Forrest McCurren - Troubadour from the Heart of the Heartland!
Quite often my involvement in the Roots Music Community affords me the opportunity to witness the launch of an artist that has the promise of a bona fide lyrical life. Forrest McCurren has that kind o...
24 Aug 202225min
Wade Bowen - Somewhere Between the Secret and the Truth
The music of Wade Bowen has been spinning in my playlists since I went on the radio in 2010. My niece Shae was attending Texas State University in San Marcos at the time and Wade Bowen, Randy Rogers, ...
12 Aug 202223min
All Folked Up with Pi Jacobs and Tim Easton
Pi Jacobs draws inspiration from her unconventional upbringing in the Land of Weed and Wine aka Northern California. Blending roots-rock swagger and storytelling soul, her music has drawn comparisons ...
16 Jul 202245min
Debbie Cole Launches "Colebrood" - Her Roots are Showing!
Debbie Cole is a classically trained violinist with over 35 years of experience as a musician. She plays “by ear”, is proficient in and is a fan of multiple genres of music. In 2014, she started playi...
24 Jun 202229min
Martin Hayes - the "Miles Davis" of the Irish Fiddle
I receive dozens of new music submissions and requests for radio interview every week. I do my best to respond to or sample them all. It doesn’t take long to get way behind in the exercise. One such ...
25 Apr 202226min
Jenna Rae - The Tasty Brew Goes Country Lo-Fi!
Some years ago, I went to Knuckleheads’ Gospel Lounge in Kansas City to see a song swap with all female songwriters. I was very familiar with the line up but for a young woman named Jenna Rae. When th...
19 Apr 202234min
Jeff Black - Songcrafter of Fine Portraits of American Life
I have been a fan of Jeff Black’s songwriting for many years. He was born in Kansas City, Missouri and grew up in Liberty, Missouri. In the 1980’s Black began performing at Blayney's, a blues club he...
13 Mar 202245min
Terry Klein - From Boston to Austin and "Good Luck, Take Care!"
I first became aware of Songwriter Terry Klein in 2018 when Radio Promoter Adam Dawson of Broken Jukebox Music sent me Terry’s sophomore effort, “Tex”. I saw that Walt Wilkins produced the album and t...
1 Mar 202228min
