Lauren Wanamaker and Lucy Isabel - Bluebird Cafe Type Session on the Radio!

Fund Drive shows on community radio used to give me so much anxiety but over the years, and with well over 50 of them under my belt, I now approach them like any other broadcast. Have fun, entertain and put the spotlight on those artists who are underserved or ignored by main stream media.

In the summer of 2026, I welcomed Nashville songwriters Lauren Wanamaker (making her radio debut) and Lucy Isabel for what turned out to be a wonderful dual conversation and musical performance from two songwriters who did not knoweach other but found themselves together in the same space on Kansas City community radio. I misspoke and saidLucy’s last name as Spiegel instead of Isabel…I’m so sorry Lucy! It’s also totally on me that in the beginning I did not notice that Lauren and Lucy were not “up on” their mics while they spoke. It got better as we progressed but thankfully the musical performances were clear as a bell. Enjoy these ladies’ evocative vocals, classic songwriting and a Patsy Cline cover from Lucy that will make your head spin. Oh yes, and we raised some serious rent for Kansas City community radio that morning. Enjoy!

#songwriters #songs #communityradio #rootsmusic#tastybrewmusic #americanamusic #localmusic #troubadours #heartlandsongs #songwriters#songs #communityradio #rootsmusic #tastybrewmusic #americanamusic #localmusic#troubadours #heartlandsongs

Denne episoden er hentet fra en åpen RSS-feed og er ikke publisert av Podme. Den kan derfor inneholde annonser.

Episoder(130)

Mason Via - Putting His Own Spin on Traditional Bluegrass Music!

I have to pinch myself sometimes on the blessings I havetalking to some of the most talented and influential artists in roots music, especially when it’s in support of a live performance in the Heartl...

10 Aug 20min

My Politic - Signs of Life - It's All Just Math

Two immediate updates are required for this next episode of the Tasty Brew Music Podcast. Within 48 hours of me speaking to Kaston Guffey of the indie folk duo My Politic on the radio over the 2026 F...

29 Jul 27min

Nicki White - Creating Sacred Spaces in the Omnipresence of the Divine

I’ve been a Nicki White supporter for over 10 years inwhatever iteration she chooses… pop, blues, R & B, country, roots… she bends multiple genres seamlessly, works hard in multiple projects like “Fla...

27 Jul 50min

Crys Matthews - Amplifying Voices and Shedding Light!

The community radio station for which I am a programmer has the following mission statement: We seek to stimulate, educate and entertain our audience, to reflect the diversity of the local and world ...

5 Jun 41min

Sky Smeed - One of the Heartland's Best Songwriters - Fight Me!

I recently welcomed my friend Sky Smeed to spend an hour with me on the Mid-Coast Live! program on KKFI. I have a fifteen-year history with this Kansas songwriter; he was the first artist I had join m...

18 Mai 51min

The Shandies - A Lovely Sip of Music from Springfield, MO!

I had my first experience as a panelist at a Folk Alliance Region Midwest mini-conference or “Farmette” in Emporia, Kansas. My co-presenter, Nick Carswell, and I were to share our insights and opini...

11 Mai 32min

Caleb Nelsen - Grit and Honesty from a First Responder

Some things never get old…. Like the opportunity tointroduce a songwriter from the Heartland to a radio audience for the first time. I had the opportunity during a recent “Pledge Drive” on KKFI to i...

15 Apr 40min