Knox Guitar Box

By Andy LeGrand

Knox Guitar Box is a podcast dedicated to the people, stories, and music of the guitar world.

Hosted by Andy LeGrand, each episode features engaging conversations wit

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How many episodes does Knox Guitar Box have?

The podcast currently has 25 episodes available.

Knox Guitar Box episodes:

August 04, 2026 Knoxville Guitarist Jay Manley and the Remarkable 21-String Guitar
What happens when a guitarist expands beyond six strings?
In this episode of Knox Guitar Box, host Andy LeGrand sits down with guitarist, composer, and educator Jay Manley for an engaging conversation about music, creativity, and one of the most fascinating instruments you'll ever encounter—a 21-string guitar.
Jay shares the story behind this remarkable instrument, demonstrates how it works, and discusses how the additional strings have influenced his playing, arranging, and composing. Along the way, you'll hear live performances and gain insight into the unique sound world the instrument creates.
The conversation also explores Jay's musical journey, his experiences teaching music in China, his work as an instructor at LeGrand Music Studios, his performances with the Knoxville Classical Guitar Ensemble, and the many projects that continue to shape his career as a performer and educator.
In addition to the interview, Andy highlights:
The FlintMeryl ONE Flex—an affordable 7/8-size nylon-string guitar designed for students and developing musicians.
FMX, a resource for music educators, studios, retail stores, and arts organizations seeking business consulting, retail partnerships, branding, marketing, podcast production, and music education solutions.
The Fountain City Art Center, home of Knox Guitar Box, featuring the current Jerry's Artarama Staff Exhibition.
The upcoming season of Knoxville Classical Guitar, including internationally acclaimed artists, concerts, and educational programs.
Whether you're a classical guitarist, fingerstyle enthusiast, music educator, or simply someone who appreciates great conversations about guitars and music, this episode has something for you.
About Knox Guitar Box
Knox Guitar Box is an FMX production, created with the support of FlintMeryl Music and LeGrand Music Studios, and produced to benefit Knoxville Classical Guitar.
Our mission is to celebrate the people, instruments, organizations, and stories that enrich the worlds of classical, fingerstyle, acoustic, and contemporary guitar while encouraging listeners to support their local guitar communities.
If you enjoy the podcast, please subscribe, leave a review, and consider supporting your local guitar society or arts organization.
Until next time... play on.
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51min
August 03, 2026 Knoxville Guitarist Jay Manley and the Remarkable 21-String Guitar
What happens when a guitarist expands beyond six strings?
In this episode of Knox Guitar Box, host Andy LeGrand sits down with guitarist, composer, and educator Jay Manley for an engaging conversation about music, creativity, and one of the most fascinating instruments you'll ever encounter—a 21-string guitar.
Jay shares the story behind this remarkable instrument, demonstrates how it works, and discusses how the additional strings have influenced his playing, arranging, and composing. Along the way, you'll hear live performances and gain insight into the unique sound world the instrument creates.
The conversation also explores Jay's musical journey, his experiences teaching music in China, his work as an instructor at LeGrand Music Studios, his performances with the Knoxville Classical Guitar Ensemble, and the many projects that continue to shape his career as a performer and educator.
In addition to the interview, Andy highlights:
The FlintMeryl ONE Flex—an affordable 7/8-size nylon-string guitar designed for students and developing musicians.
FMX, a resource for music educators, studios, retail stores, and arts organizations seeking business consulting, retail partnerships, branding, marketing, podcast production, and music education solutions.
The Fountain City Art Center, home of Knox Guitar Box, featuring the current Jerry's Artarama Staff Exhibition.
The upcoming season of Knoxville Classical Guitar, including internationally acclaimed artists, concerts, and educational programs.
Whether you're a classical guitarist, fingerstyle enthusiast, music educator, or simply someone who appreciates great conversations about guitars and music, this episode has something for you.
About Knox Guitar Box
Knox Guitar Box is an FMX production, created with the support of FlintMeryl Music and LeGrand Music Studios, and produced to benefit Knoxville Classical Guitar.
Our mission is to celebrate the people, instruments, organizations, and stories that enrich the worlds of classical, fingerstyle, acoustic, and contemporary guitar while encouraging listeners to support their local guitar communities.
If you enjoy the podcast, please subscribe, leave a review, and consider supporting your local guitar society or arts organization.
Until next time... play on.
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51min
July 17, 2026 Welcome Back to Knox Guitar Box!
Welcome back to Knox Guitar Box!
In this special relaunch episode, host Andy LeGrand reintroduces Knox Guitar Box and shares what's in store for an exciting new season.
Originally launched during the COVID pandemic to keep the guitar community connected, the podcast returns with a fresh audio and video format featuring conversations with local, regional, and internationally acclaimed guitarists. This season includes interviews with artists from Knoxville Classical Guitar's Main Concert Seriesand Artist Circle Series, along with educators, composers, fingerstyle artists, guitar builders, and other inspiring voices from the guitar world.
Produced by FMX and recorded at the Fountain City Art Center in Knoxville, Tennessee, Knox Guitar Box is proudly sponsored by FlintMeryl Music and LeGrand Music Studios. Any proceeds generated by the podcast help support the mission of Knoxville Classical Guitar, bringing world-class performances, education, and outreach to East Tennessee.
Whether you're a guitarist, student, educator, or simply a lover of great music, this is your invitation to join the conversation.
If you enjoy what we're doing, we'd certainly appreciate your support. You can learn more about how just $10 a month helps strengthen the guitar community, expand music education, and bring world-class performances to East Tennessee by visiting KnoxvilleClassicalGuitar.com.
To learn more about concerts, memberships, and upcoming events, visit KnoxvilleClassicalGuitar.com.
Welcome back to Knox Guitar Box!
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June 11, 2021 Resonance
Season 1 episodes were recorded in 2020 and 2021 during the Covid-19 pandemic. Live music had come to a halt. Knoxville Classical Guitar created a podcast, Knox Guitar Box, to move through the challenging times. These interviews were conducted for educational and entertainment purposes.
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May 11, 2021 A Conversation with Jess Kerber
Season 1 episodes were recorded in 2020 and 2021 during the Covid-19 pandemic. Live music had come to a halt. Knoxville Classical Guitar created a podcast, Knox Guitar Box, to move through the challenging times. These interviews were conducted for educational and entertainment purposes.
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34min
May 09, 2021 Resonance
A guitar instructor once said to me, "Each time you strike the string, you place something into this Universe. The things you create in life resonate somewhere and perhaps with someone eventually. So, I encourage you to keep your intentions pure and efforts at the highest level because Resonance - resound and echo - will return to you."

