On March 3rd, I traveled up to Portland, OR to catch the Hank III show at the Roseland Theater. Before the show, I sat down with Hank III’s steel guitar player and recording guru Andy Gibson to talk about his mentor Kayton Roberts, his work recording bands like The .357 String Band and Bob Wayne and the Outlaw Carnies, and to talk about his work with Hank III and music in general.
Following is an audio segment that includes parts of our conversation, and music by Andy Gibson and some other artists that he has recorded. It’s pretty long, so if you don’t have time to listen now, come back when you can.
To download or open with your computer’s audio player, CLICK HERE.
This is my first crack at using audio so it is a little rough. Criticism and suggestions are encouraged. And no, I’m not getting into the podcasting business, but I am planning to use audio and possibly video in the future for interviews and performances to help archive the greatness of this swell in underground country that is happening at the moment.
At some point I will also make the full unedited version of my interview with Andy available. You can also read a Q & A with Andy pulled from our interview HERE.
Links to Albums and Artists referenced in the Audio:
Albums:
.357 String Band - Fire & Hail
Honky Tonk Hustlas - Hallways of the Always
Tags: .357 String Band, Andy Gibson, Bob Wayne, Hank III
April 9th, 2009 at 4:04 pm
Very informative this is a great addition to your already awesome as hell website. Keep them coming!
April 9th, 2009 at 4:35 pm
Thanks man!
April 9th, 2009 at 4:40 pm
That is a great Andy Gibson interview, and the way you did this, with the music and all, it could be from a podcast like IBWIP or Big G’s TRS, great work, we want more!
April 9th, 2009 at 5:03 pm
Bob Wayne is coming through here in a couple of weeks. I’m hoping to do the same thing with him if he has the time.
April 10th, 2009 at 2:04 am
NICE!!!
i enjoyed listening to this. great way to start my day.
thanks man.
April 10th, 2009 at 11:15 am
Can’t listen to it here at work and I have been unavailable lately due to having a toddler at my house for the last week but as soon as I have my house back, I will definately listen to it. Although I can already tell it will be great if you did the interviewing!
April 11th, 2009 at 2:02 pm
I met Andy once at a show in Denver, WHAT AN ASSHOLE!!! He tried to have sex with my mom and acted like a total bastard! If I ever see him again I’m gonna kick his f**king ass!!!!
February 13th, 2010 at 11:07 am
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