Akira Otsuka's guest appearances

Akira Otsuka

Bluegrass Stories with Katy Daley & Howard Parker

Bluegrass Unlimited's Podcast

Alan Munde

Mark Freeman

John Lawless

Scott Benson

Missy Raines

Jon Weisberger

STEPHEN MOUGIN

Jimmy Gaudreau

Bill Evans

Larry Sparks

Mike Scott

Kenny Smith

Paul Beard

Bill Emerson

Kenny Baker

OwlTail

This week's podcast features Akira Otsuka, the mandolin player for the Japanese bluegrass band Bluegrass 45.  Last week we completed a sixteen article website series about Bluegrass 45’s 1971 tour of the United States.  Today we talk to Akira briefly about that tour, but then go on to discuss what he and the other band members have been doing since that historic tour fifty years ago.

<p>This week's podcast features Akira Otsuka, the mandolin player for the Japanese bluegrass band Bluegrass 45.  Last week we completed a sixteen article website series about Bluegrass 45’s 1971 tour of the United States.  Today we talk to Akira briefly about that tour, but then go on to discuss what he and the other band members have been doing since that historic tour fifty years ago.</p>

Bluegrass Unlimited Podcast with Akira Otsuka

Albert Ihde

Akira chats with Director Albert Ihde about the remastering of "Bluegrass Country Soul" (1971) and the new documentary "The Making of Bluegrass Country Soul"

Akira Otsuka with Bluegrass Country Soul Director, Albert Ihde

Gerry Katz

Legendary Akira Otsuka interviews Boston Bluegrass Union (BBU) about the BBU, Joe Val Bluegrass Festival and running an indoor bluegrass festival in Boston's mid-winter.

BBU's Gerry Katz & Stan Zdonik with Akira Otsuka