Hollar N' Kentucky

Recorded on Sunday morning following The Laurel Cove Music Festival. We talk with Caden Mullins of the Hidden Tracks podcast and recap the events of this years festival. Hope you enjoy the episode. Hollar!

We talk with singer / songwriter Briely Jean. We talk about what drew her to music, the story behind her recent single, and what her plans are for the future. Hope you enjoy the episode. Hollar!

We talk with singer/songwriter Brayden Mullins. Episode was recorded at The Bell Theater following Brayden's album release party for his album " Birds in the Air". Make sure to check his album out that is out now. Hope you enjoy the episode. Hollar!

We talk with Renee Cobb. Renee is a very busy women with many talents and accolades. We talk with her about how she got to where she is today, her love of Kentucky artists, and her many ventures she uses to promote the artists. Hope you enjoy the episode. Hollar!

We talk with singer / songwriter John Thomas Moore and his drummer Robert Bridges.

We talk with singer / songwriter Luke Trimble. Luke's recently released album Out Of The Holler has been one our favorite so far this year. We talk with him about the album, how he got into music, and his plans for 2025. Hope you enjoy the episode. Hollar!

We talk with Travis Napier and Josh Broton. These guys have one of the craziest stories I have ever hear about an album being made. You have to hear it for yourself. Hope you enjoy the episode Hollar!

We talk with KY singer / songwriter Keagan Hatton. We talk with him about what drew him to music, his musical influences, and his plans for 2025. Hope you enjoy the episode. Hollar!

We recap 2024. We talk about our what all we got into, some of our favorite albums of the year, and what we are looking forward too in 2025. Hope you enjoy the episode Hollar!

We talked with singer/songwriter Nathan Coots. Talked with him about playing music all around Kentucky, his recent move to Nashville, and his plans for the future. Hope you enjoy the episode Hollar!

We meet up with Jason and Blake while we were in Pineville. We get Cleaves origin story, an update on what all The Farm artists are doing, and just have a good time catching up with friends. Hope you enjoy the episode. Hollar!

For this one we headed to the Bell Theater in Pineville, KY to talk with Tyler and Adam from the band Smilo & the Ghost before they take the stage. We talk about how the band came to be, their musical influences, and what they have coming up in the near future. Hope you enjoy the episode. Hollar!

Jason Bowman stops by and talks with us. Jason is a man of many talents. He host Dial N Deal on WWAG 107.9, hosts his own podcast Appalachian Imagination, and is a singer / songwriter himself. We had a great time talking with him. Hope you enjoy the episode Hollar!

We talk with singer / songwriter Kevin Thomas. We get into his life story, his musical inspirations, and what his plans are for the future. Hope you enjoy the episode. Hollar!

Some out of state friends of the show were in town for the start of Deer hunting season so they stopped by and talked with us for a bit. We all swapped hunting stories and talked about how special hunting is to all of us. Hope you enjoy the episode. Hollar!

Colton Bowlin stops by to talk with us. We tease Roe about being late, Colton tells us about his journey into music, his upcoming album, and the stories behind a few of the songs. Hope you enjoy the episode Hollar!

We talk to Josh Rister. Josh is very talented singer / songwriter. Josh is just really starting his musical journey, so we talk to him about what got him into music, his influences, and get some back stories on some of his songs he has out. Hope you enjoy this episode. Hollar!!

Singer / Songwriter Brock Burton and his bandmate Oakley Strader stop by and talk with us. We talk about training dogs, restaurants, their musical influences, and Brock's EP Nowhere Town. Hope you enjoy the episode. Hollar!

Cody Lee Meece stops by and talks with us. We talk about his new album Love Ain't Worth The Trouble, how some of the songs got wrote, and about his upcoming tour. Hope you enjoy the episode. Hollar!

Oliver Sayani is back with us for another episode.' He fills us in on what he's been into lately, Laurel Cove, and what he has coming up in the near future. Hope you enjoy the episode. Hollar!

We talk Adam Bolt at the Laurel Cove Music Festival. Adam is a great singer/songwriter and is a hilarious story teller in between his songs. We had a great time hanging out with him. Hope you enjoy the episode. Hollar!

