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The StringVincent Neil EmersonEpisode 322: Texas songwriter Vincent Neil Emerson graduated from playing on the streets and in the bars of Fort Worth to tours with Colter Wall and American Aquarium and then a well-received debut album (2019’s Fried Chicken And Evil Women). That inspired none other than Rodney Crowell and Shooter Jennings in turn to take an interest in producing the young country troubadour, resulting in a self-titled release in 2021 and the more recent The Golden Crystal Kingdom of 2023. They heard what I hear - an artist pxrocessing his past and making his struggles universal, a singer with an honest voice and a...2025-05-2659 min
The StringSierra HullEpisoded 313: Sierra Hull brings a measure of small-town delight and innocence to roots and bluegrass that perfectly compliments her innate gifts and her formal schooling in high level music-making. The mandolinist, songwriter, singer, and band leader has emerged, since her youthful debut in 2008, as a star of her field and an inspiring figure in Americana. Her four IBMA Mandolin Player of the Year awards are part of the story. But so is her composing, her collaborating and her records. The first in five years - and her first independent release - is A Tip Toe High Wire, coming March 7...2025-02-2859 min
The StringMickey RaphaelEpisode 307: It was 50 years ago this month that a 23-year-old Mickey Raphael felt his way through his first recording session with his relatively new band boss Willie Nelson. And it was no small thing, producing the iconic Red Headed Stranger. It was one event in a charmed life that set this Dallas musician on a path to the ultimate steady gig for more than 50 years, plus stature as the world’s top on-call harmonica player. Raphael has played and recorded with Merle Haggard, Leon Russell, Don Williams, Emmylou Harris, Ray Charles, Bob Dylan, Paul Simon, Norah Jones, Wynton Marsalis, an...2025-01-2259 min
The StringJessie ScottEpisode 306: This one’s personal. Eight years ago, when we launched the Roots Radio format on the historic signal WMOT 89.5 FM, a few of us knew we could have no better program director than Jessie Scott, and we were fortunate that she was in the right time and place to come on board. Her 50 years of on-air experience, her expertise in Americana music, and her warm and knowledgeable voice have become the core of WMOT’s sound. She governs the deep and excellent WMOT playlist and its mix of new and legacy music, plus she’s a fountain of enthus...2025-01-0659 min
The StringAthens, GeorgiaEpisode 288: In this special edition of The String, I present an audio postcard from Athens GA, a city of about 125,000 people just east of Atlanta that for forty years has been punching above its weight as a music city. As a teenager in the mid 1980s, I loved the B-52s and I about worshiped REM, and ever since, I’ve wondered what kind of place could produce those wildly different, highly progressive bands. My curiosity only grew as Athens continued to be a hotbed of art-forward rock and roll and creative roots music over the next forty years. So...2024-06-2759 min
The StringSpecial Edition: Americana and JazzTo kick off the new year during my three week book leave, here's a special edition of The String in which I read my own in-depth analysis of how two great and sweeping genres - jazz and Americana - can have such different audiences and narratives in contemporary life despite their common origins in the blues. Reviewed are two releases - the 10th anniversary vinyl edition of Esperanza Spalding's Grammy Award-winning Radio Music Society and sax player JD Allen's new and provocatively titled Americana, Vol. 2. I've been thinking about this issue for years and at last the right circumstances...2023-01-1928 min
The StringAllison Russell plus Joel SavoyEpisode 193: From where we sit at WMOT, Allison Russell was the artist of 2021. Her album Outside Child, our most played disc, emerged in the summer to massive acclaim and it has now been nominated for three Grammy Awards. And she was tapped to curate the Sunday closing set at Newport Folk Festival, which she used to shine a light on a dozen extraordinary African American women who've found their footing in roots music and lit up the genre with deeply individual work. That said, she's been in folk music for 20 years. So to close out 2021, Allison joined me to...2021-12-2059 min
Soul Explosion PodcastSoul Explosion - JFSR - Fantasy WMOT & Vanguard Special - 8th November 2021Welcome to the latest broadcast of the Soul Explosion on JFSR - The Home of Jazz Funk & Soul. The show is broadcast every Monday 4pm-6pm UK time on jsfr.co.uk, via the JFSR Apps and via Tune In radio app on your mobile devices, tablets, Smart TV's and Smart Speakers.
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The StringThe Delevantes plus The ConnellsEpisode 181: It’s a jangle pop special with two bands of brothers who are back on record after two-decade breaks. The Delevantes, Bob and Mike, are pioneers of Americana, chart toppers when the format was born thanks to their Everly Brothers harmony and country twang. Their enchanting new album will be called A Thousand Turns. Also in the hour, also with a brother named Mike, Raleigh, NC band The Connells on their work with REM producer Mitch Easter then and now. They take me back to turning 19 in Chapel Hill when my world was defined by southern college radio ro...2021-09-0859 min
Defected RadioGlitterbox Radio Show 232: Presented by Melvo BaptistePodcast from Defected Records
Ann Nesby - Lovin' Is Really My Game [Silk Entertainment]Patrick Cowley featuring Sylvester - Menergy (Purple Disco Machine Remix) [Unidisc Music]Konk - Your Life (12" Version) [Sleeping Bag Records]René & Angela - Secret Rendezvous [Champion]Heaven & Earth - I Really Love You [WMOT Records]Teena Marie - 365 (John Morales M+M Mix) [BBE Records]Was (Not Was) - Tell Me That I'm Dreaming (12" Remix) [Island Records]Alan Dixon - Bless Me Today (Mike Dunn BlackBall Praise MixX ll) [Glitterbox Recordings]Booman - God's Got It (D...2021-09-071h 00
The StringMaggie Rose plus Connie SmithEpisode 180: When Maggie Rose held her album release party in late August for her third album Have A Seat, she filled one of the city's largest music halls with wildly enthusiastic fans, testimony to her 13 years of work and resilience and acclaim. She's a bold and emotive singer who has forged a unique fusion of roots, soul and pop, and her recording sessions at FAME Studio in Muscle Shoals picked up just the right amount of vintage vibe. We get to know an artist who will surely be on ever bigger stages as the coming years unfold. Also, a...2021-08-3158 min
The StringDavid FergusonEpisode 179: He goes by "Ferg" and he's one of the most interesting and influential creative forces in Nashville, whether you've heard of him or not. David Ferguson grew up in town, connected as a teenager with the great producer Cowboy Jack Clement and learned the mystic arts of recording and producing records. He engineered Johnny Cash's iconic comeback albums with Rick Rubin. He's worked the board or produced for John Prine, Sturgill Simpson, Margo Price and recently become a creative partner at Dan Auerbach's Easy Eye Records. Now he's made an album of his own, featuring easy country arrangements...2021-08-2556 min
The StringJ.P. HarrisEpisode 178: East Nashville's J.P. Harris has been a train-hopper, a logger, a shepherd, a honky tonker and a historic home carpenter. Indeed he was getting up from this early morning interview to work on an old home. It's a mix that makes him the most interesting man in roots music. And now, he's turned his attention back to the music that first drew him into country, old-time fiddle and banjo ballads. His new album Don't You Marry No Railroad Man brings a fresh reading to some ancient songs and a vivid partnership with album producer and fiddler Chance...2021-08-1059 min
