James A. Willis reads Fretboard Journal

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About the show

Artist James A. Willis is joined by Nashville friends to talk about and read Fretboard Journal. No, really.

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Episodes

  • Episode 15: Ross Holmes

    October 31st, 2019  |  Season 2  |  59 mins 54 secs
    fiddle, fiddletunes, music, nashville

    I talk with Ross Holmes about all things fiddle. (most epic "play out" ever)

  • Episode 14: Too Mean To Die

    June 1st, 2019  |  Season 2  |  33 mins 20 secs
    karly driftwood, music city, nashville, nashville music scene, singer, songwriters

    Singer/Songwriter Karly Driftwood is a movie waiting to happen. She stopped by the Secret Studio in Nashville to give me the low down.

  • Episode 13: Molly Martin

    May 13th, 2019  |  Season 2  |  41 mins 39 secs
    music, musiccity, nashville, songwriters, youngguns

    Molly Martin "Huge in Eastern Europe"

  • Episode 12: Karley Scott Collins and Robin

    May 1st, 2019  |  Season 2  |  37 mins 18 secs
    martinguitars, musiccity, musicians, nashville, newmusic, singersongwriter

    My friend Karley Scott Collins stops by the secret studio in Nashville to talk about her musical journey

  • Sarah Gayle Meech, Honky Tonk Queen

    April 12th, 2019  |  Season 2  |  32 mins 38 secs
    guitar talk, guitars, james a willis, nashville, nashville music scene, sarah gayle meech, secret nashville

    Nashville Honky Tonk Queen and Outlaw Country darling Sarah Gayle Meech joins me to chat about the evolving Nashville music scene and more.

  • Episode 11: Hannah Wicklund: no filters, no post production.

    September 19th, 2018  |  Season 1  |  44 mins 57 secs
    fretboard journal, guitar art, guitar talk, music row, nashville, nashville music scene, old school nashville

    As per her request and maybe a new feature of my podcast, I have an unfiltered and underproduced chat with Rocker Hannah Wicklund, the "21-year-old powerhouse guitarist, vocalist and songwriter. The South Carolina-born (and now East Nashville-based) artist who formed the band as an eight-year-old has developed a powerful and sublime synthesis of skills and makes it clear that the future is hers to conquer." Apollogies in advance for the clipping yall.

  • Episode 10: Getting totally serious with Amanda Pearl Shires

    August 9th, 2018  |  Season 1  |  30 mins 9 secs

    Amanda Pearl Shires and her best friend kelly P. stopped by the secret studio for a podcast. We never quite got around to the podcast part but we had more fun than a barrel of monkeys.

  • Episode 9: A chat with Singer/Songwriter Judy Blank about MUZIEK!

    July 5th, 2018  |  Season 1  |  39 mins 19 secs
    fretboard journal, guitar art, guitar talk, judy blank, music row, nashville, nashville music scene, old school nashville, tyler amps

    Judy Blank visits from utrecht

  • Episode 8: Martin John Butler Issue #42

    June 9th, 2018  |  Season 1  |  54 mins 4 secs
    fretboardjournal, guitarafficionados, guitarcollectors, guitars, singersongwriter

    Singer/Songwriter Martin John Butler talks about the changes in the New York City music scene

  • Episode 7: Issue 42 Cindy Guitars

    June 8th, 2018  |  Season 1  |  36 mins 20 secs
    cindy guitars, fretboard journal, guitar art, guitar talk, music row, nashville, nashville music scene, old school nashville

    Cindy Hulej and Jay DeVille join me in NYC to talk music, custom guitars and Boston accents.

  • Episode 6: Issue #29 with Oliver Wood "What time is it?"

    April 28th, 2018  |  Season 1  |  35 mins 47 secs
    americana, artist studios, creative process, fretboard journal, music city, nashville, nashville art, nashville music scene, oliver wood

    Oliver Wood talks with me about old guitars the creative process and more

  • Episode 5: Fretboard Journal Issue #5 with Big Smokey johnson

    March 25th, 2018  |  Season 1  |  37 mins 49 secs

    My friend grant Johnson joins me in the triple secret studio on Tybee Island to talk C.F. Martins, Honkey Tonks and Korean Pastry.

  • elgooG

    March 11th, 2018  |  Season 1  |  57 mins 38 secs
    jamesawillis, loversity, nashville, nashville musicscene, samlewis, thesecretstudio

    A conversation with singer/songwriter Sam Lewis at The Secret Studio in Nashville

  • Episode 3: Fretboard Journal Issue #40 with Boo Ray

    March 6th, 2018  |  Season 1  |  30 mins 58 secs
    fretboardjournal, guitarafficionados, guitarcollectors, guitars

    Nashville singer songwriter Boo Ray joins me to talk about Fretboard Journal issue #40...and stuff

  • Episode 2: Trey Ackerman joins me to chat about Issue #39.

    February 9th, 2018  |  Season 1  |  31 mins 57 secs
    guitar talk, guitars, james a willis, nashville, nashville music scene, secret nashville

    "Music Row Orphan" Trey Ackerman joins me to talk about Fretboard Journal Issue #39. Trey is a Nashville native who grew up in and around The Old School Nashville music scene and I'm gonna pick his brain!

  • Episode 1: Episode 1: Why is James A. Willis reading Fretboard Journal?

    January 27th, 2018  |  Season 1  |  8 mins 3 secs
    fretboardjournal, guitarafficionados, guitarcollectors, guitars

    James A. Willis is reading Fretboard Journal