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The town of Elkin, NC, boasts only 4000 residents, but its downtown seems to resemble a town much larger than that. What looks to me like a downtown about half the size of my home town of Shelby, NC, turns out to be a good bit less populated than its footprint suggests. But making a bigger impression than expected is in keeping with everything I have experienced in this foothills town in the northwest part of the state — Elkin likes to punch above its weight. My first trip to Elkin was for the Reevestock Music Festival, created by the band Time Sawyer, whose members largely grew up there. It is a festival that garners national artists as well as regional favorites, and every time I returned, it came up a winner: well balanced, with enough star power but also plenty of pleasant surprises and new discoveries, plus it was almost intimate with its crowd of hundreds rather than thousands in attendance. Elkin remains a favorite destination for that festival alone, and now I can add to that list, with The Martha Bassett Show producing live events at the Reeves Theater for eight years running. Martha Bassett celebrates with guests and house band at the finale of The Martha Bassett Show 04/03/25Photo: Steel String Photography The Martha Bassett Show put on its 100th episode in April of this year, which seemed like the perfect time to trek up and take it all in. The show featured guests Liz Longley from Nashville, Hank Pattie & the Current from the Triangle region of NC, and a VA music artist who is best known for building guitars for stars like Eric Clapton, Gillian Welch, Vince Gill, Peter Rowan (and hundreds of others, famous or not), Wayne Henderson. I spoke with both Martha Bassett and Wayne Henderson while there, where we talked with Martha about the extraordinary nature of the show with collaboration amongst its guests a built-in feature, the ever-changing and now perhaps especially challenging landscape for the arts, and with Wayne about his world famous instruments as well as memories of Doc Watson, and current Grand Ole Opry member and client Marty Stuart. All of that and a lot more is here, including musical excerpts from The Martha Bassett Show on this episode of Southern Songs and Stories. Songs heard in this episode:Wayne Henderson and Friends “Sweet Georgia Brown” from The Martha Bassett Show 04/03/25Wayne Henderson and Friends intro from Martha Bassett into “Panhandle Rag” from The Martha Bassett Show 04/03/25, excerpt“I'll Fly Away” Martha Bassett with Liz Longley, Hank Pattie & the Current, Wayne Henderson and Friends and house band from The Martha Bassett Show 04/03/25Thanks for dropping by! We hope you can help spread awareness of what we are doing. It is as easy as telling a friend and following this podcast on your platform of choice. You can find us on Apple here, Spotify here and YouTube here — hundreds more episodes await, filled with artists you may know by name, or musicians and bands that are ready to become your next favorites. This series is a part of the lineup of both public radio WNCW and Osiris Media, with all of the Osiris shows available here. You can also hear new episodes on Bluegrass Planet Radio here. Thanks to Jaclyn Anthony for producing the radio adaptations of this series on WNCW, where we worked with 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
Rick at the Cock N Bull has developed relationships with so many amazing musicians. One of those is the band Time Sawyer. Sam Tayloe of the band and I had a talk about what they hope you get from coming to a show, and there is a show at the Cock N Bull on Monday, June 24.
TIME SAWYER is a North Carolina roots band that merges old and new styles. They have performed on the stages of some of America's most iconic festival;, including MerleFest, the Bristol Rhythm and Roots Reunion and has also shared performances with John Moreland, Steep Canyon Rangers, The Wood Brothers and many more. HONEYBOY & BOOTS “Honeyboy” is a nickname Drew received while singing the blues with the Old Memphis Kings and “Boots” is a nickname Courtney has had since she was young because she is always wearing them. This Mississippi husband and wife duo perform folk and old-tyme blues featuring the guitar and cello. WoodSongs Kid: Jaylyn Taylor is a 14-year-old mandolin player from Virginia.
Time Sawyer is at the Cock N Bull this week, and we get a sneak peak at what they've been up to.
