Plateprat med Ledfoot

Hello!
If someone offers to buy you a drink, what do you order?
It depends on the time of day and who’s buying.

Describe yourself using at least five words.
Sorry, I only need four....

If you were to choose a pseudonym or artist name, what would it be?
The same one I’ve been using for twenty years…

If you ever wrote an autobiography, what would the title be?
‘ You never should have asked.’

Which song do you put on to get people dancing?
Hmmm, someone coming to my concert to dance…. That’s an interesting concept…

What’s your relationship with libraries?
Very good, we’ve been close friends since I can remember.

What are your five favorite albums?
That’s too broad a question to answer…. It all depends on what state of mind I’m in… and changes accordingly.

What are your five favorite songs?
Again… same answer as above.

What have you been listening to lately?
My son practicing guitar.

Is there an album you think is underrated?
Roscoe Holcomb ‘ The High Lonesome Sound ‘

Is there a classic album you've never quite connected with?
I’m not sure what defines ‘a classic’

What are your three favorite album covers?

‘Roscoe Holcomb ,The High Lonesome Sound ‘ Folkways record 1966

‘Johnny Cash sings the songs that made him famous’ Sun records 1958

‘John Lennon, Rock and Roll’ Apple records 1975

Do you collect records – and if so, why?
No

What’s the biggest difference between when you started collecting and how it is today?
I don’t collect records.

Favorite physical record store?
Big Dipper, Oslo

What was the last record you bought?
Can’t remember.

What’s the best record purchase you’ve ever made?
My first record .

Which three records are currently at the top of your wantlist?
Don’t have that list.

In your opinion, what’s the greatest guitar solo ever recorded?
Seriously?

What’s your favorite song in a language or dialect other than your own?
Trollmors vuggesang.

Who’s your favorite lyricist of all time?
Woody Guthrie

What’s your favorite movie or TV series?
Mr. Peabody and Sherman

Vinyl, CD, cassette, or streaming – what’s your preferred format?
Vynyl.

Would you describe yourself as an audiophile?
No.

What kind of setup do you use to play music at home?
Depends on where I’m at in my home.

If you were to create a mixtape or Spotify playlist to celebrate love, which three songs would you include?
Blue Valentine - Tom Waits

I’m so lonesome I could cry - Hank Williams

Cadillac Walk - Mink DeVille

Which three albums have had the most influence or inspiration on you in the past three years?
I don’t get much time to listen to…. I’m a workaholic.

Do you have a playlist you’d love to share? What makes it special?
I’m not really a playlist kind of guy.

Are there any music books you’d recommend, and what makes them stand out to you?
‘The Archive of Folk Song in The Library of Congress ‘ - Smithsonian Institute

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Which novel has left a lasting impression on you, and why?
The grapes of wrath - John Steinbeck

What non-fiction book would you suggest, and what makes it worth reading?
God is not great : the case against religion - Christopher Hitchens

What’s your favorite quote ?
‘ I refuse to join any club that would have me as a member’ Groucho Marx

If you could put together your dream band, with musicianseither living or dead, who would you include?
I’d pick the living ones… obviously.

What’s a memorable music moment that stands out to you?
The ones where I know all the lyrics .

Which concert will you never forget?
The one where I couldn’t remember the lyrics.

What’s your favorite festival?
The next one I’m going to play.

If you could travel anywhere to experience music, where would it be?
I need a map I can throw a dart at to answer that.

What’s your dream job now, and how did it compare to your dream job when you were 13?
Same job… wooden Indian.

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Besides music, do you have any other hobbies or interests?
Mumbly peg.

Foto: The Library of Congress

How do you think your friends perceive your taste in music?
Obscure.

Is there a music genre you wish you had explored more or gotten to know better?
I’m still in the process of fixing that.

How old were you when you "discovered" music, and what made you fall in love with it
‘Mean eyed cat’ by Johnny Cash….. I had a mean eyed cat.

What kind of music did you listen to during your teenage years?
Everything… I was a sponge.

Has your taste in music evolved over time?
No. It’s always been whatever I like.

Which album can you still listen to when you're tired of music?
I don’t put on music when I’m tired of it… do you?

If you had a time machine, which musical decade would you travel to?
I have no desire to mess with the fabric of time.

Do you consider yourself nostalgic?
No.

Is there something you'd like to learn?
Pedal steel and Quantum Physics.

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Who do you think is the best-dressed musician?
Johnny Cash.

Do you consider yourself vain?
Depends on your interpretation of vain.

Would you be willing to show us a tattoo?
Not the one on my ass…. Don’t know you well enough.

Do you consider yourself an introvert or an extrovert?
Somewhere in between. Introverted in an extroverted kind of way.

Are you more of a Type A or Type B personality?
More XYZ.

How old do you feel mentally?
Do you want my mature or immature answer?

What excites you?
Excuse me , but now you’re getting a little too personal.

What are you afraid of?
Questions that are too personal.

Have you had any interesting dreams lately? What were they about?
That’s between me and that flying giraffe….

If you could be reincarnated as a plant, tree, or animal, which one would you choose?
A rock

Is there a sound you strongly dislike?
Mosquitoes singing opera

Do you have a favorite word?
Fuck yes

Is there a word you hate?
Fuck no

What’s your favorite food?
The kind that tastes good.

What’s your favorite sport?
Mumbly peg.

What’s your favorite vehicle or mode of transportation?
One foot in front of the other.

If you were to describe yourself as a car, which model would you be?
A 1955 ford f100 with a 390 engine dropped in it with street axles

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What is your relationship with music journalism? How do you keep yourself updated on music?
I don’t.

Do you have any connection to the record industry?
I’ve been making records since 1979… I guess so.

Are there people who have influenced your taste in music?
People, places, events, objects, relationships… they’ve all influenced me.

Who is your role model, or a mentor from whom you’ve learned something special?
Too many to mention,

What inspires you?
Life in general.

What’s your favorite instrument?
Depends what I’m trying to say.

Who is your favorite producer?
I don’t have a favorite.

What’s your favorite studio?
Studio Nyhagen.

What’s your favorite record label?
TBC records.

What’s your life philosophy?
Not to philosophize too much.

Is there something you regret?
Yes….lots.

Do you have a relationship with religion?
Let’s not open that can of worms….

If there is a God, what do you think He would say to you when you meet?
So you’re assuming this god you’re talking about is male? Hmmmm

What would you want Him to say?
Heh heh…My pronoun is she/her…

Is there anything that annoys you?
Pronouns

What’s the best or most beautiful song for a funeral?
The deceased favorite song.

Is there a musician or band that you think has received far too little attention?
Too many to mention.

Is there something you’d like to ask yourself?
Same thing I ask in the mirror every morning… ‘are you still here?’

Who do you think I should have the next record chat with?
Try that god guy you were asking about….;)