The Moonlight Ramble

Bronwyn Keith-Hynes is a dynamic, multi-award winning fiddle player. She won a Grammy with her work with ⁠Molly Tuttle and the Golden Highway. Additionally, her album, “I Built A World” was nominated for a Grammy in 2024 and Keith-Hynes has won multiple IBMA awards. We spoke on a snowy, January day about her preparation for her first vocal album, balancing her health and touring, and her experiences as a young musician. Take a listen.

Nathan Graham is a true Chicago style musician, blending blues, country, and soul in his latest album, Saint of Second Chances. Nominated by Ben Harper for Taylor Guitar's 50th anniversary, as a musician that'll make waves over the next 50 years, Graham has an energetic guitar and velvety voice, while proving himself a talented songwriter. We met outside of Chicago to discuss touring with Ben Harper, the Black Opry, and gardening. Take a listen. Intro song: “Fake Friends”1st song/video - “Somebody Else”Outro song - “Pride”

Rob McNurlin, an east Kentucky native is the Last Beatnik Cowboy, he's a walking Ken Burns series. Rob and I talk about influences, Hank Snow's toupée, death, and religion.

Candace Barbee is the Marketing and PR Director and Booking Agent for The Grove in Glasgow, Kentucky. The Grove is a seasonal venue that has become known as one of the most unique venues in Kentucky. Candace and I sat down to talk about creating community through music, the importance of independent venues, and how venues can support local musicians.

In this episode I met with Jay Skaggs, a grunge country, singer songwriter out of central Kentucky. I'm in awe of Jay's talent, as a songwriter, instrumentalist, and how he chooses to balance life and happiness. Go take a listen to our conversation. Shout out to @doowoplex for their sound, lighting, and instrument sales and rentals. Audio clips from Red Bard Radio and Nelsonville Music Festival (WOUB).

I met with Ella Webster to talk about her east Kentucky roots, old time fiddle music, and her experience playing fiddle with east Kentuckian Cole Chaney.

Bolander has been steady in the Kentucky music scene. During the last two decades, he's preformed with bands ranging from heavy metal, to rock with Alcatraz Shakedown, to more recently as Eric Bolander & These Assholes performing with an Appalachian sound reflecting Bolander's east Kentucky roots. In this interview, Bolander empathetically and honestly discusses the peaks and valleys of being a preforming artist while working as a full-time art teacher in the Fayette county public school system.

I met up with honky-tonk queen, Hannah Juanita, as she was preparing for her first show at The Burl, in Lexington, Kentucky, opening for Nick Shoulders and the Okay Crawdad. We talked about her love for Cajun culture, being a honky-tonk songwriter, and early music memories.

Through pronounced vulnerability, Charlie Overman provides a depicted landscape of modern American scenes with rock music and poetic lyrics. We met in Lexington, Kentucky to discuss his upcoming album and recent single release. *This was a pilot episode, when I was using the name, Well Law - The Podcast.* **Photo by Perry Wesley**

In celebration of the 31st year of the ​⁠​Master Musicians Festival, we visited festival Executive Director, Tiffany Finley, to learn about the festival history and her role in supporting the Kentucky music scene. Find festival tickets here: https://mastermusiciansfestival.org *This was a pilot episode, when I was using the name, Well Law - The Podcast.*

I caught up with Grammy Award winner, Travis Book ​in Brevard, NC to discuss the release of his solo album, “Love and Other Strange Emotions,” and took an in-depth look at how Travis balances his life as a touring musician, songwriter, and podcast host.

We sat down with Sarah Rudy of Hello June in Huntington, West Virginia to discuss her journey as an Appalachian musician, the music community, and Hello June's newly released album, Artifacts. *This was a pilot episode, when I was using the name, Well Law - The Podcast.* **Photo by Rafael Barker**

We sat down with Grayson Jenkins to discuss the Kentucky music scene and life as a touring singer-songwriter. *This was a pilot episode, when I was using the name, Well Law - The Podcast.*