Local artist, Sam, from the band Time Sawyer, is in studio giving us a performance of AC/DC's Hells Bells. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Local artist, Sam, from the band Time Sawyer, is in studio giving us a performance of AC/DC's Hells Bells. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Time Sawyer is a band interested in “real people and real songs”, and that's just what the listener finds in their music – a sense of realness. Time Sawyer blends a grassroots feel with heart-felt lyrics to put on an entertaining show. From introspective ballads to high-energy crowd-pleasers, Time Sawyer's songs land in that rootsy sweet spot where folk, alt-country, and rock gather for a good time. Join us for Time Sawyer!
Will Easter and I talk about writing music, touring, recording, and I explain to him what a "band" of musicians is. He acted like he already knew but still couldn't hurt to hear it again. Listen to and follow Will Easter at these places www.willeastermusic.com https://www.facebook.com/WillEasterMusic https://www.instagram.com/willeastermusic/?hl=en https://open.spotify.com/artist/4YZfWVBSH5h8OjvvIvYdKD?si=LEPRiLjDQWWxtadU1BXglQ https://willeaster.bandcamp.com/ https://music.apple.com/us/artist/will-easter/1459197889 Thanks to Iris Marlowe for the closing song Spotify YouTube https://www.facebook.com/irismarlowemusic/ https://www.instagram.com/iris.marlowe/?hl=en Subscribe to the podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wnc-original-music/id1378776313 https://www.iheart.com/podcast/wnc-original-music-31067964/ https://gopod.me/wncom Follow on Social Media https://www.facebook.com/wncoriginalmusic https://www.wncoriginalmusic.com https://www.instagram.com/wnc_original_music/ All music used by permission Coming of age in a hardworking, musical family, living in harmony with the land and the river, Will Easter's passion for music may have been a given, but his talent and lyricism is what has him sharing the stage with acts like Jim Avett, David Childers, Time Sawyer, Brooks Forsyth, and Danger Muffin. Will's album, Carolina Home, will take you on a journey from growing up to love lost and found, working hard while finding peace in the everyday, always culminating on the winding road leading home. Press Will Easter has one of those voices that is like a home-cooked meal for the soul. Maybe it's a bit rough around the edges, but that's what makes it so believable, so relatable, so impactful. Will has the cool throwback rock edge of Tom Petty with the modern folk-Americana appeal of the Avett Brothers, but with something hard to put your finger on that could only be born out of the shadows and peaks of the North Carolina mountains. One iteration through a chorus and you'll find yourself humming along, by the second time around you'll be singing out loud, ready to hit the repeat button. Having said all that, where Will greatly excels is as a songwriter; he has a knack for capturing the reality of the human condition – the ugly and the beautiful, the mundane and the profound – and drawing meaning from those experiences. Will was hard at it during the pandemic, releasing a self-titled sophomore album of original songs earlier this year. This album is a true millennial coming-of-age masterwork – a stroke of genius to anybody who has grown up in rural America and experienced the inevitable hard knocks of love and life. Will invites the listener to share in his journey – through the lessons learned from the mistakes of “childhood living” to facing the reality of figuring out how to make your way in the world. Sure, the passage into maturity is one tinged with bittersweet nostalgia, but Will's outlook is one of hopeful expectancy. Will is admittedly not one for clichés – but if he'll allow me this one: it's not about the destination, but the journey – enjoying the time traveling down that ever-flowing river that is life. That's the metaphor that is so gracefully interwoven throughout this album. -Jones House Culture and Community Center Iris Marlowe is a singer-songwriter from Chicago, IL. Iris has been playing and writing music since she was 3 years old. She begun taking music seriously in 2018 and started to cultivate her sound. After releasing two albums 'Savannah' (2019) and 'Winter Solace' (2020) she decided to work on a western album inspired by spaghetti westerns and the occult. 'Home' is the first single to be released from the upcoming album. It's a folk song from the record that focuses on the reflection and acceptance you feel when you outgrow the place you grew up in.