The StringJim LauderdaleEpisode 177: This year marks the 30th anniversary of Jim Lauderdale's solo debut album Planet Of Love, but he was a veteran even then of the burgeoning alternative country music scenes in New York and Los Angeles. In his Nashville decades, he's been cherished as a leader and spokesperson for Americana music, a very successful hit songwriter, a collaborator with giants and an artist who just kicks out incredible album after album. In this laid back conversation, Jim talks about how his first album came to be, how he pursued a long-running writing relationship with the legendary Robert Hunter and...2021-08-0258 min
The StringParker Millsap plus Bristol ReunionEpisode 176: Parker Millsap burst on to the folk and roots scene in 2014 out of Oklahoma with a voice beyond his years and a bold way with drawing characters from the American heartland. Raised in the Pentecostal church, he's a rare Americana singer comfortable with celebrating and critiquing the faith community that shaped his picture of humanity. On his newest Be Here Instead, Parker turns his lens more inward and in a season of socially conscious music, delivers a musically ambitious set of songs about more conventional terrain - life and love. Also, a visit with Leah Ross, director of...2021-07-2758 min
The StringTim O'Brien plus Geoff SaundersEpisode 175: Tim O'Brien is one of several roots music icons who've circled back for a second visit to The String in recent weeks, and that's a great thing. His band Hot Rize dominated bluegrass in the 1980s and since the 90s he's been a dynamo of songwriting, ensemble playing, recording and collaborating. The latest project He Walked On finds Tim reflecting on the accelerated, unnerving world unfolding out his window during the pandemic with his signature mix of old-time tradition and contemporary songwriter sensibility. Also, an introduction to Nashville bass player Geoff Saunders, an academy trained jazz artist and...2021-07-1158 min
The StringAmythyst Kiah plus Tony Joe WhiteEpisode 174: Amythyst Kiah grew up in East TN and discovered traditional folk music at college there. Drawn to its heritage and its sound, she launched her career as a solo singer of original and traditional songs on guitar and banjo. Her low-timbred voice reminded me in her growth years of Odetta. Frustrated with her trajectory, she nearly quit but was revived by the support of folk star Rhiannon Giddens and included in the acclaimed project Our Native Daughters. Now, on her label debut Wary & Strange, Amythyst forges a personal sound that is earthy and epic at the same time...2021-06-2958 min
The StringShannon McNally plus Oliver WoodEpisode 173: It takes a bold woman to cover "Only Daddy That'll Walk The Line," but Shannon McNally has been fearlessly facing down naysayers in the music business for 20 years. Nashville based after turns in LA, New Orleans and Mississippi, she's one of the most underrated roots singer songwriters in roots music, with a deep catalog and numerous distinguished collaborations to her name. Her lifelong love of Waylon Jennings inspired her at last to round up a band and cut songs by him or inspired by him, and the collection is getting raves. Also I speak with Oliver Wood, the...2021-06-2158 min
The StringAmy Helm and Rachel BaimanEpisode 172: A sense of place pervades this split show featuring two of the most fascinating and accomplished voices in Americana music. Amy Helm is a veteran singer but a relatively new solo recording artist having released her third LP 'What The Flood Leaves Behind.' We talk about the aura and sound of her late father Levon Helm's Barn and how she keeps discovering new things there. Rachel Baiman came to Nashville from Chicago for college and made a name as a fiddler in the duo 10 String Symphony. Her solo albums are crystalizing a new indie roots sound with...2021-06-1558 min
The StringBruce Iglauer And 50 Years Of Alligator RecordsEpisode 171: Founded by an irrepressible enthusiast in his very early twenties, Alligator Records grew into the most authoritative and wide-ranging label chronicling urban blues in the US. That man, Bruce Iglauer, owns and runs the label to this day, having released hundreds of albums on artists such as Albert Collins, Koko Taylor, Roy Buchanan, Lonnie Brooks, Edgar Winter, James Cotten, Curtis Salgado, Marcia Ball, The Holmes Brothers and newest star Shemekia Copeland. The hour features Iglauer in conversation, guest appearances by Copeland and artist Selwyn Birchwood, and selections from the new anthology '50 Years Of Genuine House Rockin' Music...2021-06-0758 min
The StringJohn Hiatt and Jerry DouglasEpisode 170: They're both Nashville icons but they'd rarely worked together until now. John Hiatt is a songwriter's songwriter with a voice that's made him a roots music star. Jerry Douglas is the most in-demand dobro player in the world. Both are recipients of Americana Lifetime Achievement Awards. When the idea to record together was hatched, Jerry brought his ace band to RCA Studio B where he and John crafted a gorgeous set of songs under the title Leftover Feelings. When the chance came up to sit down around a table with these amazing artists (and former String guests by...2021-06-0352 min
The StringMark O'Connor plus Joe K. WalshEpisode 169: He's known worldwide as a consummate virtuoso on the fiddle and the violin, but Mark O'Connor's first instrument was actually the guitar. After starting his music life with classical and flamenco style lessons, the Seattle teen branched into traditional fiddle and acoustic guitar. After making the groundbreaking Markology when he was 16, O'Connor realized he had bursitis in his elbow and he gave up the guitar to save his fiddling. After more than 40 years winning Grammy Awards and making waves in country, bluegrass, jazz and classical music, O'Connor picked up the guitar again and made a series of recordings...2021-05-1958 min
The StringSamantha CrainEpisode 168: By the time 2020’s pandemic shroud covered the land and stilled its musicians, Oklahoma songwriter Samantha Crain knew all too well about incapacitation. In 2017, touring behind her album You Had Me At Goodbye, she was involved in three car accidents in three months, leaving her hands nerve damaged and debilitated, threatening her career. So the brisk and bright tone of her new EP is reassuring. Her shapely, idiosyncratic voice is still very much with us. “I’m feeling good,” she says. “I feel like I catalogued a lot of tricks of survival, due to dealing with the various physical a...2021-05-1359 min
The StringCasey Driessen's OtherlandsEpisode 167: I met Casey Driessen almost 20 years ago when he was new to Nashville, fresh off a music degree from Berklee in Boston and full of new ideas about bluegrass and American fiddling. He became a key sideman for folks like Tim O'Brien and Darrell Scott. As a composer and arranger he made several solo albums and then refined a truly solo approach with looping pedals. He's become a cutting-edge authority on the innovative bow "chopping" technique that all up and coming fiddlers have to learn now. His latest record documents nearly a year of global travel with his...2021-05-0459 min
The StringMando Saenz plus Great PeacockEpisode 166: Still waters run deep with Nashville's Mando Saenz. He's cool and contemplative in conversation, while songwriters tell you he's a fountain of ideas in the writing studio, where he spends most of his time. The Texas native got his start in Houston and early tours with Hayes Carll. Fate brought him to Nashville where he's written and recorded since the mid 2000s for the innovative Carnival Music. He's especially close to Jim Lauderdale and Kim Richey and his songs have been recorded by Miranda Lambert and Lee Ann Womack, Midland and many more. His fourth album for the...2021-04-2259 min
The StringCurtis Salgado plus Kevin McKendreeEpisode 165: Growing up in the Pacific Northwest in the 1960s, Curtis Salgado fell down the rabbit hole of Deep South blues, jazz, soul and R&B and knew it would be his life's work. Now in his mid 60s, he looks back at a life full of happy accidents, earned admiration, survival and awards, including the BB King Entertainer of the Year prize. His new album on Alligator Records is Damage Control, a study in existential poise. Also in the hour, a key Nashville musician who led some of the sessions on that album, piano and organ player Kevin...2021-04-1358 min
