In our 357th episode, we heard an incredible guitar safari story from the Po’ Ramblin’ Boys’ CJ Lewandowski, which involved a trip to Greece in the midst of a pandemic, an underground bank vault, and the Lloyd Loar-signed Gibson mandolin he landed bring home. Today we’re sharing the second half of this interview as CJ talks to us about the Po’ Ramblin’ Boys’ new record, Never slow down (available now, link), his band’s lineup, being signed to Smithsonian Folkways and more. Yes, there is even another great lost and found mandolin story.
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