Who Is Madison Cunningham?

[@authorless]

"Write a bad song, but finish it" is some really solid advice.

[@majortom4543]

I hit home hard for me. Nice to see someone else also picked it up.

[@jamesroy9182]

It’s resonated with me. Old fart can still have learning moments!

[@TheDrunkenScoundrel]

The best songwriter I have ever (personally) known told me once that EVERY day he would write 4-6 entire songs.

[@jamesroy9182]

@@TheDrunkenScoundrel (boggling) did he also have a job? Like, WHEN? I'd love to but man I also gotta eat

[@BrianOboylemusic]

Same

[@johnpecoraro1720]

I’m so happy, she just gets better and better. Been listening to her for 3-4 years now. She leaves space in the music but yet her writing so harmonically rich. She is amazing! I’m frustrated that she is not more recognized. … but happy she’s not commercialized..

[@bearclan]

I'm 70, and this young woman is more together than I am. I need to spend more time practicing. Bless you, Madison. Thanks, Josh.

[@ObjectiveDynamics]

63 here but I'm with you

[@BassByTheBay]

Luckily it's not a contest 😊. Just be yourself!

[@Andrew_M_Ward]

58 and right there with you

[@thedweezilzappa]

What a great songwriter and singer. She has amazing musical skills.

[@plumeetpixels7062]

Oh my ! A nice compliment from a guitar master of the greatest kind !

[@chriskehoe6581]

Dude, you gotta check her out live. Her guitar skills are so fluid and relaxed and her voice,...good lord,...like an angel.

[@BassByTheBay]

Couldn't agree more. Her musicality is off the charts.

[@matheusgondim5583]

This is the most wholesome interview on youtube

[@TheChadPad]

She's really insightful into her playing. That's refreshing. That's a real musician right there. She knows what the hell she's doin

[@majortom4543]

i misread magician but that works as well.

[@clancyconlin2760]

@@majortom4543 Dai Vernon

[@j_drichmond]

You know it’s good when halfway through your pick up your guitar to play a long and instead get lost for an hour before finishing the full episode. Thank you for making great work.

[@brandonpadier]

Madison Cunningham RULES! An incredible songwriter and a killer player. So stoked for this interview!

[@andreweasombentley4703]

I'd never heard of Madison before this but I've been listening to her for the last 24hrs and she's awesome. What a talent!

[@letmeooze]

I've been listening to her music for a little while now, and she's become one of my favourite artists. This was an awesome surprise!

[@michaelthimes]

Flats on that Jazzmaster. Respect.

[@joermnyc]

Michael Himes flats have to be on those, round strings pop out of the bridge saddles (though that looks like a different bridge than the original one on the Jazzmaster and Jaguar).

[@michaelthimes]

@@joermnyc I disagree. Flats do not have to be on jazzmasters or jaguars and thousands of players enjoy roundwound strings on their offsets - Elvis costello, Thurston Moore, J Mascis, Kevin Shields and Kurt cobain to name a few. Of course the Mastery bridge was invented to overcome the issue you describe which is more likely to happen with aggressive playing and before it, a mustang bridge was the common retrofit. For what it's worth - the bridge in question looks like tune-o-matic style bridge which looks to be stock on that particular model. Maybe it's a roller style - hard to tell.

[@vrensen1]

Michael Himes it’s an ultra jazzmaster

[@brentonsalassi7916]

@@vrensen1 It's not an Ultra. It's a Mexi Classic Player.

[@nitemareman1]

She looks like a Greek or Roman princess. Her face looks like one you see on old coins. In other words, GORGEOUS.

[@eirikstor]

Awesome episode guys. Just love her tone and style! Also, Nick is such a great drummer ✌🏻

[@bipbipletucha]

She plays a Jazzmaster, of course Josh likes her playing

[@AdamsMusicandFun]

I looked up her videos on YT about 3 minutes into this video. I "got" immediately why she's super talented. I hope she has a long, successful career. She seems like a cool person and a sublime guitarist.

[@terriclark7096]

It’s about time. SO refreshing. She’s the real deal. Musical integrity, and Intention … bravo.

[@claudecat]

Wow! My worlds are colliding! I've been a huge fan of Madison since hearing her on Prairie Home Companion years ago. She's just gotten better since then. To find her on this here channel, where I come for gear history and advice, is amazing! Great interview, loved the music, everything really. I left a big long comment taking Scott to task for oversimplifying blues history or something, but now? All is forgiven. Mostly. Cereal is not a soup.

