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Wall to Wall Guitar Festival Take Two

Podcasts

W2W 07 Podcast

Subscribe to the W2W 07 podcast and start the process of downloading the files into your iTunes library. Discover a myriad of artists—both returnees and festival newcomers—who'll give you the personal stories behind the music, sneak peeks at upcoming projects, and live performances of fresh collaborations. For more information on how to obtain podcasts, see How to Obtain Podcasts below.

You can also check out the W2W 2007 iMix, a playlist of tracks from W2W artists. Open playlist in iTunes. And don't forget to sign up for a free iTunes-Wall to Wall Guitar sampler code to receive free music downloads (good until November 15).

W2W 05 Podcast

Subscribe to the W2W 05 podcast and start the process of downloading the files into your iTunes library. For more information on how to obtain podcasts, see How to Obtain Podcasts below.

What's Featured in the Wall to Wall 2005 podcasts? To name just a few...

  • Andy Summers, guitarist from The Police and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, reads from his book LightStrings; includes musical excerpts
  • Father of the electric guitar, Les Paul, talks with Pogo Studio founder Mark Rubel, on the eve of Paul's 90th birthday
  • NPR commentator Tim Brookes reads from his book Guitar: An American Life, "part history and part love song"
  • Krannert Center director Mike Ross shares history and vision in a discussion with Mark Rubel
  • Jesse Harris, the Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter/guitarist, talks with Wall to Wall Guitar artistic director David Spelman and gives an exclusive performance of three solo acoustic songs, including "Don't Know Why" (recorded by Norah Jones). Also includes a preview of 6 songs from his upcoming release Mineral.
  • Daniel Lanois, legendary producer (U2, Bob Dylan, Dashboard Confessional) and singer-songwriter, is interviewed by David Spelman and gives an exclusive in-studio performance of selected songs and instrumentals. Lanois performs on acoustic, electric, and pedal steel guitars and performs an acoustic version of the unreleased song "Thank You", co-written with his friend Bono.
  • A unique "listener-written" interview with classical guitarist Eliot Fisk; send your questions to AskEliotFisk@kcpa.uiuc.edu
  • A diverse collection of Wall to Wall artists' radio interviews that will take place during the festival
  • Jam sessions and concerts from the festival
  • Music created by students at the festival on board the John Lennon Educational Tour Bus.

How to Obtain Podcasts

If you already have iTunes installed on your computer, you can go straight to our podcasts by clicking on the subscribe links located above.

If you don't already have iTunes (Macintosh or Windows) installed, you will need to point your browser to www.apple.com/itunes/download and follow the onscreen instructions.