Guitar Speak Podcast

It's a Canadian double header!  Terra Lightfoot's latest album, "New Mistakes' continues the Canadian singer-songwriter's journey from folk and alt-country into rockier territory. The album is a winner on all fronts - great songwriting, a band firing on all cylinders and Terra's earthy vocal and guitar front and center. Terra talks about songwriting, crafting lively tones with her SG/Bassman setup...

  Sydney based instrumentalist, Simon Refalo, talks and jams his early influences right through to his latest tracks. The southpaw strat-wielder also discusses the impact of music directors and producers and his work in these fields. Simon Refalo on iTunes 'Tears' official video Also, we mention an article we wrote about Trey Anastasio's (Phish) sprawling rig for the excellent  Jam Buzz website.  ...

We review the Sydney leg of Alice Cooper's 2017 world tour.  Alice and band were in excellent form and with Ace Frehley wailing in the support slot this was a great rock n' roll show. As you would expect, we take a particularly guitar-centric view on this gig at the iconic Hordern Pavilion on October 21st. Did you catch Alice on this - or any other - tour? Let us know what you thought of the show...

A quick look at the latest guitar news around Australia. In this episode: ~ The Sydney Guitar Festival wrapped up. ~ Michael Dolce, Chris Kamzelas and James Norbert Ivanyi team up for an epic workshop. ~ Pat Keegan plays the long game. ~ Venue shout out. ~ New music from Steve Edmonds, Fab Manzini and Kaskeid.   Show Links: 'Advance Australia Fair' arranged and performed by Electric Jim May:   htt...

For over two decades Jeff Lang has melded compelling storytelling with a guitar approach that is equal parts danger and beauty. Jeff talks with us about riding the creative waves that propelled his latest release, Alone in Bad Company.   Guitar Speak Podcast Links   Subscribe and find previous episodes at  iTunes ,  Stitcher  or visit us at www.guitarspeakpodcast.libsyn.com . Follow us on  Faceboo...

Dweezil Zappa joins us to speak guitar in the lead up to his Feb 2018 tour of Australia and New Zealand. The tour - "Dweezil Zappa - celebrating 50 years of Frank Zappa" - continues the honouring of Frank's musical legacy that commenced when Dweezil started playing shows of his father's music in 2006. Dweezil talks us through in depth on the work that goes into choosing repertoire and rehearsing,...

Matthew Veck-Gilodi - guitarist with massive UK band Deaf Havana - talks to The Guitar Speak Podcast on the eve of their 2017 Australian Tour opening for Placebo as well headlining some shows. Matthew talks about crafting raw guitar tones for the latest Deaf Havana album, touring, guitar influences, gear and much more. Matt Knight is a Product Manager of Boss in Europe. He talks us through his inv...

Brian Wampler is without doubt one of the most respected pedal designers to emerge in the last decade or so. His namesake pedals are found in the rigs of superstars such as Brad Paisley, Brent Mason and Tom Quayle to name just a few. Brian talks us through his career, his latest releases, working with his heroes and much more in this candid interview. www.wamplerpedals.com   Guitar Speak Podcast L...

We continue our conversations with some of the world class musicians featuring at the 2017 Sydney Guitar Festival. Van Larkins' childhood obsession for sonic manipulation of kitchen utensils fortunately led him to the guitar. Van has become a highly respected proponent of contemporary acoustic playing - signed to the iconic Candyrat Records label - and has built a career through his polyphonic app...

  The inaugural Sydney Guitar Festival is almost upon us with a brilliant lineup of local and international guitarists. In the first of two episodes catching up with some of the festival guests we speak to progressive rock wizard, James Norbert Ivanyi, Australian rock royalty - Sarah McLeod of the Superjesus and get all the deets from festival programmer Adrian Leighton. James Norbert Ivanyi has j...

A quick look at what is making guitar news in Australia. In this episode: The Melbourne Guitar Show Recording News The Sydney Guitar Festival Storm Front Touring Peter Northcote "This Means Business" Clinic 'Advance Australia Fair' arranged and performed by Electric Jim May:   https://www.youtube.com/user/electricjimmay Australian Flag guitar by Pat Keegan Guitars:  Pat Keegan Guitars  

There are few more loved figures in Australian music than Troy Cassar-Daley.  Troy's songwriting, performances and musicianship have seen him win a slew of awards: arias, deadlies and about three dozen golden guitars. Behind all this is a great guitar player and absolute tone hound. Troy fired up his live rig and home studio to play us through his prized acoustics, vintage Tele, pedal board, amps...