[@BassByTheBay]

Indeed. No sane human thinks cereal is a soup. By his rationale, if I pour my water with lemon slices into a bowl, it transforms into a soup. Pfft.

[@kjrimple]

Fantastic interview, Josh!

[@phenixwarren]

So pumped on this! Madi is the guitar hero we need in 2020!!

[@kyordy]

Her left hand control is amazing. like an OOLLLLDDD blues player, right in the pocket.

[@babylonlarry]

love reading comments on Madison's stuff. A common one that makes me smile is "she plays like an old pro".

[@martiboucat]

Started listening her music because of this show. Loving it A LOT. Josh & Nick, thanks! Best from Barcelona.

[@frankboyd.]

Look up Larkin Poe, Molly Tuttle, and Tyler Bryant and The Shakedown.

[@martiboucat]

Frank Boyd oh! I know all of them! Thanks for the recommendation, though! 🙂

[@taylordn310]

Discovered Madison Cunningham a few months ago, and she’s quickly become one of my favorites! So cool to see her on the show.

[@robgilbert4679]

She is definitely one of the best young songwriters around right now. Keep it rollin!

[@ryanstevens11]

Glad this video will be helping to give her the bigger audience that she deserves. Madison is a budding star in the making!

[@ZeCoop]

Really great interview with a wonderful songwriter I had not heard of... I'll definitely check her stuff out. I thought this was a nice change of pace, and appreciated this week's video! :)

[@HendryWong324]

she is the one that make me can't leave my eyes off. the way she talks and the attitude to the music and the thing she loves.

[@adamburnett566]

World's colliding. Never thought I'd see Madison on here. Been enjoying her music for awhile now!

[@glennw3909]

There's something about Josh's consistent smirk throughout that has me laughing for some reason. Good stuff.

[@joestanley2743]

As a kiwi, It's awesome to see music from home influence and inspire people from around the world. I've grown up hearing Brooke Fraser on the radio and she's one of NZ's most talented songwriters for sure!

[@41DegreesSouth]

Haha, as a fellow Kiwi, I immediately scrolled down to find this comment when she mentioned Brooke

[@NickGranville]

Joe Stanley yeah man, I thought the same.

[@InspiretoVictory]

Radiohead, Paul Simon and Joni Mitchell. I hear it. She's so genuine and authentic. Honest and real. I'm such a fan. Oh, and I see Tedeschi Trucks in concert every year. They're absolutely incredible.

[@BassByTheBay]

Ha, I hear Joni, Radiohead, and Rufus Wainwright, but now that you mention it, I hear Paul as well. She is incredibly talented and mature beyond her years.

[@robertlewis5439]

Great interview, lovely music. Lol'd when she explained Josh's vibrato to him.

[@nigel_tufnell]

Man - this is so cool. Let alone Madison, who's a total genius... But then there is Nick who playes the song like he's never done anything else and Josh who is never scared or hesitant to jam with the greats. I'd be scared shitless. Great, great stuff

[@Alicesweetalice]

"I'm getting nervous now". Soup question. Well done Josh. Well done.

[@fatt-alien]

One of the best shows I have ever seen was when Juana Molina played a small club in Chicago -- touring for Un Dia around 2009. Intricate rhythms, looping pedals, unorthodox percussion instrumentation. I was hooked. I played the track featured here by Madison for my 4-1/2 year old daughter earlier today -- she may be hooked, as well. Fantastic episode!

[@ampoll88]

I have been looking forward to this episode!! Big fan of her music and guitar playing!

[@AdamsMusicandFun]

"That kind of sucks, but she means it, so it must be right." THAT is the sentiment that expresses why music is so special. Sincerity and authenticity mean everything. Great video and interview.

[@ashleyethier6460]

this interview answered so many questions I wondered about her. THANKS!

[@bromporke]

Haven’t found a new artist like her that I actually got excited about for years now.

[@joewilliams3204]

I’ve been following her for awhile, she is very talented with a innovative songwriting style. Thanks for this Josh! Rock on Madi!

[@ericdavidson5590]

It is a breath of fresh air to hear such a young talent...I’m a 42 yr old new fan. Also, everyone my age will tell you that Radiohead’s best album is the Bends, but I’m a sucker for In Rainbows.

[@PHLCoffeeSnob]

Agreed

[@aydotbee]

Soup is all cooked together (even if it gets chilled before you eat it), cereal is liquid added to solid stuff, so not soup.

[@ljmiller96]

Cereal is either porridge or gruel. Not sure which. Maybe both.

[@BockwinkleB]

@@ljmiller96 Porridge is usually cooked, so maybe gruel?

