166. Ginny Luke Discusses Devil at My Heels

Send us a text

Electric violinist Ginny Luke, who has played on sessions for numerous artists including Foo Fighters, Hozier, Britney Spears and Meat Loaf, drops by YMAAA to talk about her first solo album Devil at My Heels, which was released on Nov. 1. Ginny talks about her previous solo work, the process behind recording her first full-length solo album—including collaborations with guitarists Nili Brosh and Orianthi—and how recording her own album differed from her experiences as a session musician. She also discusses her advocacy work on behalf of victims of sexual assault in the music industry. To wind up, Ginny talks about her last-second invitation to gig with Nuno Bettencourt and recommends a favorite album of hers for us to check out.

CORRECTION: When discussing Ginny’s cover of Deep Purple’s “Burn,” Al incorrectly implied that the original was recorded by Rainbow.

Ginny mentioned the following organizations that offer assistance to victims of sexual assault and abuse and/or promote equality for women in the music industry. Please visit their websites for more information.

MusiCares: https://www.musicares.org/

Peace Over Violence: https://www.peaceoverviolence.org/

RAINN: https://rainn.org/

She Is The Music: https://sheisthemusic.org/

Be sure to keep up with Ginny on social media...

@ginnyluke on IG

@ginnylukemusic on TikTok

You can find Ginny’s music and much more on her website, ginny-luke.com.

Al is on Bluesky at @almelchior.bsky.social. This show has accounts on Instagram and Threads at @youmealbum. Subscribe for free to You, Me and An Album: The Newsletter! https://youmealbum.substack.com/. You can also support the show on Buzzsprout at https://www.buzzsprout.com/1542814/episodes or at the link at the bottom of these show notes.

1:16 Ginny joins the show

1:48 Does Ginny prefer listening to albums rather than tracks or playlists?

3:33 Ginny had done solo work long before making Devil at My Heels

6:57 Ginny talks about her collaborations with Nili Brosh and Orianthi

12:20 Ginny explains how she was able to make her album both eclectic and cohesive

17:04 Ginny surprised herself by how nervous she got recording her own album

18:57 Ginny explains why she doesn’t get nervous doing sessions for other artists

21:14 Ginny discusses her advocacy work for victims of sexual assault in the music industry

25:22 Ginny talks about her gig with Nuno Bettencourt

27:06 Ginny mentions some of her recent and upcoming events

29:34 Ginny recommends an album by another artist for us to check out

Outro music is from “Devil at My Heels” by Ginny Luke.

Support the show