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The Farmer's End
by Freddy Villano
The Farmer's End - Where Bass Players Groove and Hang - is a podcast hosted by Freddy Villano, a music aficionado whose writing credits include Premier Guitar, Bass Player, Shindig!, and other internationally acclaimed magazines. As a bass player, Villano has held down the low end for Widowmaker (featuring Dee Snider), Quiet Riot, Earl Slick, and The Rods, to name a few. The Farmer's End will launch with a series of archived interviews that have never been published elsewhere. New interviews are forthcoming, as is a blog on Substack that will house written articles/interviews. Stay tuned!
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Ronnie James Dio - "Bass Has Always Been an Invaluable Instrument For Me"
I dug deep into my archives and came across an interview I did with Ronnie James Dio back in 2006/2007. Long before I joined The Rods, and well before I moved to Ithaca and started working in Cortland, I was assigned an interview with Geezer Butler regarding Black Sabbath's recently released Dio Years Box Set and subsequent tour, under the then-newly rebranded Heaven & Hell moniker. The run of dates culminated with a now-legendary performance at New York City's Radio City Music Hall, which is part of the recently released Breaking Into Heaven Box Set under the Heaven & Hell name. Because Dio was originally a bass player, and performed on Elf's eponymous debut, I finagled an interview with him as well, which was intended to be a side bar addendum to the Geezer Butler interview. Unfortunately, due to print restrictions, I was only ever able to incorporate few sentences of Dio's interview, so after digging through some boxes and cassette tapes, and working with lalal.ai to clean up the background noise and tape hiss, The Farmer's End is able to finally present this interview in its entirety. Listening back to this I'm reminded about how much I miss hearing his voice, which is one of the biggest reasons to publish it. I'm sure others miss hearing him too. It also illuminates how essential bass playing was for him as a songwriter, how much respect he had for his musical peers and colleagues, and how gracious he could be as a person. I hope you enjoy it!
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Kip Winger - Scene of the Crime
Sometime in 2023, The Farmer's End caught up with Kip Winger to discuss the release of Winger's boxed set, Chapter One - The Atlantic Years, among other things, including chops versus song craft, singing and playing, and plugins versus going direct. Dig in!
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Juan Croucier - Nobody Rides for Free
In 2023, The Farmer's End caught up with Juan Croucier hot on the heels of RATT's The Atlantic Years boxed set release. As one of the truly unsung heroes of '80s bass playing, Croucier shares his thoughts on playing, songwriting, singing, recording, and more... Check it out!
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Glenn Hughes - Last Man Standing
The Farmer's End caught up with inimitable bassist/vocalist Glenn Hughes in late summer of 2023 just as he was embarking upon the US leg of his 50th Anniversary Burn tour, celebrating his iconic debut album with the legendary Deep Purple.
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
The Farmer's End - Where Bass Players Groove and Hang - is a podcast hosted by Freddy Villano, a music aficionado whose writing credits include Premier Guitar, Bass Player, Shindig!, and other internationally acclaimed magazines. As a bass player, Villano has held down the low end for Widowmaker (featuring Dee Snider), Quiet Riot, Earl Slick, and The Rods, to name a few. The Farmer's End will launch with a series of archived interviews that have never been published elsewhere. New interviews are forthcoming, as is a blog on Substack that will house written articles/interviews. Stay tuned!
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