Episode 7: Ordinary Times

Welcome back to Talking Circles - a production of Osiris Media and Umphrey’s McGee. This is a podcast about the making of Asking For A Friend with the members of Umphrey’s McGee. In Episode Seven we continue our backstage interview with Umphrey’s McGee from Red Rocks. Talking in a circle with the band, we discuss the inside joke nature of “Ordinary Times” as well as the impact of Andy Farag on the band’s songwriting. In addition, we continue discussing the impact of influences on their songwriting and the evolution of the band’s recording within the world of COVID. Finally we discuss the importance of the rhythm section on the band’s songwriting and jamming, allowing drummer, Kris Meyers the opportunity to discuss how he builds riffs off Jake’s demos. Talking Circles is a production of Osiris Media and Umphrey’s McGee. Audio production by Matt Dwyer. Written and Produced by Brian Brinkman, RJ Bee, and Kevin Browning. Art by Mark Dowd. All interviews and audio used with permission from Umphrey’s McGee. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Episode 7: Ordinary Times is an episode from Umphrey's McGee Podcast.

This episode is 13:51 long.

This episode was published on Jul 20, 2022.

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