Brian Westfall's guest appearances

Brian Westfall

I'll Follow You

David Higgins

Tim Clarke

Yuval Taylor

Keiler Roberts

Brian Cremins

Paul Storiale

Angie Lowe

Casey Andrews

Gene Kannenberg Jr

Kate Merena

Michael Sherron

Angie Yingst

Tony Trigilio

Shiamin Kwa

Myan Binder

OwlTail

Visit QueenofPeaches.com for complete show notes! Today I’m delighted to be in conversation with Brian Westfall. Brian is the proprietor of the shop Rare Birds Musical Oddities. Rare Birds is a shop dedicated to those elusive, beautiful, and  lovingly weird pieces that will bring character and vibe to your recording dates, home studio, and performances. Vintage guitars, basses, and synths; cowbells once owned by real  cows; Casio keyboards once owned by real 1980s kids; maracas brought back from a great aunt’s college trip to Mexico; drum machines that used to sit on grandma’s organ; toy pianos from Christmas 1958; wheezing chord organs; middle school band orchestra glockenspiels, and much more  await you when you visit Rare Birds Musical Oddities. As Brian and I nerd out about all things gear related, we also  discuss why this is a great time to be a musician streaming performances online, how nostalgia plays a part in the Rare Birds shopping experience, the frustration of how elusive the really cool stuff can be, why he actually encourages his customers to resell the gear they’ve bought from him, and why he’s more interested in what you’re doing with  your gear rather than what gear you have.

<a href="https://queenofpeaches.com/2020/05/03/a-chat-with-brian-westfall-of-rare-birds-musical-oddities/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Visit QueenofPeaches.com for complete show notes!</a> Today I’m delighted to be in conversation with Brian Westfall. Brian is the proprietor of the shop <a href="https://rarebirdsmusic.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Rare Birds Musical Oddities</a>. Rare Birds is a shop dedicated to those elusive, beautiful, and  lovingly weird pieces that will bring character and vibe to your recording dates, home studio, and performances. Vintage guitars, basses, and synths; cowbells once owned by real  cows; Casio keyboards once owned by real 1980s kids; maracas brought back from a great aunt’s college trip to Mexico; drum machines that used to sit on grandma’s organ; toy pianos from Christmas 1958; wheezing chord organs; middle school band orchestra glockenspiels, and much more  await you when you visit Rare Birds Musical Oddities. As Brian and I nerd out about all things gear related, we also  discuss why this is a great time to be a musician streaming performances online, how nostalgia plays a part in the Rare Birds shopping experience, the frustration of how elusive the really cool stuff can be, why he actually encourages his customers to resell the gear they’ve bought from him, and why he’s more interested in what you’re doing with  your gear rather than what gear you have.

018 "My Path Was Just Sort of Chosen for Me"--A Chat with Brian Westfall of Rare Birds Musical Oddities