JM : Are you familiar with Byron Berline ? If so , do you have a favorite memory of him ?
JC : The first time I remember seeing Byron Berline was at IBMA . I ’ m not sure what year it was , but I was pretty young and had just started playing with Del McCoury Band . We were doing our show and I broke a string . I turned around and Byron saw my broke string and he gave me his fiddle to play . So that ’ s my first memory of meeting Byron Berline . He was such a nice guy , and that was such a generous offer to do that . He wound up letting me use his fiddle AND put a string on mine so I could keep on playing the show !
JM : What are your favorite things to do in Oklahoma besides play OIBF ?
AB : Several years ago we were in Guthrie for the
Mumford & Sons Gentlemen of the Road festival , and had a little time to kill . We hit a couple antique shops , and I ended up buying a xylophone and a vintage white plastic Christmas tree that we still put up every year !
JM : Tell me what ’ s up with TMC - new music , accolades , new or breaking developments .
AB : We are working on putting the finishing touches on a new record . We just released a single a couple weeks ago called “ The Whole of the Moon ,” it ’ s a cover of The Waterboys song . We hope to have the new record out by next year .
And like their website says , the Travelin ’ McCourys will always be different , exciting , and delivering the goods . Learn and listen for yourselves at www . thetravelinmccourys . com . IBF
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AND OTHER GREAT ARTISTS AT THE 2023 FESTIVAL !
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