{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/63c6a80daadfd2001007b8fd/640b8010215307001232d69d?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"John McEuen (Nitty Gritty Dirt Band) interview","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/63c6a80daadfd2001007b8fd/show-cover.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>My guest this week is John McEuen, founding member of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band.</p><p><br></p><p>I recently put together two special episodes to celebrate Doc Watson's 100th birthday (links below in case you missed those). I interviewed over a dozen guests and John was kind enough to take part and share some memories of recording&nbsp;<em>Will the Circle Be Unbroken</em>&nbsp;with Doc. Those episodes ended up being so long I didn't have room for all of the conversation I had with John, but there was so much great stuff in there I decided to release the whole thing. Here it is!</p><p><br></p><p>There's plenty more about&nbsp;<em>Will the Circle...</em>&nbsp;in here, but we also chat about John's favourite music he's made since then, playing with Earl Scruggs at IBMA, producing Steve Martin's Grammy winning album&nbsp;<em>The Crow</em>&nbsp;and plenty more.</p><p><br></p><p>It was a great conversation to get to be a part of and I really hope you enjoy it.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Links to stuff we talked about</strong></p><p><br></p><p>For tour dates, info and details of John's book about the ...Circle sessions, visit<strong>&nbsp;</strong><a href=\"https://www.johnmceuen.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">John McEuen's website</a></p><p><br></p><p>For updates and news check out John's&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/JohnMcEuenMusic\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/johnmceuenofficial\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram</a>&nbsp;pages</p><p><br></p><p>Do go and listen to John's fantastic album&nbsp;<a href=\"https://open.spotify.com/album/2kIuPynTikk8suHwkdhYIU?si=O63qeIt3QcOaRMlwel7kqQ\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>String Wizards</em></a>, which includes the track he talks about,&nbsp;<em>Carolina Traveler</em></p><p><br></p><p>Doc Watson 100th birthday episodes:</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/doc-watsons-100th-birthday-celebration-part-1/id1556697198?i=1000602597851\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Part 1</a>&nbsp;- this is the episode John's in</p><p><a href=\"https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/doc-watsons-100th-birthday-celebration-part-2/id1556697198?i=1000602597791\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Part 2</a></p><p><br></p><p>Happy picking,</p><p>Matt</p>","author_name":"Matt Hutchinson"}