June 26 2022This week on Appalachian Vibes my guests are The Manakooras,  a Surfzotica band from all over the southern states. Surfxotica encompasses surf and exotica music, a 1950’s obscure genre surrounding the Hawaiian craze....

This Appalachian Vibes mini features The Blushin' Roulettes, a swing, Americana, 5 piece from Asheville. I speak with Cas and Angie about the farm where they got their start in Northern California, ghostly happenings and a horse named Easter Lightening. Plus we...

Hello beautiful listeners, This week on Appalachian Vibes my guest is Josh Daniel a singer-songwriter from Charlotte, NC AKA Fernlandia, with an interesting journey. His music exploded during the pandemic when he committed to performing live on social media every day...

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...