Travis Talbert is the lead guitar player for the band
Frontier Folk Nebraska. He also has a solo project called Mavis
Guitar where he plays pedal steel and guitar. He's a gifted and
thoughtful player and a softspoken, gentle guy. He's also a man who
has survived the death of his son. Tobin Talbert lived 7 months and
never left the hospital. Travis and his beautiful wife Heather
somehow managed to weather this tragedy and come out the other side
stronger, braver, and still in love.
This
was one of the hardest episodes ever for me to edit, because I kept
having to stop and just sit in my sadness for a minute. On one
hand, it seems far too sad to be the 2020 Christmas Episode of
Crash and Ride, on the other... well, 2020 is what it is, and
Travis helped me to remember to be grateful for everything I
have.
Merry
Christmas.
You
can hear Mavis Guitar here:
As
promised, here's the Corona Virus Relief Fund set up by
MusiCares:
And
also here's a link to the Athens area musician's Covid 19 relief
fund set up by Nuci's space here: