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Andy Frasco's Evolution & Festival Tales - High Sierra Music Festival (Part 1)

Andy Frasco's Evolution & Festival Tales - High Sierra Music Festival (Part 1)

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 Fresh off a wild set at the legendary High Sierra Music Festival, Andy Frasco - bandleader, podcaster, and all-around force of nature - kicks back with the hosts for a candid, hilarious, and heartfelt conversation recorded right on the Plumas-Sierra County Fairgrounds.Andy opens up about:The magic of High Sierra and why community and family matter at festivalsHis leap into music (inspired by piano teacher Holly Bowling) and how he built a career from scratchLessons learned from overcoming excess and finding purpose in writing songs that matterMentorship from legends like Dave Schools, Vince Herman, and George Porter Jr.His podcast, where raw conversations with seasoned musicians fuel inspiration for the next generationEqual parts levity and real talk, this episode is a love letter to live music culture and a reminder of why it’s worth preserving.Long live High Sierra!HIGHLIGHTS“ Long live High Sierra.!” This is bigger than us. This festival, the idea of this festival is important…. families come together, music is being made, kids laughing, smiling, families laughing and smiling. You don't see that anymore. People camping. That's why we gotta keep these things sacred …that's my goal. -Andy Frasco on the greatness of High Sierra Music Festival. I stopped writing songs to make everyone happy. And I started writing songs to make me happy. You can't preach happiness unless you're happy with yourself. And I'm finally in a spot where I'm good with myself.-Andy Frasco on his approach to writing songs and the good place he is in. It doesn't matter, when you start loving yourself, you just gotta love yourself. Even if you're 60, even if you're 70. Even if you're 10,. We gotta remember when we were seven years old. on the fucking swings, eating some ice cream, laughing by yourself, you know? That's it. We gotta get back to that. You have to get that feeling. -Andy Frasco on the importance of loving yourself.MUSIC2025 Album - "Growing Pains" - Andy Frasco & The U.N.Andy Frasco & The U.N. - "Life is Easy" ft. Billy Strings, Steve Poltz, Daniel Donato & Mike GordonAndy Frasco & The U.N. (feat Little Stranger) - Oh, What A Life (Official Video)UPCOMING SHOWS/"GROWING PAINS" TOUR (as of day of episode drop) TICKET LINKSSEP 9, 2025 - "Hot Summer Nights" – Vail, CO (Free Show)SEP 10, 2025 - “The Gaslight Social” – Casper, WYSEP 11, 2025 - The Commonwealth Room – Salt Lake City, UTSEP 12 – 14, 2025 – Telluride Blues & Brews Festival – Telluride, COSEP 18, 2025 – “Healing Appalachia” – Ashland, KYSEP 26 – 27, 2025 – Holy Smokes Festival – Garrettsville, OHOCT 2, 2025 – The Livery – Benton Harbor, MIOCT 3, 2025 – Moontown Brewery – Whitestown, INOCT 4, 2025 – Kenny’s Westside Pub – Peoria, ILOCT 8 – 12, 2025 – Hillberry Harvest Moon Festival – Eureka Spring, AR w/ Greensky BluegrassOCT 17 – 19, 2025 – Roots Music Festival – Boulder, COOCT 19, 2025 – Halfway to 420 Music Festival – St. Augustine, FLOCT 24, 2025 – The Barrelhouse Ballroom – Chattanooga, TNOCT 25, 2025 – MegaCorp Pavillion (w/ Gov’t Mule) – Newport, KYOCT 26, 2025 – Ting Pavillion (w/ Gov’t Mule) – Charlottesville, VAJAN 14 – 18, 2026 – Tropic of Cancer Festival (w/ Lettuce, Mother Hips) - Todos Santos, Baja California Sur LINKSANDY FRASCO & THE U.N. MERCHANDY FRASCO’S WORLD SAVING PODCAST
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