Moe Stories Podcast

Moe Stories presents a conversation with Tractor Jerry. From the southern end of Pennsylvania, Tractor Jerry grew up with bluegrass festivals and parking lot music circles. Sunset Park sat a stone's throw from his home in the backwoods of Chester County and featured a humble open air stage that was known for holding the weight of country and bluegrass legends. A tribute to Sunset Park wrote, “Long before country went mainstream, Sunset provided an outlet for hillbilly music at a time when hillbilly was still a term of disparagement. It was a bona fide underground scene, where farmers, factory workers and displaced Southerners could be found whooping it up in the Pennsylvania sticks”. A father's love of bluegrass music and countless childhood afternoons at venues like Sunset, laid the foundation for a lifetime love of Grass and Roots music. In 2015, Tractor Jerry and the Mud Bucket is a band formed out of Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The Debut self-titled album, aimed to muddle bluegrass and alt-country music. Tractor Jerry called upon some longtime fellow musicians to jump in the bucket and search for a sound that Jerry likes to call swamp grass. These whiskey soaked country stories have a boot cut and ball cap feel, cutting a path for a new breed of Hillbilly. https://www.tractorjerry.com/the-band

A groovin' session with Swing Street band members Olivia Daugherty and Pete Bainbridge. Swing Street brings fun renditions of mainstream jazz standards and jazz adaptations of popular tunes to the Lancaster, PA.

It's obvious...Moe and Steven are blown away by singer/songwriter talent Nina de Vitry and guitar master Sam Leslie. Old Jazz meets Latin Groove meets Classic Country. Weaving musical influences ranging from Norah Jones and Amy Winehouse to Astrud Gilberto and Patsy Cline, Nina manages to create a wholly new sound that is both soothing and soulful. “Nina de Vitry’s soulful voice, jazzy composition, and creative lyrics make her breakout EP, Trust a Dream, a sweet treat for the ears.” -Krisann Janowitz [Independent Clauses] “[Live Like Water Lives] is one of the sweetest experiential tracks we’ve heard all year.” -EartotheGround Music

Front man, songwriter, blues musician Benjamin Vo delivers a casual chat and tunes from his newest album Blueberry and Country Sugar. www.benjaminvo.bandcamp.com "Favoring the deeper and darker blues, Benjamin’s band offers heavy swinging beats, smoky piano accompaniment, powerful vocals, and haunting lead guitar lines. From slow burning electric blues, to high energy slide guitar ditties, to mighty delta numbers, you are guaranteed a dynamic show." - Rich Ruoff (Lancaster Roots and Blues)

Blues On the Loose frontman Lewis Bechtold and bassist Doug Porter give Moe and Steven a bit of band history and deliver two kicking blues tunes for your audio pleasure. https://www.bluesontheloose.com/

Performing songwriter Leo DiSanto rolls into the studio to spin stories and play some tunes for Moe and Steven.

Moe and Steven hang with the dynamic music duo Songsmith. Between conversation a lot of laughs Songsmith delivers a new Christmas single and 2 "live in studio" performances.

Moe Stories Podcast gets a glimpse into the complex yet extremely accessible instrumental artistry of guitarist/composer Andy Mowatt and his band AMFM (Andy Mowatt Frequency Movement) . AMFM bandmate/keyboardist Nate Young sits in on the conversation with Moe Stories host Kevin "Moe" Gannon and co-host Steven Courtney,

Moe Stories Podcast host Kevin "Moe" Gannon and co-host Steven Courtney sit with performing songwriter Sarah Fiore of the band Indian Summer Jars. In this episode Sarah shares insight regarding the transparency and vulnerability of songwriting, working with a band and personal growth. Sarah also performs live "in-studio" versions of 2 new songs in consideration for the bands forthcoming yet untitled studio album.