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SOUL BOAT SESSIONS

SOUL BOAT SESSIONS

Written by: Christian DeBenedetti
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SOUL BOAT SESSIONS


Podcast: Wild & Curious Journeys Into Music & Fermentation


WHAT: Brought to life by Wolves & People, an award-winning farm-based brewery in Oregon wine country, this new podcast offers freewheeling conversations (with fermented beverages of all kinds in hand) on music. Pre-recorded guests have included an acclaimed singer songwriter, clawhammer banjo picker, Nashville session musician, and classical Indian guitar and metal maven, as well as brewmasters and passionate beer and travel lovers. The tone is light, literate, interview-based, and live performance often takes the sessions into an even higher dimension.

HOST: farm owner and brewery founder Christian DeBenedetti, a travel/music/drinks author (Nat. Geographic, Outside, NYT, Esquire), who has appeared as a beer expert onstage at Bonnaroo and Outside Lands panels and hosts a weekly bluegrass jam at the farm. With a couple books under his belt and long-ago bylines for Outside and Rolling Stone among others he’s a passionate music lover with a deep appreciation for roots, psychedelia, rock, and classical in all its forms past & present. PRODUCERS: Christian DeBenedetti & Andrew Kaye

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Episodes
  • EPISODE 4: BRIAN KOCH

    EPISODE 4: BRIAN KOCH
    Aug 21 2023

    This week’s episode features Portland, OR-based Brian Koch, who is not only a seasoned indie and folk rocker having performed all over the world, he’s one of the nicest, funniest, and utterly most humble dudes you could meet. With the band Blitzen Trapper, co-founding member Koch and the band truly soared into the pop culture zeitgeist on the release of Furr, a 2008 record (and single of the same name) on Sub Pop records that earned raves from Rolling Stone (ascending to #4 on the top 100 singles of 2008, three spots behind Beyonce’s ‘Single Ladies’, ‘LES Artistes’ by Santogold, and ‘Time to Pretend’ by MGMT). More recently Brian turned to acting and formed Dead Lee, a duo with singer and guitarist Cara Harris (now disbanded) after some terrific records. Koch now tours as Leo Moon, as a solo performer, with a current album in the works showcasing his delicate fretwork, mesmerizing voice, and arresting lyrical storytelling. So grab a beer, relax, and enjoy this episode of Soul Boat Sessions with Brian Koch.



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    1 hr and 26 mins
  • EPISODE 3: SAWTOOTH & SONS

    EPISODE 3: SAWTOOTH & SONS
    Jul 21 2023
    Sibling harmony is the spine-tingling sensation that happens when people of the same family who sing very well sing together. On this fun and full episode we got together with the talented local father-son duo Hal & Andrew Spence of Sawtooth & Sons, one half of a four-piece band making the rounds in the vibrant local bluegrass scene. We loved hearing them sing and play and reminisce about Hal's near 60-year career in bluegrass which includes not only the unlikely rescue of a 1947 Martin D-18 from the scrap heap (it had been run over by a pickup!) but touring with and opening for the father of bluegrass himself, Mr. Bill Monroe (1911-1996). It's a fun tour through local beers, old guitars, and new stars like Billy Strings.

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    1 hr and 36 mins
  • EPISODE 2: CAM URNES

    EPISODE 2: CAM URNES
    Jul 3 2023
    Like brewing, the unique art of clawhammer banjo is steeped in history both readily apparent and mysterious in ways we can't resist exploring. This week's guest CAM URNES ("urr-knees") is a local multi-instrumentalist who also happens to homebrew on the same system that launched the recipe for the world's number one rated pilsner (it ain't ours, but the story of where it came from, and the origins of the Wolves & People brewhouse, makes for some lively chatter). With FOUR wonderful performances by Urnes (Whiskey Before Breakfast; Red Haired Boy; Salt Spring; Cold Frosty Morning), this freewheeling look at the history and spine-tingling tone of clawhammer style picking (and the joys of home brewing) will leave a big ol' smile on your face. Salt Spring performed with permission by songwriter John Reischman.

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    50 mins
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