Paul Brainard's guest appearances

Paul Brainard

Oregon Music News

podcast – The Pedal Steel Podcast

John Doe

Andrew Paul

Diana Ross

Doug Smith

Bobby Lee

Nancy Wilson

Jon Meyer

Bill Plympton

Bootsy Collins

Brian Davis

Mark Bowden

Pink Martini

Jeremy Wilson

George Mitchell

Bill Frisell

OwlTail

November 21, 2017Welcome back to World Cup Coffee and Tea at NW 18th and Glisan, home of OMN’s Coffeeshop Conversations.Today we’ve got Paul Brainard, a very recent inductee into the Oregon Music Hall of Fame.If there is a more versatile musician around here I haven’t met him. This weekend (November 25-27) he’s hearding the horn section of the band at the annual Next Waltz show at the Alberta Rose Theatre..You may know him better as that steel guitarist who plays everything from Ernest Tubb to Led Zeppelin to Thelonious Monk on this instrument.He’s a native Portlander and has an awful lot to say about his music and his instruments.How did he react to his Oregon Music Hall of Fame honor? How did he get from being a horn player to fame as a steel guitarist?

November 21, 2017 Welcome back to World Cup Coffee and Tea at NW 18th and Glisan, home of OMN’s Coffeeshop Conversations. Today we’ve got Paul Brainard, a very recent inductee into the Oregon Music Hall of Fame. If there is a more versatile musician around here I haven’t met him. This weekend (November 25-27) he’s hearding the horn section of the band at the annual Next Waltz show at the Alberta Rose Theatre.. You may know him better as that steel guitarist who plays everything from Ernest Tubb to Led Zeppelin to Thelonious Monk on this instrument. He’s a native Portlander and has an awful lot to say about his music and his instruments. How did he react to his Oregon Music Hall of Fame honor? How did he get from being a horn player to fame as a steel guitarist?

Paul Brainard: CC #81 Steel guitar, horns and a spot in the Oregon Music Hall of Fame

Direct download link for the episode Our guest this month is Paul Brainard, a veteran of the Alt-Country and Americana scene, playing and recording with many top names over the last decade and beyond. He specializes in all forms of Steel Guitar—pedal, non-pedal, Dobro—as well as guitar and trumpet. He is further noted for his producing skills and his instrumental arrangements of strings and horns. Paul is currently a fixture of the local music scene in Portland, Oregon, where he is a much-in-demand sideman and session player. He also leads several ensembles of his own including a jazz organ trio, the Hawaiian-influenced Pu Pu Platters, and hisFun Machine Orchestra. His first self-released CD, Caught Steelin’, was produced in 2007. Paul and I chat about his musical history, his latest gig, pedal steel mechanics, tuning, gear, and more! Also featured is a song by Gordon Hartin. Relevant links: Red Rhodes • Daniel Lanois Rig Rundown • Sierra Steel Guitars • Van Halen’s tuning problems (the synth track was sharp, not flat as I mentioned in the podcast). Thanks for listening! Check out our Facebook page and give us a like  If you like the Pedal Steel Podcast, please tell a friend &amp; review us on iTunes!

<a href="https://ia601500.us.archive.org/10/items/PSPEpisode2PaulBrainard/PSP%20Episode%202%20-%20Paul%20Brainard.m4a" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Direct download link for the episode</a> Our guest this month is <a href="http://paulbrainardmusic.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Paul Brainard</a>, a veteran of the Alt-Country and Americana scene, playing and recording with many top names over the last decade and beyond. He specializes in all forms of Steel Guitar—pedal, non-pedal, Dobro—as well as guitar and trumpet. He is further noted for his producing skills and his instrumental arrangements of strings and horns. Paul is currently a fixture of the local music scene in Portland, Oregon, where he is a much-in-demand sideman and session player. He also leads several ensembles of his own including a jazz organ trio, the Hawaiian-influenced Pu Pu Platters, and hisFun Machine Orchestra. His first self-released CD, Caught Steelin’, was produced in 2007. Paul and I chat about his musical history, his latest gig, pedal steel mechanics, tuning, gear, and more! Also featured is a song by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/gordeaux-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Gordon Hartin</a>. Relevant links: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Rhodes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Red Rhodes</a> • <a href="https://youtu.be/N5x_lFyjJoQ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Daniel Lanois Rig Rundown</a> • <a href="http://sierrasteels.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sierra Steel Guitars</a> • <a href="https://youtu.be/Mjx_GjyXCs4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Van Halen’s tuning problems</a> (the synth track was sharp, not flat as I mentioned in the podcast). Thanks for listening! Check out our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pedalsteelpodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook page</a> and give us a like If you like the Pedal Steel Podcast, please tell a friend &amp; <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/pedal-steel-podcast-podcast/id985070911?mt=2#" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">review us on iTunes</a>!

Episode 2 – Paul Brainard