Podcasts about acoustic syndicate

Isaac is a part of BSST's emerging artists series. He comes from a rich musical heritage. His dad, Fitz, is a drummer in the legendary, band, Acoustic Syndicate. Issac has taken his own path playing keyboards in two bands and side work his family members.

Old friend Bryon McMurry of Acoustic Syndicate stopped by BSST at the Earl Scruggs Music Festival and we d shot the sssst.

2022 has been a year of firsts at Southern Songs and Stories. Beginning with our first guest host, WNCW's Corrie Askew took stock of her favorite episodes of this series in the previous year. We went even further back in time to revisit Green Acres Music Hall with an episode summing up the first three podcasts on the beloved music venue, and focusing on previously unheard conversations with Green Acres alumni Bela Fleck, Sam Bush, Jerry Douglas, John Cowan and Acoustic Syndicate. Speaking of Bela, we profiled him on his own episode which was based on a conversation we had at the IBMAs, one of many with artists there who will be featured in coming episodes. There was even an episode without a guest, when I asked the question “Why is live music so good?”, which was also made into an NFT. In addition, we collaborated with author and The String podcast host Craig Havighurst on an episode based on our conversation at the inaugural Earl Scruggs Music Festival, titled Southern Strings and Stories. And now, another first, a collaborative episode with a Christmas theme. Plus ukuleles. And Bigfoot. Cleveland County, NC is home to ukulele band The Dancing Fleas, and is also reported to be the stomping grounds of Knobby the Bigfoot (while it is definitely home of the Yeti, the mascot of Cleveland Community College) . Collaborating with band leader Jason Lineberger on the concept, script and production of this episode, we dreamed up an old time radio theater setting with his sprawling party band at the center of this tale. Amidst the backdrop of the grand Southern tradition of the Christmas Casserole Cook Off, the Fleas seek to recapture the spirit of the holiday season in a quest which finds them taking on a rival Poison tribute band, disdain for all things New Jersey, even Knobby himself. The Dancing Fleas performing at the White Horse Black Mountain Songs heard in this episode:“The Fleas Are Here!” by the Dancing Fleas“The Funky Flea” by the Dancing FleasThanks for visiting! Would you share this episode with someone too? It takes just a click to follow us on your podcast platform of choice, and then it will only take a minute to give it a good rating, and on platforms with the option, a review. Great ratings and reviews will make Southern Songs and Stories and the artists it profiles more likely to be found by more people just like you.Southern Songs and Stories is a part of the podcast lineup of Osiris Media, with all of the Osiris shows available here. You can also hear new episodes of this podcast on Bluegrass Planet Radio here. Thanks to Corrie Askew for producing the radio adaptations of this series on public radio WNCW, and to Joshua Meng, who wrote and performed our theme songs. This is Southern Songs and Stories: the music of the South and the artists who make it. - Joe Kendrick

For a place as remote as Ashe County, NC, you could be forgiven for overlooking it as a wellspring for musical talent. But music seems to flow naturally out of the Appalachian mountains in and around towns like Sparta, NC, where artists like Brian Swenk grew up. Our recent episode on banjo player Tray Wellington gives another example of how the region punches above its weight with its long track record of producing great roots music artists: Frank Blevins and his Tarheel Rattlers, the Carolina Night Hawks, Clarence “Tom” Ashley, and Ola Belle Reed all hail from Ashe County as well. Even though many artists mentioned above moved away, they never forgot their homeplace. Recently I witnessed both Tray Wellington and Brian Swenk returning to the mountains to make music and give back to the cultural traditions that gave them their start, when both were a key part of the inaugural Boonerang Music & Arts Festival in nearby Boone, NC in June 2022. There, Brian came back to the town where he attended Appalachian State University as a key part of the team that produced the festival, which went swimmingly. Town Mountain and Acoustic Syndicate, both featured on previous episodes of this series, were headliners, and along with many other artists and bands with connections to the region, they helped make the weekend a winner with fans and critics alike. Brian's work was all behind the scenes there, but he is no stranger to the stage, with years of experience playing banjo in the band Big Daddy Love. Brian Swenk Here, Brian talks about the music business, his rock and roll roots and how they find their way into Big Daddy Love's music, we pick up on a conversation started in our episode on Tray Wellington with the influence of rap and hip hop in roots music, and more, including Brian's story about how a painting of his band playing live sold for six figures. Plus, we sample several songs by Big Daddy Love, which describes itself as an “Appalachian Rock” band. Songs heard in this episode:“Smoke Under The Water” by Big Daddy Love, from This Time Around“Down From the Mountain” by Big Daddy Love, from Let It Grow, excerpt“Air Bellows Gap” by Big Daddy Love, from Let It GrowThank you for listening to this episode, and we would be even more grateful were you to share this with someone. It is super easy to follow us on your podcast platform of choice, and then it will only take a minute to give it a good rating, and on platforms with the option, a review. Great ratings and reviews will make Southern Songs and Stories and the artists it profiles more likely to be found by more people just like you.Southern Songs and Stories is a part of the podcast lineup of Osiris Media, with all of the Osiris shows available here. You can also hear new episodes of this podcast on Bluegrass Planet Radio here. Thanks to Corrie Askew for producing the radio adaptations of this series on public radio WNCW, and to Joshua Meng, who wrote and performed our theme songs. This is Southern Songs and Stories: the music of the South and the artists who make it. - Joe Kendrick

