The Clifton Worley Show

Phishing For Mojo

cliftonworley — Fri, 12 Jan 2018 00:03:11 -0400

We talk about what’s new, browsing Goodwill”s online auction site, guitar gear we never bonded with, and bands we should love but don’t. We then have a special mojo minute with Josh.

No Looking Back w Spencer Hyam & Worley Birds Episode 10

cliftonworley — Thu, 04 Jan 2018 19:05:44 -0400

On this episode, Spencer Hyam joins in to discuss new year’s resolutions. We discuss the online communities we are in and the impact it has made on our music. We give our weekly music picks and then Mr. Mojo gives us his Mojo Minute. Finally, we discuss the things we’d like to add to our music rigs this year.

“Christmas Miracle Listening Party” Worley Birds Special

cliftonworley — Sun, 24 Dec 2017 14:00:00 -0400

On this episode we talk about Magical Christmas moments and have a listening party to some of our friends’ Christmas tunes.

Worley Birds “Art & Aaron Abubo” Episode 9

cliftonworley — Wed, 20 Dec 2017 18:19:28 -0400

On this episode, Aaron Abubo from The Gear Slum Guitar Podcast, joins the Worley Birds (Nick, Josh, And Clifton) to discuss art, what inspires us, songwriting, and open mics. Finally, Mr. Mojo gives us his mojo minute guitar pick.

Worley Birds “Lake Monster” Episode 8

cliftonworley — Thu, 14 Dec 2017 00:00:00 -0400

This week, Cody Lake join us on the Worley Birds to discuss what’s new in his life, his pedal quest, songwriting, and playing open mics with his new band.

Worley Birds “Amp Me Up” Ep. 7

cliftonworley — Thu, 07 Dec 2017 16:57:47 -0400

On this episode we talk about all things amplifiers. We share our amp journeys and thoughts on tube vs solid state.

Worley Birds Ep. 6

cliftonworley — Thu, 30 Nov 2017 18:23:46 -0400

On this episode we talk about our Black Friday finds and the deals that got away.

We then talk about Gear Supply Co. and their $50 off any pedal Thanksgearving special.

Next, we give our favorite “picks” of the week.

Finally, we talk about all things archtops.

Worley Birds Thanksgiving Special Episode 5

cliftonworley — Thu, 23 Nov 2017 00:00:00 -0400

Here are some of the topics we discuss:

1. Thanksgiving
2. Why don’t people talk about acoustics
3. Black Friday gear plans
4. Music Picks
5. Mojo moment

Worley Birds Episode 4 with Kevin Equitz

cliftonworley — Thu, 16 Nov 2017 09:00:00 -0400

Nick Viau, Joshua Fraser, Kevin Equitz, and Clifton Worley talk about music store pet peeves.

We then discuss our opinions and preferences on guitar picks.

We then talk about music we’ve been listening to and enjoying.

Finally, Mr. Mojo gives us his Mojo Guitar of The Week.

Episode 34: Roger Jaeger

cliftonworley — Thu, 09 Nov 2017 14:25:15 -0400

This week I talk with Nashville Pop/Rock Artist Roger Jaeger. rogerjaegermusic.com

We talk about his roots in Oklahoma, moving to Nashville, then to India for a year where he learned to play the sitar.

He just released a new music video “Just Wanna Meet You” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNx979v-lKk

We discuss the new album he is currently recording.

You can follow him on facebook, twitter, youtube, and instagram.

His music can be found on iTunes & Spotify.

Episode 33: Chris Bellamy

cliftonworley — Thu, 02 Nov 2017 10:31:28 -0400

On this episode I talk to Chris Bellamy. We talk about his work as a touring and session guitarist as well as playing the saxophone. He also works as an instructor on sax and guitar along with being a worship pastor in Virginia Beach.

christopherbellamy.com

You can listen to some of his most recent work at highervisionworship.com/featured

WorleyBirds Episode 3: Strings, Quirks, and Hacks

cliftonworley — Thu, 26 Oct 2017 12:37:50 -0400

On this episode of The Worley Birds, we discuss weird quirks we do while playing guitar. We talk about our favorite strings and why we use what we use. We then talk about our music album picks for this week. Finally, we get a visit from Mr. Mojo and discuss Baxendale Harmony Conversions.

WorleyBirds Special Otter Day Edition

cliftonworley — Thu, 19 Oct 2017 16:02:30 -0400

On this special episode we celebrate Otter Day!

We talk about our thoughts on the clean slate movement.

We talk amps and the Boss Katana.

We discuss artist documentaries on Netflix and then artists who have out new albums that deserve a listen.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/first-cigarette/id1279466895

We move on to talk about Mojo from Mr. Mojo himself

https://reverb.com/item/6852528-vintage-stella-harmony-acoustic-guitar-bruno-669-parlor-guitar-3-4-nice-condition

Special Edition WorleyBird Show

cliftonworley — Fri, 13 Oct 2017 01:17:53 -0400

On this special episode, Nick Viau and Joshua Fraser come on to hang out and talk about a few things. We discuss the impact Tom Petty’s music had on each of our live’s, my recent trip to Awaken The Dawn in DC, and then a rundown of the gear we use.

