Highway Butterfly: The Stories Of Neal Casal

Highway Butterfly The Songs of Neal Casal Podcast

A companion podcast presented in the leadup to the release of the tribute album ‘Highway Butterfly: The Songs of Neal Casal.’

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  • Highway Butterfly The Songs of Neal Casal Podcast

    Episode 20: Rachel Dean

    Rachel Dean became acquainted with Neal Casal when he was playing with Ryan Adams and the Cardinals. They became close friends who shared many adventures, and Neal worked closely with Rachel on her debut solo album Indian Summer, co-producing, playing, and even taking the photos for the gatefold. Most recently, Neal contributed his signature guitarwork…

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    Episode 19: Jesse Aycock

    Jesse Aycock is a musician from Tulsa, Oklahoma who was a long-time fan of Neal Casal before they connected through a mutual friend. After meeting and becoming friends, Neal worked on Jesse’s solo album Flowers and Wounds before recruiting him to join Hard Working Americans. In this interview, Jesse describes the fortuitous circumstances of their…

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    Episode 18: Kenny Roby

    Kenny Roby first met Neal back in 1997, when Kenny’s Raleigh, NC based band, 6 String Drag, signed to Steve Earle’s E-Squared record label and made their classic album High Hat. Neal and Kenny became great pals and Neal invited Kenny along to open a month of shows on his 1998 tour of the UK…

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    Episode 17: Lauren Barth

    Lauren Barth met Neal Casal at a show in her hometown of Santa Barbara, and the two became fast friends, and soon, musical partners. In this episode, Lauren shares the wisdom Neal imparted in their time playing together, how he laid the groundwork for her current musical and professional path, and why she chose to…

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  • Highway Butterfly The Songs of Neal Casal Podcast

    Episode 17: Lauren Barth

    Lauren Barth met Neal Casal at a show in her hometown of Santa Barbara, and the two became fast friends, and soon, musical partners. In this episode, Lauren shares the wisdom Neal imparted in their time playing together, how he laid the groundwork for her current musical and professional path, and why she chose to…

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    Episode 16: Jim Scott, Dave Schools, & Gary Waldman

    For their first time together since the beginning of the Highway Butterfly tribute album project in February 2020, co-producers Jim Scott and Dave Schools along with executive producer Gary Waldman gathered at PLYRZ Studio in Valencia, California where Neal loved recording and where nearly all songs on Highway Butterfly were mixed or recorded prior to…

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    Episode 15: Jon Graboff and Brad Pemberton

    Neal joined Ryan Adams & The Cardinals in 2005 and they built an unrivaled musical synergy together as they toured globally and recorded several studio releases. Jon Graboff and Brad Pemberton of The Cardinals chat with guest host Gary Waldman as they revisit memories of life on the road and in the studio with Neal,…

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    Episode 14: Fruit Bats

    Eric D. Johnson, AKA Fruit bats, met Neal Casal through their mutual friend Thom Monahan, and Neal subsequently added his signature touch to several songs on four of Eric’s records. Thom produced many of Eric’s records and also produced Neal’s 2012 album Sweeten the Distance. That album features the song “Feathers for Bakersfield,” which Eric…

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    Episode 13: John Ginty

    Neal met John Ginty in 1991 when he was looking for a keyboard player to record on his early solo demos. John became his main musical sidekick and was a huge part of Neal’s sound, becoming the only other musician to play on all of Neal’s solo albums. John has also played with an incredible…

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    Episode 12: Shooter Jennings

    Today’s episode features guest host and one of Neal’s great pals, Jon Graboff. Jon chats with Shooter Jennings about his work as a producer and the many times he brought in Neal to play on records that he was producing. Shooter recently won Grammy awards for his work with Brandi Carlile and Tanya Tucker and…

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    Episode 11: Warren Haynes

    Neal first saw Warren Haynes play with the Allman Brothers Band in 1989 and was blown away by his guitar playing. A few years later, Neal and Warren met and by 1995, Neal was opening for Gov’t Mule in support of his debut album, Fade Away Diamond Time. In this podcast episode, Highway Butterfly co-producer…

