Podcast 284: Tom Power

Tom Power is a Canadian broadcasting great and frontman for folk
band, The Dardanelles. He's also the host of 'Toy Heart: A
Podcast About Bluegrass,' which has quickly become one of our
favorite listens. On this week's FJ Podcast, we talk to Power
about growing up in St. John's, Newfoundland, discovering
bluegrass music through the 'O Brother, Where Art Thou?'
soundtrack, and his unlikely and fateful meeting with Blue Grass
Boy Tom Rosenberg (one of only two other St. John's residents who
played the banjo). Power walks us through his career in
broadcasting (he hosts the popular, nationwide Q show), explains
why he decided to travel through America interviewing bluegrass
legends, and shares some of his favorite memories from meeting
Alice Gerrard, Del McCoury, Bela Fleck and others. If you're into
bluegrass music (or the roots of Americana), we can't recommend
Tom's podcast enough.

Listen to Toy Heart here or through Apple Podcasts.

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