Podcasts by All Things Six Strings

Michael Partington "New Music by Bryan Johanson" 'Concoctions From the Kitchen' from 2023-10-31T18:19:54

All Things Six Strings is excited to announce the release of Michael Partington's 11th CD featuring music written over the last ten years by Bryan Johanson, and almost all premiere recordings. Rele...

Alan Mearns - Oracion from 2023-09-14T20:16:17

Born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, Alan Mearns began his musical studies with the classical violin at age five, switching to the guitar at age ten. Moving to the United States in his late teens, he...

Mark Hilliard Wilson and the Guitar Orchestra of Seattle from 2023-04-24T20:34:49

Guitar Orchestra of Seattle co-founder and conductor Mark Hilliard Wilson talks with Rick about the orchestra's beginnings, history, and recent recording projects.

Geordie Kelly "retired" Navy Band Musician from 2023-04-10T16:54:06

Rick talks with Chicago area Jazz Guitarist and former, now retired, Navy Band musician Geordie Kelly. Discussions revolve around Geordie's study and application of the original playing styles, cho...

Adam Levin and Matthew Rohde "The Kithara Project" from 2023-03-07T23:48:24

Guitarists and Kithara Project co-founders Adam Levin and Matthew Rohde talk about the Kithara Project its mission to bring the classical guitar to young people through its tuition-free programs.

Kenny Grimes "Have Guitar. Will Travel. Can Play Anything" from 2023-02-22T16:30:01

Carlos Bonell from 2023-01-24T23:02:49

The great English guitarist Carlos Bonell discusses his amazing guitar story and history which includes a laundry list of famous musicians such as John Williams and Paul McCartney.
We also del...

Carlos Bonell from 2023-01-24T23:02:49

The great English guitarist Carlos Bonell discusses his amazing guitar story and history which includes a laundry list of famous musicians such as John Williams and Paul McCartney.
We also del...

Brian Wright rides with The Pony Express Band from 2022-11-05T00:11:13

Brian Wright - Guitar Repairman by day, guitarist with The Pony Express Band by night. Brian is what better than 90% of guitarists are, folks with day jobs who love making music by night, typically...

Aaron Larget-Caplan Release of newest recording, "God's Time" from 2022-10-31T14:32:13

Aaron Larget-Caplan visits All Things Six Strings and discusses the recent release of his "In God's Time" CD featuring his newly transcribed works of J.S. Bach and, of course, other guitar-related ...

Mike Grande - Music School business, online lesson platform and Mike's guitar journey from 2022-10-25T19:24:12

Guest Mike Grande, owner of three, count em, three, music schools, the superb online music lesson platform Rockoutlive.live, and creator of Card Chords discusses his life as a guitarist and entrepr...

Alan Mearns - The Mighty Bach Chaconne in D minor, following your muse and other topics. from 2022-07-07T21:50:02

Host Rick Cox talks with Alan Mearns about his transcription and his recent recording of the great Bach Chaconne.

Michael Chapdelaine Classical/Steel String Acoustic Guitarist from 2022-05-17T00:58:20

This is one of my favorite interviews. Michael is a dedicated, devoted, and determined musical artist. He overcame what would have been the end of many classical guitarists' careers by sheer willpo...

Aaron Larget-Caplan - CD Release Party for "Honey Cadence" from 2022-05-16T23:09:31

Now old friends (one of us is A Lot older than the other) Rick and Aaron talk about the GUITARV and Aaron's recordings with an emphasis on his latest project and release "Honey Cadence."

Michael Nicolella from 2022-03-10T20:41:15

Enjoy this great interview with Seattle Classical Guitarist, teacher, and composer Michael Nicolella. Michael is a highly versatile artist with a solid background in classical, Jazz, Rock, and othe...

Patrik Kleemola - Classic Guitarist from Finland from 2022-01-06T01:10:45

A great interview with Finnish Guitarist Patrik Kleemola. I discovered Patrik through his YouTube Channel and was pleasantly surprised. His video and audio work, which he does himself, is outstandi...

Aaron Larget-Caplan CD Release Party for "A Guitar Holiday" from 2021-12-05T21:10:02

Aaron and Rick discuss Aaron's new CD release "A Guitar Holiday" as well as The Lullaby Project and, as always, other guitar-related topics.

Jim McCutcheon from 2021-11-22T23:46:46

Rick talks with guitarist, educator, producer, and radio host Jim McCutcheon about his beginnings as a musician, love of science, and his teaching...including his stint as, the then, 6 year old Mar...

David Leisner - Research and Thinking Behind Original Performances of Great Music from 2021-10-26T21:46:28

Listen to four specially selected works from David's recordings, discussions about each work and, of course, all things six strings!
Guest:
David Leisner
An extraordinarily versatile...

Adam Levin CD Release Party! from 2021-09-22T19:19:57

Tim and Dad join guitarist Adam Levin for a virtual CD Release Party. We discuss his newest CD "21st Century Spanish Guitar, Volume 4," listen to three of the cuts and talk about, well, all things...

Bill Clements and The Rosewood Guitar of Seattle from 2021-09-08T22:19:09

Hosts Rick and Tim have a great conversation with Bill Clements, owner of The Rosewood Guitar. We talk about the history of The Rosewood, its owners, the teaching staff, Bill's personal guitar coll...

Mark Wilson and the Midnight Confessions Project from 2021-08-17T18:22:49

Rick and guest Mark Wilson discuss his monumental year-long project "Midnight Confessions." Mark recorded one work each day for a solid year. Find the videos on YouTube.

