Did I mention that I am obsessed with roots music?
Here's some of the folks you'll hear:
Roots Rockers: Tom Waits, Drive By Truckers, Old 97’s, Rockpile, Tommy Womack, The Jayhawks, William Elliot Whitmore, Cowboy Junkies, The Long Ryders, Alvin Youngblood Hart, Chuck Prophet, NRBQ, Bodeco, Bo Diddley, Rank and File, The Morrells, Lucinda Williams, Rhett Miller, The Blasters, The Bottle Rockets, Kasey Chambers, Tom Ovans, Chris Knight, Split Lip Rayfield, Dave Edmunds, John Doe, SCOTS, Buddy Holly, Link Wray, Amy LaVere, Amos Lee, Roy Orbison, Son Volt, Chuck Berry, Eddie Cochran, Van Morrison, Teddy Thompson, Squirrel Nut Zippers, The Beat Farmers, Hasil Adkins, Nick Lowe, Chickasaw Mud Pups, Green On Red, Tim Krekel, The Waterboys, Uncle Tupelo, Sheryl Crow, The Wood Brothers, Elana James, Joe Henry, Bill Lloyd, Los Lobos, Tim Easton, Alejandro Escovedo, The Byrds, Jason And The Scorchers, John Fogerty, Jerry Dale McFadden, Jonell Mosser, Clifton Chenier, Buckwheat Zydeco, Hank, Rufus Huff, Al Anderson, Webb Wilder, Reverend Horton Heat, The Pogues, The Subdudes, Whiskeytown, The Shakers, Wilco, Blue Rodeo, Railroad Earth, The Subdudes, Dry Land Fish, Dave Alvin, Sean Garrison, William Fitzsimmons, Duane Allman, Steve Ferguson, AJ Roach, JJ Cale, The Be Good Tanyas, Devil in a Woodpile, James McMurtry, Jill Barber, and The Meat Purveyors;
Tommy Womack and myself chillin’ and talkin’ music
Alternative Country: The Avett Brothers, Levon Helm, The Knitters, Freakwater, Wayne Hancock, Joe Ely, Pat Haney, Paul Burch, Hayseed, Hank III, J.B. Beverley, Joey Allcorn, Robbie Fulks, Sari Brown, Dale Watson, Corb Lund, Hackensaw Boys, Fred Eaglesmith, Adrienne Young, Robert Earl Keen, T Nile, Romi Mayes, Flatlanders, Asylum Street Spankers, Railroad Earth, Buddy Miller, Coal Porters, Lee Harvey, King Wilkie, The Waybacks, Steve Earle, Laura Cantrell, Jason Ringenberg, Ollabelle, Polecat Creek, KD Lang, Chris Hillmen, Norah Jones, Be Good Tanyas, Cactus Bros, Carrie Rodriguez, Jim Ford, Kelsey Waldon, Zoe Speaks, Nancy Apple, Bruce Robison, Kasey Chambers, Hayseed, Bap Kennedy, J.B. Beverley, Split Lip Rayfield, Kane Welch Kaplin, Dan Walsh, Nancy Apple, The Horse Flies, along with Doug & Telisha Williams;
Video of Freakwater's "Drunk Friend"
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Singer/Songwriter: John Prine, Steve Goodman, Kris Kristofferson, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Tom Waits, Greg Brown, Lucinda Williams, Guy Clark, Townes Van Zandt, John Hiatt, Pat Haney, Ramblin' Jack Elliott, Chris Knight, Arlo Guthrie, Bill Morrissey, Buddy Miller, Darrell Scott, Jerry Jeff Walker, Kinky Friedman, Bruce Springsteen, James Taylor, Michelle Shocked, Bruce Cockburn, Shawn Mullins, Tom Russell, Jim Croce, Jill Tracy, Peter Case, Utah Phillips, Don Thomason, Grover Mollineaux, Ramblin’ Jack Elliott, Tom Russell, Van Morrison, Fred Eaglesmith, Tom Ovans, Hayes Carll, Alvin Youngblood Hart, Justin Townes Earle, Danny Barnes, Diana Jones, and Tom T. Hall;
Folk Artist: Pete Seeger, Joni Mitchell, Woody Guthrie, Norman Blake, Graham Hudspeth, Jean Ritchie, Judy Collins, Elizabeth Cotten, Clifton, Rob McNurlin, Tim Hardin, Patty Griffin, Jan Smith, Marc Silver, Erika Chambers, Billy Bragg, Doc Watson, Hollow Pine, Tracy Chapman, Carole King, Mike Seeger, Kate Wolf, Dave Van Ronk, Jonathan Richman, Slaid Cleaves, Kelly Flint, Joel Mabus, Jack Montgomery, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Sarah Elizabeth, along with Jeff and Benares;
Adrienne Young - ROMP
