This week on Appalachian Vibes my guests are the soul-pop-funk band from Asheville, NC- Shabudikah and the alt-country outfit from Carrborro, NC-Dave Hedeman and the Gone Ghosts. Learn more about Shabudikah https://www.facebook.com/shabudikah/Learn more about Dave...

Hello beautiful people, It’s an honor to introduce my guest this week  he was a member of the famous Blue Grass Alliance during the late 70’s and 80’s with the likes of Sam Bush, Tony Rice, and Vince Gill, he was awarded the North Carolina Heritage Award in 2018 a few...

Hello beautiful listeners,This week on Appalachian Vibes my guests are the soul-jazz-funk band from Richmond, VA- Weekend Plans. They're kick ass. Check out their website here: weekendplansmusic.comFanoplane is my second guest, NPR's darling Bob Boilen plays...

This week's Appalachian Vibes Mini features Appalachian author and civic leader/advocate Joan Vannorsdall. As a writer for Blue Ride Country Magazine, she got an idea for a bi monthly column that begs the question, how are small towns in Appalachia reclaiming...

Hello Lovely people,This week my guest is Robin Landsong, a Medicine Singer with the harrowing story of how she came to embody this gift. In 1977 Robin was 8 years old when she was abducted walking home from school in a Virginia suburb. She was quickly trafficked to...

Good morning lovely people, This week on Appalachian Vibes I chat with the founder of Yo Mama's Big Fat Booty Band, John Paul Miller, a half columbian guitarist whose mother first exposed him to the instrument as a small child by singing and playing to him on a...