165 episodes
Classical Guitar Insider Bret Williams
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4.7 • 51 Ratings
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Candid conversations with the musicians, journalists, and luthiers who are the fabric of the classical guitar universe.
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Episode 164 The Brooklyn Classical Guitar Society
Matt Kaplan and Josh Paul come on to talk about the formation of a new guitar society.
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Episode 163 Jayson Kerr Dobney
The Metropolitain Museum of Art oragnaologist and curator shares details about one of the world's most valuable collection of music instruments. Come see them when you're in town for the GFA!
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Episode 162 An Tran
An Tran joins us to talk about his album, a collection of solo compositions from Vietnam.
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Episode 161 Hilary Field
Hilary Field comes on form Seattle to talk about her exciting projects and incredbile career.
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Episode 160 Nicholas Goluses
Head of the Eastman School Music and Naxos recording artist Nicholas Goluses joins us to talk about teahcing, the early days of the Manhattan School Of Music's gutiar department, Segovia and more.
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Episode 159 Matthew Cochran
An amazing guitarist, composer and guy talks about career changes, taking chances and working hard.
Customer Reviews
Very Entertaining and Informative
Bret is a terrific interviewer and conversationalist. He is funny, engaging, insightful, and establishes an amazing rapport with his guests. His blend of humor, insight, and spontaneity make for an incredibly lively, entertaining and informative show. I loved his interview with Hannah Murphy!
Insightful & Irreverent
You gotta love this podcast. Brett is the working person’s classical guitarist. Being a performer, composer and a teacher of all levels, he has his fingers on the pulse of the classical guitar world. Brett interviews provide deep insight of the biggest names in the business. His Michael Chapdelaine/ Segovia interview is pure gold and a reason why any guitarist should subscribe to this podcast. Along with the plethora of professionals as his interviewees, Brett’s personal musings of life in general are highly entertaining. What can I say, he is a true New Yorker with a microphone in front of him.
If you listen, you will not be disappointed.
Good guests, ok interviews
Sometimes it's refreshing to hear a down to earth discussion of the day to day realities of the working classical guitarist. The host strips away the pretension and academic veneer of the craft. I appreciate that.
I also appreciate the hard work he puts in to release the episodes so consistently over a long period of time.
And the guest list includes many top name guitarists and some new discoveries that I was happy to learn about.
However, it would be great if the guests could actually finish a sentence once in a while. After a few episodes we don't need to hear about the host's life anymore and want to learn something.