Music Makers and Soul Shakers with Steve Dawson

Ep. 198 - Season 9 Wrap-up

Season 9 comes to a close and I wanted to wrap it up with a short episode and what’s to come, and take care of our incredible end-of-season giveaways. This season is bro

Ep. 197 - Andy Reiss | Nashville Guitar, Session Work & The Time Jumpers

Guitarist Andy Reiss joins me on the show today, the last full episode of Season 9! When I first moved to Nashville, I started going to see the Time Jumpers. They are an

Ep. 196 - John Hammond Remembered | From the Archive: Blues Guitar, Stories & Meeting Bo Diddley

Following the passing of blues legend John Hammond, we’re revisiting this conversation with him from the first season of Music Makers and Soul Shakers, with the addition

Ep. 195 - BJ Cole | Pedal Steel Guitar, Recording Sessions & 50 Years of Studio Work

British pedal steel guitar legend BJ Cole joins me on the show today. BJ is a masterful steel player - very inventive and textural but with incredible chops and skills as

Ep. 194 - Brent Maher (Pt. 2) | Producing Nashville Records & Studio Stories

This is Part 2 of my conversation with Brent Maher - have a listen to Part 1 from last week first and then dig in! This season is brought to you by our main sponsors Lar

Ep. 193 - Brent Maher (Pt. 1) | Nashville Producer, Songwriting & Recording Hits

Brent Maher joins me on the show today to talk about his incredible career as a producer, engineer and songwriter. This is Part 1 of our conversation, and part 2 will com

Ep. 192 - Eddie Angel | Los Straitjackets, Surf Guitar & Instrumental Rock

Eddie Angel joins me on the show today. Eddie is a guitarist, producer, and one of the founding members of the legendary instrumental surf-rock band Los Straitjackets. E

Ep. 191 - Pat Bergeson | Guitar, Harmonica & Nashville Session Playing

Pat Bergeson joins me on the show this week. Pat is one of those musicians who makes you stop and rethink what’s actually possible on a guitar. And on a harmonica. Pat B

Ep. 190 - Dave Jacques (Pt. 2) | Bass with John Prine & Life on the Road

This is Part 2 of my conversation with Dave Jacques - have a listen to Part 1 from last week first and then dig in! This season is brought to you by our main sponsors La

Ep. 189 - Dave Jacques (Pt. 1) | Bassist for John Prine & Studio Work

Bassist Dave Jacques is on the show today. Dave was John Prine’s bass player for nearly thirty years. That’s not just a gig - that’s a musical marriage! That’s knowing wh

Ep. 188 - Ruthie Foster | Blues, Soul & American Roots Music

Ruthie Foster joins me on the show this week. I first met Ruthie about 20 years ago, when we were both playing at a Canadian folk festival. We had a few workshops togethe

Ep. 187 - Gary Craig | Canadian Drummer, Touring & Recording Sessions

Drummer Gary Craig joins me on this show this week. Gary is an incredible musician who has gained the reputation as one of Canada’s finest studio and live drummers workin

Ep. 186 - Chuck Mead | BR5-49, Honky Tonk & Nashville Roots Music

Singer, songwriter, bandleader and founder of the legendary BR549, Chuck Mead, joins me on the show this week. There’s some people that just have music in their veins an

Ep. 185 - Pete Finney | Pedal Steel Guitar & Nashville Session Work

Steel guitarist and country music historian Pete Finney joins me on the show this week. I got to know Pete’s playing when I’d go and see Chris’ Scruggs' band The Stone F

Ep. 184 - Nate Smith | Drumming, Groove & Modern Session Playing

Drummer, composer and bandleader Nate Smith joins me on the show this week. While many people have come to know of Nate’s work through his recent collaborations with Vulf

Ep. 183 - Mike Farris | Soul, Gospel & The Screamin' Cheetah Wheelies

Vocalist, songwriter and Grammy Award-winning artist Mike Farris is on the show today. Mike has this incredible new record out called “The Sound Of Muscle Shoals” that he

Ep. 182 - Bruce Bouton | Pedal Steel, Studio Work, Nashville Sessions & Playing with Ricky Skaggs

Bruce Bouton is an accomplished pedal steel guitarist who has played on an extensive string of massive country albums and singles from the 80’s onward. From his multi-yea

Ep. 181 - Tom Hambridge | Blues Producer, Drummer, Songwriter & Recording Stories

Tom Hambridge joins me on the show this week. Tom is a Nashville-based drummer, but also an incredibly successful songwriter and producer. Mostly known over the past coup

Ep. 180 - Kenny Vaughan (Pt. 2) | Guitar, Marty Stuart & Nashville Sessions

This is part 2 of my conversation with the incredible guitarist Kenny Vaughan. This episode picks up right where we left off in Part 1, and we get into some of his guitar

Ep. 179 - Kenny Vaughan (Pt. 1) | Guitar Slinging, Touring and Recording in Colorado & Nashville

One of my absoliute favorite Nashville guitarists, Kenny Vuaghan, joins me on the show today for the first of a 2-part episode where we go deep into his stories about gro