TradCafe Neil Pearlman
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A weekly podcast of music and conversations with unique artists in the world of traditional music. Host Neil Pearlman sits down with world class musicians to chat and make music together.
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Episode 69: Esko Järvelä
Finnish fiddle powerhouse and founding member of the band Frigg, Esko Järvelä shares his journey from growing up in one of the most musical families in Finland to touring the world with Frigg, Baltic Crossing and Tsuumi Sound System.
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Episode 68: Cameron DeWhitt (Crossover with Get Up In The Cool)
In this special crossover episode, Cameron DeWhitt, the host of Old-Time music podcast Get Up In The Cool trades off the host and guest roles with Neil in between taking breaks to play tunes together. Listen to Cameron share some of their journey with the Old-Time clawhammer banjo while interviewing Neil about his background growing up in a family band playing Scottish and Cape Breton music. As always, more details and info can be found at tradcafe.org
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Episode 67: Caitlin Warbelow
Fiddler, organizer, teacher and co-founder of Tune Supply-- you never know what Caitlin Warbelow will be up to next! In this episode Caitlin shares her unique musical journey growing up in Alaska before moving to New York. She talks about her relationship to music as a means of survival and shares some of the stories behind joining the broadway production of Come From Away and starting up the website Tune Supply to help traditional musicians during the pandemic lockdowns.
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Episode 66: Sam Sadigursky and Nathan Koci
In a special edition of TradCafe Neil sits down with Sam Sadigursky and Nathan Koci to talk about their recent triple album release The Solomon Diaries and how their musical lives have let up to this collaboration. Featuring some clips from the new project as well as the usual live music collaborations. Check out the Solomon Diaries at bandcamp: https://samsadigursky.bandcamp.com/album/the-solomon-diaries-vol-i
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Episode 65: Maddie Witler
One of the top mandolinists working today, Maddie Witler joins Neil for a conversation about music making, creativity and her experiences working in the bands Della Mae and The Lonely Heart String Band.
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Episode 64: Becky Tracy
Iconic New England fiddler Becky Tracy shares her journey through fiddling and folk dancing including her years as a core member of two of the most important bands in New England traditional music, Nightingale and Wild Asparagus. More info and links at tradcafe.org
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Customer Reviews
Learning experience
This Pod-cast is an eye opener, that’s an understatement, It’s Brain awakening.
Wide variety of traditions
I learned about this podcast from a performance Neil was in. I’ve listen to at least a dozen episodes so far. What a treasure! I discovered a lot of new people and a lot of new traditions. Plus it’s a good chance to know more about some of my favorite performers.
Insightful, Introspective, Incredible!
I love hearing about the variety of musical traditions Neil covers in his interviews! I’ve been a listener for several years and he really has a wonderful way of communicating with his guests. Many of these conversations have shaped the way I decided to forge my own musical path and are invaluable resources for any traditional musician wanting to enter the professional world.