Yvan Petit | Technique, Telecasters, and Touring the World

the Radical Fabulatorium · May 10, 2026 · 1h 12m

<p>Hello, and welcome to the Radical Fabulatorium.</p>

<p>On today’s episode, I’m joined by Canadian country guitarist and songwriter Yvan Petit.</p>

<p>We talk about Yvan’s journey from growing up playing bars in Timmins, Ontario at just 10 years old, to studying audio engineering, becoming one of Ottawa’s busiest gigging musicians, and eventually spending more than two decades on the road with Johnny Reid.</p>

<p>Along the way, we get into Nashville songwriting culture, the realities of touring life, recording techniques, Telecasters, chicken pickin’, the Nashville Number System, and why…