Music of America Podcast

Tuesday we meet Calico Sparx from Wilmington, Delaware. Songs include a sample of a Stone Temple Pilots song called The End along with a cover of The Rolling Stones classic Sympathy For The Devil

Blue Hen Booking begins our week in Delaware. Meet Jessee Lee from the band Grandeur and Kenny Zell from the band Tempting Tides. Songs include Encrypted and MFTA from Grandeur and Bloodlust and Consequences from Tempting Tides

Former Teacher Terri La Chance joins us as we finish up our Connecticut visit including a song inspire by Music of America Podcast host Tom Pollard. Songs include One Vote Counts, Shape Shifting Time and One Person

Drew Angus from Bridgeport joins us for a great conversation on Thursday while we also enjoy his songs Wildflowers, Still Have You and Late For The Party

The Toneshifters, a guest from Season 1, returns to talk about an album they released right after they came on the show in 2023. Songs include Alabama Moon, Cool Like That, Gotta Believe, Fun In The Sun and Crying Time.

The delightful Sarah Dunn joins us on Tuesday in Delawar with songs that include Fine Lullaby, The Gun Powder Song, Cottagecore Lesbian Daydream and Stay With Me

The Music of America Podcast is in The Nutmeg State of Connecticut all week this week. We begin the week with K. Caruso and The Elegant Vagabonds. Songs include Here 2 Stay, Somewhere, Under It and Zip Codes

Wrapping up Colorado, meet the band Solar Flare Sunset. Songs include Castaway, Keyhole, Once, Silver Turns To Thread and The Sand

He used to do piano bars. Now, 3 years later, Dalton Le Fever rejoins The Music of America Podcast with his solo work. Songs include Friend I Never Knew, Lonely On My Own, The Hitchhiker, To Save A Man's Life and Walking Polka

Mid week has us with composer/producers DJ Dr. Wattz and Ladi Jenn. Songs include Afterglow, Bangers, Cloud, Pressure Point and The First Mile of Music

Shaun Pace is our Wednesday guest in Colorado. Songs include Last Call, Sway and The Way It Goes

Wendy Clark starts off this week in Colorado with songs that include Sway, 60 Songs and Blue

We finish California with the duo called Divided Plains. John Sharkey and Nicolette offer us songs Jericho, The Wolf You Feed, Toreador, What To Do, Idaho and Dead Down Low

This Is A Prayer for America, hoping to become a national anthem, is featured today with Sue Edwards Martin and Dov Gertweig along with songs Love Story, Topanga, Heart and Make Someone Happy

Wednesday in California has us in the little town of Vacaville where we meet Tim Erickson, a guitar players guitar player. Songs include Fly Away, The Edge of You, Melody Crash and Not Alone

Abbey Scott joins us from Los Angeles today. Songs include Kool Aid, Told You So, Tsk Tsk, and a couple of Christmas Songs Merry Me and Christmas You Won't Forget

We are in California all week on The Music of America Podcast starting with Carmen DeLeto from the band My Blue Soul. Songs include All Across The USA, Big Strong Woman, Blue Soul Blues, Tell Me and Lay it on you

Closing out the week, meet the band called Fonky Donkey.... And Ben Brenner , my brother from another mother. Get Donkey with songs Bluebird, Change In Me, Get Right With God, Hid the Body and Was It Me

Billy Jeter, Arkansas musical staple, joins us Thursday. Songs include Hard Times, featuring Bobby Rush, Lucky, Heat Lightning and Used To Be Blues

The band Count Your Cars joins us mid week in Arkansas with songs that include Aria, Idiots, Rebels of Reality and We Are All God's Children (And He Left Us in the Car)

Tuesday, we meet rising star 13 year old Sawyer Fleeman. Songs include That's Life, Iris and Meet Me Halfway

We are in Arkansas all week on The Music of America Podcast, beginning with Dan the Voyager...Join Dan's voyage of self exploration with songs that include Pandora, Because of You (I Found Me), Armageddon, Burner and Here Right Now

Friday concludes the Arizona trek on the music of America Podcast with Gypsy Piano Bluez. Songs include How Much More Can I Possibly Take, Lies and Perfume, Oh Mama (What's Wrong With You) and Yoour Turned Out

The Black Hole comes on to The Music of America Podcast on Thursday with their three-piece rocking blues sound. Songs include Live for Today, Show Me What You Got, Take Me Back and You Got Me.

Brandon Teskey and the band Teskey joins us on Wednesday in Arizona. Songs include Blue Dreams, In the Garden Again, Upside Down World and White Wolf

Tuesday in Arizona and we meet the band Redrumed with the Reverand Scott Rowe. Songs include Black Sunday Domination, Death on Borrowed Time, Dirty Rotten Sinner, I Love Crypta and Wishful Thinking Blue

We begin the weekin Arizona today with a new up and coming band called The Band Of Fools. No music but the will have videos on our YouTube channel on Friday

We wrap up the week in Anchorage with a singer and songwriter, reminiscent of Judy Collins and Joan Baez in both writing and performance styles. Songs include Beautiful Time, Just Watch the Sun, Wandered and Another Man Down

Thursday has us in Palmer, Alaska with Phil Knowlton....Jazz saxophonist, singer, songwriter, producer and filmmaker. Songs include Snoopy, Down On 7th, San Francisco Ginger Snaps, Blue In Burgundy and Escaping the Black Cathedral

What an interesting show...Meet Larry Hansen, representing new sponsor Make a Scene Media from Wasilla, Alaska and promoting touring artist Natalie Gelman and her Mountain Mama Tour. Natalie's songs include Heavy Heavy Heart, The Lion, Some People, Photograph and The Way Things Go

Tuesday in Fishhook, Alaska has us meet up with Darren "HarpDaddy" Smith. Accompanying last year guest Ben Heller and his band Raised By Elephants with songs Unraveled and You Only Love Me When I'm Gone.

