This week, I do a season one re-cap, and season two will be that much better.

Topics discussed:

1. A full recap of season one.
2. Country Gongbang, Boxcar Pinion Memorial Bluegrass Festival and Cindy Pinion
3. The Woodshop
4. PPPP and Mark Pistrang

Links mentioned in this episode: *Country Gongbang @ The Woodshop Chattanooga TN 7/5/24 https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw21tIo6r9GwwhntlUZyCOE6r1JaEDbwm&si=7FAzgPijgj42-g98

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Lucas White from Off The Rails and my self have an outstanding conversation!

Topics discussed:

1. Tony Rice's guitar!!
2. Kids and bluegrass
3. Infamous Stringdusters case study for today's bluegrass
4. Copywrite policy and the Music Modernization Act
5. Now is bluegrass's time to shine
6. "She Flies" Off The Rails newest single
7. "Concrete and Steel" single to be released in July
8. Galax Fiddler's Convention

Links mentioned in this episode:

• "She Flies" Off The Rails single official release https://youtu.be/9loQQbrBcow?si=NIpIV9fflp5vb5Cw
• "She Flies" Off The Rails from Ice Bridges Festival 2/18/2024 https://youtu.be/M5N1LhQChVU?si=8GPtvtDJdGg0VIcY

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This week, I sit down with Lucas White and learn all about Off The Rails!

Topics discussed:

1. The members of Off The Rails and how they came to be
2. SPBGMA, Pluck It and the Galax Old Fiddlers Convention
3. Reverse engineering a bluegrass boy band
4. Jim Van Cleve, Jon Weisberger
5. New singles Ride Forever, and Coming Home to You
6. Brevard the bluegrass capital of the world on Tuesday's
7. So much more!

Links mentioned in this episode:

• "Big Spike Hammer" SPBGMA Pluck It workshop stage https://youtu.be/2scaKQN8QXE?si=P98OFyNEYkYE6O7z
• "Coming Home to You" https://youtu.be/8m_wlq08Lns?si=zsY0cL_MjjBYGYE8
• "Ride Forever" https://youtu.be/kndY3-YHFXY?si=4gi5_CgGrwCCo1lc
• "Hey Don't Go" Mason Via https://youtu.be/NSuO0mt4Ck0?si=uOE1nKlSoRDipU0P
• bumper music by Slim Pickins Bluegrass

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