Grammy-Nominated Tony Kamel Releases his First Solo Album 'Back Down Home'

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Tony Kamel is a singer-songwriter, musician, podcaster, and lead singer of the Grammy nominated bluegrass band, Wood & Wire. Tony’s just released his first solo album ‘Back Down Home’, and has started a podcast that looks at the making album and all of the influences that happened behind the scenes.  

We talked about this album, the stories behind some of his songs and what it’s been like making an accompanying podcast.  

Next, we discuss how Tony got into performing and playing bluegrass music, before I surprise him with our special food trivia quiz.

 “I’m about 10 years in, playing on stages, and it still feels new.” - Tony Kamel  

Time Stamps:

00:00 - Introducing our guest Tony Kamel.
04:45 - How Tony came to record his first solo album ‘Back Down Home’.
09:44 - How he decided which songs to put on the album.
13:32 - The ‘gulf coast theme’ that the album follows.
17:16 - Tony’s favorite song on the record and the story behind it.
23:00 - Why he made a podcast to accompany his new album.
29:40 - How he got into performing and playing bluegrass.
35:36 - What it’s like being a first time father.
38:16 - Our special food trivia quiz.
50:07 - How to stay connected with Tony Kamel online.  

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