Inside the Musician's Brain

This week on Inside The Musician’s Brain, you get the opportunity to take a leap into not one, not two, but five musician’s brains! That’s right, today’s episode features Chris talking with the other members of The Infamous Stringdusters to introduce their new album, Toward the Fray. During their conversations, Chris and the band take us through the album track by track and give us a behind the scenes look at their songwriting process, sometimes even writing over Zoom, and what it was like to record an album smack dab in the middle of a pandemic. No matter if you’re a hardcore fan of the Dusters or just a lover of great music, you won’t want to miss this one, folks!

Toward the Fray is out now on all platforms! Find more information about the album and the Infamous Stringdusters at https://www.thestringdusters.com/home 

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Inside the Musician’s Brain is brought to you by Osiris Media. Hosted and Produced by Chris Pandolfi. Production, Editing and Mixing by Chris Pandolfi. Mastered by Justin Thomas and Revoice Media. Executive Producers are Christina Collins and RJ Bee. Producer is Zach Brogan. Art by Mark Dowd. Theme music by Chris Pandolfi. To discover more podcasts that connect you more deeply to the music you love, check out osirispod.com

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Today, Chris has the opportunity to sit down and talk with bluegrass legend and master of the banjo Béla Fleck, who just released a new album titled My Bluegrass Heart. The two take an in depth look at this album, as well as taking a trip to the past to find out how Béla's career unfolded and he lets Chris in on some of his artistic process that has led him to be the legend he is.

Béla Fleck is best known for his work with the bands New Grass Revival and Béla Fleck and the Flecktones Fleck has won 14 Grammy Awards with 33 nominations. He is also a member of the International Bluegrass Hall of Fame (with New Grass Revival). Check out his new album, My Bluegrass Heart, streaming and for sale now!

Inside the Musician’s Brain is brought to you by Osiris Media. Hosted and Produced by Chris Pandolfi. Production, Editing and Mixing by Chris Pandolfi. Mastered by Justin Thomas and Revoice Media. Executive Producers are Christina Collins and RJ Bee. Assistant Producer is Zach Brogan. Art by Mark Dowd. Theme music by Chris Pandolfi. To discover more podcasts that connect you more deeply to the music you love, check out osirispod.com

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Hello and welcome to the third season of Inside The Musician’s Brain! We are thrilled to be back, especially with our first guest of the season, Grammy award-winning songwriter, musician, and Chris’ old friend Aoife O’Donovan. Along with releasing three critically-acclaimed solo albums, Aoife is the co-founder of the bands I’m With Her and Crooked Still, she is the featured vocalist on The Goat Rodeo Sessions with artists such as Yo-Yo Ma and Chris Thile, and she was a part of the radio variety shows "Live From Here” and “A Prairie Home Companion”. 

In this episode, Chris and Aoife discuss meeting years ago and jamming together at the legendary Cantab Lounge in Boston and how their lives on the road have changed from then to now. Aoife also talks in depth about her band Crooked Still and who influenced them and why they played the songs they played. She then goes on to share her love for collaboration and how she got her chops with other players. The two old friends finish by deep diving into Aoife’s solo discography, including her new album Age of Apathy. 

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Inside the Musician’s Brain is brought to you by Osiris Media. Hosted and Produced by Chris Pandolfi. Production, Editing and Mixing by Chris Pandolfi. Mastered by Justin Thomas and Revoice Media. Executive Producers are Christina Collins and RJ Bee. Assistant Producer is Zach Brogan. Art by Mark Dowd. Theme music by Chris Pandolfi. To discover more podcasts that connect you more deeply to the music you love, check out osirispod.com

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For today’s season finale of Inside The Musician’s Brain, Chris is thrilled to welcome Grahame Lesh (Midnight North, Terrapin Family Band). The pair begin by discussing Terrapin Crossroads, the music venue/restaurant in San Rafael, California that was founded by his father and Grateful Dead member Phil Lesh. Grahame shares how it has served as the perfect place for his band Midnight North to play and rehearse. They also dive deep into the making of Midnight North’s new album, There’s Always a Story, and how it was a different process from how they’ve done it in the past. Grahame also shares what it was like growing up in the wild world of the Grateful Dead.

