About Highway Butterfly: The Stories of Neal Casal
‘Highway Butterfly: The Stories Of Neal Casal,’ is a companion podcast available in the lead-up to the 41-song tribute ‘Highway Butterfly: The Songs Of Neal Casal,’ due Nov. 12. The first four podcast episodes premiered on World Suicide Prevention Day and include interviews with tribute album contributing artists Billy Strings and Jaime Wyatt and co-producers Dave Schools and Jim Scott. Each week following, additional contributors to the album will share their stories about Neal, memories of making the tribute album and what the Neal Casal Music Foundation means to them. The conversations bring up important topics such as mental wellness for musicians and destigmatizing our needs around mental healthcare. ‘Highway Butterfly: The Songs of Neal Casal’ is a 3+ hour tribute collection of Casal’s songs recorded by 41 artists & 130 musicians, now available as pre-order for both the 5-LP/3-CD limited edition boxed sets ( https://nealcasalmusicfoundation.org/store/highway-butterfly ). All proceeds from sales and streams of the recordings will benefit The Neal Casal Music Foundation.
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Rachel Dean became acquainted with Neal Casal when he was playing with Ryan Adams and the Cardinals. They became close friends who shared many adventures, and Neal worked closely with Rachel on her debut solo album Indian Summer, co-producing, playing, and even taking the photos for the gatefold. Most recently, Neal contributed his signature guitarwork to Rachel's self-titled release with her band Starlight Cleaning Co. Rachel shares stories from these sessions and their friendship in this interview. Learn more about Rachel’s music: http://www.starlightcleaningco.com/about.html (http://www.starlightcleaningco.com/about.html)
Song clips in this episode:
“So Far Astray” - Neal Casal, Roots & Wings
“The Cold & The Darkness” - Tim Heidecker, Highway Butterfly: The Songs of Neal Casal
“So Far Astray” - Rachel Dean, Highway Butterfly: The Songs of Neal Casal
“The Race” - Starlight Cleaning Co. Self Titled
Episode artwork photography by Neal Casal
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24 Feb 2022
Episode 19: Jesse Aycock
Jesse Aycock is a musician from Tulsa, Oklahoma who was a long-time fan of Neal Casal before they connected through a mutual friend. After meeting and becoming friends, Neal worked on Jesse's solo album Flowers and Wounds before recruiting him to join Hard Working Americans. In this interview, Jesse describes the fortuitous circumstances of their introduction, stories from recording his version of "The Losing End Again" for Highway Butterfly, and the importance of having honest conversations about mental health.
Song clips in this episode:
“The Losing End Again” - Jesse Aycock, Highway Butterfly: The Songs of Neal Casal
“The Losing End Again” - Neal Casal, Roots and Wings
Episode artwork photography by Neal Casal
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27 Jan 2022
Episode 18: Kenny Roby
Kenny Roby first met Neal back in 1997, when Kenny’s Raleigh, NC based band, 6 String Drag, signed to Steve Earle’s E-Squared record label and made their classic album High Hat. Neal and Kenny became great pals and Neal invited Kenny along to open a month of shows on his 1998 tour of the UK and France. They sang together every night and when the tour ended they came back to the states and recorded their duo album Kenny Roby & Neal Casal: Black River Sides. They stayed friends until Neal’s passing in 2019 and Kenny recorded a fantastic version of Neal’s song “Too Much To Ask” for the Highway Butterfly: The Songs of Neal Casal tribute album. Learn more about Kenny: https://kennyroby.net/
Song clips in this episode:
6 String Drag Bottle of Blues
Ain’t Got The Time
When I Loved You
Silver Moon
Too Much To Ask
New Day
Episode artwork photography by Neal Casal
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