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2019 Jerry Douglas
001-2019-028
47:17 Master Camera files on Hard Drive, Mp4
Sat May 04 2019
Interviewer - Steve Hockman
00:56 Demonstration, “A Peaceful Return” 04:49 Jerry Douglas gives some history on dobros, explaining that ‘dobro’ is a generic term and provides information on the specific instrument he has on stage 08:06 Douglas describes his first instrument; he recalls the first song he was able to get through, and how inspiring he found it and explains how he is self-taught 11:07 Douglas examines the perils of being self-taught, and shares his own shock at having succeeded; he describes meeting Josh Graves 13:03 Douglas speaks to the Earls of Leicester, the band with which he’s playing at Jazz Fest; he details why the Earls only play music from a certain time period within Flatt and Scruggs’ career 17:37 Douglas admits he can spot Josh Graves’ playing from a single note 18:09 Demonstration, a Josh Graves solo with discussion 19:10 Demonstration, Graves’ style with discussion 20:45 Douglas demonstrates his style with discussion 23:41 Douglas speaks to common threads between musicians 24:03 Douglas demonstrates Ali Akbar Khan’s style with discussion 24:23 Douglas clarifies his own style; he reports on his trio’s gig the night prior; he speaks to his big band and discusses Béla Fleck 28:03 Douglas speaks to the contemporary bluegrass scene and gives some information on the tune he opened with 31:07 Demonstration 35:44 Douglas discusses the Seldom Scene, Australia, and his Transatlantic Sessions 40:34 Douglas addresses his sense of humor vis-à-vis the industry and plugs his instrument builder, and gives advice on how to learn to play; he explains his tuning 44:39 Demonstration 47:18 Interview ends
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