Nathan Salsburg's guest appearances

Nathan Salsburg

Live on KEXP

The Fretboard Journal Guitar Podcast

Kreative Kontrol

Aquarium Drunkard - TRANSMISSIONS

Les émissions musicales d'Inter

Very Good Trip

ClifTones w/ JC Denison

Richard Thompson

David Crosby

Yasmin Williams

Bill Frisell

Alan Vega

David Berman

Rickie Lee Jones

Ben Harper

Valerie June

William Tyler

Glenn Jones

Sharon Jones

Thurston Moore

Kevin Morby

Joan Shelley

OwlTail

You don’t need to be Jewish to appreciate the audacious project that guitarist Nathan Salsburg just pulled off: An album of vocal and guitar compositions created around passages he found in his copy of a bilingual Hebrew-English Book of Psalms. “I opened a Psalm book at random,” he says of his original writing exercise. “[I’d] find some English text that appealed to me… and then just start playing around with it. All the melodies are my own.” The resulting compositions he wrote on his Bourgeois acoustic were a far cry from the last time he heard many of these passages… at Jewish summer camp when he was a kid. Eventually, Salsburg recruited some of collaborators – James Elkington, Spencer Tweedy, Joan Shelley, and Will Oldham, along with Israeli singer Noa Babayof – to add their touches to the final album. It’s a record unlike any other that Salsburg has released to date and we thoroughly love it. Order Psalms here.  Two pieces of music referenced during the conversation: Jonathan Harkham and David Brook's Darcho (Bandcamp link) The Caretaker (YouTube link) The Fretboard Journal's 48th issue is now mailing. Julian Lage graces the cover. Click here to read up on it and start your subscription. Don't forget, we now host an entire family of podcasts, about everything from lutherie to home recording:  Luthier on Luthier;  The Truth About Vintage Amps;  The Truth About Recording &amp; Mixing;Acoustic Voices; and  Sweep the Floor. This episode is sponsored by Mono Cases, Folkway Music and Retrofret Vintage Guitars.   Extra thanks to Calton Cases and Martin Guitars for sponsoring all that we do. 

You don’t need to be Jewish to appreciate the audacious project that guitarist Nathan Salsburg just pulled off: An album of vocal and guitar compositions created around passages he found in his copy of a bilingual Hebrew-English Book of Psalms. “I opened a Psalm book at random,” he says of his original writing exercise. “[I’d] find some English text that appealed to me… and then just start playing around with it. All the melodies are my own.” The resulting compositions he wrote on his Bourgeois acoustic were a far cry from the last time he heard many of these passages… at Jewish summer camp when he was a kid. Eventually, Salsburg recruited some of collaborators – James Elkington, Spencer Tweedy, Joan Shelley, and Will Oldham, along with Israeli singer Noa Babayof – to add their touches to the final album. It’s a record unlike any other that Salsburg has released to date and we thoroughly love it. Order Psalms <a href="https://nathansalsburg.bandcamp.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.  Two pieces of music referenced during the conversation: Jonathan Harkham and David Brook's Darcho (<a href="https://davidasherbrook.bandcamp.com/album/darkcho" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bandcamp link</a>) The Caretaker (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJWksPWDKOc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">YouTube link</a>) The Fretboard Journal's 48th issue is now mailing. Julian Lage graces the cover. <a href="https://www.fretboardjournal.com/features/fretboard-journal-48-whats-inside/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click here</a> to read up on it and start your subscription. Don't forget, we now host an entire family of podcasts, about everything from lutherie to home recording: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/luthier-on-luthier-with-michael-bashkin/id1208172851" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Luthier on Luthier</a>; <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-truth-about-vintage-amps-with-skip-simmons/id1442046563" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> The Truth About Vintage Amps</a>; <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-truth-about-recording-mixing/id1545628110" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> The Truth About Recording &amp; Mixing;</a><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/acoustic-voices-a-guitar-podcast/id1547322420" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Acoustic Voices</a>; and <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sweep-the-floor/id1547312048" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Sweep the Floor.</a> This episode is sponsored by <a href="https://monocreators.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mono Cases</a>, <a href="https://folkwaymusic.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Folkway Music</a> and <a href="https://retrofret.com/default.asp" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Retrofret Vintage Guitars</a>.  Extra thanks to <a href="https://www.calton-cases.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Calton Cases</a> and <a href="https://www.martinguitar.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Martin Guitars</a> for sponsoring all that we do.