The StringGarrison Starr plus Lilly WinwoodSinger-songwriter Garrison Starr grew up in Mississippi, made rock and roll out of Memphis and got signed in her late teens to a major label deal where her song "Superhero" took her to the charts and major tours. Heady success, except it was upset by the traumas and betrayals of being outed as gay in college and a conservative culture that exiled her. Now, with a dozen albums to her credit and a successful songwriting career in Los Angeles, she revels in her growth and forgiveness on the new album Girl I Used To Be. Garrison is a fantastic...2021-04-0658 min
The StringOne Year With CovidEpisode 163: It's been a year since the music industry slammed to a halt due to Covid-19. Performing artists had to adjust financially, logistically, emotionally and more. Now with a year's hindsight, The String sought out a sampling of roots musicians to hear how they coped. Many found unexpected gifts. Some started new businesses. Everybody learned a lot about themselves and their field. Featured: Kyshona Armstrong, Jill Andrews, Tim Easton, Robert Greer, Molly Tuttle, Rob Ickes, Doug and Telisha Williams, Garrison Starr, Sarah Jarosz, Suzanne Santo and Jerry Pentecost. With music by all. 2021-03-2359 min
The StringBill KirchenEpisode 162: From his breakout days as guitarist for Commander Cody and his Lost Planet Airmen to his four-decade career as a bandleader, songwriter and recording artist, Bill Kirchen has been a badass hero of Americana music. His dextrous and dazzling Telecaster picking may get the most attention, but he's a clever and insightful songwriter who knows how to put on a memorable show. The String is officially lobbying for an Americana Lifetime Achievement Award for the Ann Arbor MI native. I reached Bill at home in Austin to talk about his career and the fine 2020 anthology of his three...2021-03-1558 min
The StringString Band SpecialEpisode 161: Bluegrass has an instrumental tradition going back to its Bill Monroe origins and its old-time forebears. Over time, the playing and composing became more refined and exploratory. This show features three young masters of contemporary acoustic music who've released all-instrumental albums in recent months. I speak with Wes Corbett, banjo player currently with the Sam Bush Band, Jeff Picker, bass player for Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder, and Andrew Marlin, half of the married duo Mandolin Orange. They talk about their new recordings and about the path that led them to write and record without words. 2021-03-091h 00
The StringJenny Scheinman plus Kandace SpringsEpisode 160: Women with roots - in jazz is the heart of this hour. Jenny Scheinman is one of the leading jazz violinists working today, yet her musical life began grounded in folk music and she's been a prolific contributor to records and tours by the likes of Rodney Crowell, Robbie Fulks, Ani DeFranco and others. Her many collaborations with guitarist Bill Frisell have produced sublime fusions of folk, country and jazz. And Jenny has released two acclaimed songwriter albums as well. Now she's leading a band with drummer Allison Miller. You'll hear samples from that catalog as we speak...2021-02-2358 min
The StringHiss Golden Messenger And North Carolina MusicEpisode 159: Tennessee snuggles up against North Carolina at the apex of the Appalachian Mountains, together making a mid-South band from the Atlantic to the Mississippi River. It also defines possibly the most musically consequential pair of states in the nation. In a new history, veteran Raleigh journalist David Menconi describes NC music from Charlie Poole to the Avett Brothers and beyond. After a talk with him, we dive in with one of the most important and admired talents of our time from the state, songwriter M.C. Taylor who plays as Hiss Golden Messenger. His album Terms of Surrender...2021-02-1757 min
The StringJoachim Cooder plus Daniel TashianJoachim Cooder has pursued his musical life as drummer, percussionist and family man, staying near and working regularly with his father, blues/roots guitarist Ry Cooder and his songwriting wife, among other scattered projects. In recent years though, his writing/composing side has fully emerged, and his debut on Nonesuch Records 'Over That Road I'm Bound,' featuring modern interpretations of Uncle Dave Macon songs, was one of the most unique and beguiling albums of 2020. We speak from his Los Angeles home. Also, Nashville writer/producer Daniel Tashian talks about his generation-spanning collaboration with the legendary Burt Bacharach. 2021-02-0958 min
The StringSarah Jarosz plus Brit TaylorEpisode 157: The bluegrass and acoustic music world saw Sarah Jarosz coming. As she grew into her teens, artists and talent scouts knew of this young phenom from Wimberly, TX who excelled on banjo, mandolin, singing and songwriting. She got signed at 16 and launched a Grammy-decorated recording career soon after. Now her latest album World On The Ground, about loving and leaving her home ground, is up for two more Grammys. We have a wide-ranging conversation. Also, an introduction to Nashville's exciting emerging country artist Brit Taylor. Working with Dan Auerbach and Dave Brainard led to the lovely Real Me...2021-01-2759 min
The StringTony Trischka plus Jordan TiceEpisode 156: Banjo innovator and string band visionary Tony Trischka has kept his eyes on the future over a fifty year career, but on a new album he looks to our uneasy past. Shall We Hope is a song cycle about the Civil War and its aftermath, featuring a cast of elite collaborators such as Maura O'Connell and Guy Davis. We talk about how the project came together over more than a decade and about Tony's rich career from his funky band Breakfast Special and teaching Bela Fleck to his work with Steve Martin. Also, another stringed instrument visionary is 33...2021-01-2259 min
The StringPeter GuralnickEpisode 155: Journalist and author Peter Guralnick is regarded by many as America's premiere chronicler of roots music. Besides his influential profiles, compiled into classic volumes in the 1970s and 80s, he wrote magisterial biographies of Elvis Presley, Sam Cooke and Sam Phillips. His newest collection, Looking To Get Lost: Adventures In Music And Writing, revisits some of his longtime subjects and adds some important new ones in a work that reveals more about the writer himself than anything he's published so far. Peter is a literary hero of mine, so this was an exciting conversation. 2021-01-1359 min
The StringThe Grand Ole Opry's Dan RogersEpisode 154: 2020 will go down in infamy but one happy occasion this year was the 95th anniversary of the Grand Ole Opry, the longest-running broadcast show in American history and the anchoring force that helped Nashville become Music City. In August of 2019, Dan Rogers was named Executive Producer of the show, putting him in a lineage that stretched back to George D. Hay. And in old school WSM fashion, they hired someone nurtured by the show. Rogers came aboard as an intern in 1998 and rose through the ranks of Opry marketing. In a wide-ranging talk, Rogers addresses what he learned...2020-12-2359 min
The StringBrent Cobb and Dave AlvinEpisode 153: Two great roots songwriters at different stages of their careers. Brent Cobb is a laid-back Georgian who got his first chance to record through his cousin Dave Cobb but who earned his stripes in Nashville and beyond thanks to his sensitive eye and relatable way with a lyric. He's released his fourth album Keep Em On They Toes. Dave Alvin is an icon of Americana who translated a musically rich upbringing in southern CA to a world-hopping career with the Blasters and his own unmistakable roots rock sound. His new album is a collection of side-project recording sessions...2020-12-1759 min
