197 - Ketch Secor (Old Crow Medicine Show)

In episode 197 of “Have Guitar Will Travel”, presented by Vintage Guitar Magazine, host James Patrick Regan speaks with multi instrumentalist Ketch Secor founder of Old Crow Medicine Show. In their conversation Ketch tells us about his new solo album “Story the Crow Told Me” which contains a lot of the original Old Crow members.

Ketch describes his musical instrument history starting on jew’s harp, moving to the fiddle, banjo and guitar… and his musical tastes went from Stevie Wonder to punk rock to old time music and the music of activism.

Ketch discusses his love of Hokum music and his love of Garrison Keillor and the Prairie Home Companion and Ketch describes his friendship with Marty Stuart.

Ketch tells us about the beginning years of the band surviving busking and finding safe harbor which is described in his solo album.

Ketch talks about his instrument collection and working with Gallagher guitars and his partner’s Molly Tuttle’s guitar collection and his friendship with George Gruhn.

Ketch tells us about his tour dates with Old Crow Medicine Show, Solo and with Mumford and Sons.

Ketch describes the song “Wagon Wheel” and how he ended up splitting the publishing with Bob Dylan and he also discusses Old Crow’s Christmas album which will be out soon.

Finally Ketch tells us about the importance of the Public Broadcast System (PBS).

To find out more about Ketch and find about his solo album and tour dates you can go to his website: ketchsecor.com

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