#176 Musical Chairs w/ Joe Kwon
The Road to Now
Benjamin Sawyer
4.8 • 628 Ratings
🗓️ 13 July 2020
⏱️ 81 minutes
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Summary
Cellist Joe Kwon joins Bob & Ben to talk about his journey from aspiring classical musician to Bob's bandmate in The Avett Brothers. Joe shares his experiences as a Korean immigrant growing up in North Carolina, why he decided to become a cellist, and where he learned to play the cello standing up. Joe and Bob also discuss how they first met, Joe's first show with the band, and why Joe has such a deep appreciation and passion for cooking and food.
For more on Joe, check out his website KwonKwon.com, designed by Charles and Destiny Crossingham at Seven Ages Design.
The Road to Now is part of the Osiris podcast network. This episode was edited by Gary Fletcher.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey everybody, I'm Brian Saxon. |
| 0:11.8 | And I'm Michael Shields, and we are the host of Welcome to the Party Pal, the mind-bending |
| 0:16.3 | film and television podcast you didn't know you needed. |
| 0:19.6 | Welcome to the Party pal is a celebration of |
| 0:21.3 | the art of cinema and filmmaking where movies and television shows are deconstructed and |
| 0:25.7 | analyzed to evaluate their grander. Guests will include the filmmakers and industry |
| 0:30.3 | insiders that craft the works of art that we celebrate here when you join the party. Welcome to the |
| 0:35.4 | Party Pal is part of the Osiris Podcast Network. |
| 0:47.6 | I'm Bob Crawford. |
| 0:49.4 | I'm Ben Sawyer and this is the road to now. |
| 0:52.8 | Joe Kwan style. |
| 0:54.3 | Joe Kwan style. I'm Joe Kwan. And this is the Road to Now. Joe Kwan style. Joe Kwan style. |
| 0:56.1 | I'm Joe Kwan. |
| 0:57.6 | And this is the Road to Now. |
| 0:59.4 | Joe, I wrote a special song for you being here tonight. |
| 1:02.2 | Oh, I can't wait to hear. |
| 1:03.4 | Go ahead. |
| 1:05.6 | Joe Kwan. |
| 1:06.3 | This is not. |
| 1:07.0 | He's on. |
| 1:08.7 | Ro to Now. |
| 1:10.0 | Joe Kwan. here he is. |
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