Lincoln Barr (Red Jacket Mine)

Today’s guest makes me appreciate my childhood. Lincoln Barr joins me to talk about a lot of stuff! He knew early on that music was his calling. He identified with the musicians he saw on TV before he could even play music. But he went to college for English, not music. He also met his wife at that time. Those two things were foundational for his musical style. He moved to Seattle and started the band Red Jacket Mine. Turns out, the families of the Red Jacket Miners weren’t exactly thrilled about the band. But fans of the music were! And the members of Red Jacket Mine have been an important part of Lincoln’s life ever since. After a few albums, the band ended. Life happened and people moved, including Lincoln and his wife, and it just became too difficult to continue. When he decided to start writing solo material, Lincoln changed everything. He confronted traumas from an abusive childhood. It changed how he wrote. It even changed how the music sounded, whether it’s his solo albums or the soundtrack he wrote for a fascinating documentary called The Past Is Never Dead. It’s the classic combo of dark minor key jazz & child abuse. But seriously, the music is a left turn from a lot of the stuff I listen to. I highly recommend Lincoln’s latest album, Forfeit The Prize. Links to buy it and to follow him on social media are at lincolnbarrmusic.com.  You can follow the podcast @PerformanceAnx on Twitter & Instagram. If you’d like to support the show, try ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety or buy merch at performanceanx.threadless.com. I hope you enjoy this episode as much as I did. It’s Lincoln Barr on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices