As the beat goes on, I found myself lucky enough to sit down with Brian McCarty, and visit with him about his life and his journey as a musician.

It's Episode No. 123, and this one was a treat.

Please join me and Brian as we talk about his roles in The Matchsellers, Greg Blake & Hometown, plus his duo setup.

We also poked around at family and growing up, the pursuit of dreams, happiness, and the appropriate life path to walk. We also took a peek at a few of his favorite records, which were these:

Black Sabbath's Paranoid (1970)

Newgrass Revival (s/t), (1972)

Dead Milkmen's Big Lizard in My Backyard (1985)

Del & the Boys (2001), Del McCoury Band

I feel very grateful to have had this conversatio ...