Resonance: Most often, when I hear the word, I consider sound, echoes, reverberations. When I tune my Navarro Guitar, the resonances that occur in the instrument's woods help me know when it is in or out of tune - a simple but beautiful moment. But Resonance is more than sound. Emotional Resonance occurs when someone feels another's pain or joy. Social Resonance is something that we often strive for in relationships with one another. Simply put, Resonance is the quality of being "resonant," which can mean "strong and deep in tone" or "having a lasting effect."

We all know 2020 and 2021 have been challenging years for individuals and organizations. These years will have a "lasting effect" in so many areas of life. And as I look back over this year, I am grateful for the presence of opportunities to more closely understand elements in my life and myself and how they resonate with one another.

This past year a resonance shifted. We've missed live music and the creativity that flows from artists when interacting and sharing with an audience. We've missed the "striking of the stings" while playing with and for others. We've missed seeing the faces of those in my community who enjoy watching and listening as musical artists perform. And with the lack of these things, Resonance shifted.

We are grateful. Knoxville Classical Guitar was able to present four concerts during this past concert season. We are thankful we have been able to continue providing music education to youth in the Knoxville Area. We appreciate the opportunity to create and maintain this podcast and share conversations and music with you.

At Knoxville Classical Guitar, we want to continue creating, educating, sharing conversations, and presenting music to serve you and our community. We've planned for an entire in-person concert season next year, we've arranged workshops and masterclasses with world-class artists, and we have plans to expand our youth and adult guitar ensemble programs. We desire to increase the amplitude of the things we do in our community. We want to build a resonance that will benefit those in our path.

We cannot do this without support from our community. We cannot do this without you. Whether you are listening to this episode abroad or in Knoxville, Tennesee, please consider a donation to Knoxville Classical Guitar today.

"The things you create in life resonate somewhere and perhaps with someone... Resonance - resound and echo - will return to you."

You can donate today online or by post with the information found on our website at KnoxvilleClassicalGuitar.com. If you'd like to mail a check, please send it to Knoxville Classical Guitar 213 Hotel Road, Knoxville, TN 37918.

https://donorbox.org/support-the-knoxville-classical-guitar-society
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4min
April 11, 2021 A Conversation with Jess Kerber
Listen to Andy talk with singer-songwriter Jess Kerber about her time a Berklee College of Music, song-writing, life, and more. Her songs "Lost in October," "Annabelle's Room," and "Carolina Girl" are shared in this episode! This episode also features Knoxville's own Ben Kreider's "The Marionette."
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34min
April 11, 2021 A Conversation with Ana Vidovic
Season 1 episodes were recorded in 2020 and 2021 during the Covid-19 pandemic. Live music had come to a halt. Knoxville Classical Guitar created a podcast, Knox Guitar Box, to move through the challenging times. These interviews were conducted for educational and entertainment purposes.
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28min
March 26, 2021 Episode 09: A Conversation with Ana Vidovic
Listen to Andy LeGrand and Ana Vidovic discuss her upcoming concert in Knoxville, TN, her family, composers, and more.
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28min
March 14, 2021 Episode 08: A Conversation with Lawrence Long
Join Andy LeGrand and Lawrence Long as they discuss Knoxville Classical Guitar's history and listen to Larry's music and experiences during his 60+ year career as a guitar instructor and musician.
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47min

FAQs about Knox Guitar Box:

How many episodes does Knox Guitar Box have?

The podcast currently has 25 episodes available.