To celebrate the release of clearing, the great new solo album by singer-songwriter and guitarist Courtney Hartman, we gave her the keys to the Fretboard Journal Podcast. For the past week, Courtney interviewed some of her favorite people in the fretted instrument world.
For her latest issue, Courtney interviewed Austen Hooks, best known for his film sound conversions and tube amp technical wizardry for Blake Mills and others. After hanging out at the first Fretboard Summit, Courtney also became the proud owner of an Austen Hooks amp.
Courtney asks Austen how he got into repairing and building amplifiers, his design process, and how he repurposed industrial and military equipment to have a second life in making music. It’s an insightful conversation with an amplifier technician who rarely conducts interviews.
In a few days Jason will be back and talk to Courtney about her new album. Stop by in the meantime clearing. Courtney took it up on the Colorado farm, where she grew up playing a range of instruments and with some special guest appearances (including Gregory Alan Isakov). If you’ve just heard of Courtney Hartman’s bluegrass page, you’ll be delighted.
In the meantime, we hope you watch it (stream links). Courtney recorded it on the Colorado farm, where she grew up playing a range of instruments (some high-end, others cheap) and some special guest appearances (including Gregory Alan Isakov). If you’ve just heard of Courtney Hartman’s bluegrass page, you’ll be delighted.
Courtney Hartmans Store: https://courtneyhartman.myshopify.com
Bandcamp: https://courtneyhartman.bandcamp.com/album/glade
Spotify: http://open.spotify.com/album/2jLbcCta4ORz1pnrSR24dj
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Photo above: Margo Harshman
Below photos: Austen and Courtney at the Fretboard Summit
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