My guest this week is Bob Minner and we’re celebrating one of the most iconic flatpicking records of all time – Norman Blake’s ‘Whiskey Before Breakfast’.

We chat about Bob first hearing this record and why he loves it so much; its place in the flatpicking repertoire; the gear Norman used (including guitars, picks and even string gauges!) and we go through the record track by track.

Not only that, Bob phoned Norman before we did the interview specifically to ask him about the songs and tunes he picked for the record and where he first heard them.

Whether you’re new to this record or you know it inside out, I hope you’ll learn something from our conversation. I certainly did!

Bob mentions a video he made with Bryan Sutton, Chris Eldridge and Kenny Smith, about the D18 that appears on the album cover – you’ll find it on the Fretboard Journal’s YouTube channel

Also, check out Bob’s wonderful tribute album to Norman, ‘From Sulphur Springs to Rising Fawn’.

It’s always a joy chatting to Bob. I hope you enjoy this one as much as I did.

Matt

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Thanks to Bryan Sutton for his wonderful theme tune to Bluegrass Jam Along (and to Justin Moses for playing the fiddle!)

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