[@wilaustu]

Also, you can have cereal without milk.

[@stopmonkey47452]

Milk is not broth. That's all I need to say.

[@BassByTheBay]

Wow... I like this performance of "Pin It Down" better than the original. I just stumbled across Madison's music a couple of days ago and have become obsessed. Binging everything I can find of hers 🎧. Her musicality is so wonderfully nuanced, textured, and mature. Can't wait for a chance to see her live!

[@failgun]

A live album from her would be amazing

[@herroglop7411]

Amazing artist. Thanks Josh for leading me into her work.

[@TLMuse]

Great interview with one of my favorite new(ish) singer/songwriter/guitarists. She has such a unique voice, both as a composer and as a player. And really impressive drum work on "Pin it down"-totally in the pocket! -Tom

[@chuckwood2858]

Just wanted to say, since I got back in to guitar about two months ago, I have learned so much from this channel, and also just thoroughly enjoyed and been entertained by these videos. I just got my first JHS pedal this week-- an Angry Charlie. And it is REALLY GOOD, just like the KZbin videos!

[@MYGAS21]

Wonderful interview and artist by the way...I did not know her.....her first song is very moving and powerful. I must check her out.

[@OffShiftProductions]

Loved this episode. Love the format. Would not be oppposed to more content like this. Inspiring stuff.

[@gordonmckiernan4725]

I can't... already... be more effusive about this episode. Brilliant!!!

[@alexbreyer6921]

She is so good! Loved getting to hear from her here. Thanks JHS!

[@kostischaveles]

Just came here to watch the pedals........but then I loved her music and sound. JHS you are awesome!!!

[@artwerkmedia8616]

My favorite new artist on my favorite KZbin channel. Thanks! She is amazing. Had no idea she was so young. Must be an old soul. Ok, now I need a jazzmaster and a penguin pedal.

[@RobFlaxMusic]

AHHH SHE'S THE BEST. I first saw her "Live at Paste Studios" video and have been a big fan ever since. Masterful guitar playing, singing, songwriting... what a monster!

[@ElliotGKnapp]

Great video, happy to be introduced to her music! The Paul Simon influence is all over that song at the end, from the lyrics, to the flow, to the fingerpicking and understated chops!

[@christianfrey6563]

More of these please! I love your interview questions and the way they really help us get to know an artist.

[@hitnorcal]

She is very likable. Great interview/show Josh. Never heard her music. Will be playing her on Tidal today.

[@dlemon90]

I love her style, what a great vibe! Big ups for the Jazzmaster too

[@kipmillwee6936]

Great interview, questions the best and the answers, WOW

[@chriskehoe6581]

The last live show I saw, pre-pandemic, was Madison at Le Poisson Rouge NYC 1/29/2020. I can't wait to see her again. She's awesome.

[@brownmonkeybananayellow]

I love Madison Cunningham and this was a great interview/video. Glad it was more than 5 min.

[@flonsdg]

The thing that always amazes me the most about her playing is how her hands never seem to move, she is the true Slow Hand

[@dinosaursr]

Wonderful interview with a great new talent. Nice jam everyone.

[@md-ps2hx]

Excellent interview. First time I've heard of Madison is today Sept 29th 2022.

[@jasminesustar8957]

I was listening to Madison’s music not too long ago, and I heard a lot of things that reminded me of Brooke Fraser, and I was wondering if she was an influence for her. That is so cool!! I’m glad I found this video because she answered that question for me. Both Brooke and Madison are two of my favorite artists.

[@plumeetpixels7062]

Damn, I love this artist so much ! I mean, songs like "L.A. (Looking Alive)", "Pin it down" or "L.A. (Looking Alive)" are masterpieces, each in a very singular way. Her guitar playing is phenomenal and makes a so perfect ensemble with her voice. In a time of too clean and sweet music, I love the tension, the dynamic of her harmonies and riffs. The best discovery for ages in the music I listen to. Maybe could we have her in concert in south France after the Covid time ? That would be my 2021 wish...

[@samhatman6536]

Read all the comments so far. Liked many. Always like your videos. And, there was so much to enjoy here! You put it out there for us to enjoy, you know! Thanks to all of you for your generosity. Just what we needed. I will keep this one in the library. And buy this creator's work. You guys backed her up so well. Madison was awesome, you all just sit down and pour out great music! Thanks Madison. Really! I learn so much wonderfulness every time I tune in.

[@shakeyourmatt]

This is great! Kinda in between a podcast and an interview

[@RTFosmark]

Great episode, JHS! Thanks for showing off Ms. Cunningham-I am firmly entrenched in her fandom after that.

