Music Trails with Mark Lafond
by Mark Lafond
This podcast is about independent music artists, their music, stories, lessons learned as well as the people behind the scenes that make up the independent music scene. The host of this podcast is Mark Lafond who can be contacted at [email protected].
Episodes
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Episode 29 Infamous Stringdusters
Meet the Grammy- award winning progressive bluegrass band The Infamous Stringdusters! Two of the founding members Andy Hall, and Chris "Panda" Pandolfi talk about the upcoming release of their 13th album A Tribute to Flatt and Scruggs as well as their Grammy- nominated 2022 album Into the Fray.…
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Episode 28 Jessie Haines Interview
Meet the talented, emerging new country cross- over artist Jessie Haines. Jessie shares her unconventional journey from growing up in New Jersey, having the 9-5 job, spouse, and a home in the suburbs to selling everything, traveling and living alone in a vintage airstream and landing in a new…
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Episode 27 John "Papa" Gros Interview
New Orleans has its fair share of musical ambassadors; but few are more rooted in the Crescent City than John “Papa” Gros. Born and raised in the city, Papa Gros melds funk, rock, jazz, and blues to deliver a sound that is both innovative and unmistakably New Orleans. Papa launched his career as…
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Episode 26 Raquel Cole Interview
On this episode of Music Trails we meet British Columbia native, and current Nashville TN resident Raquel Cole. Raquel shares her journey of growing up in Vernon British Columbia and the origins of her love of music at a very young age. Raquel talks about her recent appearance on the Stampede…
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Episode 25 Opal Agafia Interview
On this episode of Music Trails we meet the talented singer, song writer, music festival promoter Opal Agafia. Opal’s trail is embedded in the Ozark Mountains of Arkansas where she developed a love of music at a young age but lacked the self -confidence and a plan to share with others. While...
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Episode 24 Sasha Dubyk Interview
On this episode of Music Trails we meet Sasha Dubyk. Sasha shares her journey from growing up in Philadelphia in a music family, learning piano from her pianist and music teacher dad touring and performing internationally with her Dad’s Klezmer band, majoring in Dance/Theater, and performing in...
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Episode 23 Christine Havrilla Interview
On this episode of Music Trails you'll be introduced to Christine Havrilla. Christine originally from Philadelphia, is a musician, performer, singer songwriter who’s musical career has spanned the last 20 years, including 13 albums, 3 EPs and playing a variety of venues, stages large, small…
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Episode 22 David Graham Interview
On this episode of Music Trails we meet one of Nashville’s best and well know Honky Tonk musicians David Graham. David shares his story which starts with realizing at a very young age, after first hearing Elvis’s Heat Break Hotel he knew all he wanted was to be was a "Rock Star". David will give…
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Music Trails Podcast Season Three Trailer
Music Trails a podcast dedicated to independent music artists their music, stories, and the people behind the scenes that support them. I chose the name Music Trails because just like no two walking, hiking or biking trails are alike the same holds true when it comes to the trails and journeys of...
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Episode 20 Season Two Walnut Valley Festival Finale
In our last episode of the season we will hear from present and past artists that have loved performing at Winfield. These are guests that were unable to be interviewed but had an interest in participating in this project. Our guests in this episode submitted audio files of them answering…
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Episode 19 Tommy Emmanuel Interview
In this episode of Music Trails we meet Tommy Emmanuel, maybe the best guitarist on the planet, certainly your host’s favorite. Tommy will share part of his music trail which started as a youth in Australia, playing and touring in the family band, reaching out to his boyhood idol Chet Atkins and...
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Episode 18 Beppe Gambetta Interview
Meet Beppe Gambetta Italian born guitarist, singer-songwriter, author, and researcher. Beppe introduces us to his unique music, how a young man in Genoa Italy develops a love for American roots music specifically flat picking, his new soon to be published book, and his love for the Walnut Valley...
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Episode 17 Still On The Hill Interview
Meet Kelly and Donna Mulhollan that make up the story telling-singer-songwriter folk duo Still On The Hill. Kelly and Donna as ambassadors of the Ozarks have a calling to help protect the environment and preserve the unique culture of the region. We will be introduced to the stories of Ed Stiley,...
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Episode 16 Seth Bate Interview
Music Trails listeners our guest is Seth Bate author of the newly released Augus,t 2022 book Winfield’s Walnut Valley Festival. The book explains how the festival was launched in 1972 when a guitar maker, farmer, and businessman teamed up together to built their own festival from ground up which...
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Episode 15 Bing Futch Interview
Meet Bing Futch a nationally solo touring artist. Bing is a multi-instrumentalist that utilizes an Appalachian Mountain Dulcimer, flute, ukulele, and sound looper in a unique way that celebrates traditional, and modern music. Bing shares a sampling of his diverse music, his recording process, as...