UK band Polymath welds intricate prog and math-rock with the visceral force of punk. Joe Branton's bass playing embraces the shifts with a variety of meaty tones, techniques and nuance. Joe talks us through his development as a bassist, right through to the soon to be released Polymath double album 'House of Wisdom'. We also get the lowdown on Polymath's feature in Boss' worldwide video for the re...

  Guitarist and film maker Drew Roller became enchanted with modern acoustic guitar after a friend turned him on to John Gomm's iconic 'Passionflower'. Drew's passion for the style led him to trek the globe whilst producing the fantastic new film, Acoustic Uprising. Beautifully shot and edited, Acosutic Uprising includes interviews with Andy McKee, Kaki King, Tommy Emmanual and Newton Faulkner, to...

  Guitarist and filmaker Drew Roller became enchanted with modern acoustic guitar after a friend turned him on to John Gomm's iconic 'Passionflower'. Drew's passion for the style led him to trek the globe whilst producing the fantastic new film, Acoustic Uprising. Beautifully shot and edited, Acosutic Uprising includes interviews with Andy McKee, Kaki King, Tommy Emmanual and Newton Faulkner, to n...

  Simon Kinny-Lewis synthesises a myriad of influences from acoustic roots to fusion and modern blues into his own sonic stew.  Both as an acoustic solo artist or leading his electric band, Simon has become increasingly visable in the Australian blues community and beyond. We talk influences, working with your heroes, Strats, Supros and much more in this episode. https://www.sklblues.com/   Guitar...

  Jody Porter spent 15 + years weaving superb hooks, solos, tones and textures throughout Fountain of Wayne's grammy nominated power-pop. His solo albums 'Cose to the Sun' and 'Pacifier' keep melody front and centre but with an extra dose of trippiness and vibe. We loved talking to Jody about his career past, present and future.  

We are taking a short break, with new episodes set to resume from July 8th, 2017. In the meantime we present a double header of Brett Kingman and Bob Spencer in replay, two of the most respected names in Australian rock guitar. Brett has been a mainstay in James Reyne's band for the last 30 years or so. He is also known world wide for his high quality and knowledgeable YouTube gear reviews, with o...

Welcome to our double-header episode 52! First up we speak to Dario Lorina, a veteran at the age of 27 with gigs with Janie Lane, Lizzy Bordin and his current gig in Zakk Wylde's Black Label Society. Dario talks us through his latest Shrapnel Records release 'Death Grip Tribulations', his epic LAG signature model guitars and much more. Diana Rein takes us through her latest award winning blues/roc...

  Keith Wyatt looks over a remarkable career as a blues/rock guitarist, composer and educator. Keith was in the the second class of GIT and went on to spend over 30 years there as a member of the teaching facility. Over that time he was a key player in the development of video-based teaching - his recollections of working on Yngwie Malmsteen's first REH video are hilarious - and curriculum at GIT....

  In the early to mid '90s Phil Buckle's band, Southern Sons were all over the Australian and Asian charts. At the same time Phil found himself writing and touring with John Farnham and receiving critical acclaim via ARIA and APRA awards. You could be forgiven for thinking Phil's was an overnight success. But as is usually the case, there is a deep backstory revealing a sustained dedication to son...

  When Brett Williams joined Australian rock band The Choirboys in 1987 his timing couldn't have been better. The band was on the cusp of recording "Big, Bad Noise" which went on to be one of the best selling Australian albums of the 1980s. Brett's trademark melodic style helped propel hits such as "Run to Paradise", "Boys Will Be Boys" and "Struggletown" to the top of Australian charts. We talk t...

We welcome Gretchen Menn back to the Guitar Speak Podcast to tell us about her incredible new concept album, Abandon All Hope.  This album features Gretchen's brilliant guitar work - both on electric and classical - in addition to exceptional composition and arrangement chops. We talk in detail about writing for string quartet and rock ensemble, producing an independent album over two continents,...

Welcome to Episode 47! This week our friend Peter Northcote answers some listener questions. We also replay our conversation with Michael Dolce and Charles Cilia at the Cilia Guitars workshop and give a preview of upcoming episodes. Thanks for joining us!   Guitar Speak Podcast Links   Subscribe and find previous episodes at:   iTunes ,  Stitcher Or visit us at www.guitarspeakpodcast.libsyn.com Fo...

Welcome to Episode 46 of The Guitar Speak Podcast - we are celebrating our 1st anniversary! Today we speak to world class guitarist and composer Scott Henderson. Scott is world renowned through his work with Chick Corea, Joe Zawinul, Tribal Tech, his own trio and many more performances. We talk through Scott's amazing career including his relocation from Florida to LA to study at the Musicians Ins...