We start the week in Alaska with visit a visit from Anchorage with Matt Faubion...singer, songwriter and performer as a solo performer, as well as performing with the bands Roland Roberts and Childish Tycoon

We conclude week one of Season four in Alabama with the duo of Sparrow Broughton. Alana Broughton joins us with songs Mercy Mercy, River Water and Annie Virginia. Don't forget to check out our YouTube channel also. Search for The Music of America Podcast Playlist

Beth Ryan returns to the show 3 years later with three new students to showcase. Meet Mizuki Kamamoto with Themes and variations, Tom Fitzgerald with O Come All Ye Faithful and John Ilig with The Bygone Days

Bassist Warren Bierley joins us today from Birmingham, Alabama. Songs include Make Me Smile, Spread A Little Love Around and Love Song

Day 2 of our 4th year brings us to Jerry Powell, singer, songwriter, producer...he has done it all. Songs include Rockabilly Rock and Roll, A Still Falling, Merry Go Round and One More Summer Night

A new week, a new state, and a new season on the Music of America Podcast. We start the week off with a guest from a few years ago, one of our very first guests in Fact. Here's Tony Brook along with Yve (pronounced EVE) Mary, sometimes known as Gypsy Candlestick. Songs include In the Candle, Lift You Up, Fried Chicken, Truth Be Told and Washington Summer

All week we heard music from musicians from coast to coast. Today, a compilation of that music for you to enjoy all day, to celebrate America's 250th birthday.

Today on the Music of America POdcast and the America 250 Celebration, we are adding something new...VIDEO! Here, you will be able to hear the audio of some of the songs being posted on our new Music of America Podcast YouTube Channel. Simply go to YouTube and search for Music of America Podcast Playlist and watch and listen to over a dozen different artists with their contributions to America 250.https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMfi4m26FWQg&si=UOty2gYa-DJ8t5Qw

Day 4 of the America 250 celebration includes music from Bobby Black Hat, Brother Blues band with Dr. Dann, Burke Ingraffia, Celia Farran, Debra Cohen, Francis Ferenz, Juan Carlos Hernandez, The Kinda Mad Band, Madame Mackintosh, One Street Over, Michael Lucarelli, Phil Cole, Rod Martin, Scott Simpson, Tina Micula and Joe Russo

Day 2 of the America 250 celebration with guests The Ghost Writers, Liberty Roots, Eddy Delbridge, Chris Sand, Consuelo's Revenge, Dave Kenna, Father Frank, Jason Baker, Johnny Guest, Jose Antonio Ponce, Rod Martin, Divided Pains and Debbie Laux Cerkoski

The Music of America Podcast celebrates 250 years of freedom and liberty all week, ramping up to the Fourth of July. Today we feature music from Father Frank, Axemaster, The Ghost Writers, Jimmy Cirillo, Celia Farran, Tony Denim, Rod Martin, Jose Antonio Ponce, Ty Warner, Divided Plains, Joe Russo, Liberty Roots, Collie to Congress, Rcky Daniels and Risa Bebb

Friday wraps up Season 3 and the week in Wyoming with one more visit to Casper and meet Todd and Mandi or, if you say it really fast, ToddnMandi. Songs include a cover of Dream and Little Dream/ Crazy, Le Vie Breve and Heal Me

Thursday we have what we call a "straight" interview, which means no music but a great dialogue with up-and-coming Cody Wyoming musician Logan Class.

Back to Casper Wyoming, Cassandra Rose joins us midweek. Songs include a couple of covers...Mad World and Zombies

Tuesday we are in Cheyenne where we meet Ty Warner. Songs from Ty include Blink Of an Eye, Spencer's Crawl, I'm A Veteran, This Is Not Goodbye and What We Can't Say

The Music of America Podcast Season 3 winds down this week with Wyoming and wow! What a way to end a season. We begin a duo who goes by the name Sparrow Bones. Mattias Russell and Alyssa kick the week off from Casper with songs that include Colossus, Anesthesia, I Am Sure and Take Me To the Water

Season 3 of The Music of America Podcast closes out next week after we visit the state of Wyoming. Hear the duet Broken Sparrow, along with Ty Warner, Cassandra Rose, Logan Cass and the duet called ToddnMandi.

The iconic John Masino Band from De Forest Wisconsin winds out the week with songs Baby Don't You Worry No More, Down To Earth, If I'm Never Gonna See You Again and To The Stars and Back

The duo of Hi/Jack joins us Thursday from Milwaukee. Songs include Better Now, Hollow, Milwaukee, The Punk Rock Queen of the BBC and The F***ing B*itch I Work With

Charlie Painter joins us Wednesday from Madison, Wisconsin with some really good jazz including Half-Step, Jigsaw, Timeline and The Good Life