Podcast 411: Cameron Knowler

Musician, writer and educator Cameron Knowler joins us this week
to talk about his incredible  self-published book, Guitars
Have Feelings Too, and so much more. We learn about Cameron’s
singular upbringing in Arizona (including how he was "unschooled"
for most of his youth) and hear about how a random encounter with
Norman Blake's music as a teenager forever changed his life. We
also get his thoughts on the difference between old time and
bluegrass music, the perils of flatpicking contests, how to horse
trade instruments with your heroes, and so much more.


Knowler is the FJ's newest contributor and in our 52nd
issue, he pens a lengthy interview with Phoebe Bridgers'
guitarist Harrison Whitford. We're happy to announce that Knowler
will also be teaching the music of Norman Blake at the 2023
Fretboard Summit alongside Bob Minner.


Order your copy of Guitars Have Feelings Too here:


https://www.cameronknowler.com/shop-1/p/guitars-have-feelings-too


Want to meet Cameron, Bob Minner, Wayne Henderson, Josh Scott,
Bill Frisell, and dozens of other guitar luminaries? Come to our
2023 Fretboard Summit August 24-26, 2023 at Chicago's Old Town
School of Folk Music. Register
here: https://fretboardsummit.org/


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