The StringMargo Price and Jeremy IveyEpisode 152: As recently as five years ago, Nashville's Margo Price was having trouble making ends meet after many years of "playing dives trying to stay alive" as she says in her new song "Twinkle Twinkle." But as that song also documents, she hit on the right sound with the right team. Third Man Records released her debut album in 2016 and it's been a remarkable ride ever since. By her side the entire time has been her husband, co-writer and bandmate Jeremy Ivey. I got a chance to talk to them together about the new music both of them released...2020-12-1057 min
The StringThe Steep Canyon RangersEpisode 151: The Steep Canyon Rangers emerged from the collegiate scene in central North Carolina around 2000 with a traditional sound that started winning them awards. Over 20+ years, they've broadened and deepened their sound through 13 albums on their own - including a bluegrass Grammy winner - and three with Steve Martin. Now they've released three very different albums in a calendar year, displaying range and mastery. In this hour, conversations with singer/guitarist Woody Platt, fiddler Nicky Sanders and banjo player/songwriter Graham Sharp. The new studio album is 'Arm In Arm.'2020-11-2459 min
The StringRay Benson on Asleep At The Wheel at 50Episode 150: As a teenager, Philadelphia native Ray Benson fell hard for traditional American roots music and by 1970 he'd become the founding leader of a nimble, road-rambling band called Asleep At The Wheel. After a stint in California, they found their natural home in Austin TX and became icons of the scene there, while reaching the world as modern day masters of western swing music. This Fall, Austin City Limits aired a special featuring performances by the band from its very first show in 1976 until present day. We talk about an iconic 50 year career in country music. 2020-11-1758 min
The StringRandall Bramblett plus Brennen LeighEpisode 149: Randall Bramblett is a powerhouse journeyman and veteran of southern roots and soul music, with a dense and deep resume working for others, from the Allman Brothers to Widespread Panic. But between his stints as a sax player, keyboardist, singer and songwriter he's released more than ten albums as an artist, and his fans know them to be a blend of sharp writing, a sensuous voice and spicy beats and ambience. The newest is Pine Needle Fire on New West Records, Bramblett's loyal home since 2001. Also in the hour, a visit with Nashville's Brennen Leigh about her nostalgic...2020-11-1059 min
The StringDirk Powell plus Maeve GilchristEpisode 148: Dirk Powell has build a Grammy-winning career by standing out in all aspects of folk and roots music. He's an outstanding fiddler and banjo player, a singer and songwriter, a curator and producer. And he's made marks in three related realms of music - Appalachian, Cajun and Celtic. Now the Louisiana-based Powell has turned back as he periodically does to recording his own music, and he's released When I Wait For You, a rangy album of songs that dip into new territory. Also, as we say farewell to our latest theme music, I meet the artist behind it...2020-11-031h 01
The StringWaylon Payne plus The DanberrysEpisode 147: As a literal child of the 1970s country outlaw movement, Waylon Payne had access to opportunity and temptation, and for most of his 48 years, temptation won. While immensely talented as a singer, songwriter and actor, he struggled with some harsh drug addictions and personal trauma. On the new album Blue Eyes, the Harlot, the Queer, the Pusher & Me, Payne chronicles his crash, his recovery and his return to the functioning world with incredible candor and grace. He's an extremely forthright conversationalist too. Also, a catch up with Ben and Dorothy of The Danberrys, a married duo from Nashville w...2020-10-2059 min
The StringWendy Moten plus Granville AutomaticEpisode 146: Wendy Moten is one of Nashville's most versatile and accomplished singers. She's been a solo R&B artist, a jazz singer, a duet partner with Julio Iglesias and a road vocalist with Martina McBride and Vince Gill. But lately she's taken on a storied role, singing lead with Nashville's extraordinary western swing band The Time Jumpers and she's released a new album of classic country covers. How a preacher's daughter from Memphis became a country artist with a meaningful platform is a great story. Also, the duo Granville Automatic brings a powerful sense of history and narrative to...2020-10-1258 min
The StringElizabeth Cook plus Jeannie SeelyEpisode 145: Elizabeth Cook was welcomed with celebration into the Nashville country music fold in the early 2000s, because of her charm, her fascinating story and her bracing traditional country songs and songwriting. She's become an Americana star in these intervening years, but she had some rough times in the 2010s. Now back with the album Aftermath, she's on solid ground and reflective about a creative life with ups and downs. While Cook has played the Grand Ole Opry more than 400 times, Jeannie Seely has been on the show steadily since 1967. We catch up with the beloved veteran as she...2020-10-0559 min
The StringNew Grass RevivalEpisode 144: New Grass Revival showed the world new ways of playing and thinking about bluegrass music between 1972 and 1989. Founded and led by fiddler, mandolinist and singer Sam Bush, two different lineups reached new audiences, interpreted and wrote important repertoire and ushered in today's modern and very popular jamgrass scene. The String talks with Bush and the rest of the 1980s lineup, banjo player Bela Fleck, singer and bass player John Cowan and singer, guitarist Pat Flynn in a special episode on the even of NGR's induction into the Bluegrass Hall of Fame. 2020-09-2859 min
The StringMatt Rollings plus Shannon LaBrieEpisode 143: Matt Rollings says his role as the leading studio piano playing sideman in Nashville from the late 1980s onward made it hard for him to forge his own taste and sensibility as an artist. Now that he's slowed that work and broadened his projects, he's made his first album as a leader in 30 years, Matt Rollings Mosaic, with a bunch of friends and collaborators who happen to be superstars, including Alison Krauss, Lyle Lovett and Willie Nelson. Our talk covered the fascinating ways and means of the A Team Nashville session players and much more. Also in the...2020-09-141h 00
The StringDaniel Donato and Jake BlountEpisode 142: Ah, to be 25 again. Old enough to have a direction. Young enough to not know or care that the road ahead is steep and hard. This week, two remarkable emerging artists who've put in a quarter century and found unique pathways. Daniel Donato landed a plum guitar gig in downtown Nashville at age 16 and now he's building a new world of twangy jam with his debut LP 'A Young Man's Country'. Jake Blount is re-defining old-time music with banjo and fiddle out of his DC base. His anti-racist push is forcing bluegrass and Americana to investigate its origins...2020-09-0859 min
The StringHeidi Newfield and Mac McAnallyEpisode 141: Two guests this show who both have careers straddling Nashville's hit-driven Music Row and art-driven Americana scenes. Heidi Newfield had a run of country hits in the 2000s w a band and as a soloist. Now she's reinventing and going gritty with her songwriting and blues harp on her first new album in more than a decade, The Barfly Sessions, Vol 1. Mac McAnally is a legend on the Row - a Hall of Fame songwriter and a 10-time CMA Musician of the Year. His own music displays real independence and countless skills as a singer, writer and producer...2020-08-2559 min
The StringChuck ProphetEpisode 140: Chuck Prophet is a lifer who at 57 says he's just getting the hang of it - it being crafty, intelligent songs that feel good even when they're downers, songs that rock and twang in balanced proportions. Since going solo after a decade with the psych garage band Green On Red, Prophet has given us a vast body of work that sits easily on the shelf next to Rockpile, Elvis Costello or Tom Petty. Now he's releasing a reflective, sardonic and political album called The Land That Time Forgot. From retooling his solo sound to his long partnership with...2020-08-1857 min