Acoustic Blues: Robert Johnson, Leadbelly, Cliff Carlisle, Sparky Rucker, Sleepy John Estes, Guy Davis, Son House, Lightnin' Hopkins, Big Bill Broonzy, Mississippi John Hurt, Sonny Terry, Brownie McGhee, Keb' Mo', Sonny Boy Williamson, Johnny Shines, Mississippi Fred McDowell, Carl Martin, Chris Thomas King, Fairfield Four, Blind Boys of Alabama, James "Yank" Rachell, along with Sam and Kirt McGee;
Electric Blues: Muddy, Howlin’ Wolf, Hound Dog Taylor, Albert Collins, Slim Harpo, Kentucky Headhunters, Roy Buchanan, Solomon Burke, Elmore James, Jimmy Reed, Bonnie Raitt, Taj Mahal, Buddy Guy, Delbert McClinton, John Lee Hooker, Son Seals, Fenton Robinson, Koko Taylor, R.L. Burnside, T-Model Ford, Anson Funderburgh, Lowell Fulson, Johnny Winter, Rory Gallagher, and Duane Allman;
Frank Fairfield
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Modern Day Stringband: The Carolina Chocolate Drops, Sankofa Strings, Born Old, Graham Sparkman, Foghorn String Band, Mogantown Rounders, Roe Family Singers, Carla Gover, Old Crow Medicine Show, Juggernaut Jug Band, Dyad, Stairwell Sisters, Kentucky Memories, Boulder Acoustic Society, Flat Mt Girls, Clack Mt String Band, Rabble Rousers, Forge Mt Diggers, Backstep, Tallboys, Hillbilly Gypsies, Furnace Mt, Red State Ramblers, White Ghost Shivers, Last Transit, Triple Chicken Foot, Mercury Dimes, Rusty Stringbandits, Atlas Stringband, Prairie Acre, Polecat Creek, Poverty Line Old Time Band, Little Brown Jug, Picket Range, Highwater Jug Band, Sweet Sunny South, Prairie Acre, Big Sky Stringband, Hunger Mt Boys, Sadie, Whistlin' Rufus, Deadwood Revival, Rebekah Weiler, Shane Hall, Buffalo Creek Stringband, The Homebillies, Boiled Buzzards, Eric Cutshall, Georgia Fireflies, Mill City Grinders, Rhythm Rats, The Whoreshoes, Good Right Arm String Band, Mighty Ghost of Heaven, Ragged But Right, Guilded Bats, Lo-Fi Breakdown, Lissy Rosemont, M Shanghai String Band, The Roe Family Singers, The Tall Boys, Frank Fairfield, and Blind Corn Liquor Pickers;
Progressive Bluegrass (Pioneers): New Grass Revival, John Hartford, The Dillards, Bad Livers, Red Clay Ramblers, Norman Blake, NGDB, along with Old and In the Way;
Progressive Bluegrass (Modern): Sam Bush, Nickel Creek, Chris Thile, Crooked Still, David Grisman, Red Molly, John Cowan, Down On 5th, South Austin Jug Band, Zak Borden, Yonder Mt String Band, Uncle Earl, Old School Freight Train, Three Ring Circle, Earl Bros, Chatham County Line, The Wilders, Dixie Bee Liners, Armando Zuppa, Dixie Chicks, Abigail Washburn, Open Road, Adrienne Young, Tim Lake, Sweet Sunny South, The Farewell Drifters, The Earl Brothers, Cadillac Sky, The Steeldrivers, and The Red Stick Ramblers;
The Great Sam Bush
Real Country Music: Maddox Bros and Rose, Johnny Cash, BR5-49, Hank Williams, Gene Autry, Ernest Tubb, Buck Owens, Webb Pierce, Patsy Montana, Roy Rogers, Louvin Bros, Red Foley, Emmylou Harris, Little Jimmy Dickens, Patsy Cline, Hank Snow, Al Dexter, Dolly Parton, Jerry Reed, Bob Wills, Kitty Wells, Lefty Frizzell, Hank Thompson, Milton Brown, Tn Ernie Ford, Marty Robbins, Junior Brown, Tex Williams, Dwight Yoakam, Spade Cooley, Roger Miller, Derailers, Jimmie Driftwood, Rodney Crowell, Asleep at the Wheel, Carlene Carter, Gretchen Wilson, Loretta Lynn, Lonesome Strangers, Randall Clay, Johnny Berry, and The Texas Tornados;
Country Rock: Goose Creek Symphony, Ozark Mt Daredevils, CDB, MTB, NRPS, The Dead, Leon Russell, Commander Cody, Doug Sahm, Elvin Bishop, and any group that included Gram Parsons;
Paul "Pearl" Spradlin and myself at GOTL 2007
