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237 - Ward Davis

237 - Ward Davis In episode 237 of “Have Guitar Will Travel”, presented by Vintage Guitar Magazine, host James Patrick Regan speaks with singer, songwriter and guitarist Ward Davis. In their conversation Ward discusses where he currently lives, Hartsville Tennessee and where he grew up Arkansas and starting on the piano at 6 years old and moving to guitar at 14 after losing at the county fair talent show to a guitar player and then started playing jamborees around the area he lived in. Ward tells us about the shows he’s doing now supporting Cody Jinks with his band and his own shows. Ward tells us about his guitars, Larrivee’s outfitted with either Fishman or L.R. Baggs pickups and he discusses his telecaster’s built by 9 Point Guitars in Louisiana. Ward discusses how he got hooked up with Cody Jinks in the first place and how he got his songs in front of Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard and gives us a lesson in the economics of songwriting. Ward talks about using an alias (Dusty Manc...
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236 - the Protomen (Raul Panther III and Shock Magnum)

236 - the Protomen (Raul Panther III and Shock Magnum) In episode 236 of “Have Guitar Will Travel”, presented by Vintage Guitar Magazine, host James Patrick Regan speaks with Raul Panther III and Shock Magnum from the Protomen. In their conversation the two tell us about their history with band which has been around since 2005 and has quite the ravenous fan base. Both Raul and Shock tell us about their roles in the band both playing guitar and Raul singing lead and playing keyboards as well. They both talk about their base which is Nashville and where the grew up and Raul tells us about singing at an early age backing John Denver and Shock tells us about learning guitar from his brother. Raul takes us through the history of the band which started as a project from fellow MTSU students and the two tell us about their songs that have been used in tv shows and commercials and they talk about what venues they usually play. Raul and Shock discuss the Protomen’s new album “Act III: This Ci...
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235 - Old Crow Medicine Show (Ketch Secor and Mike Harris)

235 - Old Crow Medicine Show (Ketch Secor and Mike Harris) In episode 235 of “Have Guitar Will Travel”, presented by Vintage Guitar Magazine, host, James Patrick Regan speaks with Ketch Secor and Mike Harris from the Old Crow Medicine Show about their new Christmas album “OCMS XMAS” and their Christmas tour that’s happening now they also talk about a Christmas single they released a few years ago, the tour ends at the Ryman on New Year’s Eve. James talked to Ketch in episode 197 about the history of the band. Mike tells us about his entrance in to the band and briefly describes his history before that and how a one off novelty act “the Anal Beatles” led to his introduction to Ketch. The two discuss what they do for Christmas which includes Christmas decorations hi powered egg nog and model trains. Mike and Ketch discuss their instruments for the album and tour and what they have at home as well and Ketch tells us about “junkin”, searching for treasures and old instruments while on to...
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234 - Jake Shimabukuro (II)

234 - Jake Shimabukuro (II) In episode 234 of “Have Guitar Will Travel”, presented by Vintage Guitar Magazine, host, James Patrick Regan speaks again with ukulele master Jake Shimabukuro. They spoke in the lobby of the hotel he was staying at, please excuse the noise. In their conversation Jake tells us about his new Christmas album with a lot of collaborations including Jimmy Buffet, Michael McDonald and Yo-Yo Ma to name a few and his holiday tour that’s happening now. Jake talks about his childhood Christmas’s in Hawaii and his relationship with ukulele builder Kamaka and Jake’s signature ukulele. Jake describes his early influences including Herb Ohta Sr. and Eddie Kamae. Jake tells us about his singer and guitarist in the band Justin Kawika Young his longtime bassist, Jackson Waldhoff. Jake describes his relationship with other Hawaiian artists like Keola Beamer, John Keawe and Ledward Ka’apana to name a few. Jake discusses the business side of his career and tells us about his f...
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233 - James Hunter (James Hunter Six)

233 - James Hunter (James Hunter Six) In episode 233 of “Have Guitar Will Travel”, presented by Vintage Guitar Magazine, host James Patrick Regan speaks with singer/guitarist and bandleader James Hunter, from the James Hunter Six. In their conversation James tells us about his home in Brighton, UK and what it’s like to get around using the train and he tells us about the formation of his band the “James Hunter Six”. James talks about his style of music which is very mod ‘60’s R&B. James describes his guitars a Gibson Les Paul Special a Gretsch 6120 and a Gretsch Electromatic Double Jet and he discusses his amps Vox AC30’s. James discusses his musical education learning from his brother listening to Do Wop, Eddie Cochran and Gene Vincent playing pubs and bars in his neighborhood. James tells us about how he caught the ear of Van Morrison and how they ended up collaborating, one of the songs appearing on James Hunter’s new album “Off the Fence”. James talks about his tour schedule ...
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232 - Lydia Luce

232 - Lydia Luce In episode 232 of “Have Guitar Will Travel”, presented by Vintage Guitar Magazine, host James Patrick Regan speaks with singer/songwriter violist and guitarist Lydia Luce. In their conversation Lydia joins us from her home studio in Nashville and talks about one of her alma mater Berklee college of music in Boston. Lydia describes her musical upbringing her mother being a classical conductor with Lydia playing violin and her primary instrument viola, moving to guitar and her songwriting. Lydia discusses her new album “Mammoth” and talks about being very pregnant at the time of the interview hence no current tour dates. Lydia tells us about her physical journey, growing up in Ft. Lauderdale moving to Boston then Washington D.C., Los Angeles and finally ending up in Nashville. Lydia talks about a group of string players she curates for shows and sessions in Nashville called “Lockeland Strings” and she takes us through the ambient music she makes. Lydia describes her Wa...
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231 - Jake Banfield

231 - Jake Banfield In episode 231 of “Have Guitar Will Travel”, presented by Vintage Guitar Magazine, host James Patrick Regan speaks with singer/songwriter Jake Banfield. In their conversation Jake talks about his college basketball career and his love of sports particularly the Sooners teams and he talks about his hometown of Tulsa. Jake tells us about his new debut album “Open Bars” and the songwriting sessions he’s apart of both for his follow up album and for other artists. Jake gives us his musical history after a college basketball injury sidelined him and tells us about how the purchase of a Martin guitar changed his life. Jake describes how a song he wrote and recorded “ Hold Me” went viral and caught the attention of management in LA and in turn Nashville and how that led to his album and his writing sessions. Jake discusses his previous tours and his future tours many of which are international and how he makes the ends meet financially and he talks about his new album. ...
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