Touring Musician to YouTube Success: "Kyle Orla" Strategy | DS608

March 16, 2026 • 01:17:10
Touring Musician to YouTube Success: "Kyle Orla" Strategy | DS608
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Touring Musician to YouTube Success: "Kyle Orla" Strategy | DS608

Mar 16 2026 | 01:17:10

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Show Notes

I talk to Kyle Orla of K.O. String works in Duluth, MN. We geek out on YouTube and being a touring musician. Then, at the end, we geek out for 20 minutes about 90 – 100+ year old guitars.

Kyle is a folk musician and educator, specializing in dexterous fingerstyle and hard driving American folk music.

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