After three years, Kentucky based band Mavis Guitar returned to the WYSO studios to perform live and chat with Kaleidoscope host Juliet Fromholt about their new album Pedal Steel Trio coming out April 17.
Travis Talbert’s pedal steel playing is central to the trio’s sound. A pedal steels lies down flat on the legs while a metal bar is used to slide up and down high tension strings rather than fingers pressing down on frets. This instrument produces smooth, gliding sounds that usually use open tuning.
Talbert says that he enjoys the challenge of writing for pedal steel…