Music artists Bela Fleck, Sam Bush, Jerry Douglas, Darin Aldridge, and Acoustic Syndicate speak at length about their memories of and love for the little venue that could, Green Acres Music Hall. Also featured is the one person who is most responsible for putting Green Acres on the map, the Little King himself, Steve Metcalf. Plus, comments from a whole host of others who were there back in the day, like John Cowan, Carol Rifkin, Sandy Carlton, the late Ed Stokes, and Mike Lynch, among others.

Festival goers rejoice- The NC Brewers and Music Festival is back! Our long-time friend and festival director, Jeff Fissel, joins us for a breakdown of this year's festival. This year's festival will highlight beer from across North Carolina as well as awesome live music from The Steeldrivers, Jade Bird, Katie Pruitt, Acoustic Syndicate, and many more. Join us May 6th and 7th at the 2022 North Carolina Brewers and Music Festival. The post EPISODE 276 – NC Brewers and Music Festival Returns in 2022 appeared first on Cheers Charlotte Radio | Craft Beer and Homebrew Podcast.

No band defines modern acoustic music any better than the Acoustic Syndicate. I set down with Steve and Bryon and discussed the world. At the time Rolling Stone Magazine had said “ Steve “Big Daddy” McMurry's incendiary, wailing version of Junior Parker's “Mystery Train.” one of the 10 best things they hear at Floydfest 2019. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sandy-carlton/message

Acoustic Syndicate is a rock/folk/bluegrass band from North Carolina formed in 1992. They have toured nationally in the US, including appearances at Farm Aid and Bonnaroo. Their sound is characterized by three-part vocal harmony and complex polyrhythmic banjo playing. Lyrically, the group often discusses themes relating to subsistence, sustainablility and quality of life. The McMurry family comes from a small family farm in Cleveland County, NC. They have been farming the same region that their ancestors settled over 200 years ago.Support the show (http://www.wildmansteve.com/MEMBERS.html)

For over 12 years, Leatherwoods Olde Tyme Courtsquare Opry hosted bluegrass and other musicians and bands from near and far to perform on the stage inside Leatherwood Trading Company in Uptown Shelby NC. WGWG has teamed up once again with Leatherwood to offer up these classic shows through a series of podcasts. The music lives on. Keep on Pickin'!

Jazzman turned Funk turned Jam turned Renaissance Man.John Fitzgerald is one of those freaks of nature. First up, he's brilliant. He's also a smooth, soul-deep, virtuosic talent who has been on tour for decades. From the studio to the road, from Cosmic Charlie to The Secrets Band, from Baby Fat to Acoustic Syndicate to Runaway Gin, Fitz is one of Charleston's Coolest cats. Best For Business is a podcast featuring artists, musicians, & other creative professionals hosted by Patch Whisky and Dan "The Man" Anderson.    

