Have Guitar Will Travel

239 - Tom Paxton and John McCutcheon239 - Tom Paxton and John McCutcheon In episode 239 of “Have Guitar Will Travel”, presented by Vintage Guitar Magazine, host James Patrick Regan speaks with singer/songwriters and guitarists Tom Paxton and John McCutcheon who is also a multi-instrumentalist. He first spoke to John in episode 150. In their conversation he starts with Tom and he tells us about his home in Alexandria, VA, right across the river from Washington, DC and he tells us about starting on trumpet before starting on guitar as a senior in high school. The two tells us about when they first met in Boston in the early ’80’s and how they came together as songwriting partners during Covid. John describes recording their album “Together Again” in the same room with the exception of Stuart Duncan on fiddle. “Together Again” being their second collaboration after their first “Together”. John discusses his instruments on the album an Ome banjo and Huss and Dalton guitars and Tom tells ...

238 - Jeremy Pinnell In episode 238 of “Have Guitar Will Travel”, presented by Vintage Guitar Magazine, host James Patrick Regan speaks with singer, guitarist and songwriter Jeremy Pinnell. In their conversation Jeremy discusses his home in Southgate, Kentucky and his son, who’s 11. Jeremy tells us about starting guitar at 13 and watching his dad in the church band while he was a kid and not being able to listen to secular music and his first musical purchase being the Sex Pistols album. Jeremy describes starting on his dad’s Ovation guitar eventually getting a Cort guitar and Gorrilla amp before getting a Fender Paisley Strat and he tells us of his love of Telecasters and using .13 gauge strings and his Harmony that he bought from JD Simo. Jeremy discusses his tour schedule playing both solo and with a band. Jeremy tells us how he got hooked up with Shooter Jennings who produced Jeremy’s most recent album “Decades”. Finally Jeremy describes what he does for fun: Ju Jitsu and Kick bo...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...