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The legendary bluegrass musician is again to speak concerning the Del McCoury Band’s new album, ‘Nearly Proud,’ and far more.
By Workforce JamBase Feb 17, 2022 • 1:54 pm PST
Episode 113 of The JamBase Podcast, a accomplice of the Osiris Media Community, options the return of bluegrass legend Del McCoury. JamBase’s Andy Kahn once more interviewed the guitarist concerning the Del McCoury Band‘s new album, Nearly Proud, that can be launched on Friday, February 18.
McCoury was beforehand interviewed by Kahn on the 2019 Excessive Sierra Music Competition. This time, the 83-year-old guitarist and Kahn spoke remotely and primarily centered on the Del McCoury Band’s new album, Nearly Proud.
The dialog passed off close to the top of final 12 months and started with McCoury sharing what he’s been as much as throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and the way he adjusted to life after being pressured off the highway from touring for the primary time in his profession that started over six a long time in the past. McCoury then talked about how that point off helped lead him to the songs that he recorded on Nearly Proud. The break allowed the veteran musician to revisit a number of years value of songs that in a method or one other had made it into a set that ended up being the supply of the songs on the file.
McCoury additionally mentioned recruiting famend guitarist and singer Vince Gill for the track “Honky Tonk Nights.” The interview additionally touched on McCoury’s songwriting course of, particularly the pair of originals on the brand new file, “Working Wild” and “The Distress You’ve Earned.” Different subjects included recording at John Prine’s now-closed Nashville recording studio, how Del’s method to recording and singing has advanced over his profession, the upcoming DelFest music competition and far more.
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