Why do musicians create what they do? Why do they create in that particular way? Mark Linsenmayer (aka songwriter Mark Lint, and host of The Partially Examined Life) talks to songwriters and composers about specific recordings, which are played in full. We cover lyric meanings, writing and recording techniques, arrangements, band dynamics, the stories behind the songs, and even music theory.
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NEM#82: Byron Isaacs Emerges from Bassland
Byron is an in-demand session/touring bassist whose main band since 2004 has been Ollabelle, a multi-headed gospel band based out of NYC. He has co-fronted Lost Leaders since 2011 and just released his first solo album, Disappearing Man. We talk about "Losing You" and "Gypsy Wind" from that album, plus "Gone Today” by Ollabelle from Riverside Battle Songs (2007). We conclude by listening to "Horizontal Man" by the Lost Leaders from their eponymous album (2014). Opening music: “Heaven’s Pearls” by Levon Helm (with Amy Helm and Byron, who wrote the song) from Electric Dirt (2009). For more, visit byronisaacs.com.
Here's Byron playing new songs live with his band. Here are the Lost Leaders (i.e., Byron and Peter Cole) live, and here they are as a three-piece. Here's Byron telling the story of "Gypsy Wind" about George Javori in full. Here's the video for "Losing You."
Here's Ollabelle playing "Heaven's Pearls" live. Here's the full Levon Helm version. Here's "Cavalry," the song that Byron wrote specifically for Levon. Here are the Lumineers live with Byron. Here's more live, mic-free Ollabelle, and here they are with Byron playing lap steel.
This is the only video I can find with George Javori. Here's that kind of drippy song by Dan Fogelberg that just happens to have the same title, "Gypsy Wind."
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