Sam Tayloe frontman of the NC-based band Time Sawyer joins host Andrew Moose in this episode of I'm With the Band. Sam and Moose discuss Time Sawyer's new album "Mountain Howdy", the Sam on Sunday Livestream series, Reevestock Music Festival, the Reeves Theater, and their mutual love of Todd Snider.Check out Time Sawyer here!Reevestock Music FestivalReeves Theater
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This week's episode features a good pal of mine, Sam Tayloe of the band Time Sawyer. I first met Sam when playing mandolin with Elonzo Wesley, and we opened for Time Sawyer at the Neighborhood Theatre in Charlotte, NC. We chat this week about how they've evolved as a band during these crazy covid times, and are now producing a weekly live stream dubbed Sam on Sunday's. In addition, we also touch on the significant problems we face as a society and how we can all be more open minded and learn from each other. Below are a few quotes we discuss, which were pulled from Stephen Covey's book The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. hope ya dig this episode! “The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them.” "The key to life is not accumulation, it's contribution." "Most people struggle with life balance simply because they haven't paid the price to decide what is really important to them.” http://www.timesawyer.com/samonsunday http://www.timesawyer.com/ http://www.elonzowesley.com/ Show links: https://spoti.fi/34SyyMe www.instagram.com/dharmadigspodcast www.instagram.com/tdubyacreates www.dubyacreative.com/dharmadigspodcast --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dharmadigs/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dharmadigs/support
Our episode on the band Time Sawyer, with live songs from their June 2018 performance in Burlington, NC, interviews and commentary, plus a look at the artist-curated music festival scene along the way.
In this episode we sit down with Kyle Wareham of Pretty Darn, listen to samples of this week’s upcoming bands Heather Gillis and Pretty Darn, and reminisce about the week prior with Peter Karp and Time Sawyer.
In this episode we interview Sam Tayloe of Time Sawyer, listen to samples of this week’s upcoming bands Peter Karp and Time Sawyer, reminisce about the week prior with Jesse Terry and Fireside Collective, and in our wouldn’t it be nice segment, introduce Joe Pisapia.
This week, Kyle Wareham of Pretty Darn and Three Legged Fox joins Jordan Ross and Todd Cowart as they discuss The Hummingbirds and Dead 27s upcoming shows, reminisce about Caleb & The Gents and Time Sawyer's previous week's shows, mention John Wilkins' and Max O'Leary's contribution to Pretty Darn's latest release, sample some fine Hirsch bourbon whiskey, and have a listen to The Wood Brothers. We also uncover Todd's musical theory background.
Jordan, Todd, and Trevor dig sounds from Friday night's act Caleb & The Gents and Saturday's act Time Sawyer, reflect on the Cranford Hollow and Naytiv shows from the past weekend, discuss the heat wave, promote the Dead 27's show on July 15, and reminisce about TV on the Radio's Prince-esque sound on Dear Science.
For extended show notes and more pirate goodies, visit www.UnderTheCrossbones.com It's Wonky Sound Day on UTC! I'm on the road and forgot to pack my podcasting mic and there's a weird bumpy knocky sound during the interview. The sound gods did not smile upon us this week. Better next time. I promise. But that doesn't mean it's not a great episode! My guest is Shayna Vest from DressLikeAPirate.com and she is quite the character. We'll talk a bit about pirates invading the Ren Faire scene and what it took to get a business selling pirate clothes up and running in the wild west days of the internet. Mucho fun-o... Plus epic comedy from Chad Opitz and a great tune called "Appalachian Bound" by Time Sawyer. Important Websites: Shayna Vest - www.DressLikeAPirate.com Chad Opitz - @ChadOpitz on TwitterTime Sawyer - www.TimeSawyer.com You can get my latest comedy special, "Pretty From TheBack"at http://bit.ly/prettyfromtheback Additional Show Notes: www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/044 Support the show!: www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/support