Podcast 335: Nathan Salsburg

 As a curator at the Alan Lomax Archive, Nathan Salsburg is no stranger to reaching deep into the past to bring forth music that speaks to us in the present moment. As a guitarist and songwriter, he's primarily focused on instrumental sounds, but on his new album,   Psalms, he offers forth new folk arrangements of Hebrew psalms, singing himself and gathering together other vocalists, like Joan Shelley and Will Oldham, and contributors like James Elkington and Spencer Tweedy, to animate and explore these scriptures. This week on Transmissions, Salsburg joins host Jason Woodbury from his place in rural Kentucky to discuss the album, conceptions of the divine, life as a new parent, and much more.

As a curator at the Alan Lomax Archive, Nathan Salsburg is no stranger to reaching deep into the past to bring forth music that speaks to us in the present moment. As a guitarist and songwriter, he's primarily focused on instrumental sounds, but on his new album, <a href="https://nathansalsburg.bandcamp.com/album/psalms" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Psalms</a>, he offers forth new folk arrangements of Hebrew psalms, singing himself and gathering together other vocalists, like Joan Shelley and Will Oldham, and contributors like James Elkington and Spencer Tweedy, to animate and explore these scriptures. This week on Transmissions, Salsburg joins host Jason Woodbury from his place in rural Kentucky to discuss the album, conceptions of the divine, life as a new parent, and much more.

Transmissions :: Nathan Salsburg

Nathan Salsburg discusses his new album Psalms and reconnecting with Judaism, his work with the Alan Lomax Archive, getting hot 'n' heavy with Will Oldham, why David Berman is so significant to Jewish culture, writing new music with Joan Shelley, future plans, and much more! Supported by you on Patreon, Blackbyrd Myoozik, Pizza Trokadero, the Bookshelf, Planet Bean Coffee, and Grandad's Donuts. Support Y.E.S.S. and Black Women United YEG. Follow vish online.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

<a href="https://nathansalsburg.bandcamp.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Nathan Salsburg</a> discusses his new album <a href="https://www.noquarter.net/product/nathan-salsburg-psalms/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Psalms</a> and reconnecting with Judaism, his work with the <a href="https://archive.culturalequity.org/collections" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Alan Lomax Archive</a>, getting hot 'n' heavy with <a href="https://www.dragcity.com/artists/will-oldham" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Will Oldham</a>, why <a href="https://www.dragcity.com/artists/david-berman" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">David Berman</a> is so significant to Jewish culture, writing new music with <a href="http://www.joanshelley.net/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Joan Shelley</a>, future plans, and much more! Supported by you on <a href="https://www.patreon.com/kreativekontrol" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon</a>, <a href="https://www.blackbyrd.ca/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Blackbyrd Myoozik</a>, <a href="http://trokaderoguelph.ca/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Pizza Trokadero</a>, <a href="http://www.bookshelf.ca/home" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">the Bookshelf</a>, <a href="http://www.planetbeancoffee.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Planet Bean Coffee</a>, and <a href="https://www.grandads.ca/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Grandad's Donuts.</a> Support <a href="https://yess.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Y.E.S.S.</a> and <a href="https://www.bwunited.ca/donate/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Black Women United YEG</a>. Follow <a href="https://linktr.ee/vishkhanna" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">vish online</a>.Support this show <a href="http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol</a>. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Ep. #630: Nathan Salsburg

Nathan Salsburg is an incredibly talented and accomplished guitar player and composer. He's also the curator of the Alan Lomax archive. As both archivist and musician, he brings a completely original perspective to writing, listening to, and sharing music. He records melodically gorgeous solo guitar records and accompanies Joan Shelley live and on record. And he used to be a straight edge punk! He sat down with JC to talk about podcasting, creating his style, getting a punk rock scholarship, and more... This episode is sponsored by Heine Bros. Coffee and Dauntless Distributing.

Nathan Salsburg is an incredibly talented and accomplished guitar player and composer. He's also the curator of the Alan Lomax archive. As both archivist and musician, he brings a completely original perspective to writing, listening to, and sharing music. He records melodically gorgeous solo guitar records and accompanies Joan Shelley live and on record. And he used to be a straight edge punk! He sat down with JC to talk about podcasting, creating his style, getting a punk rock scholarship, and more... This episode is sponsored by Heine Bros. Coffee and Dauntless Distributing.