Episode 32: Chris Swope

cliftonworley — Thu, 28 Sep 2017 12:31:02 -0400

In this episode, I talk with Chris from Swope Guitars. We talk about where he started at his local shop in Lawrence, KS to NYC with Sadowsky Guitars, Gibson Custom Shop in Nashville, back to Kansas to work with Private Reserve Guitars, to launching Swope Guitars. We talk about some of the cool players who have played his guitars like Ronny Wood, Kenny Vaughan, and JD Simo.

Episode 31: Nick Viau Revisited

cliftonworley — Thu, 21 Sep 2017 15:57:05 -0400

I talk with Nick about all things acoustic. Travel Size, Parlour Size, Willie Nelson's Trigger, Acoustic Amps...You name it...We probably covered it!

Episode 30: Pelican Noiseworks Leon Wright

cliftonworley — Thu, 14 Sep 2017 11:05:26 -0400

We talk all things Pelican and Horse.

Episode 29: Daniel Shields

cliftonworley — Thu, 07 Sep 2017 13:32:20 -0400

This week I talk with Daniel Shields of DS Guitar Engineering www.dsguitarengineering.com. He tells me about his journey from playing piano to guitar and what led him to building pedals. He explains the products he offers and why he builds them. We also talk about how he came out from credit card debt and advice on living debt free.

Episode 28: Mark Swartz

cliftonworley — Fri, 01 Sep 2017 13:44:43 -0400

This week I talk with Mark Swartz. He’s a senior majoring in public relations at Middle Tennessee State University. We talk about the music industry, Summer Namm, guitars, gear, and even a little bit about political campaigns.

Episode 27: Ryan McCay (Yellowcake Pedals)

cliftonworley — Fri, 25 Aug 2017 00:00:00 -0400

This week I talk with Ryan of Yellowcake Pedals. We talk about his inspiration for making pedals, how he got into the business, the product lineup, and the gear industry.

yellowcakepedals.com

Episode 26: Jonathan Turner

cliftonworley — Thu, 17 Aug 2017 16:45:49 -0400

I talk with Jonathan about he started out playing music, bands he’s worked with, leading worship, his pedals and gear, recording, and music scenes,

Episode 25: Nick Viau

cliftonworley — Thu, 10 Aug 2017 16:28:44 -0400

This week I talk to Nick Viau about his gear journey, his other hobbies, and his blog lifeandlongbows.com

Episode 24: Doug Kauer

cliftonworley — Fri, 04 Aug 2017 14:53:04 -0400

This week I contacted Doug to find out the truth about the Denver International Airport. However, since we were talking, we talked about Kauer Guitars, his favorite burgers, Summer NAMM in Nashville, The Nambo Cat, and some of his folksy wisdom.

Episode 23: Coe-Host Schneider

cliftonworley — Wed, 26 Jul 2017 14:31:31 -0400

This week, Coe Schneider joined me to “Coe host”. We talked about his upcoming One Day Show this weeked in Santa Barbara and then about the new recording studio he is building.

Episode 22: Cole Duke (Summer NAMM ‘17 coverage)

cliftonworley — Wed, 19 Jul 2017 11:34:59 -0400

This week I talk with Cole Duke, co host of The Gear Slum. https://thegearslum.podbean.com

We talk about his podcast and their visit to Winter NAMM and then we discuss my recent trip to Summer NAMM.

Episode 21: Kevin Equitz

cliftonworley — Fri, 14 Jul 2017 02:04:31 -0400

This week, I talk with Kevin from equitzguitars.com. He talks about his passion about guitar building, design work, and the lessons he has learned.

Episode 20: Leah Lowrance

cliftonworley — Wed, 05 Jul 2017 12:11:33 -0400

This week I talk with Leah from LeLo Creative Management http://lelocreativemanagement.com.

We talk about her childhood traveling in a family band, songwriting, music journalism, her work for a non profit organization, to what led her to starting her artist management company.

Episode 19: Anthony Chang

cliftonworley — Tue, 27 Jun 2017 16:25:08 -0400

This week, Anthony Chang joins in to talk about his musical journey and working with Sinasoid cables. We talk about marketing, customer relations, and the upcoming Summer NAMM.

Episode 18: Ryan Burke

cliftonworley — Wed, 21 Jun 2017 15:34:46 -0400

This week I talk with Ryan Burke of 60 Cycle Hum Podcast. We discuss his journey in learning to play guitar, gear culture, podcasting, and thoughts on the future of gear podcasts.

https://60cyclehumcast.com

Pre Kauerfest at Hotel Sinasoid

cliftonworley — Sun, 18 Jun 2017 19:58:56 -0400

I talk with Ryan Burke about my first experience recording music. We then talk with Phil Eiesenhower about recording the Cosby Show on VHS before Andy Kim from Sinasoid tells us it is time to go to Kauerfest.

