Excerpt selection: Making New Paths
Sam Gleaves and Joe Troop
This video is a discussion between SAM GLEAVES and JOE TROOP.
SAM GLEAVES is a multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, performer, and instructor, and is also the Director of the Berea College Bluegrass Ensemble.
JOE TROOP is known for his multi-cultural approach to music. Joe speaks Spanish and Japanese, and has lived all over the world, most recently in Argentina. He traveled to the U.S. several times with his band Che Apalache. Since the pandemic, Joe has returned to the U.S. where he’s been writing songs of social justice, and performing with the band The Joe Troop Trio.
Topics covered in the discussion:
- Intro Music: Joe Troop “Love Along the Way”
- Early Inspirations
- On Being Out and Open On Stage
- Songwriting – Storytelling & Activism
- What’s Next?
- Outro Music: Sam Gleaves “Pulse [For Orlando]”