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b"I love a music festival. It had been a long while since I last went to one, so a few months back I decided to book a weekend away at the Victorian rural town of Wangaratta and attend their annual Festival of Jazz And Blues. I\\u2019d promised myself that I\\u2019d attend the fest years ago\\u2026this year I finally did it.\\n\\n\\u201cBut hey\\u201d, I thought to myself, \\u201cwhy not incorporate the podcast into the weekend????\\u201d With the approval of the festival PR, I was granted media access and was allowed to approach musicians for interviews.\\n\\nWelcome to episode 118 of Love That Album podcast.\\n\\nThe beauty of a festival is you can wander from stage to stage and take risks with seeing performers you\\u2019d never heard before as well as long time favourites. So it is for the show, I approached 4 musicians - two drummers I\\u2019d long been a fan of and two guitarists I only became aware of as a result of the festival. All were wonderful musically and as interview subjects.\\n\\nDrummers Anthony Shortte (formerly of Collard Greens and Gravy, currently of Opelousas), and David Jones (Pyramid, Atmasphere, Peter Cupples Band, Third Ear and many others) are very different stylistically, but I\\u2019m a huge fan of them both and they told great stories of their passion for their music and how they approach their playing.\\n\\nGuitarists Alex Stuart and Ben Hauptmann were new to me. Both graduated from ANU in Canberra, but both take a different approach to their composition and arrangement. In each case though, their music tells stories of their experiences and responses to those experiences. Their recorded work and their live performances were highlights of the festival.\\n\\nRegardless of whether you know these musicians or their work (or even care for jazz and blues music), if you like hearing about creativity and how life inspires one's art, you\\u2019ll (hopefully) enjoy these discussions. I feel privileged to have been a part of them.\\n\\xa0\\nYou can download the podcast from Spotify, iTunes (search for \\u201cLove That Album podcast\\u201d) or from the website at\\xa0http://lovethatalbum.blogspot.com.\\n\\xa0\\nYou can follow the artists via these means:\\nOpelousas: https://www.facebook.com/Opelousas-Band-428336044323888/\\nAlex Stuart: http://www.alex-stuart.com/\\nBen Hauptmann: http://benhauptmann.com/\\nDavid Jones: https://davidjonesdrums.com/\\n\\xa0\\n\\xa0\\nSend the show feedback at rrrkitchen@yahoo.com.au (written or mp3 voicemail) or join the Facebook group at\\xa0http://www.facebook.com/groups/lovethatalbum.\\n\\xa0\\n\\xa0\\nIf you\\u2019d consider writing an iTunes review or recommending the show to a friend, I\\u2019d be immensely grateful.\\n\\xa0\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices"