Peter talks about growing up in South Carolina and Northern Virginia, his love of baseball, his first visit to Nashville, getting a job at the Tennessean and relocating to East Nashville, Duane Jarvis stories , David Olney stories, Todd Snider… Continue Reading
Tim talks about opening for Townes Van Zandt, growing up in Ohio and Japan, busking in Europe, hitchhiking through Ireland, rough gigs, fishing for salmon in Alaska, combat fishing, getting arrested in Lexington, Jay bennett stories, moving from Joshua Tree… Continue Reading
Tim O’Brien talks about meeting Doc Watson, Jimmy Martin stories, Ralph Stanley, old school bandleader rules, playing in multiple bands on the same festival, meeting Darrell Scott and becoming friends and collaborators, hanging out in John Prine’s man cave, working… Continue Reading
Tim talks about meeting Bill Monroe and Kenny Baker, growing up in Wheeling, West Virginia, seeing Merle Haggard play fiddle, singing with his sister, attending a Beatles concert in Pittsburgh in 1965, moving to Colorado, 1970’s Colorado music scene, the… Continue Reading
Thomm talks about growing up in a village in the Black Forest of Germany, being inspired to start playing guitar after seeing Bobby Bare on TV, hanging out on a Canadian military base in Germany, playing with an Elvis impersonator,… Continue Reading
Ramsay talks about buying a church van, being mistaken for jewel thieves in Oklahoma, growing up in Virginia, sitting on Mississippi John Hurt’s knee as a child, living in Chicago, his acting career, appearing on Matlock, living in Venice Beach,… Continue Reading
Rod talks about growing up in Maine, his childhood garage band with Slaid Cleaves, moving to Colorado, learning about songwriting with Steven Allen Davis, moving to Nashville, Guido’s Pizza, Nashville’s songwriting community in the 1990s, hanging at Jack’s Guitar Bar,… Continue Reading
Darden talks about touring with Emmylou Harris and Stevie Nicks, tells a great Tammy Wynette story, growing up in Brenham, Texas, teaching creativity in schools, songwriting with soldiers, appearing on the Tonight Show, becoming Artist In Residence at Oklahoma State… Continue Reading
Tim talks about growing up near Terre Haute, Indiana, playing in barns, Bloomington, Indiana in the 1970’s, joining the Gizmos, befriending Dow Jones And The Industrials, opening for the Ramones, relocating to New York in 1980, working on Wall Street,… Continue Reading
Matthew talks about meeting beautiful women in Ohio gas stations, getting shaken down by cops on tour, growing up in Chester, Pennsylvania, moving to Nashville, the need to become a hunter/gatherer while on tour, the greatness of Lucinda Williams, convincing… Continue Reading
Cory talks about growing up in Mississippi, Graceland Too, the Style Station outside of Waco, working at record stores, Lucero stories, Elvis’ karate dojo, Andy Kaufman and Memphis Wrestling, bartending at the Peabody Hotel, a great Prince story, his breakdancing… Continue Reading
The writer of Wild Thing talks about Chet Atkins wanting to hear his songs, writing Wild Thing, 1650 and the Brill Building, Carol King stories, meeting Jimi Hendrix, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, becoming a professional gambler and getting banned from… Continue Reading
Todd talks about tripping on mushrooms and ecstasy, Chris Robinson’s drug of choice, his new book, recording with the Turbo Fruits, joining a band called The Hard Working Americans, sending mix tapes to Ray Wylie Hubbard, Jerry Jeff Walker stories,… Continue Reading
Tommy talks about the Beatles torturing women with death rays, growing up in rural Kentucky, getting beat up in school, listening to 8-track tapes while riding in an AMC Gremlin, hanging out at record stores, The White Squirrel Capitol Of… Continue Reading
Dustin talks about growing up in an creative family, starting a neighborhood band as a child with Carry Ann Hearts, Cory Younts and Justin Townes Earle, working at the Bluebird Cafe, seeing John Prine at the baseball game, the day… Continue Reading