Grahame Lesh is a Bay Area musician most well known for being a part of Midnight North, The Terrapin Family Band, and Phil Lesh and Friends. Midnight North’s new album There’s Always a Story is available to buy or stream now!

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In today's episode, you get a double dose of killer interviews! First, Chris sits down with Craig Ferguson (Owner/Promoter for the Telluride Bluegrass Festival) to take you behind the scenes of how the legendary festival is planned and executed. The second interview is with Panda's longtime friend and collaborator Chris Eldridge. The two discuss learning music, playing together throughout the years, and share some wonderful stories from their days partying and jamming in Nashville. You'll definitely want to hear those!Chris Eldridge is an American guitarist and singer, best known for being a member of Punch Brothers. He also frequently performs in a duo with fellow guitarist Julian Lage and is the guitarist in the house band on Live From Here, with Chris ThileThis podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Please leave us a rating or review on iTunes!

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It’s time for another episode of Inside The Musicians Brain! In today’s episode, Chris talks with vocalist, banjo player and guitarist Molly Tuttle about her new EP of cover songs titled ...but i’d rather be with you, her process for making this EP as well as her process in general, and Molly shares her journey with alopecia. 

Molly Tuttle is a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who is best known for her work in the bluegrass, folk, and Americana genres.

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Welcome back to Inside The Musican’s Brain! After a few weeks off, Chris is back with a fresh new episode featuring an interview with his friend Oliver Wood (Wood Brothers). Today, Chris begins by taking us through some state-altering breathing exercises that he has been digging recently. Getting into the interview, Oliver discusses how weird the last year has been but how he has spent the time making music and taking positives out of it. The guys also talk about Oliver’s new record Always Smilin’, how it came to be, and how he is seeking to get to a playful place mentally where he can freely create music. 

Oliver Wood is a successful American Roots musician who is best known as the frontman of The Wood Brothers, with his brother Chris Wood and Jano Rix. His debut solo album Always Smilin’ is available now. 

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Today on Inside the Musician’s Brain, Chris begins the episode by sharing his thoughts about music genres, why we have them, and why they don’t really matter. The episode continues with Chris talking with successful singer-songwriter Sara Watkins (Nickel Creek, I’m With Her) about creating her first concept album and how it came to be. Sara also shares the moment she realized at a young age that being a full time musician was a feasible career. Stick around to hear about Sara’s time with The Decemberists and how it changed her perception of performing live.

Sara Watkins is a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who is best known for her solo work as well as being a founding member of well known bands Nickel Creek and I’m With Her. Check out Sara’s new album, Under the Pepper Tree, available now!

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In today’s episode of Inside the Musician’s Brain, Chris takes time to share his optimistic views and thoughts about the timeline for live music coming back this year. He also shares an interview with Ronnie McCoury (Del McCoury Band, The Travelin' McCourys) that he taped in May of 2020, two months into the pandemic. During their conversation, Chris and Ronnie discuss their individual realizations that touring and life as a whole were coming to a halt, and the sadness that comes along with it seeing musicians in their twilight years, like Ronnie’s father Del, being sidelined from the stage. They also talk about CDs, vinyl, Spotify and how the rapidly changing landscape of the music industry has affected their careers. Additionally, Ronnie shares some fantastic stories that you won’t want to miss, including his interactions with Jerry Garcia.

Ronnie McCoury is a renowned mandolin player, singer, and songwriter. He is best known for being in popular groups such as Del McCoury Band and the Travelin' McCourys. Ronnie is the son of legendary bluegrass musician Del McCoury.

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Chris’ interview with Oteil Burbridge (Allman Brothers Band, Dead and Company) continues with more conversation about playing the banjo and the thrill of having a beginner’s mindset while learning a new instrument. Oteil also shares memories from his time with Col. Bruce Hampton in the popular band Aquarium Rescue Unit and how the Colonel helped him to see what lies underneath the music.

Just Announced! Chris is joining the Oteil Burbridge Trio for two shows during their runs at the Boulder Theater (March 16th) and the Vilar Performing Arts Center (March 20th). For ticketing information, check out https://oteilburbridge.com/tour/. 

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