Michael Harrington and the Pedal Steel Guitar

Our post-summer hiatus episode...Episode 9 picks up where episode 8 left off. That is, in episode 8 we met Dr. Mark French, University Professor and Luthier, and Michael Harrington, professional musician / session guitarist / pedal steel guitar player.

Episode 8 was really focused on Dr. French and his skills building guitars over the past three decades. In this episode, we get a sort of Reader's Digest version of just how the pedal steel guitar works. Michael Harrington has been playing said instrument for the past five years or so, and has really embraced the same.

In this episode, he explains the construction of the guitar, as well as gives some demonstrations. Moreover, he speaks a bit about its development and just how it came to be such a staple in Country and Western music (and ...