Polly Stewart Oral History Project: Interview with Wally Bryner, part 1

Recording of an interview by Polly Stewart with Wally Bryner, a participant in the Utah folk music scene of the 1960s. Jennifer Bott [now Bateman] served as sound engineer. Transcript by Laura R. Marcus [now Green]. One of the interview recordings that Polly Stewart and Jennifer Bott conducted for the Utah Folk Music Revival Oral History Project, 2004-20111. Background in folk music/playing folk music while serving in the army; 2. Learning to play bluegrass banjo/bluegrass music as proselytizing tool on LDS mission in Germany; 3. Learning banjo solos from listening to records; 4. Beginning medical school/playing with friends in a band/starting to sing folk music/building own banjo; 5. Becoming a member of the Stormy Mountain Boys/learning to play bass and sing/Stormy Mountain Boys history; 6. Stormy Mountain Boys recordings over the years; 7. Longevity and special dynamic of the Stormy Mountain Boys; 8. Bluegrass masters like Doyle Lawson and Earl Scruggs training younger musicians in their bands, perpetuating the tradition; 9. Concern for the preservation of traditional bluegrass music/changes and innovation in musical styles and recording aesthetics; 10. Talking about Stormy Mountain Boys bass player Tim Morriso