Joe K. Walsh Mandolinist

From Conversations with Musicians, with Leah Roseman Leah Roseman

Joe K. Walsh is an acclaimed master of bluegrass mandolin and a professor at Berklee College, and in this episode you’ll hear about many of his inspiring collaborations including with Darol Anger, Mike Block, Grant Gordy, Alex Hargreaves and Mike Marshall. We are also featuring some music from some of his albums inluding “If Not Now, Who?” We talked about Joe’s approach as an educator, the challenges and joys of the touring life, the importance of innovation and taking chances musically. Joe’s love of music and the mandolin shines brightly in this candid conversation.

Like all my episodes, you can also watch this on my YouTube channel, and I’ve also linked the transcript to my website: https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/joe-k-walsh

Albums featured in this episode: https://garrisongordyhargreaveswalsh.bandcamp.com/album/bluegrass-and-the-abstract-truth

https://joewalsh.bandcamp.com/album/if-not-now-who

https://joewalsh.bandcamp.com/album/borderland

Joe K. Walsh website: ⁠ https://joekwalsh.com/⁠

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Timestamps

(00:00) Intro

(02:28) Aaron Weinstein, Joe’s search for a different approach, “If Not Now, Who?” album

(07:23) Tom from “If Not Now, Who?”

(11:48) recording the album, Joe’s student days at Berklee, teaching approach