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Sitting With Gianluca
by Gianluca Tramontana
Sitting with Gianluca will be a rotating cast of artists engaging in lively and fascinating conversation and – when they’re musicians – some live music as well. Expect these sit-downs to be more like co-hosts sitting around the record player than interviews.
Episodes
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SWG Peter Blackstock on Old #1 S1 E4
Sitting with Gianluca Peter Blackstock who has just published a book on late Texan songwriting legend (and former Sitting With Gianluca guest) Guy Clark’s ground-breaking debut LP Old #1. Clark was at the center of a 70’s Nashville songwriting scene that included Townes Van Zandt, Steve Earle &...
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SWG Banning Eyre & African Guitar S1 E3
Sitting with Gianluca is writer, historian and musician Banning Eyre. Banning & Sean Barlow co-run afropop.org, the go-to music resource for any global non-western music. He’s also written books on African guitar styles and will take us on a journey through the African “guitar regions” and...
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SWG Ray Bonneville S1 E2
Sitting with me is veteran traveling musician, Ray Bonneville. Ray has spent the last few decades in a van performing anywhere and everywhere. He’s also been nominated for several awards and has won a few as well. I don’t use the term “journeyman” lightly, Ray has had a long journey – from…
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SWG Mini-Mekons S1 E1
The Mini-Mekons - a scaled down version of 70s UK musical art collective The Mekons is lead by Jon Langford & Sally Timms. They join me in an apartment in New York City for a fun conversation and three exclusive performances.
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SWG Personal David Bowie Memories From His Last Recordings
Listen some exclusive, never-been-told recollections from people that worked with him on his last two records along with an audio documentary on the closing Magic Shop recording studio he recorded in. I was granted complete access to the iconic studio in its final days and the documentary also...
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Sitting with Bob Dylan Special
Sitting with Gianluca is musician and museum curator Fabio Fantuzzi who has written 2 books on Bob Dylan. We discuss Bob Dylan and his connection to visual arts as well as his off-kilter humor and why Dylan can be as good a comic as a songwriter.
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SWG Terry Reid Tribute
Sitting with Gianluca celebrates the life of singer Terry Reid who passed away at 75. Terry Reid may have turned down being Led Zeppelin’s singer, but he suggested Plant & Bonham. He also made one of the most influential albums of the 70s. Rock photographer, former label head, tour manager and...
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Sitting with Benjamin Minimum & French Roots Music
Sitting with me from Radio Grenouille in Marseille is Benjamin Minimum former 80s singer and editor of music magazine Mondo Mix. We talk about the new movement of French musicians to reclaim the indigenous Provence language of the Provence region that had been outlawed since the French…
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Sitting with Sergio Bacalhau
Sitting with Gianluca (in temporary - and voluntary exile in Marseille) this evening is Brazilian percussionist Sergio Bacalhau. Sergio was mentored by legendary percussionist Nana Vasconcelos and has been a professional musician since he was 15. As a bonus you can hear Gianluca’s head explode...
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SWG Harmonica Elie Coquard
Sitting with Gianluca (in exile) from Radio Grenouille in Marseille is first-call harmonica player Elie Coquard. If there is a group anywhere in the Provence region that needs a harmonica - Elie will get the call.
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SWG Fuzztones Co-founder Deb O'Nair
To celebrate psychedelic punk revivalists The Fuzztones 45th anniversary, Deb O’Nair - co-fouder and former keyboard player, takes Gianluca through a history of the band and the New York City downtown music scene of the 70s and 80s.
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SWG Kim Simonds Tribute w Manager Arnie Goodman
Sitting with Gianluca celebrates the life of British blues guitar player Kim Simmonds leader of Savoy Brown who, along with his contemporaries Eric Clapton & Peter Green of Fleetwood Mac, turned America and the world onto blues music. Sitting with Gianluca is his former manager and producer Arnie...
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SWG Session Musician Brian Mitchell
If you’re a fan of Levon Helm, The Band, BB King, Bob Dylan or a myriad of other amazing American artists you won’t want to miss this sit-down with piano wizard Brian Mitchell who has been a first call ivory tickler for a few decades.
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SWG Dave Van Ronk Tribute with David Massengill
Sitting with Gianluca celebrates iconic folk giant Dave Van Ronk, who would have been 85, together with folk singer David Massengill who toured with him for many years. Dave Van Ronk was the center for the 60s folk boom and was mentor to many fresh-faced folk-nick, including a young arrival…
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Sitting with R&B Legend Lloyd Price
Sitting with Gianluca celebrates the music and importance of late R&B legend Lloyd Price (RIP May 3, 2021) by airing excerpts of a sit-down from a visit to his upstate New York country mansion for MOJO Magazine (Feb ’18). Lloyd not only saw the birth of post war r&b but became a part of the birth...
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SWG Blues Musician Guy Davis
Sitting with Gianluca is New York City acoustic blues player, recording artist, actor and author Guy Davis. After soaking up the arts as a child through his parents Ossie Davis & Ruby Dee, he has kept the family tradition alive by performing all over the world for the last four decades.
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SWG Guy Clark Biographer Tamara Savignano
If you’re a fan of Texan songwriting icon Guy Clark, Sitting with Gianluca is Tamara Saviano, Guy’s friend, former publicist, biographer and producer of “Without Getting Killed or Caught” a documentary on the songwriter available for screening online.
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SWG Texas Songwriting Legend Guy Clark
"Sitting with Gianluca" will air an exclusive archive interview and radio session with late Texan songwriting legend Guy Clark. In seventies Nashville, a group of Texan songwriters that included Townes Van Zandt, Steve Earle and honorary Texan Jerry Jeff Walker ushered in a grittier, road-weary...
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SWG New Orleans Funkster Jon Cleary Salutes Johnny "Guitar" Watson
Sitting with Gianluca is New Orleans funky piano player and bandleader Jon Cleary who carries the funky gumbo-ya-ya piano stylings that the Crescent City is known for. Gianluca and Jon celebrate what would have been funkmeister and musical chameleon Johnny “Guitar” Watson’s 86th birthday with…
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SWG Justin Townes Earle
In honor of Justin Townes Earle, who passed away a week ago I am airing one of the conversations I had with him. I was one of the first people to ever interview Justin after his first CD and the second to interview when he came out of rehab. He lived down my street and we drunk at the same bar...
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Sitting with Veteran Publicist & Record Plugger Dylan White
Have you ever wondered how bands make it and keep their edge? Well it’s because publicists and record pluggers like 30 year veteran Dylan white who’s worked with everybody from Oasis and Joe strummer to U2 and Elton John. Behind every artists is a team of people that make the trains run on time...
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Sitting with Italian singer-songwriter Andrea Tarquini
Sitting with Gianluca is Italian singer-songwriter Andrea Tarquini from his apartment in Milan. Andrea speaks good English and will run down how an American artist his hometown of Rome changed Italian songwriting and also play a couple of songs. You’ll even get to hear Gianluca say things in a...
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Sitting With JP Steinberg: hip-hop and electronica dj and event producer
In this episode, journeyman JP Steinberg - lifelong DJ, diehard raver, NYC promoter and event producer with an up-and-coming EDM journalism dedicated to the true school underground - will takes Gianluca deep into the heart of hip hop and electronica and turns him on to the genres through its...
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Sitting With Sam Hariss from The Sweet Things
Sitting with Gianluca this evening is Sam Hariss bass player for New York City loveable rogues The Sweet Things. If you like The New York Dolls, Faces and seventies era Stones you will love them!
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Sitting With Trangender Folk Singer Mya Byrne
Sitting with Gianluca is transgender singer songwriter Mya Byrne who will also be singing a couple of songs.
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Sitting With Pittelman from Karen and the Sorrows
Sitting with Gianluca is queer country pioneer Karen Pittelman of Karen and the Sorrows band leader and organizer of the annual Gay City Opry.
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Sitting With Phil Buehler talking about Woody Guthrie
Sitting With Gianluca is Phil Buehler who’s book Wardy Forty uncovers Woody Guthrie’s last years with Huntington’s disease at Greystone Park State Hospital in New Jersey. Expect lots of unheard stories and plenty of Woody Guthrie music.
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Sitting With Dr. Lisa
Sitting with Gianluca is performance artist, "psychiatrist" and Radio Free Brooklyn host Dr. Lisa of Lisa Gives a Shit. Expect funny talk and songs about shrinks and nervous breakdowns.
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A Tribute to First Nation rock and roll musicians
In honor of Indigenous Peoples Day Gianluca pays tribute to First Nations musicians that formed the basis for rock and roll. Expect to be surprised who comes up.
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Sitting with veteran songwriter Chris Smither
Gianluca replays an interview with Chris smither who plays a couple of songs, explains the art of songwriting and talks about the Cambridge Massachusetts folk scene of the sixties.
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Sitting With Rock Photographer Guy Eppel
Sitting with Gianluca is top music photographer Guy Eppel who began his career shooting some of the best & brightest U.K bands of the early oughts for the illustrious New Musical Express. During his early days for the magazine, he made important connections with artists such as The Libertines…
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Sitting With Organizer of Village Trip Folk Festival. September 26-29th
Sitting with me today on Sitting With Gianluca is Liz Thompson who is organizing The Village Trip - celebration go the Greenwich Village folks scene. That runs from September 26th - 29th and will be capped with a free concert by Steve Earle. Expect to hear songs from festival performers and some…
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Sitting With Gianluca is Electronica pioneer Demus Whisper
Sitting With Gianluca today will be Demus Whisper is a veteran on the house music ad electronica scene. Digital Memory Music label boss Demus Whisper Started as a promoter in the early 90's in NYC to such clubs as Palladium, USA, Tunnel, Limelight, Roxy... Got into Djing in 1995 playing…
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Gianluca pays tribute to the patriarch of the Neville Brothers
The fact that Art Neville was also known as "Poppa Funk" shows how he was a father figure to a whole generation of musicians. By 17 he had already had a hit with "Mardi Gras Mambo" with The Hawkettes. He also founded the Legendary Meters and later, the Neville Brothers. I saw him play a…
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Sitting With Gianluca is Finish Electronica DJ IFE
Miami - New York based IFE has made a name for herself as a DJ playing drum and bass, AfroBeat and deep house and has been on stages on international festivals. She sits with Gianluca to explain what she does and turn him on to the joys of electronica.