The StringJoshua Ray Walker plus Emma SwiftEpisode 139: Reaction to Joshua Ray Walker's debut album was as strong and swift as any to come along in country music and Texas songwriting in quite a while. But the Dallas native had been working stages nightly for ten years by the time the world paid attention. He was ready to follow up fast and he did so to great acclaim on 2020's Glad You Made It. This self-assured, thoughtful artist has a lot to say. Also in the hour, we meet Australian emigre to Nashville Emma Swift, whose new collection of Bob Dylan covers is quite special. 2020-08-1259 min
The StringAdia VictoriaEpisode 138: Adia Victoria taps the lineage and resolve of the early Blues queens with a sound made for the now on her 2019 album Silences. Her journey from South Carolina to Atlanta and then to Nashville reads like no other artist of recent memory and she works hard to set herself apart from the institutional trappings of the indie music business. Critically acclaimed and sharply thoughtful, this made for a fascinating and challenging conversation. 2020-08-0456 min
The StringChatham County LineEpisode 137: Raleigh NC's Chatham County Line started at the dawn of the new millennium in a surge of passion for bluegrass music, with an old-school look and feel. Now at 20 years old, they've made only one very recent personnel change and refreshed their concept as a post-modern string band with drums. The new album Strange Fascination displays far-reaching vision and a warm cohesive sound, riding on the unique songwriting voice of Dave Wilson. Dave and co-founding multi-instrumentalist John Teer join me for a retrospective conversation, featuring music from their past and present. 2020-07-2058 min
The StringBecca StevensEpisode 136: Just beyond the fuzzy boundaries of roots and Americana music, we find Brooklyn Based singer-songwriter Becca Stevens. And I hope you have found her. With a complex musical language drawn from folk, jazz, classical and pop, her output is searching, challenging and ever-evolving. A graduate of the NC School of the Arts and the New School in New York, she leaps from American public radio to European tours to collaborations with the likes of Jacob Collier, Snarky Puppy and recently folk icon David Crosby. She is among my favorite artists working today, so I sought out an interview...2020-07-151h 00
The StringCorb Lund plus Henry HicksEpisode 135: With ten albums and 20 years under his belt as one of the finest and wittiest songwriters working the Western end of country music, Alberta's Corb Lund is on his way to legendary status in Rocky Mountain cowboy-inspired songwriting. His newest is Agricultural Tragic, a 13 song collection that evokes the characters and colors of his home region. Also in the hour, Henry Hicks talks about Black Music Month and Black Lives Matter. Henry is the CEO of the National Museum of African American Music, opening this Fall in Nashville. 2020-07-0757 min
The StringBrandy Clark plus Eliza GilkysonEpisode 134: In an era where women are marginalized on country radio, Brandy Clark is at the top of most people's list of women who should be on the air a lot more. She's written hits for others on Music Row, but her own records are beautifully produced and full of insight about people and humor that would have tickled Roger Miller. Clark's shared a Grammy Award for writing Kacey Musgraves' "Follow Your Arrow" and earned numerous nominations as an artist. Her latest is called Your Life Is A Record. Also in the hour, the prophetic and passionate folk and...2020-06-231h 00
The StringDavid Bromberg plus KingfishEpisode 133: David Bromberg is one of the most fascinating and multi-faceted figures in roots music, a pioneer of the Americana idea decades before the term came into being. In the 1960s New York folk revival, he was a guitar player and multi-instrumental sideman who specialized in the blues. Then as an artist on Columbia Records, he made dazzling varied roots albums while supporting stars like Bob Dylan and Jerry Jeff Walker. He took nearly 20 years off the road to become the nation's pre-eminent expert on American violins, and now at 74 he divides his time between his Wilmington, DE violin...2020-06-1659 min
The StringJaime Wyatt and Jesse DanielEpisode 132: The timing was right to split the hour between two exceptional emerging artists making hard country music in the outlaw tradition. As you'll hear, Jesse Daniel and Jaime Wyatt have lived the life, paid the price and processed their pain and redemption in song. Both are products of the West Coast and both have dug deep into their own stories. Many are sizing up Daniel's 'Rollin' On' and Wyatt's 'Neon Cross' (produced by Shooter Jennings) as among the cream of 2020. These are candid, complimentary conversations. 2020-06-1058 min
The StringSteve Earle and B.J. BarhamEpisode #131: Two of the most exceptional and provocative songwriters of their respective generations take on America's political divide and inject some radical empathy in the red/blue schism. Steve Earle addresses coal mining from the heart of a state that didn't vote like he does in Ghosts of West Virginia. BJ Barham caps off 15 years of leading American Aquarium with the amazing Lamentations, which debuted atop the Billboard Americana chart. This is a timely and complimentary pair of conversations. 2020-06-0159 min
The StringPam Tillis plus Joe DiffieEpisode 130: She's a daughter of Grand Ole Opry royalty, but Pam Tillis found her own way to the music business and the top of the country charts in the 1990s. She's long been one of Music City's most independent-minded major leaguers, and she shows it on Looking For A Feeling, her first album in more than a decade. She works with some of Nashville's most creative musical minds too. Also in the hour, highlights from a 2008 interview in which we remember the timeless voice and humor of Joe Diffie, who died in March after contracting Covid-19. 2020-05-1958 min
The StringLilly Hiatt plus Gabe LeeEpisode 129: Lilly Hiatt put in a lot of work at the local and regional level, including releasing two albums, before her third, Trinity Lane, met the moment and became a breakout work. So a lot of ears were lifted toward her 2020 release of Walking Proof, and it was quickly acclaimed as punchy, vivid and memorable. We talk about going on the road with her dad songwriter John Hiatt back in the day, the deserved success of Trinity Lane and new musical directions. Also, a get-acquainted talk with Nashville-born, rocking country songwriter Gabe Lee. 2020-05-1258 min
The StringKatie Pruitt plus Jenee FleenorEpisode 128: Katie Pruitt has been known as a phenom ready for big things in Nashville for a few years now. With patience and enough maturity to get the music exactly as she intended, Pruitt has now made her debut on Rounder Records. The album Expectations is a bold, ambitious and succulent collection, and vividly honest as well, with songs documenting a difficult journey from a conservative family in Georgia to a proud out gay woman in Music City. This is a 25-year-old singer, songwriter and guitarist poised for big things. Also in the hour, the journey of Arkansas born...2020-05-0659 min
The StringPaul Burch plus Thomm JutzEpisode 127: Paul Burch moved from Indiana to Nashville in 1994 when his friend Jay McDowell (BR549) told him about the burgeoning indie country music scene on sleepy Lower Broadway. In the 25 years since then, Burch has made uncompromising and original music with shades of classic honky tonk and timeless rock and soul. Here we talk about his role in the fascinating band Lambchop, the evolution of his band the WPA Ball Club and his new album Light Sensitive. Also in the hour, German-born bluegrass songwriting star Thomm Jutz. 2020-04-2859 min
The StringJessi Alexander and Jill AndrewsEpisode 126: This Spring, many of the outstanding women of roots music have released new albums, and here we catch up with two of them. Jessi Alexander, native of Jackson TN, moved to Nashville at 18 and landed songwriting and record deals. She's a hitmaker behind the scenes who rarely surfaces with her own heartfelt country music, but she sure does so on Decatur County Red, anchored in stories of her Tennessee coming-of-age. Jill Andrews is more urbane and silky in her sound, but the personal journey she shares on the album and book Thirties is full of challenges and the...2020-04-2159 min