Do you remember the 1980s? The Cold War, Reagan, big hair, synthesizers, yuppies, AIDS, MTV? It can be easy to point and laugh at times, maybe easier than it is to remember the good things about the era. It did not make national headlines, but one of those good things was Green Acres Music Hall, which came of age in that decade. In our first episode, we touched on some of the history of the music scene in the region and how rough things could get in the 70s, with biker gangs taking over outdoor festivals and rock clubs, and in this episode we get to some more of the history of the live music business in the 80s and early 90s. You know, the days when you didn’t buy tickets online, but at a window after you waited in line. When being social was always in person rather than often on a network. This was the heyday of Green Acres Music Hall. Victor Wooten, Steve Metcalf, Roy "Futureman" Wooten, Vicki Dameron and Bela Fleck in the early 1990s This episode features conversations with artists like Bela Fleck, John Cowan, Darin Aldridge, the band Acoustic Syndicate, Sandy Carlton, Ashley Capps of AC Entertainment, Green Acres regular and frequent emcee Vicki Dameron, Carol Rifkin, former club owner Phil Dennis and Mettie, the “Little King”, Steve Metcalf. We’ll also feature more live music recorded at the Acres, as we have been able to dive into more tapes from Steve Metcalf’s collection, and live shows from archive.org. Plus, we travel to a place in neighboring Cleveland County called Brackett Cedar Park, which also brought in artists that were fusing bluegrass and country with rock elements, and is still going. You can subscribe to Southern Songs and Stories podcasts here via the "Blog RSS" button near the top of the right column, as well as iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Soundcloud and TuneIn. Please take a moment to rate the show, and comment on the podcasts on those platforms -- it is tremendously helpful in our effort to spread awareness of Southern Songs and Stories, and the artists we spotlight. And we hope you will support the music of the artists you enjoy hearing on the show -- even though the performances we’re highlighting are from decades ago, all of these artists are still out touring and making music, and they wouldn’t be able to do it without support from people like you. Thanks to our supporters, and to Osiris Podcasts and Bluegrass Planet Radio for carrying our series, and to Dynamite Roasting for sharing their coffee with our listeners.

This is the beginning of the Green Acres story, with interviews of artists like Bela Fleck, John Cowan, the band Acoustic Syndicate, plus the man who was instrumental in bringing them there, Steve Metcalf, among others. There is plenty of music from the venue as well as commentary on the overall music scene in the 1970s and 1980s, where Green Acres fit in the culture, and more.

This is the story of Acoustic Syndicate: Steve McMurry, cousin to brothers Bryon and Fitz McMurry, Jay Sanders and Billy Cardine, plus others who were key to their success, like Steve Metcalf of Little King Records and Green Acres Music Hall.

After just four years on the scene, it's managed to become one of the most anticipated annual events in downtown Spartanburg with last year's move to Morgan Square further raising the bar, folks throughout Spartanburg are gearing up for the return of Hub City Hog Fest, April 7 & 8.. With 45 teams competing in three categories, opportunities to sample some of the smokey goodness will abound, and the event will feature plenty of delicious food vendors. The festival also features great live music on both Friday and Saturday, with Acoustic Syndicate and Big Daddy Love headlining respectively. For more on this year's Hub City Hog Fest, listen to our podcast below and check out the  and .

Jody Bender and Tommy Green went to Jack of the Wood for the Kevin Kinney Christmas Day Jam. Kevin talked to us, as well as Wild Adriatic’s Front Man Travis Gray, and Josh Daniel from the aptly named Josh Daniel/Mark Schimick Project. Jason Brodsky of Acoustic Syndicate was working the board and kindly shared a couple candies with Tommy. Between the candy and the Founders Day Coffee Breakfast Stout Tommy was sipping, things got messy quickly. However, time seemed to be moving very slowly. Jody deftly ran the podcast, and all in all, it was a fantastically great experience. Jack of The Wood had its best day ever, raising over $4,000 for Habitat for Humanity.

NU BLU is a great bluegrass band fronted by husband and wife team Daniel and Carolyn Routh and are creating quite a stir in the bluegrass community. In 2011, Nu-Blu was again nominated by the Carolina Music Awards and geared up for their new album, THE BLU-DISC on Pinecastle Records. The label has released the first single, "Other Woman's Blues" written by Kira Small and providing a unique twist on Dolly Parton's hit song "Jolene." DARIN AND BROOKE ALDRIDGE is a rising bluegrass duo, newlyweds singing and playing a rich combination of bluegrass and country duets. Their rich harmonies, supported by a first rate band, showcase two fine individual voices with a superb blend. Darin played with Acoustic Syndicate and worked several years in the legendary band The County Gentlemen. Brooke Justice Aldridge grew up on the mountains of Avery County, NC. Her voice carries the lilt of the mountains along with the sophisticated sounds of a singer with experience way beyond her 25 years.