About this episode

James Weigel discusses his journey as a musician and his work teaching and performing in Chicago.

Send us Fan Mail James Weigel is a journeyman musician. He devotes much of his time working at the local music shop, Flatts and Sharpe, teaching students on a variety of instruments. He then also spends a great deal of time performing for various venues throughout Chicago. These venues range from the local watering hole to more listening friendly rooms. Those lucky enough to be able to listen to Weigel's songs will be struck by the thorough work he puts into each word ...

People in this episode

Host: Martin McCormack

Guest: James Weigel

Topics covered

• music
• teaching
• performance
• songwriting
• local venues

Keywords

• musician
• teaching
• Chicago
• performance
• songwriting

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Flatts and Sharpe

Places: Chicago

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