The StringProducers Rick Clark and Neilson HubbardEpisode 125: Recording producers are often the best people to speak with to gain extra insight into what makes some music more effective than others. And that's what we do this episode with two Nashville leaders with very different stories. Rick Clark came of age in Memphis and moved to Nashville in the 90s. He's been a DJ, a compilation curator and a music supervisor for film and TV. He's also getting back into songwriting and recording his own music. Neilson Hubbard is a key player in the modern Nashville music scene, with albums to his credit by Mary Gauthier...2020-04-0759 min
SoulsortsThe Soulsorts Sunday Soul Collection on Starpoint RadioThe Soulsorts Sunday Soul Collection on Starpoint RadioSunday 5th April 2020Classic and rare soul on 45sRon Shy – Don't They Know – 45 (Soul Junction)Little Dooley – (It's Got To Be) Now Or Never – 45 (North Bay)Bobby Cutchins – I Did It Again – 45 (Lasso)Albert Jones – You And Your Love – 45 (Candy Apple)Thompson Brothers – You Brought Love Into My Life – 45 (WMOT)Cynthia Sheeler – I'll Cry Over You – 45 (JB's Records)Seville – Show Me The Way – 45 (Federal Green Records)The Ultimates – Girl I've Been Trying To Tell You – 45...2020-04-061h 59
The StringCaleb Caudle plus Adam ChaffinsEpisode 124: Caleb Caudle grew up in rural North Carolina outside of Winston Salem, captivated by music far beyond what his school peers cared about - English punk, folk music and Bob Dylan among them. Since entering the fray as a singer songwriter in the mid 2000s, he's released seven studio albums, with a brand new one on the way later this week. Better Hurry Up was cut in 2019 just days after the artist and his wife moved to Nashville. A crack band set up at the Cash Cabin in Hendersonville, surrounded by the spirit of Johnny and June. Great...2020-03-3159 min
The StringRon Pope and Welcome To 1979Episode 123: Ron Pope is a case study in good indie art and commerce. He's an admired songwriter with an avid following for his cathartic, detail-laden songs and his range across a bunch of roots and rock and roll genres. Over more than a dozen albums, he's steered his own ship in a business partnership with his wife/manager and their Brooklyn Basement Records. The newest project is the sweeping album Bone Structure. A Georgia native, he got his career moving in New York and then moved to Nashville, where he's raising a daughter and keeping the songs flowing. Also...2020-03-2358 min
The StringNora Jane Struthers and The MastersonsEpisode 122: Living the road life makes for tight musical couples. And in this split episode, I speak with a new mom who tours and duets with her husband and a couple that's been touring for a decade on their own and as side musicians. Nora Jane Struthers just released her fifth album, celebrating her full life, Bright Lights, Long Drives, First Words, and says it includes "Good Thing," the best song she's ever written. Then it's The Mastersons, both of them, as Chris and Elanor talk about meeting, becoming part of Steve Earle's band and maintaining an identity as...2020-03-1759 min
The StringMusic City Postcard: AshevilleEpisode 121 is a field trip to Asheville, NC, which Rolling Stone last year touted as one of the best music scenes in the country. We who visit regularly already knew that, and this week's show surveys the talent and the institutions making the region important in roots music and beyond. Featuring Amanda Anne Platt of the Honeycutters, Echo Mountain Studio, WNCW radio, Crossroads Music, Sarah Siskind, Morgan Geer and more. 2020-03-0859 min
The StringLeftover SalmonEpisode 120: Vince Herman and Drew Emmitt met in 1985 on Vince's first night in Boulder, CO and formed a lifelong musical bond. With banjo player Mark Vann they merged two bands into one and became Leftover Salmon at the dawn of 1990. And in the 30 years since they've earned the respect and partnership of the highest levels of the bluegrass and acoustic world while playing music that's as adventuresome as it is laid back. Herman and Emmitt marked the anniversary with a duo acoustic tour. Craig caught up with them at Nashville's City Winery for a wide ranging talk about their...2020-02-2456 min
The StringHawktail plus McKay & LeighEpisode 119: Four virtuoso string band musicians well known for their work with other bands are taking instrumental acoustic music to new heights in the band Hawktail. They are fiddler Brittany Haas, bassist Paul Kowert, guitarist Jordan Tice and mandolinist Dominick Leslie. And they recently landed on the Grand Ole Opry on release weekend of their second album Formations. Also, the delightful and clever throwback country duo of Noel McKay and Brennan Leigh. They've moved from Austin to Nashville and put out a masterful album of timeless songwriting. 2020-02-1859 min
The StringMarcus Finnie and Mabel PleasureEpisode 118: Marcus Finnie is one of Nashville's most admired drummers, with a background spanning gospel, roots, pop and jazz. Mabel Pleasure is a lifelong Hammond organ player who rocks Sunday morning church services and the occasional R&B gig. And she's also Marcus's Mom. The String sits down with a musical family that's come from Memphis to Nashville and contributed to a brighter Music City. Marcus has a new album as leader of his jazz band. Mabel is about to make her lifelong recording/singing debut on album. And we talk about much more besides. 2020-02-1059 min
The StringBeth Nielsen ChapmanEpisode 117: Often when songwriters talk process, we hear the same few nuggets about craft on repeat. Nashville Songwriters Hall of Famer Beth Nielsen Chapman though has a deeply considered take on the art form and the personal work and qualities of mindfulness that truly unlock creative potential. Her workshops and lectures are in demand. And coming in 2020 she launches The Song School, a podcast that will include her wisdom and critiques of real songs in real time. Here, she invites Craig into her home studio to talk about her success as an artist and writer for others (Willie Nelson...2020-01-2759 min
The StringMichael Doucet plus Yvette Landry on Warren StormEpisode 116: Fiddler, songwriter, singer, bandleader and folk music scholar Michael Doucet is synonymous with Beausoleil the neo-traditional Louisiana band he co-founded 40+ years ago. But this artist relishes collaborations and his upcoming album with a new band, L'acher Prise on Compass Records, is a real Americana hybrid. It's Cajun at its core, but full of ideas from four other musicians a generation younger than he is. We talk about one of the legendary careers in roots music, dedicated to rediscovery and reclaiming of a marginalized culture that made Louisiana the special place that it is. Also, the legacy and music...2020-01-2159 min
Coffee Talk With JHHTCoffee Talk with Whit Hubner with WMOT Roots Radio 89.5 FM!Super cool interview with Your Witness! Did you know there is an international air guitar league? True story
2019-11-0849 min
The StringThe Bluegrass Episode 2019As I browsed World of Bluegrass in Raleigh last September, I caught up with four artists who make for a pretty good cross section of the genre circa 2019: Tim Stafford of Blue Highway, an iconic band celebrating its 25th anniversary, Irene Kelley, a veteran songwriter who's on top of the charts as an artist, Appalachian Road Show, a new super-group with a cultural mission and The Dead South, a young band of Canadian folk rockers who represent the adventuresome edge of bluegrass music. Notes and full versions of these edited interviews can be found at WMOT.org. 2019-11-0659 min
News and Features from MTSUMTSU Out of the Blue: September 2019On this edition of "Out of the Blue," host Andrew Oppmann introduces us to a new scholarship for incoming freshmen in 2020, explores our growing International Affairs master's program, and introduces the Political Economy Research Institute, a center inspired, in part, by our ties to a prominent alumnus who won the Nobel Prize.