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A Salute to New Orleans - The Root Of All Black Urban Music
Gianluca salutes the Crecent City and makes the case that of you follow all American black urban music back to its root, you will land somewhere in New Orleans.
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LES Musician & Songwriter Joff Wilson of Soul Cake
Sitting with Gianluca is Joff Wilson, musician, songwriter who leads his band Soul Cake. Joff will play a couple of songs and we salute 60s downtown musician David Peel.
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House DJ and Sculptor BenJamming
Sitting with Gianluca is Benjamin Gregory Jones AKA Ben Jamming house music dj and sculptor.
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English 80s Musician, DJ, Radio Host Tommy James
Sitting with Gianluca is Radio Free brooklyn host and working dj. about town Tommy James. We visit he UK of the 80s where Tommy cut his teeth as a musician.
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Celebrating R&B Legend Lloyd Price at 86.
At 86 Lloyd Price not only saw the birth of post war R&B but became a part of the birth of rock and roll when the first song he ever wrote Lawdy Miss Clawdy became a smash crossover hit in 1952 - arguably the first single to unite black and white teenagers. After having more hits and beaching a...
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Tribute to the uncle of the Greenwich Village folk scene
on the 50s and 60s Izzy Young's Folklore Center in the heart of Greenwich Village was the every folksinger's HQ and meeting spot. Bob Dylan even wrote a song about it. In honor of Izzy who died last week at age 90, Gianluca plays songs from Greenwich Village folknikswho for whom Izzy was an uncle.
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Birthday Tribute to Johnny Guitar Watson funkmeister extraordair
Get hot and sweaty with some blazing funk by Johnny “Guitar” Watson who would have been 84 this Sunday. Sitting With Gianluca celebrates this funkmeister supreme who he blazed such a scorching trail that Pearl Jam even sang a song about him. Originally broadcast RadioFreeBrooklyn.com Saturday Feb...
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Tribute to top session guitarist Reggie Young
Sitting With Gianluca lays down an hour of funk and soul while also paying tribute the the late great Reggie Young, possibly the most recorded session guitar player in history who passed away this week at 82. Songs by Jean Knight, Joe Tex, Wilson Pickett, Huey “Piano” Smith, etc. #guitarpicker...
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Sitting With Gianluca plays songs about walls & bridges jan 12th
All this talk about walls makes Gianluca play songs about walls and bridges. Songs by J Geils, Echo & The Bunnymen, Howling Wolf, Staple Singers and many, many more! #JGeils #Echo&TheBunnymen #HowlingWolf #Staple Singers #SRV #songsaboutwalls #songsaboutbridges #radiofreebrooklyn #sittingwith...
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Sitting With Gianluca remembers Rick Danko Jan 5th
Many years ago Rick Danko asked Gianluca to write sleeve notes for his last CD but passed away before it was released. This Saturday Jan 5th Sitting With Gianluca pays a birthday tribute to the Rick Danko of The Band with some personal recollections and solo material. Also included is Dr. John,...
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Sitting With Gianluca 12/29/18 New Start & Dave Bartholemew 100 Birthday
New Year's Show theme of new start, moving on, brand new day, hello city limits plus a 100th birthday celebration of Dave Bartholemew, new Orleans post-war R&B super-producer for Fats Domino, Guitar Slim, Shirley & Lee and many many more. Music by and stories about Dr. John, Lemmy & Billy…
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Sitting With Gianluca - Duane Allman Birthday
In honor of Duane Allman's Birthday 74th Birthday Gianluca plays deep non-Allman Brothers cuts from Duane's days as a session guitarist.
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Sitting with Gianluca will be a rotating cast of artists engaging in lively and fascinating conversation and – when they’re musicians – some live music as well. Expect these sit-downs to be more like co-hosts sitting around the record player than interviews.
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Gianluca Tramontana
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Sitting with Gianluca will be a rotating cast of artists engaging in lively and fascinating conversation and – when they’re musicians – some live music as well. Expect these sit-downs to be more like co-hosts sitting around the record player than interviews.
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Sitting With Gianluca is created and hosted by Gianluca Tramontana.
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