A preview of Rob chatting about music with the great David Bromberg before David's show at the Lincoln Theater in Raleigh, NC.

Timeless Music Podcast—Ep. 01 Teaser

This is the debut episode of The Timeless Music Podcast.  The first season will feature artists and topics associated with music which co-producers Rob Turner and FJ Ventre deem to be timeless.  

Episode 1 features an interview Rob conducted earlier this year with David Bromberg at the Lincoln Theater in Raleigh. The two discuss David's entire career, from when a young Bromberg spontaneously walked into a Rev. Gary Davis concert right up until Bromberg's superb current release, "The Blues, The Whole Blues and Nothing But The Blues."  

We learn about how Bromberg artfully moved from being an A-list side man to being an extremely successful front man with a rigorous touring schedule. 

David discusses the period during which he temporarily stepped away from his music career and moved to Chicago--in large part to establish a new career assessing and restoring American violins (he would eventually be credited by many as one of the primary reasons American violins became internationally respected in recent decades).  

We also hear about how David's return to recording, performing and touring in the last decade, and his life as an artist today. David and Rob even toss around possible verse-tags for Bromberg's "I'll Take You Back," and David talks about how some unfortunate aspects of his upbringing provided him with much of the "edge" that we, his fans, get to enjoy in his music, particularly when seeing him perform live.

Season 1 Ep. 1 - David Bromberg

In this episode, Rob and guest host Kevin Cassels of Pleasure To Burn sit down with Ryan Stasik and Jake Cinninger of Umphrey's McGee to discuss heavy metal and its impact on each of their lives.   

We have a lively discussion of the significance of artists like Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, Vanilla Fudge, Van Halen and many others.  Cinninger, armed with a guitar, helps underscore some points of the discussion.  

Even the most Umph-savvy listeners may be surprised to learn what Jake identifies as the origin of heavy metal. We also are treated to insight about how metal influenced the wildly successful and eclectic Umphrey's McGee—specifically, their songs "Plunger," "Miss Tinkle's Overture," "Bridgeless," and "Wizard Burial Ground."  

Ryan, Jake and Kevin talk about Iron Maiden as an important formative influence on them. We also hear stories about Ryan's early days as a musician; a young Jake seeing concerts on his father's shoulders; and how Ryan prepped for a Rush cover in advance of a recent Umphrey's show at Red Rocks, where they were joined by superb vocalist Jennifer Hartswick.  

Jake and Kevin also graciously enlighten us with regard to lesser-known metal bands like The Devil's Blood, Black Cobra, Cattle Decapitation and Cassels' own Pleasure To Burn (featuring guitarist Korey Geerdes).  

The show's epilogue features Cassels and Turner tightening up some loose ends for this "metalpisode." 

The show wraps up with a fine example of Umphrey's McGee muscle as they deliver their metal-tastic song "Wizard Burial Ground."

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