Del Puckett, his motto, "6 strings is 3 strings to many", explains a lot about an amazing lead guitarist who discovered 3-string cigar box guitars! Handy with his hands, he also discovered quickly that he could take these simple boxes into beautiful instruments. His craft has put him at the top of YouTube cigar box luthiers. In addition to Del's successful lead guitarist roll and founding member of the early 2000's group, Soular, his family as achieved industry props all on their own too!  He'll discuss all of this and much more in this episode of Local Open Mic!

YouTube: (4) Puckett Cigar Box Guitar - YouTube

Website: PUCKETT CBG (delpuckettcbg.com)

Today's guest is Rorie Kelly, she lives on Long Island, NY and was firmly embedded in the music scene in the Big Apple, New York City, playing several nights a week and earning a fine living doing so. She hosts a regular show on YouTube, Facebook and Twitch called "Monday Night Muses with Rorie Kelly", it streams live… you guessed it, on Monday's. Rorie has four songs to share from her up coming album release, entitled "Shadow Work", long with the very interesting back story to each.

Email: [email protected]

Website: - rorie kelly

YouTube: rorie kelly - YouTube

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/roriekellymusic

Twitch : https://www.twitch.tv/roriekelly

Lorraine Baron. Lorraine, a bi-lingual University Professor, has been doing music for only four years now, since retiring. During her four years as an musical artist, Lorraine has already been part of a collaborative team that won a German Hip Hop award! No, not a contest, a genuine national award in Germany! She brought four songs for us to listen to along with their back stories. And hey! The story behind the hip hop award is truly next level engagement stuff, it's a must hear story! Stay with us to hear about Lorraine Baron's musical journey.

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lorraine.baron

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lorraine.baron/

Website: https://www.lorrainebaron.com/

Barry Leef or Baz to his friends, has a long and storied career as one of Australia's most recognizable musical voices. Baz started his career in the late 60's with a couple of #1 hits on the New Zealand charts before moving to Australia and joining the progressive hard rock band, Bakery in 1972. His talents though, were never exported commercially to the world like his contemporaries. Baz was under an internationally binding contract during this time, so when Frank Zappa came calling, asking him join his band the opportunity had to be turned down. He continued his string of musical successes through the 80's with the highly regarded band, Supermarket. Leef's most recent release, entitled "Rythmized", is a solo effort with his favorite music from the 60's and the 70's. It is a fresh interpretation of music from that era, it's full of blues, soul and pop music and we get to listen to four of these tracks in this episode.

Website: Home - Barry Leef Classic Rock Band Sydney

Bandcamp: Music | Barry Leef (bandcamp.com)

Mona and Lisa form the band, MonaLisa Twins, a musical duo, residing in Liverpool, England, that take their love of all things Beatles to the stage and YouTube by performing songs that commanded their attention as young girls, growing up in Austria. Coming from a family that was embedded in the European music scene for decades, by way of a successful recording studio, they had a chance to see and learn music at a young age from observing many world class performers that came through the studio. Their engaging and accurate Beatles productions landed them a Cavern Club residency that lasted for some three years, finally ending with their 100th show at the Club, in 2018. We will hear all the stories that brought them to the prominence they now enjoy as one of the very best musical duos on YouTube! They brought some of their original music for us today, along with the back stories for each. By the end of this episode you will feel as if you know Mona and Lisa. Stay with us as we have a conversation with MonaLisa Twins!

Website: MonaLisa Twins Homepage - MonaLisa Twins (monalisa-twins.com)

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MonaLisaTwins

Corey Pryor, famously known as an early member of Newsboys, makes his home in the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. Professionally, he is a highly regarded and award winning DJ, producer and song writer and was a driving force in some early #1 hit songs the Newboys released. He'll take about all that and more. You can still hear that classic style in Corey's current music today. We'll play a few of his song during this episode Local Open Mic, so be sure to stay with us for the ride!

Email: [email protected]

https://www.facebook.com/CoreyPryor

Instagram: CoreyPryorMusic

Instagram: TenetMusic

Lewin Barringer is the musician you want to be, he is accomplished playing many instruments, he produces and mixes professionally with great success, especially in the Philadelphia area, where he was born and raised. In addition to all of that, as if that is not enough, his YouTube channel, GarageBand and Beyond, is the longest running home recording channel on YouTube! Before folks knew what YouTube could do for them, he was already a YouTube trailblazer! We talk about that along with many other details of his musical journey. We play four songs from his Music Monday feature, where he writes and produces the complete song and then publishes it all on Monday! Stay with us to the end and you can hear a bonus track from Lewin to close out the show.

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GaragebandAndBeyondOfficial

The gear Lewin uses:

Martin HD-28: https://amzn.to/2Z3xDWt

Taylor GS Mini-e 3/4 Size: https://amzn.to/3aEaAa8

Yamaha APXT2 3/4 Size: https://amzn.to/3p3t4Gp

Digitech Whammy 5: https://amzn.to/3aLekqz

Line 6 DL4: https://amzn.to/3aLekqz

Boss DD-3: https://amzn.to/3cSj3t3

Xotic Effects BB Preamp 1.5v: https://amzn.to/3q3bFPl

Fulltone Clyde Deluxe Wah: https://amzn.to/3juxfK2

Fulltone Custom Shop WahFull Stompbox Wah: https://amzn.to/36X2tVo

Roland Space Echo RE-20: https://amzn.to/3oX1wCF

In Episode #12 of Local Open Mic we chat with Megan Barker, she is a singer/songwriter and host of a popular live event in Nashville on Sunday nights called "Jammin' In Jammies", three years running now. Jammin' In Jammies is THE place to go to showcase your talents as a song writer. Many locals find song co-writing partners while attending.  Megan started performing at an early age in Las Vegas as a professional paid busker! Yes, you heard that right, a professional busker! In time she moved to Nashville, where she had some breakout songs on Spotify, leading to a global following for her own country music and you'll hear three songs today that are sure to make you a life long fan. So stay with us to hear about Megan's musical journey.

[email protected]

Jammininjammies.com

On Spotify search for Megan Barker and Jammin in Jammies

In Episode #11 of Local Open Mic, we interview David Shanhun.  David is a musician from Auckland, New Zealand. A place where the locals say you can't be a full time musician in New Zealand and yet he's been doing it for nearly 11 years now. How does that work exactly? He even has the streaming cred to prove it with a #1 iTunes song from July 2020. David Shanhun cut his teeth as a busker and loop artist and has been known to release full MTV style videos in support of his amazing original music. His live performances continue to draw fans all across New Zealand where ever he plays. In this Episode of Local Open Mic, we get to know him!

Email: [email protected]

Facebook:  @davidshanhun

Instagram: @davidshanhun

(51) David Shanhun - YouTube

The following are links to the gear mentioned in the podcast that David Shanhun uses:

AER Tommy Emmanuel Signature Amp: https://amzn.to/3sZOJTf

Akai MPX8 Sample Pad: https://amzn.to/3prSqyx

Boss OC-3 Octave Pedal: https://amzn.to/36kcmMw

PSR Paul Reed Smith SE A55E Guitar: https://amzn.to/39oEoIN

Boss RC-300: https://amzn.to/36ewxeI

VoiceLive 3 Extreme: https://amzn.to/3iMZjbe