Porch Talk Interview with Zach Sharpe

Porch Talk with Zach SharpeThis month we talk with San Francisco-based Zach Sharpe who plays bass in the Bow Ties and Supermule. He also is your friendly neighborhood solar energy salesman by day, and ping pong champion/bluegrass picker by night. Dave: Hi Zach, tell...

Porch Talk with Larry Chung

Larry Chung is no stranger to Bay Area bluegrass circles. He is a music teacher and plays most every instrument at virtually every venue and festival in the area. Whether jamming at festivals, teaching at Gryphon Strings or serving on the Board of Directors at the...

Porch Talk: Interview with James Reams

This month’s chat is with James Reams, a nationally known musician, songwriter and bandleader with close to three decades in the bluegrass world. He’s played major festivals on the West and East Coasts and worked with many legends in the industry. James has recorded...

Porches

The Daily Grist: “My ideal summer day was reading on the porch” … Harold VarmusA porch is a wonderful place to be. If you want to be a front porch picker, you have to have a front porch. It’s just as much fun to pick on the back porch and if you have a wrap around...

PorchTalk Interview with Avram Frankel

Avram Frankel is a Bay Area native and lifelong musician who started playing bluegrass about 10 years ago. He lives in Pacifica, California with his wife Vicki and daughter Dana, who also play bluegrass. db: Most pickers have a geographical or family connection to...

PorchTalk Interview with Jeff Kazor

Jeff Kazor founded his groundbreaking and international influential band, the Crooked Jades, in San Francisco in 1994, recording nine albums and touring the US and Europe. A producer, musicologist and composer, Jeff is also a multi-instrumental magnetic vocalist and...