Blake Lacy and Rachael Hayes from the band Kindred Valley join us for a quick interview at Laurel Cove. We talk about their musical inspirations, songwriting process, and what they have coming up. Hope you all enjoy the episode. Hollar!

We talk with Shane Cooke one of the people that help make sure Laurel Cove is as awesome as it is. We didnt have much time but we wanted to give our first impressions of the festival this year. This was recorded Sunday morning after the festival and as you can tell we were pretty tired. lol. Hope you enjoy the episode. Hollar!

We talk with singer / songwriter Chayse Abrams. Chayse is a traditional country artist with influences from Keith Whitley, Randy Travis, and Josh Turner. We had a great time hanging out with Chayse. Hope you enjoy the episode. Hollar!

Lance Rogers stopped by before his trip across the Atlantic to play some shows. We talked about the spotlight series he hosts at Bluegrass Barrel House, some of the great up and coming artists he has had come thru there, and of course we talk about his new album Too Late For Flowers. Hope you enjoy the episode. Hollar!

Khegan Mclane joins us in the studio for this one. Khegan has a new album out titled Old Fame. Make sure to go check that out. We nerd out for a few talking about football, golf and Xbox but we get back track and get into the making of his new album and a few of his songs. Hope you enjoy the episode. Hollar!

For this one we took a road trip to the Bell Theater in Pineville Kentucky to talk with Dalton Mills. Dalton is very talented singer / songwriter and recently released his new album Good Place To Hide. Make sure to check his album out now. Hope you enjoy the episode. Hollar!

We talk with singer / songwriter Isaac Fain. Isaac is a young and super talented artist just getting started in his musical career but we feel he has a bright future. We talk about a little bit of everything in this one and even have Isaac sing us one of his songs at the end. Hope you enjoy this episode. Hollar!

In this episode we talk with singer/songwriter Aaron Boyd. We talk about his time in playing in the Netherlands, starting a cooking show, and of we talk about the background of a few of Aaron's songs. Hope you enjoy the episode. Hollar!

We talk with the Director of the Kentucky Music Hall Of Fame Jessica Blankenship. We think Jessica has probably the best job ever. We had a great time talking with her and getting to hear all her cool stories. Hope you enjoy this episode. Hollar!

Roddy Puckett stops by to talk with us. Roddy has played in several bands thru the years, most notably The Wooks and Wolfpen Branch. Roddy is currently playing with Tim Goodin's band the Blue Gems and Little Circles. We had a blast talking with Roddy. Hope you enjoy the episode. Hollar!

We are back after our winter break. We talk about what we have been into and our plans for 2024. Hope you all enjoy the episode. Hollar!

Bill Taylor and Derek from The Appalachian Heatherns stops by to talk with us. We talk about their start into music, inspiration behind a couple of their songs, and touch on their plans for the future. Hope you enjoy this episode. Hollar!

Travis Napier stops by to talk with us. He tells us about writing and recording songs while he was in prison, the meaning behind some of those songs, and his time working with Shooter Jennings. Hope you enjoy the episode. Hollar!

For this episode we talk with APPY winner for EP of the year Jayce Turley. Jayce is a phenomenal singer/songwriter with a bright future. We talk about a few of his songs, his festival he runs ( Little Sandy Shakedown ), and what he get into when he isn't playing music. Hope you enjoy this episode. Hollar!

Oliver Sayani stops by to hang out with us. We talk about his band Blind Feline, get the back story on some of their songs, and some how end up talking about the great Jimmy Martin. Hope you enjoy this episode. Hollar!

We take a trip to West Virginia to hang out with Charley Hatcher in his office (AKA his front porch). Charley is busy man and wears many hats. He works for Whizzbang Booking and Management as Arlo Mckinley's manager, he is the Co founder and producer of the Healing Appalachia Festival, along with many other many other things. We had a blast talking with him about the back story of how Healing Appalachia came to be, its mission, the artists playing at this years festival, and all kinds of random stuff. Hope you enjoy this episode. Hollar!

