Frets with DJ Fey

Enjoying Frets? Send me an email. Multi-instrumentalist. Guitar virtuoso. Sonic innovator. Two-time Grammy nominee. All of these describe Tim Reynolds, who founded the electric power trio TR3, and of course plays lead guitar with The Dave Matthews Band. I caught up with Tim and we discussed our high school years, playing guitar, playing to audiences large and small. And Tim even offers his thought...

Enjoying Frets? Send me an email. Andy Conrad is a multi-instrumentalist who has released a total of 14 albums since 2003. All guitars, all instruments, all vocals and harmonies – every detail is provided by Andy. An incredibly prolific and continually creative artist, he writes, arranges, mixes and produces his albums all in the basement of his home in Webster Groves, Missouri. You’ll no doubt no...

Enjoying Frets? Send me an email. Born and raised in Nashville, Florence lives in North Carolina with her husband, drummer Will Rigby and their daughter Georgie. In addition to being a singer-songwriter, Florence has authored several books, is professor of American Literature at UNC-Chapel Hill and serves on the board of the Bob Dylan Institute. That’s a busy schedule. But Florence carved out some...

Enjoying Frets? Send me an email. In the second episode featuring D. Clinton Thompson, you get to hear him mimic the Boxcar Willie train whistle sound, offer some Lou-isms (Donnie says he uses them every day) and discuss some recent work with The Domino Kings. Oh, and one of Donnie’s cats chimes in. Many thanks to Nick Sibley for permission to use “Sour Snow” and to Ben Vaughn for the use of “Don’...

Enjoying Frets? Send me an email. A guitar player’s guitar player. A “riff archivist”. D. Clinton Thompson has been a guitar hero of mine since the first time I saw him play onstage. His mastery of guitar, combined with an obvious great sense of humor, complements his unique vocal style. I really think you’ll enjoy this fascinating, often hilarious discussion with Donnie about his early days, cros...

Enjoying Frets? Send me an email. John played with many bands in and around St. Louis, became an integral part of The Bottle Rockets and is currently with Son Volt on lead guitar. We had a great discussion about his early days, going stir crazy during lockdown, and where things are now. On Friday, January 14, Son Volt begin a tour of the states. Information on tour dates is available at son volt.n...

Enjoying Frets? Send me an email. Joe V. McMahan called in from Nashville, where he lives and works as a guitarist, record producer and engineer. We talk about horse breeding, psychics, Billy Bob Thornton, film scores, our love for Nino Rota (La Strada, The Godfather) and much more. We also find out what the “V” stands for. Stay tuned. Hope you’ll enjoy my interview with ace session guitarist Joe....

Enjoying Frets? Send me an email. I continue my discussion with Eric. We talk about Steve Earle & the Dukes, chambered guitars, Glen Campbell, Eric’s studio Cowboy Technical Services in Brooklyn, his legendary bar Lakeside Lounge in New York and…lunch. Hope you’ll enjoy my interview with Eric “Roscoe” Ambel. Check out more about Eric and his music at www.ericambel.com Save on certified Pre-Own...

Enjoying Frets? Send me an email. The veteran singer/guitarist/songwriter/producer — known to his friends, associates and bandmates as Roscoe — has spent the past three and a half decades building a powerful body of raw, personally charged music that’s earned him a far-reaching reputation as a rock ‘n’ roll original, while keeping him busy in his parallel careers as producer, sideman and collabora...

Enjoying Frets? Send me an email. Craig Straubinger was founder, lead guitarist and singer of The Trip Daddys, a band who’s had a loyal following for many years. They had a great sound, a great look and definitely made their mark in the music community. Craig’s new band The Blue Sparks play, in their words, “American Music, our own hodgepodge of early rock ’n’ roll, electric blues, and rockabilly...