Episode 19: Jesse Aycock

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Highway Butterfly: The Stories of Neal Casal

Osiris Media / Neal Casal Music Foundation

21 episodes

8 months ago

‘Highway Butterfly: The Stories Of Neal Casal,’ is a companion podcast available in the lead-up to the 41-song tribute ‘Highway Butterfly: The Songs Of Neal Casal,’ due Nov. 12. The first four podcast episodes premiered on World Suicide Prevention Day and include interviews with tribute album contributing artists Billy Strings and Jaime Wyatt and co-producers Dave Schools and Jim Scott. Each week following, additional contributors to the album will share their stories about Neal, memories of making the tribute album and what the Neal Casal Music Foundation means to them. The conversations bring up important topics such as mental wellness for musicians and destigmatizing our needs around mental healthcare. ‘Highway Butterfly: The Songs of Neal Casal’ is a 3+ hour tribute collection of Casal’s songs recorded by 41 artists & 130 musicians, now available as pre-order for both the 5-LP/3-CD limited edition boxed sets. All proceeds from sales and streams of the recordings will benefit The Neal Casal Music Foundation.

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Episode 19: Jesse Aycock

Highway Butterfly: The Stories of Neal Casal

36 minutes 26 seconds

3 years ago

Episode 19: Jesse Aycock

Jesse Aycock is a musician from Tulsa, Oklahoma who was a long-time fan of Neal Casal before they connected through a mutual friend. After meeting and becoming friends, Neal worked on Jesse's solo album Flowers and Wounds before recruiting him to join Hard Working Americans. In this interview, Jesse describes the fortuitous circumstances of their introduction, stories from recording his version of "The Losing End Again" for Highway Butterfly, and the importance of having honest conversations about mental health.

Song clips in this episode:

“The Losing End Again” - Jesse Aycock, Highway Butterfly: The Songs of Neal Casal

“The Losing End Again” - Neal Casal, Roots and Wings

Episode artwork photography by Neal Casal

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