Music of America Podcast

We conclude our trip to Tennessee with pure energy...Steph Maguire joins us with her songs You're Friends Think I'm Crazy, Carolina and Ride High

Terrence " Sweet Tea" Grayson joins us from Seymour Tennessee and his songs Buried Below Sea Level, Mississippi, Nobody's Fault But Mine and Rob and Steal

Earlier this season, we met promoter George Schmid who introduced us to several acts he represents. One of those acts were Rusty Shipp. Today, AJ Newton from that band will join us with a couple of songs Neck Breaker and All Aboard

Tuesday we meet a harpist, also from Nashville. Liana Alpino plays a cover of Ain't No Sunshine and also an original piece called The Sugarlands Waltz

Beginning the week in Tennessee, we hear from Erin Stoll from Nashville with her songs Trying To Leave, Idea, Load My Truck And Leave, Girls Do It Better and Spread My Wings

Since Season 1, we have tried to have our last guest of the week from South Dakota. Meet Serious Shirley, like the old joke from the movie "Airplane" " Yes, it's serious and don't call me Shirley". Listen to their songs Missing Key and Jaded

Thursday we meet Morgan Harris, and his new band called Red Maker. Music includes Boxcar Bed, Case of the Blues and Toke 'N Smoke

Toadstool Jamboree, a project of Tom Whillock , joins us on Wednesday with songs Can't Stop Thinking 'Bout, Dark Clouds, Down To the River and The Hard Way

Black Hills Soul, a guest last season, has a new guitar plyer. He is solo performer and now lead guitarist for Black Hill Soul, Douglas Phillips and our guest today on the Music of America Podcast. Songs include Darker Shad of Blues, Hot Summer Nights, I Will Comfort You and Starlight Lounge

Kicking off the just really fun week in South Dakota wwe meet The Outside Kids featuring Matt Buehner. Songs include Helen Keller and Get Over It

One of the most funs weeks since the inception of The Music Of America Podcast comes your way next week from South Dakota. We will introduce you to Matt Buehner of The Outside Kids, Doug Phillips, Tom Whillock form Toadstool Jamboree, Morgan Harris and his new band called Red Maker and wrap up with a band we have tried to have on since last season...Serious Shirley.

We conclude this week in South Carolina with Ron Hayden from Piedmont and songs that include Hard Times In The Heartland, Wanted Man, The Last Time (Till The Next Time), The Story of Charlie Walker and a tribute to all who graduated in 1981...a song called Summer Song- a Tribute to the Class of '81

Rappin' and Rocking AJ Case joins us on Thursday featuring songs Halfway Home, Nothing, Times I Think About, Strawberry Lane and Lifted

Bluegrass reigns on Wednesday with the band called Carolina Bluegrass Style. Songs include Ain't Coming Back, Tear That Stillhouse Down, Whitehouse Road, I Shot The Sherriff, Could You Be Loved and You're Still On My Mind

Frank Royster, also from Charleston is featured Tuesday on our South Carolina tour. His song include Miss Information, Mr. Wonderful, Open Door and Someday

Kicking off the week in South Carolina we land in Charleston where we meet River Mason and his songs which include This Far, Ain't Comin' Back, Off The Mountain, Grandaddy's Tele and We All Need Help

No music but some fascinating stories from Rob Dugay, self-proclaimed music promotor and music reporter throughout the Northeast is our last guest in Rhode Island this week.

John Shurman joins us on Thursday. His music he will share includes Heartbeat, Hello Again, One More Day, 'Round Here and Woman of Mine

Halfway through the week in Rhode Island meet Consuelo's Revenge with their songs Pasadena, Kosmic Klezmer, Lady Liberty and Palatine Light

Martin G Bradburn from The Strattones and MGB invites us to both camps, where he writes the songs we hear today including Light Shine, Love Infinity and Slip Stream by the Strattones and Deadly Night Shades and Nothing To Do ( The Milo Song) by MGB

We begin the trip to Rhode Island this week with a classical music journey with Dr Judith Lynn Stillman, Compositions of a variety of composers are interwoven through many parts of this interview. We begin with Opening Notes- A Musical Journey followed by Legendary Duo In Harmony. The third piece is called Timeless Connections and Iconic Collaborations followed by Creative Reflection, a piece called Isolation and Inspiration. From there we go to a piece called From The Composer's Mind and conclude with The Grand Finale- A Spirited Flight

Next week on The Music Of America Podcast we meet a variety of incredible musicians including with Dr. Judith Lynn Stillman, The Strattones, Consuelo's Revenge, Josh Schurman and writer Rob Duguay

We conclude the week in Pennsylvania with R & b and Soul man Antar Goodwin with songs Grandma Said, Shotgun, the game, Justified and give it away

Jessica Smucker is our Thursday guest from Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Songs of hers are Dinosaur, The Sea, When I Was the Weather, Stones To Throw and The Beautiful

