Podcast 307: Joachim Cooder

We make a rare exception on this week's Fretboard Journal Podcast
and talk to a drummer! Percussionist / singer-songwriter Joachim
Cooder joins us to talk about his new album, Over that Road I'm
Bound: The Songs of Uncle Dave Macon. It's a captivating
collection of Macon songs performed on a rather unlikely
instrument, the electric mbira. Joachim is also joined by his
dad, Ry Cooder, on the banjo; Rayna Gellert on fiddle, Juliette
Commagere on vocals; and Sam Gendel on bass-guitar hybrid.


During our chat, we hear about Joachim's first exposure to the
music of Uncle Dave Macon as a kid, his own daughter's
infatuation with this material, the versatility of the electric
mbira, his pedal board of choice and a lot more. Whether or not
you're a fan of Macon's decades-old original recordings, we can't
recommend this new album enough.


This episode is sponsored by Mono Cases and Folkway Music.


Links:


https://www.joachimcooder.com/
https://www.arraymbira.com/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=baEljguE2hI


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