Pickin’ on guitar and country music with Laur Joamets

(In English / inglise keeles)

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Guitarist Laur Joamets took a leap of faith when he moved from Estonia to Nashville, Tennessee to play country music. But before long, he was touring the United States with singer-songwriter Sturgill Simpson and playing on major late night TV shows.

He’s a man with plenty of funny and insightful stories to tell. In this episode, join Vincent Teetsov from Estonian Life newspaper as we hear about:

🤠the incredible musicians you’ll hear playing around the clock in Nashville

🤠how Laur has spread a love of Põltsamaa sinep (mustard) among his bandmates

🤠shower controls and other cultural differences that he noticed in the United States

🤠and much more!

Things mentioned in this episode include:
-Laur’s official website: https://www.laurjoamets.com/ 

-Laur on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laur_joamets/?hl=en 

-Sturgill Simpson: https://www.sturgillsimpson.com/ 

-Laur playing on Saturday Night Live: https://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live 

-Laur playing on The Late Show with David Letterman: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lsnf6ml1ae8 

-tour dates for Drivin’ N’ Cryin’: https://www.drivinncryin.com/tour 

-Georg Ots Tallinn Music School: https://otsakool.edu.ee/ 

-Dramamama, Laur’s band from when he lived in Estonia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJyMZToA0sk 

-Rival Sons, the band he opened for in Tallinn before moving to the US: https://www.rivalsons.com/ 

-Dave Cobb, the producer Laur met after moving to Nashville: https://www.davecobbproducer.com/ 

-The Grand Ole Opry: https://www.opry.com/ 

-Honky Tonk Highway: https://www.visitmusiccity.com/things-to-do-in-nashville/attractions/honky-tonk-highway 

-Laur Joamets showcasing a 1968 Fender Telecaster: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j03SWj6iT2Y 

-The Fillmore in San Francisco: https://www.livenation.com/venue/KovZpZAE6eeA/the-fillmore-events 

-LORE, the duo that Laur is part of with singer Laura Reed: https://open.spotify.com/artist/18w4oJknIoBRU0ZB3ECGA2