmos • Steel Seat Effects Boxes • Kenneth Pattengale • Man of Steel soundtrack

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Our guest this month is Paul Brainard, a veteran of the Alt-Country and Americana scene, playing and recording with many top names over the last decade and beyond. He specializes in all forms of Steel Guitar—pedal, non-pedal, Dobro—as well as guitar and trumpet. He is further noted for his producing skills and his instrumental arrangements of strings and horns.

Paul is currently a fixture of the local music scene in Portland, Oregon, where he is a much-in-demand sideman and session player. He also leads several ensembles of his own including a jazz organ trio, the Hawaiian-influenced Pu Pu Platters, and hisFun Machine Orchestra. His first self-released CD, Caught Steelin’, was produced in 2007.

Paul and I chat about his musical history, his latest gig, pedal steel mechanics, tuning, gear, and more!

Also featured is a song by Gordon Hartin.

Relevant links: Red Rhodes • Daniel Lanois Rig Rundown • Sierra Steel Guitars • Van Halen’s tuning problems (the synth track was sharp, not flat as I mentioned in the podcast).

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Check out Riffstation and the isolate tool YouTube videos – Jimi Hendrix and The Strokes. For a chance to win a copy of Riffstation, leave us a review on iTunes and email me at pedalsteelpodcast@gmail.com with your iTunes username (so I know who you are)! I noticed after recording the review that there is a way to disable the auto-scrolling feature in Riffstation, so that’s a plus – easier to keep the cursor where you want it.

Music used in my Riffstation review: Emma Hill – The Keeper. Emma and I have been music partners for a number of years. Find out more at emmahillmusic.com.

Matt Buetow is a singer/songwriter I’ve been working with for about a year and a half. Recently he picked up pedal steel, so I interviewed Matt about his journey so far, and we discuss some challenges facing beginning players. Song featured – You Won’t. We were trying to remember the name of the steel player who played on Ben Kweller’s Changing Horses – it was Kitt Kitterman. And I’m not sure if I gave the right date for the Portland Steel Jam, but it’s May 3rd.

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Special thanks to Sarah McCarthy for the great idea to do a podcast about pedal steel, and to Jeremy Holmes for all the help setting up the podcast feed!