[@maximo.01]

John Mayer is definitely going to watch this video!! Haha!! Great video Josh and Madison!

[@chrisrushtonltd]

extended jam / session video please?!

[@DheadslayinG]

i had no idea who madison was before this video, but i am just simply amazed by her playing and personality. this was such a fun and great video. everything in this video was interesting, the questions, experiences, and music all talked about just makes me want to know more and write more music thank you josh!

[@hello5695]

Felt weird cuz I was hearing Josh on the left side and Madison on the right but they were sitting on opposite sides.......

[@peterwelsh1932]

Mitsune Hiku u should sit backwards

[@fossilmatic]

Swap your headphone around.

[@timw22020]

Hahahahah flip the headphone my dude

[@billphillipstube]

Very cool episode. Hadn't heard of Madison before. I'm very impressed.

[@easy-to-read-name62]

What a treat. Thank you for that.

[@stevenash1215]

That was fun! I bought 'Who Are You Now' because you featured it a while back. It is def one of my favs! Madison is very talented.

[@rabokel]

Wonderful! Hearing some Wendy & Lisa, Charlie Hunter, Marc Ribot. Love it.

[@Flamtapa]

Great interview. Cool version on Pin It Down, lovely!

[@Ruefus]

Yeah.....you need to do more of this.

[@chrisjohnstone6164]

Thanks! very awesome - first time I have heard Madison - gonna grab some tunes now

[@monkoman4172]

She'd make a great guest at our house. My fave artists are Radiohead, Fiona Apple and Jeff Buckley, while my girlfriend loves Feist and Joni Mitchell and loves that plane watching app.

[@黒人-m3w]

Great episode Josh !! I really ,really enjoyed it. Maddison Cunningham is great !.

[@blues61]

Thank you for introducing Madison Cunningham to me. Great use of your KZbin channel. Stay healthy and be well.

[@ElFerna182]

Amazing episode. Greetings from Argentina, where Juana Molina is from ;)

[@bluefoxfox1459]

Great interview! Incredibly inspiring

[@rjb5191]

super cool. Sick Jam sesh. jelly!

[@espowari]

Thanks for this Josh. Great interview. So unique. Brilliant guitarist.

[@maceynovacek4700]

I saw her perform with Lake Street Dive about a month ago and am now just obsessed with her music and look!!

[@chloeanne4473]

This is so wonderful and also so nice to hear about Madison’s creative process!

[@CalMedina]

So amazed by how talented maddison is. Super underrated artist.

[@periloustemple8290]

You are always ahead, Josh. I just found out about her - and I've been missing out. This fresh and exciting. Gordon Mote is how I got my lights turned on!! Madison is a breathe of fresh air in every way.

[@TomSmith-hq1ok]

One of my favourite artists!

[@thomaschumley3904]

She is an amazing talent. She is on repeat con my play list now.

[@jakesdaddy08]

Thank you so much for this episode. I must admit I’d never heard of Madison but what an incredible player, loved listening to her and her thoughts on playing and songwriting. Her music is incredible too!

[@sigsfast]

She’s a stunning talent that doesn’t get enough attention.

[@OccamsEraserhead]

She's a goddess. Not because of her looks - although she's very pretty - but she's so talented, and smart and wise and I think I'm in love with her.

[@nolarocks]

So relieved to hear a girl singer singing in her normal voice - too many copy cats doing the same terrible fake soul stuff. Her singing is refreshing!!! Good on ya'!!!

[@davelanciani-dimaensionx]

Or every pop girl singer does that "whispery" soft voice. Ugh.

[@christhomas9221]

@@davelanciani-dimaensionx right? i'm so bored of that shit, put some damn personality into it!

[@thomasvanzoelen2354]

ok boomer(s)

[@edbutler3]

This is Next Level stuff. Great interview and performance. 👍

[@SubtractiveMoves]

I love Bill Frisell and I have a Nash Telemaster and I've been searching for something that I only can feel internally. This video brings me so close to finding my own musical path.😊

[@justinguitarcia]

Late to the party but this feels like a major win for music. All this incredible musicality married with the song writing and melody.. so good

[@shakesquire84]

I really like seeing people just jam out in the same room. It's been a long time since I've been able to do that.

[@BrentosTheFreshmaker]

I got into her music through Josh's Record Time recommendation. Absolutely amazing songwriting. Really cool to see Madison on the show with Josh, and to see her talk about her process and gear. "Song In My Head" is one of the best songs I've heard in a long time