Watch “Out of the Blue” on Murfreesboro cable Channel 9 daily at 7 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. and on NewsChannel5+ at 3:30 p.m. Sundays. “Out of the Blue” is also available on other cable outlets in Middle Tennessee, and as a WMOT radio broadcast and iTunes and Google Play podcast.2019-09-0329 min
Just the Worst PodcastEpisode 89: TerminalTopics! Facts! Citations! Math! This episode is a cornucopia of pseudo-professionalism! After catching up on the week’s activities and tv adventures, we dive deep into America’s favorite disfunction - our healthcare system. And you guys… we’re f*ed.
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https://www.cnbc.com/2019/02/11/this-is-the-real-reason-most-americans-file-for-bankruptcy.html
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertpearl/2017/11/07/hospitals-losing-millions/#7e48fc627b50
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The StringCharley Crockett plus Lillie Mae Charley Crockett has a story that's difficult to imagine playing out in the 21st century - he's hoboed around the country, lost loved ones, scuffled with the law, played on the streets for a decade. And recently he endured open-heart surgery. At 35, he's lived several of our lifetimes. And the thing is, he's poured it all into his remarkable country blues, and he's finally getting the renown he deserves. It's what roots music is all about. Get ready for his 9.20 release of The Valley with this conversation, which took place hours before his Grand Ole Opry debut in the WS...2019-08-1259 minNews and Features from MTSUMTSU Out of the Blue: August 2019On this episode of "Out of the Blue" we discuss the revival of the Blue Zoo, a student pep group, and their partnership with Blue Raider Athletics, who are introducing a number of enhancements to the football game day experience. We take a look at research being conducted through MTSU's Center for Popular Music. And we take a look some of the feature stories in the latest issue of MTSU Magazine.
Watch “Out of the Blue,” with host Andrew Oppmann, on Murfreesboro cable Channel 9 daily at 7 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. and on NewsChannel5+ at 3:30 p.m. Sundays. “Out of the Bl...2019-08-0529 minNews and Features from MTSUMTSU Out of the Blue: July 2019On this edition of "Out of the Blue," we explore MTSU’s research into the study of gerontology and how we’re helping address the challenges posed by an aging population. We learn about the Middle Tennessee Tech research program and how it provides information about the current state of the local technology workforce. And we hear about a new book edited by an MTSU professor that looks into country music’s embrace of both left-wing and right-wing political and cultural influences.
Watch “Out of the Blue,” with host Andrew Oppmann, on Murfreesboro cable Channel 9 daily at 7 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. and o...2019-07-0829 minNews and Features from MTSUMTSU Out of the Blue: June 2019On this edition of "Out of the Blue" we explore MTSU’s new Interactive Media major and how our students are learning to use these cutting-edge digital tools to engage audiences. We discover the university’s Sleep Research Consortium, a partnership that explores how important sleep is to our health and well being. And we learn about our new academic concentration in Professional Selling, another great option in MTSU's Jennings A. Jones College of Business.
Watch “Out of the Blue,” with host Andrew Oppmann, on Murfreesboro cable Channel 9 daily at 7 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. and on NewsChannel5+ at 3:30 p.m. Sunda...2019-07-0129 min
Americana OneShow #38 Mandy Barnett and her “Strange Conversation”We recently enjoyed a not-so-strange chat with the engaging Mandy Barnett about her new album Strange Conversation. The setting was WMOT’s 895 Fest on the fields of the Hop Spring Beer Park, a distinctly different venue than her upcoming “Nashville Songbook” concert at Feinstein’s/54 Below on Broadway on August 13. But that’s no surprise. Mandy Barnett’s career has always been…
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The post Show #38 Mandy Barnett and her “Strange Conversation” appeared first on Americana One.2019-06-3018 minAmericana OneShow #38 Mandy Barnett and her “Strange Conversation”We recently enjoyed a not-so-strange chat with the engaging Mandy Barnett about her new album Strange Conversation. The setting was WMOT’s 895 Fest on the fields of the Hop Spring Beer Park, a distinctly different venue than her upcoming “Nashville Songbook” concert at Feinstein’s/54 Below on Broadway on August 13.
But that’s no surprise. Mandy Barnett’s career has always been about versatility, balancing the classics and the contemporary, as you’ll hear in this week’s podcast:2019-06-3018 min
The StringWill Kimbrough plus Steve EarleWill Kimbrough, 30-year veteran of Nashville TN is up to so many musical projects, it took a whole segment to cover them all. He's in three bands and an acoustic duo. He writes with and for Jimmy Buffett. He's been on the road over recent years with Rodney Crowell and Emmylou Harris, two of his heroes. He produces great records. And, lest we forget, he's a dynamic performing songwriter and guitarist, steaming ahead with a busy year of touring and a new album, the grooving and highly thought provoking I Like It Down Here. Also in the hour, an...2019-05-0859 minNews and Features from MTSUMTSU Out of the Blue: May 2019On this edition of "Out of the Blue," we explore MTSU's research into the medical benefits of hemp and marijuana, we discover one professor's research on how your diet can be a powerful deterrent to aging, and we ponder the diminishing role of facts and data in daily discourse.
Watch “Out of the Blue,” with host Andrew Oppmann, on Murfreesboro cable Channel 9 daily at 7 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. and on NewsChannel5+ at 3:30 p.m. Sundays. “Out of the Blue” is also available on other cable outlets in Middle Tennessee, and as a WMOT radio broadcast, and iTunes and Google Play pod2019-05-0629 min
The StringMusic City Postcard: TULSATulsa, OK has an important musical past but also a dynamic present built on the legacies and impact of Bob Wills, Leon Russell, J.J. Cale, Woody Guthrie and more. This special field trip edition of The String tours the exciting music scene in Tulsa with visits to Cain's Ballroom, Russell's Church Studio, currently under renovation, the Woody Guthrie Center, the Bob Dylan Archive and iconic honky tonk The Colony. We meet locals who are championing the next wave of Tulsa music, including singer/songwriter and producer Jared Tyler. See WMOT.org for photos, a playlist and more resources. 2019-04-2859 min
Defected RadioGlitterbox Radio Show 108: Purple Disco Machine SpecialPodcast from Glitterbox
01 M.S & The Girl Next Door - Salsoul Nugget [FFRR]02 Doug Willis - Nu Dimension (Joey Negro Philly World Mix) [Z Records]03 Juliet Roberts - Caught In The Middle (Roger’s Gospel Revival Mix) [Cooltempo]04 Hardsoul featuring Ron Carroll - Back Together (Moplen Extended Remix) [Glitterbox Recordings]05 Uniile - You Got The Funk [Uniile]06 Gladys Knight & The Pips - Taste of Bitter Love [CBS]07 Julien Jabre - Swimming Places (Purple Disco Machine Re-Work) [Glitterbox Recordings]08 Moloko - Sing It Back (Mousse T.’s Feel Love Mix) [The Echo Labe...2019-04-241h 00News and Features from MTSUMTSU Out of the Blue: April 2019On this edition of "Out of the Blue," we learn about MTSU’s newly launched degree in Tourism and Hospitality Management.