Episode 17: Coe Schneider

cliftonworley — Wed, 14 Jun 2017 14:00:11 -0400

This week, I talk to Coe Schneider from San Diego, California. We discuss his musical journey, his new upstart “One Day”, and hanging out at Kauerfest.

Episode 16: Chris Sligh

cliftonworley — Tue, 06 Jun 2017 12:14:29 -0400

This week, I talk with Chris Sligh about his musical journey, twists of fate, his musical career, worship leading, the chase for ALL the guitar tones, and his new venture in guest worship leading.

Episode 15: Richard Morris

cliftonworley — Thu, 01 Jun 2017 13:02:42 -0400

This week I catch up with Richard Morris. We talk about guitar, playing on worship teams, early Christian Rock, working at Peavey, and ideas about getting along with others with different ideas about religion and politics.

Here is a link to the track we discussed “Highway to Heaven”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1MvMZB-X8E

Episode 14: Jim Woodard

cliftonworley — Wed, 24 May 2017 11:33:16 -0400

This week we talk with Jim Woodard. We talk about him growing up in Upstate New York, joining the Navy, gigging, his upcoming podcast “The Practicing Musician”, and how life shaped his musical journey.

Here’s a link to a Flying V 2 which we talk about him purchasing while in the Navy. https://www.premierguitar.com/articles/what-is-this-thing-and-what-is-it-worth-1

Episode 13: Aaron Abubo

cliftonworley — Thu, 18 May 2017 13:51:00 -0400

This week I talk with Aaron Abubo of The Gear Slum Podcast. We talk about his musical journey, life changing moments, growing up in South California, and 90's pop culture.

Episode 12: Dylan Mckerchie

cliftonworley — Thu, 11 May 2017 15:41:54 -0400

This week we have Dylan Mckerchie from dylanpickups.com. We talk about his business, how it got started, marketing, guitar builds, etc.

He is offering a special discout code to listeners of The Clifton Worley Show of 15% off items from his shop till the end of May. The code is CWSHOW.

Episode 11: Paul Pennington

cliftonworley — Thu, 04 May 2017 15:30:00 -0400

This week, Paul Pennington from The Flippin’ Flippers Podcast joins in. We talk about The Gear Slum, flippin’, musical journey, adoption, live shows, etc.

https://theflippinflipperspodcast.podbean.com/

Episode 10: Andy Kim

cliftonworley — Thu, 27 Apr 2017 16:29:16 -0400

On this episode, I talk with Andy Kim of Sinasoid Cables.

Go check out sinasoid.com

Episode 9: Joshua Fraser

cliftonworley — Thu, 20 Apr 2017 17:14:04 -0400

Agent K (Joshua Fraser) joins us this week to discuss music, his artwork, Nashville, Vietnamese food, and other things.

Episode 8: Zac Hagerty

cliftonworley — Thu, 13 Apr 2017 16:42:36 -0400

This week’s guest is Zac Hagerty. We talk about music, worship, lifestyle, our kids, songwriting, etc.

Check out his EP on iTunes here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/holy-is-the-one-ep/id1092860592

Episode 7: Parker McDonald

cliftonworley — Fri, 07 Apr 2017 09:47:30 -0400

In this episode, I talk with Parker McDonald. He is the worship pastor at Daystar Church in Cullman, Alabama. We talk about life, the outdoors, music, worship, and other things.

You can check out his church”s website at www.daystarchurch.tv

Featured in this episode is music from his EP which can be found at this link https://youtu.be/9iiLM-kplt8

Episode 6: Josh Marmon

cliftonworley — Mon, 03 Apr 2017 02:09:06 -0400

On this episode, Josh Marmon joins in to talk about coffee, music, and culture.

Follow his podcast here: http://www.commongroundscast.com

Episode 5: Wynand Van Reenan

cliftonworley — Thu, 23 Mar 2017 21:44:26 -0400

We talked about guitars and stuff. We talked about Jesus. We talked about the fellas over in The Slum.

Episode 4: Brett Weller

cliftonworley — Fri, 17 Mar 2017 21:26:12 -0400

On this week’s episode we have longtime friend, Brett Weller. We discuss our musical origins, playing in bands together, The Big Easy, and an upcoming show.

Tracks featured in this show:

1. Without A Trace https://youtu.be/Wd9Jg1ebYVw

2. Running Man https://youtu.be/wZFpjXj3XDg

Episode 3: Luke Nielsen

cliftonworley — Wed, 08 Mar 2017 18:07:24 -0400

On this episode we discuss Luke’s musical and spiritual journey.

Luke is a worship leader from Vancouver, Canada.

The opening bit is off one of his projects which can be found here https://mydearestfriendsmusic.bandcamp.com

The ending track “Holy Ghost” is an acoustic take off his upcoming album.

Episode 2: Getting to Know Cody Lake

cliftonworley — Sat, 04 Mar 2017 08:36:58 -0400

Episode 1: Interview with Andrew Nelson

cliftonworley — Sat, 25 Feb 2017 10:10:32 -0400