Outlaw Country: Willie Nelson, Waylon, Merle Haggard, Hank Williams, Jr., George Jones, David Allen Coe, Johnny Paycheck, and Billy Joe Shaver;
Rockabilly: Joe Clay, Johnny Burnette, Wanda Jackson, Johnny Burnette, Elvis, Flatbroke Trio,
Rip Carson, Warren Smith, Johnny Carroll, Roy Kay Trio, Shakin' Stevens, Johnny Horton, Amber Foxx, Gene Vincent, Charlie Feathers, Tommy Blake, The Honeybees, The Chop Tops, along with Big Sandy and his Fly Rite Boys;
Sidemen: David Bromberg, Dan Tyminski, Jerry Douglas, Jethro Burns, Merle Watson, Pat Flynn, Brad Davis, Bryon House, Jon Randall Stewart, Dave Prine, Paul Spradlin, Albert Lee, Frank Wakefield, T. Michael Coleman, Al Kooper, Al Perkins, Bashful Brother Oswald, BanjerDan, Wayne Raney, Roy Husky, Stuart Duncan, Lloyd Maines, Hank DeVito, Nancy Blake, Cisco Houston, Greg Martin, Donnie Roberts, Bryan Sutton, Joe Larson, Skip Cleavinger, Chris Carmichael;
Movies
Favorite Music Flicks: I Walk the Line, O'Brother, Songcatcher, Ray, Jailhouse Rock, Bound For Glory, A Coal Miner's Daughter, Bill Monroe: the Father of Bluegrass, King of Bluegrass: The Life and Times of Jimmy Martin, The Ralph Stanley Story, High Lonesome: the Story of Bluegrass Music, Anything from Appalshop, Swing in the Saddle,
Television
Favorite TV Music Shows: Hee Haw, The Johnny Cash Show, The Roy Rogers Show, Andy Griffith Show, Austin City Limits, Woodsongs, The Beverly Hillbillies, CMT Crossroads,
Books
Favorite Music Rags: Frets, No Depression, Bluegrass Unlimited, Flatpicking Guitar, Old-time Music Hearld, Acoustic Guitar, Bluegrass Music Profiles, Fretboard Journal, Bluegrass Now, Fiddler Magazine, The Nashville Scene, The (Courier Journal) Scene, The Amplifier, Relix, Goldmine, Living Blues,
Favorite Books: Deep Blues, Cheese Chronicles, Trouser Press Record Guide, Encyclopedia of Country Music, The Delmore Bros "Truth is Stranger than Publicity", The Carter Family "Will You Miss Me When I'm Gone", JR: The Life and Times of America's Blue Yodeler, KY Country "Folk and Country Music of Kentucky", GP: A Music Biography, Rural Roots of Bluegrass, The Stringbean Murders, Anthology of American Folk Music,
Artwork by Christoph Heuer
courtesy of www.christophheuer.com
Heroes
Song Catchers: AP Carter, Gus Meade, John A. Lomax, Alan Lomax, Joe Bussard, Harry Smith, Charles K. Wolfe, Mike Seeger, Moses Asch, Freeman Kitchens, Roy Andrade, Nick Spitzer, Charlie Gearheart, Orville Hayes, Jeffrey Lee Puckett, Joe Berry,
My grandfather, Orville Hayes, & his band
Record Labels: Folkways, Bluebird, Flying Fish, Field Recording Collective, June Appal, Starday, Sun, Rounder, Sugar Hill, Bear Family, Yazoo, Sun, Chess, Rhino,
Mark (Wanna Be Radio Guy)'s Details
Status:
Single
Here for:
Networking, Friends
Orientation:
Straight
Body type:
Average
Ethnicity:
White / Caucasian
Religion:
Christian - other
Zodiac Sign:
Taurus
Occupation:
Show Host
Mark (Wanna Be Radio Guy) Enjoying all of this wonderful music :-) Posted at 12:31 PM Aug 3 view more
About me:
Reading Mark’s musical resume shows that he has been involved the Kentucky Roots Music scene for more than 20 years (mostly on the radio side of the equation). He just finished a 5 year stint as co-host of Barren River Breakdown, a weekly two hour show on Western’s Public Radio that explores American Music with Roots. In the 1990’s Mark was SBK’s New Music Marketing Rep for the Rocky Mountain Region. Early in his career, he was the Music Director of WLOC, home of The Chitlin’ Show, which was the career launching pad for The Kentucky Headhunters. Mark has also written numerous articles for music blogs, fanzines and publications.
