Have Guitar Will Travel Podcast

240 - Joel Hoekstra

In episode 240 of “Have Guitar Will Travel”, presented by Vintage Guitar Magazine, host James Patrick Regan speaks with guitarist Joel Hoekstra, in their conversation Joel describes living in New York City and growing up in the suburbs of Chicago with his parents who were both classical musicians and Joel tells us why he didn’t pursue piano.
Joel describes the impact of seeing AC/DC on MTV as a kid which slowed his sports interests.
Joel describes his gear starting on his stepmom’s guitar and he discusses his guitars from then on… and how he got the collecting bug and he discusses his custom Gibson’s and Jackson’s and the guitars he uses for each of his gigs.
Joel tells us about his first bands through his gigs with Trans Siberian Orchestra, Whitesnake, Night Ranger, Jim Peterik, Cher… as well as his time spent as a pit guitarist for Broadway shows like Rock of Ages and Love Janis.
Joel talks about using in-ear monitors and hearing loss and Joel talks about his time at GIT in Hollywood and working at Cherokee Studios.
Joel discusses his new album “From the Fade” and the personal on the album and the chances for a tour and he describes the other projects he’s working on: Revolution Saints, Hoekstra Gives, teaching remote lessons, Broadway’s Rock of Ages band and Iconic (which includes a lot of his former Whitesnake bandmates as well as time spent producing other artists.
Finally Joel tells us about what he does when he’s not playing guitar… his kids, and anything to escape music and plans to go to NAMM next week.

To find out more about Joel you can go to his website: joelhoekstra.com

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239 - Tom Paxton and John McCutcheon239 - Tom Paxton and John McCutcheon

In episode 239 of “Have Guitar Will Travel”, presented by Vintage Guitar Magazine, host James Patrick Regan speaks with singer/songwriters and guitarists Tom Paxton and John McCutcheon who is also a multi-instrumentalist. He first spoke to John in episode 150. In their conversation he starts with Tom and he tells us about his home in Alexandria, VA, right across the river from Washington, DC and he tells us about starting on trumpet before starting on guitar as a senior in high school.
The two tells us about when they first met in Boston in the early ’80’s and how they came together as songwriting partners during Covid.
John describes recording their album “Together Again” in the same room with the exception of Stuart Duncan on fiddle. “Together Again” being their second collaboration after their first “Together”.
John discusses his instruments on the album an Ome banjo and Huss and Dalton guitars and Tom tells us about his Martin M-38 he has at home.
Tom talks about why he retired from touring and John tells us about his upcoming tour plans and the two tell us about their writing projects.
The two discuss their holiday traditions, Tom renting a Virginia ski cabin and John with a huge Cuban Christmas Eve feast and the two have a traditional of writing unconventional Christmas songs.

You can find out all you want to know about John at his website: folkmusic.com and for more information on Tom you can go to his website at: tompaxton.com

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238 - Jeremy Pinnell

In episode 238 of “Have Guitar Will Travel”, presented by Vintage Guitar Magazine, host James Patrick Regan speaks with singer, guitarist and songwriter Jeremy Pinnell. In their conversation Jeremy discusses his home in Southgate, Kentucky and his son, who’s 11.
Jeremy tells us about starting guitar at 13 and watching his dad in the church band while he was a kid and not being able to listen to secular music and his first musical purchase being the Sex Pistols album.
Jeremy describes starting on his dad’s Ovation guitar eventually getting a Cort guitar and Gorrilla amp before getting a Fender Paisley Strat and he tells us of his love of Telecasters and using .13 gauge strings and his Harmony that he bought from JD Simo.
Jeremy discusses his tour schedule playing both solo and with a band.
Jeremy tells us how he got hooked up with Shooter Jennings who produced Jeremy’s most recent album “Decades”.
Finally Jeremy describes what he does for fun: Ju Jitsu and Kick boxing and Jeremy tells us about his Christmas traditions.

To find out more about Jeremy you can go to his website: jeremypinnell.com

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237 - Ward Davis

In episode 237 of “Have Guitar Will Travel”, presented by Vintage Guitar Magazine, host James Patrick Regan speaks with singer, songwriter and guitarist Ward Davis. In their conversation Ward discusses where he currently lives, Hartsville Tennessee and where he grew up Arkansas and starting on the piano at 6 years old and moving to guitar at 14 after losing at the county fair talent show to a guitar player and then started playing jamborees around the area he lived in.
Ward tells us about the shows he’s doing now supporting Cody Jinks with his band and his own shows.
Ward tells us about his guitars, Larrivee’s outfitted with either Fishman or L.R. Baggs pickups and he discusses his telecaster’s built by 9 Point Guitars in Louisiana.
Ward discusses how he got hooked up with Cody Jinks in the first place and how he got his songs in front of Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard and gives us a lesson in the economics of songwriting.
Ward talks about using an alias (Dusty Manchester) at writers rounds to avoid the radius clause.
Ward tells us about his new album “Here I Am” which comes out in February and he tells us about working with Brent Mason, Eddie Bayers among others and landing tracks on the Landman TV series.
Ward describes why he chose to be on a label as opposed to releasing his album independently.
Ward discusses his upcoming tour schedule after the holidays.
Finally Ward tells us about collecting historical documents and books from the 1800’s and his love of thrift stores and his relationships and sobriety.

To find out more about Ward you can go to his website: warddavismusic.com

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236 - the Protomen (Raul Panther III and Shock Magnum)

In episode 236 of “Have Guitar Will Travel”, presented by Vintage Guitar Magazine, host James Patrick Regan speaks with Raul Panther III and Shock Magnum from the Protomen. In their conversation the two tell us about their history with band which has been around since 2005 and has quite the ravenous fan base.
Both Raul and Shock tell us about their roles in the band both playing guitar and Raul singing lead and playing keyboards as well.
They both talk about their base which is Nashville and where the grew up and Raul tells us about singing at an early age backing John Denver and Shock tells us about learning guitar from his brother.
Raul takes us through the history of the band which started as a project from fellow MTSU students and the two tell us about their songs that have been used in tv shows and commercials and they talk about what venues they usually play.
Raul and Shock discuss the Protomen’s new album “Act III: This City Made Us” and they talk gear: Shock’s Gibson’s and Orange amps and Raul’s Tom Anderson Raven through a Kemper profiler.
The two tell us about what they do outside of music: family and working in the garage.

To find out more about the Protomen you can go to their website: protomen.com

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