Audio Interview with Andy Gibson
On March 3rd, I traveled up to Portland, OR to catch the Hank III show at the Roseland Theater. Before the show, I sat down with Hank III’s steel guitar player and recording guru Andy Gibson to talk about his mentor Kayton Roberts, his work recording bands like The .357 String Band and Bob Wayne and the Outlaw Carnies, and to talk about his work with Hank III and music in general.
Following is an audio segment that includes parts of our conversation, and music by Andy Gibson and some other artists that he has recorded. It’s pretty long, so if you don’t have time to listen now, come back when you can.
[audio:andygibson.mp3]To download or open with your computer’s audio player, CLICK HERE.
This is my first crack at using audio so it is a little rough. Criticism and suggestions are encouraged. And no, I’m not getting into the podcasting business, but I am planning to use audio and possibly video in the future for interviews and performances to help archive the greatness of this swell in underground country that is happening at the moment.
At some point I will also make the full unedited version of my interview with Andy available. You can also read a Q & A with Andy pulled from our interview HERE.
Links to Albums and Artists referenced in the Audio:
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April 9, 2009 @ 4:04 pm
Very informative this is a great addition to your already awesome as hell website. Keep them coming!
April 9, 2009 @ 4:35 pm
Thanks man!
April 9, 2009 @ 4:40 pm
That is a great Andy Gibson interview, and the way you did this, with the music and all, it could be from a podcast like IBWIP or Big G’s TRS, great work, we want more!
April 9, 2009 @ 5:03 pm
Bob Wayne is coming through here in a couple of weeks. I’m hoping to do the same thing with him if he has the time.
April 10, 2009 @ 2:04 am
NICE!!!
i enjoyed listening to this. great way to start my day.
thanks man.
April 10, 2009 @ 11:15 am
Can’t listen to it here at work and I have been unavailable lately due to having a toddler at my house for the last week but as soon as I have my house back, I will definately listen to it. Although I can already tell it will be great if you did the interviewing!
April 11, 2009 @ 2:02 pm
I met Andy once at a show in Denver, WHAT AN ASSHOLE!!! He tried to have sex with my mom and acted like a total bastard! If I ever see him again I’m gonna kick his f**king ass!!!!
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October 23, 2010 @ 8:03 am
Thanks for all these great interviews! I’m also an Andy Gibson fan. He’s got great skills and he does great collaborations.
The part of this interview I want to chime in on is the poo-poo-ing of Producers. I do realize that there’s more mediocrity than good but you have to recognize the good. George Martin was the producer of the Beatles and they would not be who they are without him. He was able to channel their brilliance into a form that is flawless. And this was before ProTools and AutoTune. Andy Gibson has that ear.