Long Range Project: Mark is using his corporate background in Business & Marketing to lead a networking group of folks who are interested in exploring the opportunity of bringing a new Public Radio Station to the area dedicated to American Roots Music. In addition to a regular rotation of the artists on the left, the station will feature numerous locally produced specialty shows (possibly including these genres: Roots Rock, Blues, New / Old Timey Music, Vintage Country, Classic Alternative, Jazz…etc) along with syndicated and NPR programming not available in the region now.
Mid Range Project: Mark plans to launch an internet based American Roots show with in the next year. Keep coming back to this page for updates in the blog section above.
On Going Project: Mark recently inherited the music collection of Freeman Kitchens. Freeman was close to the Carter Family and ran the groups fan club for years. The collection includes buckets full of Old Time Country & Blues not commercially available. It took Freeman a lifetime to collect and it will probably time Mark a lifetime to digitize. You can keep posted on the project progress in the blog section above.
We connecting our-space to your-space to accomplish the following: 1) Find new music to play on the show / station, 2) Have an avenue where bands can find us, 3) Host a space where potential underwriters of the show / station can contact us, 4) And a place where future listeners can link to these artists now, see where they are playing and find out how to purchase their recordings.
As a way to say thank you to all of the wonderful artists on out there, we also keep a blog of places to play in our neck of the woods. So if you’re planning a road trip, a couple of these venues may be an option.
If you want to send us some music, mail to: The Radio Guy, 280 Cottontail Circle, Alvaton, KY 42122.
Concert Calendar: Listed below, we try to keep a fairly updated listing of upcoming American Roots Music shows and concerts.
Support Good Music…Support Local Music… Support The Venues Where They Play!
Come one, come all, roll out the barrel! DECK THE HALLS III FRIDAY DECEMBER 4 - 6pm - 2am
Featuring DJ Scotch Bonnet spinning the funky riddim and rebel sounds all night long +++ Musical acts MBIRD & Ohrella +++ free GAUNTLET LEGENDS +++ awesome beer specials like $3 Newcastles +++ The final First Friday of the year is always the best - come and see some amazing skateboard deck art!!!
Hey Hello, How you? Come and have a listen to the title track, download it free, burn it on
a CD and give it to a friend in Christmas card. Album available in January.
Hope all is well in your worlds and hope to see ya's in the next
decade...Best of to ya. Steve H
Hey, I recorded a new song a few days ago, it's called Masquerade--based on the ballroom scene of Romeo and Juliet. Just wanted to stop by and give you the free download if you'd like it and haven't picked it up yet:
I hope you enjoy it; if you do, please pass it on to your friends and spread the love :)
Join Bawn in the Mash and friends for our 4th annual Cluckin' and Pluckin' outside Murray,KY. Music starts at noon and goes until 1am. Potluck dinner, byob, and camping available, all FREE. Tshirts will be available day of show.
Colby Young 12:00-12:30pm
Eddie Coffey 12:45-1:15
Sarah Elizabeth 1:30-2:00
Gnawin' on a Hogleg 2:00-2:20 JT Oglesby 2:30-3:00 Old Haul 3:15-4:15 Chris Black 4:30-5:00 Solid Rocket Boosters 5:15-6:15 Jamie Pigg 6:30-7:00 The Blind Corn Liquor Pickers 7:15-8:30 Bawn in the Mash 8:45-Midnight 8 Track Spiders 12:00-12:30 Boot Dagger 12:30-1:30am
Becky
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