Will Leathers: Blue Sky, Purple Clouds

In this episode we chat with Jeff Grant, frontman of Seattle-based band Sharkeologist (and its lead guitarist, CBM Podcast co-host Aaron Stayman).  Sharkeologist is a hard rock band that weaves harsh guitars, cutting synths, huge beats, and a pop-rock hooks into songs that hit hard and get stuck in your head. They have drawn comparisons to Weezer, The Cars, Queens Of The Stone Age, and Jimmy Eat World.  The band recently released its second (self-titled) album.     www.craftbrewedmusic.com www.sharkeologist.com  

Will Leathers is Principal Trumpet of the Nashville Symphony and the Santa Fe Opera, an extraordinary accomplishment for a young artist recently graduated from Juilliard. He was recognized by CBC Music as one of Canada’s “30 Hot Classical Musicians Under 30” and has performed with New York Philharmonic Brass, Cleveland Orchestra, St. Louis Symphony, Toronto Symphony, and Philadelphia Orchestra and others, solidifying his place as one of his generation's most promising classical musicians. He joins us to discuss his recent debut album, "Blue Sky, Purple Clouds".     Will Leathers is a performing artist for Bach Brass and Vennture Mouthpieces. www.WillLeathers.com www.CraftBrewedMusic.com   

Happy to be back after our hiatus with this stunning singer-songwriter and flugelhornist (yes, you read that right), and her guitarist/husband Thomas Jennings.  Enjoy the show!   Carrie Jennings Official Site www.craftbrewedmusic.com  

Seattle-based singer-songwriter Dean Johnson talks about his debut album, Nothing For Me, Please.  The sparsely-produced beauty had been a long time coming, released on Dean's 50th birthday by Mama Bird Records. Join us to hear the story! www.deanjohnsongs.com   Craft Brewed Music® The music discovery app that streams music for serious listeners - now included free and forever "in" the Music Discovery App Pint Glass (downloaded via QR printed on glass). http://www.craftbrewedmusic.com   

The 4th Annual “Holiday Edition” of The Craft Brewed Music Podcast, featuring traditional and original holiday music from CBM artists and friends!   O Christmas Tree (Martin Sexton from Camp Holiday) www.martinsexton.com   Santa Claus Is Coming To Town (Jeff Coffin, Jordan Perlson & Matt Wigton from Sleigh What?) www.earuprecords.com/release/sleigh-what    This Is Christmas (Hal Stephens with Will Stephens from Dashing Thru)   Silent Night (Tracy Silverman from May All Good Things) www.tracysilverman.com    God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (Pete Huttlinger from First Light) www.petehuttlinger.com    Joy To The World (Lucio Rubino) www.luciorubino.com    We Three Kings (Ted Yoder from Christmas Songs of Comfort & Joy) www.tedyoder.com    Oy, Chanukkah (Alberto Mizrahi with Trio Globo - Howard Levy, Glen Velez, Eugene Friesen from Matzah To Menorah) www.trioglobo.com    Santa Digs Me (Jeff Coffin & Chris Walters) https://www.earuprecords.com/release/santa-digs-me    Angels We Have Heard On High (Sylvia from A Cradle in Bethlehem) www.sylviamusic.com   What Child Is This? (Brian Horner & John Mock) www.brianhornermusic.com, www.johnmock.com   Craft Brewed Music® The music discovery app that streams music for serious listeners. http://www.craftbrewedmusic.com   The Craft Brewed Music Podcast Music interviews for serious listeners. Available on all major podcast platforms. https://www.podlink.to/CBMPodcast

This episode is a bit different - it's the first without ANY music!  We talk with author and teaching artist Eric Booth, widely known as "the father of the teaching artist profession," about his new book Making Change - Teaching Artists and Their Role in Shaping A Better World.  He's worked with Carnegie Hall, Juilliard, Lincoln Center, Kennedy Center, and around the world in all types of settings.  This is a fascinating look into a little known but highly impactful profession that uses the arts to attempt to solve some of the most intractable problems of our time.  Spoiler alert:  He offers free books at the end! www.teachingartistsmakingchange.com   Craft Brewed Music® The music discovery app that streams music for serious listeners - now included free and forever "in" the Music Discovery App Pint Glass (downloaded via QR printed on glass). http://www.craftbrewedmusic.com

Kristen Grainger and Dan Wetzel, of bluegrass/folk/Americana quartet True North, discuss their songwriting, their new album, and their multi-faceted life stories.  Kristen was named by The Bluegrass Situation as one of the “Women Who Wrote Our 2020 Soundtrack,” alongside Dolly Parton and Brandi Carlile, and has won awards for her songwriting at competitions and festivals across the country.  Dan is also an award-winning songwriter and built all four of the instruments he plays on the new album.  Fear of Falling is out 11/10/23!   Craft Brewed Music® The music discovery app that streams music for serious listeners - now included free and forever "in" the Music Discovery App Pint Glass (downloaded via QR printed on glass). http://www.craftbrewedmusic.com    

Grammy-nominated guitarist, producer, and songwriter Thomm Jutz discusses his upcoming project with award-winning English guitarist Martin Simpson.  The album, Nothing But Green Willow: The Songs of Mary Sands and Jane Gentry, is comprised of ballads from English folklorist Cecil Sharp's 1916-1918 collection, English Folk Songs from the Southern Appalachians, particularly those tunes from singers Mary Sands and Jane Gentry.  On this album, Simpson and Jutz brought together a mix of roots artists from both sides of the pond—Sierra Hull, Angeline Morrison, Odessa Settles, Tim O’Brien, Tammy Rogers, Seth Lakeman, and more—to create an homage to the bridge from Appalachia to England and back, just as the songs of Sands and Gentry originally did.  The album is available September 29th on Topic Records.     Craft Brewed Music® The music discovery app that streams music for serious listeners - now included free and forever "in" the Music Discovery App Pint Glass (downloaded via QR printed on glass). http://www.craftbrewedmusic.com

Acclaimed singer-songwriter Eilen Jewell discusses her new album, Get Behind The Wheel, out now on Signature Sounds.  The Washington Post's description of Eilen is perhaps most apt: "...if Neko Case, Madeleine Peyroux and Billie Holiday had a baby girl who grew up to front a rockabilly band, she'd probably sound a lot like Eilen Jewell."   Craft Brewed Music® The music discovery app that streams music for serious listeners - now included free and forever "in" the Music Discovery App Pint Glass (downloaded via QR printed on glass). http://www.craftbrewedmusic.com   The Craft Brewed Music Podcast Music interviews for serious listeners. Available on all major podcast platforms. https://www.podlink.to/CBMPodcast

Annie Mosher is one of Nashville's revered singer-songwriters, a writer's writer who has won the Kerrville Folk Festival's prestigious New Folk award and is a favorite at the famed Bluebird Cafe.  She discusses her brand new release, Goldfish.     Craft Brewed Music® The music discovery app that streams music for serious listeners - now included free and forever "in" the Music Discovery App Pint Glass (downloaded via QR printed on glass). http://www.craftbrewedmusic.com   The Craft Brewed Music Podcast Music interviews for serious listeners. Available on all major podcast platforms. https://www.podlink.to/CBMPodcast