3 Seasons
Appalachian Vibes Episodes
27: New Years Episode: Blushin’ Roulettes, Dr. Bacon, Small Reactions, Karlee Raye & The Hooten Hallers
Happy New Year! For this weeks episode I selected some of my favorite interviews from 2022. From The Blushin’ Roulettes, an Appalachian swing duo who got their start on a farm in Mendocino, CA eventually making their way to the hills of NC-to Dr. Bacon, an Appalachian...
Appalachian Vibes Mini: JAM (Junior Appalachian Musicians)
The JAM (Junior Appalachian Musicians) program from Galax, VA are my featured guests this morning. Last weekend, December 10 2022 was the traditional Appalachian Christmas Festival in downtown Galax, VA. Elementary age kids stood bundled in their heaviest coats and...
Appalachian Vibes: The Galax Episode
For the past few months I’ve been working with Galax Tourism to discover and uncover the treasures hidden in Galax, VA, a small Appalachian community in SW Virginia near the North Carolina boarder. This weeks episode follows my journey and personal reflection of the...
Appalachian Vibes mini: The Loose Strings Band
The Loose Strings Band is an all women bluegrass quartet from Galax, VA. Comprised of Lindsey Nale (mandolin), Channing Combs (guitar), Grace Davis (bass) and Ashley Hultman (banjo). A few weeks ago I drove in a torrential down pour through mountainous curvy roads...
25: Appalachian Vibes: The Loose Strings Band
Hello friends!My guests this week are the Galax, VA, bluegrass, Americana, all women quartet: The Loose Strings Band. They examine the songs off their upcoming EP, Realities, due to be released in 2023. We discuss the life experiences that inspired the album, from a...
Writer Shannon Watkins
Shannon Watkins is an column writer and journalist for the Galax Gazette. She shares her piece, Holy Goodness, a Moravian sugar cake recipe that comes from the Moravians that settled in Appalacahia. So, if your looking for a new (older) tradition to add to your...
24: Colin Cutler and Dr. Bacon
Colin Cutler is an Americana, roots, guitar and banjo driven singer-songwriter based in Greensboro, NC. We discuss the juxtaposition between his experience in the military as well as a musician who writes about violence in America and abroad. And Dr Bacon is an...
Appalachian Vibes: Lindsey Nale & Brandon Reeves
Lindsey Nale is a Galax born and raised bluegrass, Americana singer-songwriter . We discuss how she overcame depression after college, and the song she wrote that helped her though; and Brandon Reeves is an Atlanta based country, blues finger style guitar player/...
Appalachian Vibes Mini: Lindsey Nale
Lindsey Nale is a Galax, VA born bluegrass, Americana singer-songwriter who just released her first single, Night Owl. You may be familiar with the songwriter through her other various musical endeavors: she is the mandolin player and vocalist in The Loose Strings...