We discover one professor’s research into aging and its effects on financial decision making.
And we learn about how and why millennials hold vastly different attitudes toward work compared to previous generations.
Watch “Out of the Blue,” with host Andrew Oppmann, on Murfreesboro cable Channel 9 daily at 7 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. and on NewsChannel5+ at 3:30 p.m. Sundays. “Out of the Blue” is also available on other cable outlets in Middle Tennessee, and as a WMOT radio broadcast, a...2019-04-0329 min
Defected RadioGlitterbox Radio Show 097Podcast from Defected Records
01. Hardsoul featuring Ron Carroll - Back Together (Copyright Re-Edit) [Soulfuric Recordings]02. Mark Picchiotti Presents Jersey Street - Love Will Be Our Guide (Original Club Mix) [Defected Records]03. Low Steppa - You're My Life (Original Mix) [Defected Records]04. Michael Wycoff – Looking Up To You (Joey Negro Super Sweet Mix) [Z Records]05. Reel People featuring Angela Johnson - You Used To Hold Me So Tight (Club Mix) [Defected Records]06. Advance - Take Me To The Top (Michael Gray Remix) [Polydor]07. Hifi Sean featuring Paris Grey - Lost Without U (Phonk D...2019-02-051h 00
Smooth Agent RecordsSean Smith "The Smooth Agent" (LIVE) on Sound Movement Mondays Jan 28 2019At the end of every Month we do a special show featuring rare grooves, disco and past dance music classics.
Sean Smith playlist:
1. Black Science Orchestra - "Sunshine" (Weekender Mix) Afro Art
2. Central Line - "Walking into Sunshine" (Sean Smith edit) CDR
3. Universal Robot Band - "Sunshine" Red Greg
4. Calender - "Comin On Strong" Pi Kappa
5. Eastbound Expressway - "Never Let Go" AVI
6. Love Deluxe - "Here Comes That Sound" Warner
7. Eddie kendricks - "Girl, You Need To Change Your Mind" (M+M Mix) BBE
8. Cymande - "BRA" (Gazeebo Edit) CDR
9. Daniel Wang - "In A Golden Haze" Rush Hour
10...2019-01-271h 56Americana OneShow 29 The Accidentals and Vanessa PetersToday's episode of the Americana Music News Podcast features the Accidentals, a talented young trio that floored us with their dynamic performances at this year's Americana Music Festival and WMOT showcase. And just in time for election day, we offer Vanessa Peters' "Carnival Barker,' a pointed and powerful song from her striking new album "Foxhole Prayers."
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Twilight DeluxeFinal Twilight Playlist
Act Like You Know by Fat Larry's Band on WMOT Records (WMOT Records)
S&M by De De on Clockwork Records (Clockwork Records)
Live In Me by Rufus & Chaka Kahn on Warner Bros. (Warner Bros.)
Xtra Special by Atmosfear on Elite (Elite)
Rigor Mortis by Cameo on Chocolate City (Chocolate City)
Strut My Thang by Ozone on Motown (Motown)
Nothin To It by Pleasure on Fantasy (Fantasy)
Party Lights by First Love on Chycago International (Chycago International)
Funky Bunch Of Characthers by Kopper on KMA (KMA)
I Lose Sleep Over You by Private Eye on Fantasy...2018-07-2000 min
Crazy Chester Radio HourCrazy Chester Radio Hour Episode #28: Jessie ScottJessie Scott is the program director of WMOT Roots Radio, one of the leading Americana radio stations, where she also hosts a daily evening program. Jessie’s long and illustrious career in radio led her to become one of the leading ladies in the Americana movement. A true music fan at heart, she’s also created the Music Fog video platform and has been a board member of the Americana Music Association since its inception. The Crazy Chester Radio Hour is created and hosted by record producer Andreas Werner. This episode was recorded at Creative Workshop recording studio in Nashville. The...2018-04-0456 min
meatsockthe anti-music workshop for 12-22-2017Newcleus "Jam On Revenge (The Wikki Wikki Song)" from "SUN 804" on Jam-On Recordings
Jamie Jupitor "Computer Rockers" from "Computer Power DMSR-00666" on Egyptian Empire
Break Machine "Street Dance (Instrumental)" from "Street Dance 0-20189" on Sire
Jenny Burton "Remember What You Like" from "0-86977" on Atlantic
Calloway "I Wanna Be Rich (Dub Version)" from "Solar Records" on Solar
Alisha "Baby Talk (Instrumental Dub)" from "SPV-89" on Vanguard
Mel Brooks "It's Good To Be The King (Rap)" from "WMOT Records 4W9 02761" on We Men Of Talent Records
Snaps Montigo "I'll Cast My Fate To The Wind (Long Version)" from "Tune Wizard TW-002"...2017-12-231h 52
Paris DJs PodcastNelo - Eclectik Mix Autumn 2010Nelo - Eclectik Mix (MP3 Podcast on www.ParisDJs.com) 2010-10-25 Some of you might remember Nelo for her Come To Me song, extracted from her album produced by Professor Oz, Rue Myrha, and played in 2009 in our 21st Century Roots Vol.5 mix... Some others might have caught her deejaying every week-end at the Saut du Loup restaurant in the center of Paris. Anyways we're proud to invite our first girl DJ! Her Eclectik mix is made for a cool and loungy evening, right before going out... Tracklisting : 01. Goldfrapp - Black Cherry (from 'Black Cherry' album, 2003 / Mute) more...2010-10-2655 min
House not HouseDisco / Boogie cuts (iTunes only)A small selection of my disco, jazz funk and boogie vinyl - enjoy. This mix includes.....
David Joseph - You can't hide (your love from me) - Island.
Evelyn Champagne King - I'm in love - International.
Unlimited Touch - I hear music in the streets - Prelude.
GQ - Disco Nights (rock freak) - Arista.
Slave - Dreamin' - Atlantic.
Ned Doheny - To prove my love - CBS.
Slave - Just a touch of love - Atlantic.
Skipworth and Turner - Thinking about your love - 4th and Broadway.
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FLIM FLAM BoxSUNNY GIRLS mixRUBY ANDREWS : casanova (zodiac)
BETTY WRIGHT : value your love (alston)
DIONNE WARWICKE : you're gonna need me (warner bros)
DENIECE CHANDLER : hey baby (toddlin town)
MARY ANN FARRA : living in the footsteps of another girl (brunswick)
MARSHA HUNT : do you believe in voodoo (the electric)
FOXY : trouble (double shot)
DIANA ROSS & THE SUPREMES : he's my sunny boy (tamla motown)
VIVIAN REED : i feel the earth move (epic)
PHYLLIS HYMAN : you know how to love me (arista)
RAW SILK : summer's here (watts city)
80'S LADIES : ladies of the 80s (uno melodic)
HOT ICE : dancing free (rage)
TOM GRANT & PATRICE RUSHEN : heaven...2008-06-0751 min