Mr. Jason Partin stops by to talk with us for this episode. We get into a little bit of everything. We mainly talk about his job as Tim Goodin's manager, his new music management firm The Farm, the artist that are signed to his firm, and why we love this local music scene so much. We had a blast making this episode, so we hope you enjoy it. Hollar!

We sit down with local artist D Boone Pittman. He gives us insight into his life, how he writes his songs, his musical influences, and we talk about his upcoming album "Resurrection Noise" that will be out Sept. 15th. So be on the look out for that and go give the advanced single off that album "East of Ravenna" a listen now. Hope you enjoy the episode. Hollar!

For this episode we sit down with the guys from rock band Sheerflow. They have just release their self titled EP so go give that a listen after you listen to this episode. We talk with the guys about their musical influences, how they write their songs, what they are into in their off time, and some crazy stories from their shows. Hope you enjoy this episode. Hollar!

In this episode we talk about our time at the Festival Of The Red in Slade, Kentucky. We talk about how good of a time we had, new artist we got introduced too, and some of our old favorites. Hope you enjoy this episode. Hollar!

Just us for this one. We talk about our time at the Laurel Cove Music Festival. We get into our camping arrangements, our favorite performances of the festival, and just how amazing of an event it was. Hope you enjoy this episode. Hollar!

In this episode we talk to Jeff (Baby Buffalo) from The Moose Lounge podcast and Chris Cook. The Moose Lounge guys and Cook were both instrumental in helping us get our show off the ground. So for our 20th show we wanted to bring them on and say thanks. We talk about issues getting started podcasting, whats going on over at The Moose Lounge, and of course we talk about music. Hope you enjoy this episode. Hollar!

For this episode we talk with Jon Grace the director of Bell County tourism. We talk about the Laurel Cove Music Festival, the artists involved in this years festival, and how the festival came to be. Hope you enjoy this episode. Hollar!

For this episode we talk with Joe Clark. Joe is an up and coming artist with a great voice and is an excellent song writer. We talk about his upcoming album titled 10 Years Too Late, his journey into playing music, and host Roe was late to the recording of this episode so we tease him a little too. Hope you enjoy the episode. Hollar!

We were able to find Jeff Cox and get him to sit down with us for while. If you don't know Jeff Cox already then you are in for treat. Jeff is a retired Major from the US Army, a staple in the local music scene, one of the best story tellers around, and one of the most genuine all around good people you have met. We talk about his time traveling with Tyler Childers, some stories from his many travels, and his time in the Army. Hope you enjoy this episode. Hollar!

In this episode we talk to the former head of security at Manchester Music Hall Brian "Big Guy" Meade and his #2 Ricky Santo. We talk about our time working at MMH, we tell some stories of crazy things that happened, our favorite people we got to meet along the way, and even try to pass on some knowledge to people who are thinking of working in the event security business. Hope you all enjoy the episode. Hollar!

In this episode we sit down with the Son of Appalachia himself Tim Goodin. Tim is without out doubt one of the best up and coming artist in the country. He gives us a little insight on where the inspiration for some of his songs came from, his musical influences, his favorite places he has got to play so far, and even gives us some details on his new album he recently recorded. We had a blast recording this episode with Tim, so if you haven't already go follow him on all his platforms and give him a listen. Hope you enjoy the episode. Hollar!

We talk to Estill Robinson. Estill has been a professional photographer since the early 80's. He has photographed musicians from Kiss to Tyler Childers. Estill is currently the house photographer for Manchester Music Hall as well as traveling with with various musicians. Estill has some great stories over his career as a photographer and it was a pleasure to sit down with him. Hope you enjoy the episode. Hollar!

We talk with bartending extraordinaire Josh Back. Josh is the head bartender at Manchester Music Hall and also works at Mirror Twin Brewery. We get into a little bit of everything during this conversation bar etiquette, waffle house, fishing, and of course our favorite music. Hope you enjoy this episode. Hollar!

We sit down with Teddy Tolar the owner of The Nook music venue in Danville, KY. He talks about his inspiration for starting the venue and his mission of supporting local artists of all kinds. Hope you enjoy this episode. Hollar!