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    Episode 10: Leslie Mendelson

    Leslie Mendelson bonded with Neal after she co-wrote “A Human Touch” with Jackson Browne. Though their friendship was short, Leslie’s piano-playing and singing prowess elevates the Highway Butterfly tribute album and in this episode, you’ll hear her version of Neal’s “Feel No Pain,” from his debut album, Fade Away Diamond Time. Learn more about Leslie…

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    Episode 9: Adam MacDougall

    This episode contains discussions of suicide. If you or a loved one are in need of mental healthcare, call 1-800-273-8255 or contact an organization such as Backline, MusiCares or the National Alliance on Mental Health as listed below.Adam MacDougall and Neal Casal were bandmates in the Chris Robinson Brotherhood, Circles Around the Sun (CATS), and…

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    Episode 8: Farmer Dave Scher

    Farmer Dave Scher is a musician, sound designer, and healer who worked on many projects with Neal over the years, from Beachwood Sparks and the Skiffle Players, to Death Valley, Emerald Triangle and many more. Dave also contributed to Neal’s albums Roots and Wings and Return in Kind. In this episode, the Wizard of the…

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    Episode 7: Gary Waldman

    Gary Waldman was Neal Casal’s close friend, manager, and confidante throughout the entirety of Neal’s career. Today, he is the founder and executive director of the Neal Casal Music Foundation, the executive producer of Highway Butterfly: The Songs of Neal Casal, and wearer of many other hats with his companies Morebarn Music and TourProLogic covering…

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    Episode 6: Aaron Lee Tasjan

    Musician Aaron Lee Tasjan first met Neal in New York City when Neal attended an open jam that Aaron hosted, and gained a deep admiration for his musicianship and versatility immediately. Over the years, Aaron connected with Neal over their mutual love of Johnny Thunders while Aaron toured alongside Hard Working Americans. Aaron recorded “Traveling…

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    Episode 5: Brent Rademaker

    Neal Casal was a huge fan of Beachwood Sparks before he joined the band in 2001 to go on tour opening for the Black Crowes. Founding member of the Beachwood Sparks Brent Rademaker and Neal continued to play together for the next two decades and became very close friends, starting the band GospelbeacH together and…

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    Episode 4: Jaime Wyatt

    Musician Jaime Wyatt became a fan of Neal Casal back when he was playing with the Cardinals. She suggested writing together when she met him in Ventura, California, but felt too shy to follow up to his affirmative response. Cut to years later when producer Shooter Jennings asked her how she’d feel about having Neal…

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    Episode 3: Jim Scott

    Grammy Award-winning recording engineer/producer Jim Scott helmed the dials and hosted the musicians who recorded Highway Butterfly: The Songs of Neal Casal at his studio, and co-produced the record alongside Dave Schools. Jim worked closely with Neal since the early 90s, producing his debut album Fade Away Diamond Time and working with him until the…

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    Episode 2: Dave Schools

    Dave Schools met Neal Casal the day they were set to go into Bob Weir’s TRI Studio to record what would become the debut Hard Working Americans record. Bonding over Col. Bruce Hampton after a session, it didn’t take too long for the two music lovers to become fast friends. Neal traded Dave his 2012…

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    Episode 1: Billy Strings

    Billy Strings first saw Neal Casal perform with Hard Working Americans, then soon after heard Circles Around the Sun (CATS) and became inspired by Neal’s tastefully restrained playing style. He had an opportunity to jam with Neal at a festival and discussed recording with CATS, which unfortunately would never transpire. But when Billy came to…

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    Introducing Highway Butterfly: The Stories of Neal Casal

    ‘Highway Butterfly: The Stories Of Neal Casal,’ is a companion podcast available in the lead-up to the 41-song tribute ‘Highway Butterfly: The Songs Of Neal Casal,’ due Nov. 12.The first four podcast episodes come out Friday, Sep. 10 — World Suicide Prevention Day — and will include interviews with contributing artists Billy Strings and Jaime Wyatt and co-producers…

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