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May 24, 2022

Episode 16: The Whitmore Sisters (Bonnie & Eleanor)- Americana Rock a…

Sisters Eleanor and Bonnie Whitmore are accomplished musicians, singers, songwriters, instrumentalists and artist apart from each other. Eleanor and her husband Chris Masterson comprise the harmony rich group, The Mastersons, and Bonnie has forged he...

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May 19, 2022

Episode 15: John Elefante- Multi-Grammy winning solo artist, former K…

John Elefante, former lead vocalist for Kansas, has done it all in music. His brand new solo album, "The Amazing Grace" is out NOW and can be found on www.johnelefante.com. John has four Grammys to his name and has produced …

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May 6, 2022

Episode 14: Bill Mallonee- Americana Rock Singer, Songwriter, Legend.

Bill Mallonee is an Americana Rock music legend. As a founding member of the Vigilantes of Love in the early 90s, and a solo artist since the end of that great band, Bill has written songs that are earthy, beautiful …

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April 25, 2022

Episode 13: Elliah Heifetz- Americana-Folk Singer Songwriter

Elliah Heifetz is an artist who is an amazing storyteller and gifted songwriter. Born in the US to parents who fled the Soviet Union during the height of the Cold War, Elliah grew up facing many challenges as a boy …

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April 19, 2022

Episode 12: Gordon Kennedy- Multi-Grammy winning songwriter, musician…

Gordon Kennedy has won multiple Grammys, as a co-writer of "Change the World" sung by Eric Clapton and for his work on the album "Fingerprint" by Peter Frampton. Gordon has written 15 songs that Garth Brooks has recorded and is …

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April 12, 2022

Episode 11: Wesley Stace (aka John Wesley Harding)

Wesley Stace, who formerly went by John Wesley Harding, is a gifted and unique singer, songwriter, and award winning novelist, who has a new album out titled "Late Style." British-born Stace and I chat about his musical beginnings, his career …

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March 29, 2022

Episode 10: Country Singer/Songwriter Bryan Frazier

Bryan Frazier is a gifted Country music singer, songwriter and recording artist. Born in Patsy Cline's hometown, Bryan shares about his journey in his young and growing career (of course we laugh about sharing a name). Along with talking about …

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March 15, 2022

Episode 9: Kerry Muzzey- Film Music and Classical Composer

Kerry Muzzey is an exceptionally talented Classical composer who has written music for several feature films, documentaries and television projects. Kerry also released several post-Rock ambient/instrumental albums under the name, "The Candlepark Sta...

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March 8, 2022

Episode 8: Sam Weber- Singer, songwriter, recording artist.

Sam Weber is a gifted singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer. Sam and I chat about his journey from Canada to Los Angeles and how he has survived and been creative during the pandemic. Sam has a brand new album out …

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Feb. 23, 2022

Episode 7: Michael Roe of The 77s, Lost Dogs, Kerosene Halo, solo art…

Michael Roe is a legendary singer, songwriter, and guitarist, and is a founding member of the alternative rock band, The 77s. Mike has been with the Lost Dogs since their founding in 1992, records with Derri Daugherty (The Choir) as …

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Feb. 8, 2022

Episode 6: Holly Nelson- Solo artist, Vocalist for Stranger Kings

Holly Nelson is an award-winning vocalist who has a beautiful new solo album out called "Ages Vol. 1." We play two songs from her new album and dig into their backstory. She is also the lead vocalist for the So. …

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Jan. 18, 2022

Episode 5: Mark & Brynn Gersmehl of Soulbreather (White Heart and Rac…

Mark "Gersh" was a founding member, songwriter, keyboardist and vocalist for White Heart. Brynn was a songwriter, keyboardist and vocalist for Rachel Rachel. This talented married couple create great music together as Soulbreather. We chat about thei...

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Dec. 7, 2021

Episode 4: Steve Hindalong and Derri Daugherty from The Choir

It was an honor to be in The Choir's studio just outside of Nashville with Derri Daugherty and Steve Hindalong. Derri and Steve have been making music together for nearly 40 years, most notably in the alternative rock band, The …

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July 22, 2021

Episode 3: Henry Louris- Multi-talented visual artist, musician and s…

Henry Louris shares how he grew into the talented visual artist that he is. As a songwriter (who is working on a project with his dad, Jayhawks singer/songwriter, Gary Louris) Henry sheds light on the similarities between the creative processes …

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May 20, 2021

Episode 2: Jessy Greene of Foo Fighters, Jayhawks, Wilco, Pink.

Jessy Greene is a world-class multi-instrumentalist, touring musician, session player, singer, and songwriter. She has toured with The Foo Fighters, Pink, and Minneapolis bands like Wilco, Soul Asylum, The Jayhawks and many more. We chat about her mu...

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March 13, 2021

Episode 1: John Jackson of The Jayhawks & Legacy/SONY Music

John Jackson is a gifted multi-instrumentalist and producer. As my very first guest, John shares great and insightful stories about recording, producing and touring with The Jayhawks, his work at Legacy/SONY Music, and his musical journey that musici...

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