From Delco meet Mike Campanile and his songs I Bleed, Silhouette Scarecrow, under the name Vampire we will hear Smooth and with his band Syberia listen to Living Dead and Pig

Mind Maze lead vocalist Sarah Teets joins us as we discuss thier songs Dreamwalker, Sign of Life, Forever Too Late and Stand Your Ground

We start off the week in Pennsylvania with Ronneca Sanchez...former lead singer to a band in Kansas called Ridiculas Trixx and now is an A & R rep with Major Record Distribution. Here she features some of the artists on their label including Richie Love, Ameri Shay, Christine Scott and Mojo Mark

Next week we are in Pennsylvania. Meet Ronneca Sanchez, former front woman now A & R executive for World Record Distribution, Sarah Teets from the band Mind Maze, a man of many bands Mike Campaneli, soloist Jessica Smucker and concluding with Antar Goodwin

We close out the week in Oregon with singer songwriter one-man band It&i with songs Rednecks in Fairyland, The Quiver of Eros and Tangled In The Tongue

Thursday in Oregon we meet the duo of Phoenix. Listen to the songs Calamity Blues, a medley of a couple of Irish songs merging Fields of Anthery with The Connaughtman's Rambles plus their own version of The House Of The Rising Sun and The Boxer

Drummer enthusiast Larry London is our Wednesday guest with a variety of songs including 24- Hour Street Festival, Big Horn Boogie, Downhill Run and Windy City

Barrie Dempsey and his wife and manager Shannon joins us on Tuesday with songs Open Mic, When We Were Young, Rivers Run, Never Saw Me Love and Cry For Awhile

Starting of a wonderful week in Oregon with True North...both the band and the duo. Songs include Don't Take Me Back, At Your Door, Extraordinary Grace, Keep The River On Your Right and Limbo

Tammy Mitchell Woods is our last guest from Oklahoma on Friday. Tammy talks about her love for the drums and the uniqueness of being a woman drummer in a world dominated by men

Thursday, we meet singer and songwriter Jared Thomas Euper who plays no instruments. His songs include I Love You, Alone Again, Back Home Float On The Water and Stone Cold Heartache

Wednesday Tatum J is our guest featuring a couple of songs. Windo Pain and No Pain No Rest

Tuesday, our guest hails from Norman, Oklahoma and is now in Nashville chasing her dream. Emily Elgin, a star on the rise, comes to us with songs Doc Holiday, This Woman, Don't Come Knocking, My Luck's Run Out and Should Have Been Raining

We begin the week in Oklahoma with a band from Foss, OK named after the bandleader. Hunter Hughes and the Hunter Hughes band featuring songs She's Been Sleeping, Crossed The Devil and Chasing My Tail.

We conclude the trip to Ohio with the band Sonic Skyways and their songs Face of Virginia, Money, Runaway, Candles and Coming Back For You

The Groove Keepers are our Thursday guest with songs that include a cover of Time In A Bottle as well as originals The Other Side, Ours and Skank Ho!

Singer, songwriter and father Chris Shutters is our guest on Wednesday. Songs include Cool Savannah Night and That's Just How It Is

Tuesday we are in Worthington, Ohio and meet the Clark Twins. Songs include Mama, Mercy and Royals.

We are in the state of Ohio all week beginning with the band Axe Master. Songs include 10,000 Pound Hammer, Axes of Evil, 30 Pieces of Silver and Crawling Chaos

Next week on the Music of America Podcast, we ae in Ohio. Hear from the musicians of Axemaster, The Clark Twins, Chris Shutters, The Groove Keepers and Sonic Skyways

We finish North Dakota with a One Man Band Dusty James River Band. Dusty performs a couple of cover songs with Lodi and Turn The Page plus original tunes All Night Long and tar Top

Gina Powers and Gina Powers Music round out our 3 acts from Fargo, North Dakota. We will hear Gina's songs All I Ever Wanted, Extraordinary Life, Great Divid and Love Will Lift Us Up

Day 2 in Fargo we meet up and coming star Briana Helbling with songs that include The Way We Lie, Inside Out and Your Hometown

Lars Hegland and Tripwire are our first of 3 Fargo guests with the song Let's Be 21

We begin our visit this week in North Dakota with a husband / wife duo of Jared and Amanda Hoeft, with songs including Reverie, Loons of the Northwoods, One More Day and Grumpy Brain

The Music of America Podcast is in Fargo North Dakota all next week. We hear music from the duo of Jared and Amanda Hoeft, the band Tripwire as well as singer/ songwriters Adriana Helbling, GINA POWERS AND DUSTY JAMES RIVER.

Brad Howard wraps up the week in North Carolina with songs that are reminiscent of older country music and include I'll Let The Bottle Kill Me, Good-Bye Hurtin' Songs, Outlaws to the In Laws and He's Not A Fallen Soldier. Next week...North Dakota