Heath J Hardin aka 'Olds Sleeper' and 'Jellyspine Jenkins' writes and records his songs on a Zoom H2 portable recorder. He's the king of low-fi production. His active 'I wonder what that would sound like' mind has conjured up 29+ album projec

RIP - Max Honn

Mar 28th, 2024 1h 18m

Acoustic musician and guitar collector Max Honn lost his battle with pancreatic cancer several days ago. He was a wonderful man. I'm a better person for having known him. Here is my conversation with Max from several years ago.

Guy Hofer - A Ukulele With Three Broken Strings Started It All

Dec 22nd, 2023 1h 15m

Retired educator Guy Hofer grew up in Chicago listening to his father play fiddle for the Kenosha Cornhuskers. His musical life began playing a ukulele with three broken strings. A Gibson hollow body electric gave way to an Italian acoustic 6

Recording ’Fredericktowne Christmas’

Dec 7th, 2023 30m 59s

I discuss the different stages of recording 'Fredericktowne Christmas'... warts and all. ;-)

New Song Preview & Mitch Scott Interview

Dec 5th, 2023 47m 35s

Check out a preview of my new song 'Fine To Me', then listen to my friend Mitch Scott talk about his life of adventure - JFK 50 Mile Race, Hang Gliding, hip replacements and more....

New All Acoustic Album by Steven Gellman

Oct 14th, 2023 1h 4m

The Hidden Poet (Steven Gellman) has just released his new album titled 'All You Need'. It's his first all acoustic album, written during the first year of COVID.

Dominica Knapp - Clawhammer Banjo and Appalachian Blues

Aug 9th, 2023 1h 9m

Americana artist Dominica Knapp learned clawhammer banjo after seeing Abigail Washburn in concert. She was smitten with the sound and asked for a banjo for Christmas. The COVID shutdown allowed her the time to learn.

Kevin Neidig - Best Americana Artist of 2023

Jul 26th, 2023 1h 14m

Mechanicsburg PA native Kevin Neidig is an excellent guitarist. He sings really well also. He is the 2023 Central Pennsylvania Music Awards 'Best Americana Artist', as well as one of the 2023 emerging artists at the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival

Doodling on a 1970’s Ovation Folklore - Ralph Hertges

Jun 22nd, 2023 40m 26s

Ralph Hertges is a retired therapist who dreamt of being a philosopher, but who didn't want to teach or make pizza. In retirement, he has rediscovered his love of guitar doodling on his trusted 1970's Ovation Folklore guitar.

How I Became the U.S. Distributor for Avian Guitars by Biao Zou

May 7th, 2023 56m 17s

Biao Zou is an IT manager for a Buffalo (NY) based company. He was stuck in Buffalo during COVID while his wife was stuck in China. Having free evening and weekend time, he decided to improve his acoustic guitar skills. Biao explains how COV

Tony Denikos’ Top 11 Original Songs

Mar 24th, 2023 1h 4m

I asked Tony Denikos to list his favorite original songs and write a little something about each. Here is the list of his top 11, and why.

Tony Denikos - The Musical Journey of an Americana Songwriter

Mar 15th, 2023 55m

Maryland based singer-songwriter Tony Denikos' 2009 CD 'Already Gone' went to #2 on the Euro Americana Chart and #7 on the Freeform American Roots Chart . Starting out as a bass player in his teens, Tony transitioned to playing bars and clubs

In Memoriam - The Songs of Dave Mott

Mar 5th, 2023 48m 46s

Maryland based singer-songwriter David (Dave) Mott lost his battle with cancer on December 2, 2022. Dave was a loyal family man, successful business owner, avid golfer and a regional performing singer-songwriter. Dave's dream was to record an

Heather Aubrey Lloyd - Opening performer for a SOLD-OUT Gordon Lightfoot Show !

Jan 26th, 2023 1h 10m

Baltimore based Heather Aubrey Lloyd splits her time between her band ilyAIMY, her solo career, songwriting/recording, producing live-stream videos and doing the laundry. And once in a while she gets invited to open for A-List performers like

In Memoriam - The Songs of Pete Looney

Dec 31st, 2022 37m 6s

The music community lost a terrific singer-songwriter performer in late November. Pete Looney was one of most popular live performers at regional wineries, farm breweries, restaurant bars and distilleries. He was also a wonderful open mic hos

Ken Miller - Learning Guitar on His Wife’s Old Boyfriend’s Guitar

Nov 29th, 2022 1h 11m

Ken Miller learned how to sing harmony in church choir, played trombone in high school and taught himself how to play guitar on an old nylon string guitar his wife inherited from an old boyfriend.

Windon & Ricker - Two Ordinary Guys Who Make Extraordinary Music

Oct 21st, 2022 1h 17m

Maryland based duo Windon & Ricker were put together musically by the pastor at their church in 1984. Describing themselves as ordinary guys who like to make music, Rick & Richey make music that is far from ordinary. Their CD 'Ordinary Man',

Chris McLaughlin - Stella to Harmony Sovereign to Martin Dreadnought

Oct 4th, 2022 1h 5m

Chris McLaughlin has a wonderful collection of traditional and exotic musical instruments, but his favorite is the Harmony Sovereign he acquired at a young age. Like many of us, his first guitar was a Stella wall hanger, but his Harmony Sovere

Carey Anne Farrell - Chicago Based Singer-Songwriter

Sep 21st, 2022 1h 15m

Chicago based singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, teacher and author Carey Anne Farrell talks about her musical history, her upcoming CD 'Someone Else's Wings', playing trombone in her marching band and what triggers her songwriting.

In Memory of Dave Weiner - Working Man’s Songwriter

Aug 24th, 2022 40m

Maryland based songwriter Dave Weiner passed away August 15 (2022), five days shy of his 70th birthday. I have often described Dave as a working man's songwriter, much like his hero John Prine. Please join me as I reminisce and listen to Dave

Reminiscing with Rich Brachold of ’Richard Todd’

Jul 17th, 2022 49m 43s

My best friend Rich Brachold and I met in college and began performing for coeds while the boys played basketball. We had so much fun, we ditched our after college jobs to begin performing professionally on Cape Cod, Boston and Sugarloaf Ski R

David Craver - Royal Guitar Strings & Open Mic Network

Jun 3rd, 2022 1h 13m

David Craver is a busy man. He is a performing singer-songwriter, founder of the Open Mic Network (www.openmic.us) and The Swiss String Company (Royal Guitar Strings). He is also the President of Amped Kids, an organization that gets musical

Cool Water - The Songs of Mark Austin

May 17th, 2022 1h 1m

As a follow-up to my recent interview with Washington DC based songwriter/guitarist Mark Austin, here are the songs from his 2004 CD 'Cool Water'.

Mark Austin - Opening for Janis Ian - The Gig to Remember

Apr 22nd, 2022 1h 15m

Washington D.C. based guitarist/songwriter Mark Austin relates what led up to him opening for the incredible Janis Ian, how he writes his songs, what string brand he uses (and why), and what it was like growing up disliking piano lessons, and h

Jeff Miller - Multi-Tracking LIVE With A Looper Pedal

Apr 20th, 2022 1h 14m

Nashville-based performing singer-songwriter Jeff Miller uses a looper pedal to create multi-tracked songs live on-stage. Jeff discusses his equipment, how he uses it and his collaboration with Phil Keaggy.