Podcast 413: Craig Ventresco & Meredith Axelrod

When the pandemic hit and live gigs were canceled, innumerable
musicians began live-streaming concerts from home as a way to
stay connected with fans. Among those was San Francisco-based duo
Craig Ventresco and Meredith Axelrod, who perform ragtime guitar,
early jazz and blues songs from the 1890s to the 1930s. Fast
forward three years and Meredith and Craig are somehow still at
it, streaming live performances from their home six evenings a
week. In fact, they just celebrated their 1000th live-stream
concert.

On this week's FJ Podcast, we follow up with this pair of
musicians whom we first documented on Ep. 290 of the podcast
(link), back when they only had 100 or so shows under their belt.
We hear about how their show has evolved, how they pick their
repertoire, and so much more. 

Follow the duo on Meredith's Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/meredithaxelrod

Support the duo here: 
Paypal.me/meredithaxelrod
Venmo: meredithaxelrod


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