Banjo Chat

May 21 2024 21 ep. 45 mins 9

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Season 3 is coming soon! We are returning mid-October with a bunch of new inspiring guests in all styles of banjo playing! Thanks everyone for your patience! Banjo Chat is a music podcast where Musician/Professional banjoist, Hilary Hawke interviews cutting edge and inspiring banjo players every week. They talk about their lives in and out of the music industry; reflecting on stories and ideas that inspire their performing, writing and their albums.

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211 Season Finale with Alison Brown!

May 21 2024 35 mins

This is the Season Finale! And my mind is blown hearing Alison Brown talk about her banjos and what she’s playing on the road. We chat about her music, making records, producing, re-issuing records and the vision for her band. We nerd out about how we like the piano and banjo combo. What she likes to convey with her music, and how she goes beyond how the banjo is usually portray

210 Lukas Poole

May 14 2024 50 mins

This week on the chat we have Lukas Pool! A fun one where we talk about the ins and outs of the Ozark Banjo Shop, how it all started and when he was was making banjos just to pay the rent! Apprentices, banjo making, balancing having kids with performing music, horses, and his dad working over at Mountain View Music. He tells us why he decided to make a living playing music and w

209 Listener Emails Part Two

May 08 2024 13 mins

This week on banjo chat! As we prepare for the final two episodes in this season we take a moment to get into some more Listener emails! And these ones are doozies. Thanks everyone and we return next week with our next guest! https://www.patreon.com/BanjoChat

208 Melissa Carper

Apr 30 2024 42 mins

This week on the banjo chat! We have Melissa Carper! We are chatting about being on the road with her band, her debut at the Grand Ole Opry and how she writes songs and stays close to her roots. We talk about her transformation from being a side person, to how her creativity came alive, and what was stifling her creativity. Healthy alternatives to drinking and how to get sleep o

207 Kyle Tuttle

Apr 23 2024 57 mins

This week we have Kyle Tuttle on the banjo chat! Of course we talk about winning the grammy award with Molly Tuttle and Golden Highway for their City of Gold album! Yessir! We are also talking about banjo necks, banjo makers and what life is like in Nashville as a banjo player. How he loves the music festival scene, playing music and being true to yourself, and different recordin

206 Moira Smiley

Apr 16 2024 49 mins

This week we have Moira Smiley on the banjo chat! We talk about how music gives you a sense of transformation and how what she writes on banjo can have an uplift, a melancholy, as well as a sense of belonging. She explains what it’s like writing music for choral groups and for other people to sing. Talking about the ballad tradition in folk music, and relating the Turkish Cumbus

205 Kristin Scott Benson

Apr 09 2024 52 mins

This week’s episode is with Kristin Scott Benson! It was a great chat with Kristin, all things banjo and beyond. Listening to her solos and talking about who inspired her to play and special guest barks from Fisher the dog. Talking about different personalities and how we handle the business side of music, performing and teaching. Band dynamics and what it’s like being a side

204 Listener Emails!

Apr 03 2024 17 mins

This week on banjo chat podcast, it's me taking listener emails! Great questions from our listeners. We chat about how to seem more confident on stage, what is stage banter?, how to meet people to play with, and crazy gigs. Also cheers to radio station WSSB 91.7! Thanks for playing the pod! www.patreon/banjochat Instagram: Banjochat

203 Aaron Jonah Lewis

Mar 19 2024 65 mins

This week’s episode is with Aaron Jonah Lewis and how music and the world as we know it, are changing! We talk about making music in Detroit, and being a traveling musician. Thinking about the bigger picture, building community, finding the people who help you in your life. What it’s like making vinyl records again. Their Dos Senoritas album. Connecting to yourself and the peop

202 Cathy Fink

Mar 12 2024 46 mins

This week’s episode is with Cathy Fink! We talk about her grammy nominations, collaborations, and how she has been mentoring different artists-in-residence at the Music Center at Strathmore. Her project from China to Appalachian with Marcy Marxer and Chao Tian. We explore how she views creativity and how she’s driven to work on social justice issues. Her thoughts and advice for