David Leisner - Playing With Ease from 2021-07-19T22:25:15

David Leisner, Chair of the Guitar Department at Manhattan School of Music, discusses the salient points of his book "Playing With Ease" published by Oxford University Press.

Episode 19 - Classical Guitar Career Masterclass with Don Hlus from 2021-03-23T18:45:10

Don Hlus, Classical Guitarist | Music Educator | Career Coach returns to ATSS for a discussion of his new program Classical Guitar Career Masterclass "Create a Sustainable Career Doing What You Love"

Episode 18 - Elizabeth C.D. Brown from 2020-12-21T22:03

Rick talks with Elizabeth C.D. Brown, head of the guitar department at Pacific Lutheran University.

Episode 18 - Elizabeth C.D. Brown from 2020-12-21T22:03

Rick talks with Elizabeth C.D. Brown, head of the guitar department at Pacific Lutheran University.

Episode 17 - Carlos Rafael Rivera, Guitarist and Composer from 2020-11-02T22:36:27

The superb guitarist and composer Carlos Rafael Rivera talks with Rick and Tim about his journey from guitarist to film composer. His guitar works have been recorded by many guitarists and his film...

Episode 16 - Don Hlus, Guitarist, Educator, Mentor from 2020-08-25T14:15:58

Don Hlus, from Canada!, holds many professional designations and positions. Among them as a Royal Conservatory of Music Certified Teacher. In this episode Don discusses many topics including How t...

Episode 15 - Corey Christiansen and JazzAnywhere.com course "It's All About the Subs" (and other discussions of course) from 2020-08-15T21:32:58

Join Tim and Rick as they talk with the great Jazz guitarist Corey Christiansen about his latest online course "It's All About the Subs", available on jazzanywhere.com, his newest guitars and, tota...

Episode 14 - Bradford Werner, guitarist, creator and curator of "This Is Classical Guitar" from 2020-03-11T04:39:58

Join Rick and Tim as they talk to Canadian guitarist and creator of the "This Is Classical Guitar" website.

Episode 13 - Meet Wayne Johnson a.k.a. Irvin Guitars from 2020-03-03T14:00:07

Rick and Tim visit the great guitar builder Wayne Johnson at his workshop in Washington and play on two superb hand made steel string guitars.

Episode 12 - Life and career as a musician in the U.S. Navy! - John Derby from 2020-02-21T19:26:48

Podcast host Rick Cox interviews fellow retired Navy Bandsman John Derby to reminisce about their early days at the Navy School of Music and adventures and performances around the globe.

Episode 11 - Adam Levin, Guitarist and explorer of new music for guitar from 2019-09-03T22:23:18

We sat down and made a call to Classical Guitar maestro, Adam Levin. We discuss performing, recording, and commissioning new guitar works.

Episode 10 - It's Party time! CD RELEASE PARTY! with Corey Christiansen from 2019-08-21T18:23:13

We sit down for our inaugural CD Release Party with Corey Christiansen! Join us as we chat with Corey about his new album "La Proxima" and the hard work that went into it. We also play two tracks f...

Episode 9 - Corey Christiansen, Jazz Guitarist and Educator from 2019-03-26T17:00:09

Rick and Tim sit down with guitar extraordinaire, Corey Christiansen, a last name we butcher even after learning it direct from Corey himself! (kris-tee-AN-sen!) We also keep breaking our episode l...

Episode 8 - Our Gear (Part II) - Amps from 2019-03-21T20:22:44

Rick & Tim go back forward through time to revisit their personal amp history.

Episode 7 - Our Gear (Part I) - Guitar Collection from 2019-03-05T23:54:37

Rick and Tim talk gear! In part one of this two part series we cover all the guitars we've owned through the years.

Episode 6 - Michael Partington, Guitarist and Head of Guitar Department University of Washington from 2019-02-26T18:00:21

Today we're bringing in an older interview from our sister podcast: The WAMcast. It's with classical guitar maestro, Michael Partington. We felt it was pertinent to ATSS so here it is for your list...

Episode 5 - Charles Postlewate, Guitarist, Educator, Composer and Mentor from 2019-02-19T18:00:08

We chat over the phone with Charles Postlewate, classical guitar maestro, composer, and Rick's mentor. He's full of great things to say, and was a tough one to edit (as you can tell since this is o...

Episode 4 - John Stowell, Jazz Guitarist with a highly original approach to improvisation from 2019-02-12T18:00:14

Rick and Tim talk to John Stowell about guitar, driving, cell reception, and also guitar. ALSO -- enjoy the premiere of our new theme song!

Episode 3 - John Thayer, Master Guitar Builder from 2018-12-04T18:00:13

We sit down with John Thayer, local luthier and all around good guy. This is possibly our LONGEST episode but there was just too much good stuff to talk about in this one! If you'd like to get in t...

Episode 2 - Pet Peeves and Other Things that bug us as guitarists and teachers from 2018-11-07T02:08:38

Tim and Rick talk about various annoyances. They also jam on a few things.

Episode 1 - UKEverse (a.k.a. How many Uke players can we fit in the studio from 2018-10-30T17:00:05

It's All Things Six Strings inaugural episode! Welcome to episode one, the phantom menace...wait. Episode one, Ukuverse! We chat with just a small portion of Kitsap County's Ukulele group. There's ...

WAMcast - Dietrich Hanson 2/16/18 from 2018-02-16T23:48:17

We sit down with Dietrich Hanson and talk about the good old days. We also got him to perform two live pieces.