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Episode 14 Rhonda Vincent Interview
Meet Rhonda Vincent, who along with her outstanding band The Rage will be making their Winfield debut this year. Rhonda is a renowned bluegrass singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist who was recently inducted into The Grand Ole Opry, is a seven time Grammy award nominee and Grammy award...
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Episode 13 Tom Chapin Interview
Meet Tom Chapin whose career has spanned six decades, 26 albums, three Grammy awards and has been a regular scheduled performer at the Walnut Valley Festival over the last 25 years. Tom will share his excitement to return once again to Winfield in celebration of its 50th year, as well as his…
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Music Trails Podcast Season 2 Trailer
Music Trails Season 2 centers around the Walnut Valley Festival held during the third week of September in Winfield, KS. This is the 50th anniversary of the festival. Listeners will meet festival performers, and various people behind the scenes that make the festival the success that it is.
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Episode 12 Stevie Coyle Season One Finale
Meet Stevie Coyle! Stevie joins us from his high end acoustic guitar shop Mighty Fine Guitars located in the East Bay area of Lafayette CA. Stevie talks about his current touring and music projects both as a solo artist and with his long time music collaborator Glenn Houston that make up the duo...
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Episode 11 Holly Gleason Part 2
Holly Gleason returns on this episode of Music Trails and continues to share her remarkable journey in the music business. Holly gives us a glimpse into her work in artist development as well as how she got involved as a song writer under the alias of Lady Goodman. Holly takes us through her song...
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Episode 9 Damn Tall Buildings -Max Capistran
Meet Brooklyn, NY based Damn Tall Buildings. Band member Max Capistran shares the band's journey that includes meeting up in Boston at the Berklee school of music, busking on Newbury street, moving to Brooklyn opening a music academy ttimeo becoming a popular sought after act at many well known...
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Episode 8 Kelly Hunt
Meet Kelly Hunt, Folk-Americana-Roots singer/songwriter. Kelly grew up in Memphis TN and was surrounded by a variety of different types of music in her family as well as being influenced by Memphis’s deep music roots from Blues, Elvis, Johnny Cash, and Sun records. Kelly shares with us her…
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Episode 7 Tracy Walton of On Deck Studio
Meet Tracy Walton, a man of many talents including author, teacher, multi instrumentalist, singer/songwriter, performing/ recording artist, and recording studio owner/operator of On Deck Recording Studio. Tracy shares his recording process and approach as well as an update on recent recording...
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Episode 6 Savanna Chestnut
Meet Savanna Chestnut a small- town girl from Kansas who knew at an early age she wanted to be a singer. Song writing came first followed by performing on stages as small as the one in her grandparent’s bar to as grand as the stage on NBC’s The Voice. Like so many up- start country artists she...
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Episode 5 Suzie Brown
Meet the incomparable Suzie Brown! Suzie has "forged her own path" that is unlike any other. Canadian born, Boston raised she like her parents, heard a call to the medical field. Music became a refuge and outlet for Suzie while in medical school. Beginning her medical career and starting a family...
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Episode 4 Avery Ballotta
In this episode we meet Avery Ballotta a composer for film, dance, a music teacher, and one hot fiddle player. Avery’s trail starts in Montana’s Big Sky Country where at the age of 9 while attending a used music instrument swap he finds himself drawn to a half -sized fiddle and something inside…
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Episode 3 Dan O'Rourke of The Woods
In this episode we meet Dan O’Rourke of the band The Woods based in Nashville, TN. Life is full of chances and circumstances and this certainly holds true for Dan and band mates Raquel Cole, and Leland Rooney. Who would know that a foot injury Dan experienced in high school just as he was moving...
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Episode 1 Scott Henson "Super Fan" Interview
In this episode we will be talking to Scott Henson. Scott’s personal trail has taken a few interesting twists and turns and has included stops along the way as bartender, musician, poet, singer/song writer, teacher, principal, school administrator, music festival promoter, and has been referred…
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Episode 2 Nathan Bliss-Barnaby Bright
In this episode we meet Nathan Bliss who is 1/2 of the poplar duo Barnaby Bright. Nathan will share his musical trail which started at an early age from grooving to the tunes on The Monkeys TV show to listening to his parent's vast record collection from Dylan to Black Sabbath. We will here about...
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This podcast is about independent music artists, their music, stories, lessons learned as well as about the people behind the scenes that make the independent music scene possible.
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This podcast is about independent music artists, their music, stories, lessons learned as well as the people behind the scenes that make up the independent music scene. The host of this podcast is Mark Lafond who can be contacted at [email protected].
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