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Knox Guitar BoxAuthor: Andy LeGrand
Knox Guitar Box is a podcast dedicated to the people, stories, and music of the guitar world.Hosted by Andy LeGrand, each episode features engaging conversations with local, regional, and internationally acclaimed guitarists, composers, educators, fingerstyle artists, guitar builders, and other creative voices who are shaping the future of the instrument. Together, we explore their music, creative process, careers, performances, compositions, and the experiences that have inspired their journey.Produced by FMX and recorded at the beautiful Fountain City Art Center in Knoxville, Tennessee, Knox Guitar Box celebrates the rich and diverse guitar community while highlighting concerts, festivals, educational opportunities, and artists from East Tennessee and around the world.The podcast is proudly sponsored by FlintMeryl Music and LeGrand Music Studios, with any proceeds benefiting Knoxville Classical Guitar, helping bring world-class performances, education, and outreach to our community.Whether you're a guitarist, a music educator, a student, or simply someone who appreciates great music and meaningful conversation, Knox Guitar Box invites you to open the guitar case and discover the stories behind the music.Please consider supporting Knoxville Classical Guitars mission. Learn more about what just 10 per month can do for guitar education, composition, community and more at www.KnoxvilleClassicalGuitar.com.AI Free. Language: en Genres: Arts, Performing Arts Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Making Guitars Play Their Best: Bryan Parris
Episode 3
Monday, 17 August, 2026
In this episode of Knox Guitar Box, host Andy LeGrand sits down with Bryan Parris, owner and luthier at Parris Guitars, to discuss the craft, technology, and personal attention behind a great-playing instrument.Bryan shares how his home-based repair business grew into one of East Tennessee’s most trusted guitar shops. The conversation explores professional setups, fretwork, refrets, structural repairs, restoration, PLEK technology, and what musicians should know about caring for their instruments.Andy also demonstrates “the spider,” a left-hand exercise he learned from his college instructor. The exercise helps guitarists develop finger independence, dexterity, and a stronger mental connection between finger movement and fretboard placement. A downloadable diagram is available on the Knox Guitar Box website.Whether you’re a guitarist, music student, teacher, instrument enthusiast, or simply curious about the work that keeps guitars playing their best, this episode offers practical knowledge and a closer look at one of Knoxville’s respected musical craftspeople.Knox Guitar Box is an FMX production with support from FlintMeryl Music and LeGrand Music.Donate Herehttps://parrisguitars.comhttps://flintmerylmusic.com/pages/podcasthttps://www.knoxvilleclassicalguitar.com/https://www.legrandmusic.org/
