Steel is a Fretboard Journal podcast that dives deep into the world of the steel guitar.

For our second episode, we speak with Raphael McGregor, one of New York's most interesting steel guitar players. Raphael has shared stages with the likes of The Brain Cloud, Nation Beat, Jason Loughlin, Grant Gordy, Noam Pikelny, and Matt Munisteri.

Raphael's musical sensibility and technical style give him a really unique lap steel sound. We dig into his musical beginnings, his steel guitar journey, and more. He is also an organizer of the Steel Guitar Unconvention in Brooklyn, NY.

Steel is hosted by Matt Perpick. To learn more about Raph and his music, check out the following links:

https://raphaelmcgregor.com https://www.instagram.com/raphaelmcgregor/

https://steelguitarunconvention.com

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2JmCz8r2sv1OdFHOvyr7am?si=fe4c254743464759

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvvtMAAyfWuccvVEvgJlHeKvSUgDsG838&si=zhVmBW4KAK2--pEP

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Welcome to the first episode of Steel, a Fretboard Journal podcast dedicated to the wonderful world of the steel guitar.

Joining us today is Rich Hinman, a pedal steel player who's shared stages with k.d. lang, Sara Bareilles, Rosanne Cash, Adam Levy and more. He details his early musical life in Sleepy Hollow, NY, his journey with the steel guitar, how he approaches recording and more.

If you want to dig deeper into Rich's music or educational materials, check out the following links:

https://www.richhinman.com/ https://www.patreon.com/richhinman https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4VdFTv8BWUNytTM3cB0v0k?si=0d6edd9a51e74089

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvvtMAAyfWudSTGQqgio8RUC0QphFdiJx

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