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Appalachian Vibes Episodes
Addie Levy
Addie Levy grew up bluegrass — picking mandolin and guitar alongside her musician dad in Radford, Virginia. Now based in Nashville, she’s a full-time touring artist, a powerhouse performer with The Brothers Comatose, and a rising voice in the next wave of...
Will Henson, Night of the Comet and Dean Ween
Will Henson is a tangerine dream rock singer-songwriter and personal narrative non fiction author from Roanoke, VA. He shares his story, Night of the Comet and Dean Ween. If you have any stories about Dean Ween, please share with me at appalachianvibes@gmail.com...
Knuckleheadz
Father-son comedy rap duo, Knucklehedz, takes parenting and childhood teasing to a new level with their diss track, na-na-na-na-boo-boo. Stephen Davies (father) is a well known comedy rap artist making people laugh for decades with his band, Illbotz....
Corey Ward
Corey Ward is an alternative pop singer-songwriter from the Durham-Raleigh area of North Carolina. A semi-finalist on Season 20 of The Voice, Corey is currently working on his debut full-length album in collaboration with Dan Pohl Studios in Walterboro, South...
Stephen and Jackson Davies
Stephen Davies, AKA Stevie D, is an accomplished comedy rap artist and the creative force behind the duo Knuckleheadz, which he formed with his 3-year-old son, Jackson Davies. Professionally, Stephen has spent the past 25 years as an activities director and...
Stephen Davies-Granny’s Got a Fart Gun
My guest this week is Stephen Davies, a comedy rap artist best known for his work with the cult-favorite group Illbotz and his father-son duo, Knuckleheadz, alongside his son Jackson. Off the stage, Stephen has spent the last 25 years as an activities director and...
Joshua Strachan (Merdiane)
Joshua Strachan is an experimental, industrial, atmospheric black metal, dark folk, and ambient songwriter and producer living in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia. He grew up in Iowa and Virginia, moving to NYC in the early 2000's where he experimented in...
Kaily Schenker (AKA Solar Hex)
Kaily Schenker (AKA Solar Hex) is a classically trained cellist, harmonium player, singer and self-proclaimed Appalachian dirt goblin. She lives in a 150-year-old brick hut in the middle of a cow field. We discuss how classical music education shaped her...
Kaily Schenker (AKA Solar Hex)
Kaily Schenker, also known as Solar Hex, is a classically trained cellist and a harmonium player. Hailing from Blacksburg, VA, she considers herself experimental folk musician. We discuss the song “The House Carpenter”. Learn more about Solar Hex...