44. Betsy Wright Discusses Bob Dylan, Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid (soundtrack)

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Betsy Wright of Bat Fangs and Ex Hex takes You, Me and An Album to another dimension on this episode, marking the first time a guest has brought a soundtrack album to the show. Betsy and I dig into Bob Dylan’s 1973 soundtrack for Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid, and along the way, we discuss Betsy’s progression from folk guitar and jazz piano to the D.C. and Charlottesville rock scenes, the soon-to-be-released album and upcoming tour dates for Bat Fangs, the songwriting process for Ex Hex and the extra material available on the outtakes for the Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid soundtrack.

As promised, here is the link to the complete outtakes from the Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid soundtrack: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qz58FT6WsbE

You can and definitely should follow Betsy on Instagram at @betsybooots.

If you also give the @batfangs IG account a follow, you can find information on their tour dates, or you can go to the Don Giovanni Records website at https://www.dongiovannirecords.com/tour.

Al is on Twitter at @almelchiorBB, and this show has accounts on Twitter and Instagram at @youmealbum. Be sure to follow @youmealbum to find out in advance about upcoming guests and featured albums for this podcast.

1:12 Betsy joins the show

1:30 Betsy sets the record straight on Bat Fangs’ upcoming album release date

2:05 The release of Queen of My World is fortuitously timed

3:08 Betsy was into folk guitar and classical piano growing up

5:45 Betsy played her first rock show with The Childballads in her early 20s

8:45 Betsy prefers teaching guitar to voice coaching

10:16 Ex Hex’s songwriting process shifted between the first and second albums

12:53 Betsy and Al talk about which Ex Hex album they like better

15:00 Al asks Betsy if there will be a third Ex Hex album

15:40 Betsy clears up an Ex Hex lyric that Al misheard

18:01 Betsy explains how Bat Fangs formed

21:29 Betsy discusses her reasons for choosing Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid for this episode

25:31 Betsy thinks the soundtrack has a magical sound

28:03 The four Billys

31:36 Betsy doesn’t recommend that we watch the movie

32:57 Betsy listens to the album for relaxation

34:55 Back to the Billys

40:41 Betsy is a big fan of Bob Dylan’s — not just this album

43:28 The instrumentals

49:29 Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door

55:21 Wagon Wheel was derived from a song on the outtakes

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