Jesse Aycock talks with Tatiana Z about his family background, and his life is Tulsa, Oklahoma. He shares about what got him into music, including his father, who’s a singer-songwriter himself. He shares stories about learning guitar and playing along to his dad’s records, including acts like Led Zeppelin, and Neil Young, and what drew him to music fueled by feelings vs. technique. Over the years he’s worked with The Secret Sisters, Chris Robinson Brotherhood, and Hard Working Americans, who for...
May 28, 2020•27 min•Ep. 171
Sam Shansky sits down with Idaho native David Robert King to discuss his latest album, Idaho, which was produced by Darryl Neudorf, who’s worked with acts like Neko Case, Sarah McLachlan, The Sadies, and many others. Recorded Nov. 2017 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 28, 2020•14 min•Ep. 170
With their album, Homeland Insecurity, Texas’ Flatland Cavalry wants to stop and smell the roses. Bandleader and chief lyricist Cleto Cordero is fine with examining and the present. There’s an appreciation for all the sharp detail and high-spirited emotions of today. Flatland Cavalry—the aforementioned Cordero, guitarist Reid Dillon, bassist Jonathan Saenz, drummer Jason Albers, and newest member, fiddle player Wesley Hall—has been stretching their legs across the country this past year after ho...
May 28, 2020•21 min•Ep. 169
Chuck Mead is a Country singer with a rock n roll heart. He's also a renowned songwriter, producer, music director, musicologist and architect behind the rebirth of Lower Broadway and the Global Neo Traditional Country music movement.Chuck’s a longtime roots music and Americana songwriter whose made a really great impression on the world through his solo work, and with his band BR5-49. He’s a sharp mind and a heck of songwriter, and he can teach you a lot if you’ll let him. Recorded Feb. 2019 Se...
May 28, 2020•21 min•Ep. 168
When you look at modern country music you can identify a diverse range of styles that have evolved from the traditional roots form. From pop country to bush ballads, acoustic folk-leaning songs to rousing country rock and the polymorphic blend of Americana. One Australian artist that can lay claim to all of these strains is Catherine Britt, a songwriter who has already packed a respected and highly acclaimed career into her first two decades as a recording artist. Now, in 2018, a new chapter beg...
May 28, 2020•15 min•Ep. 167
Gifted with a unique ability to fuse musical genres and influences to craft songs that feel fresh and wholly her own, with her new album Putting On Airs, Erin Rae has thrown down a direct challenge to the stereotype of what a Southern singer should be. Both lyrically and sonically, she strikes a fiercely independent chord, proudly releasing a deeply personal record that reflects her own upbringing in Tennessee, including the prejudices and injustices that she witnessed as a child that continue t...
May 28, 2020•15 min•Ep. 166
For singer, songwriter and guitarist Christian Lopez, Nashville has become a home away from home. That’s where he comes to write. He rehearses there with his band. His debut album and Red Arrow, his brand new follow-up for Blaster Records, were recorded in Music City too. But his heart? His long-term dream? Well, they’re rooted someplace far away from Music Row, to the place where he was born and knows he will never leave. “I’ve dedicated 100% of my life and time to my music. I work on some aspe...
May 28, 2020•11 min•Ep. 165
Former Old Crow Medicine Show member, and Grammy-Award-winning songwriter, Gill Landry shares about his formative years in Seattle, Washington, growing up on grunge music, plus he’ll talk about his new album Love Rides a Dark Horse – how he wrote the songs out on the Washington State coast, and what it’s like working alone on his craft. Recorded Sept. 2017 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 28, 2020•12 min•Ep. 164
Liz Brasher makes her own kind of southern music, one that's caught halfway between the garage, the church, the bar, and the bedroom. She's a soul singer. A guitar-playing rocker. A one-woman girl group. A gospel revivalist who sings the praises of secular bands like the Box Tops. It's a diverse sound rooted in the influence of Brasher's two homes: her adopted hometown of Memphis, where she recorded her debut LP, Painted Image, for Fat Possum Records; and her childhood stomping grounds in rural ...
May 28, 2020•14 min•Ep. 162
“I’ve managed to make a career doing what I damn well please, musically,” she says. It should go without saying. Anyone who has ever heard Magness sing — live or on any the baker’s dozen of releases she has put out since coming on the scene 28 years ago — can immediately divine that this is a strong, resilient, commanding woman in masterful control of her voice and her destiny if not always her heart. Recorded May 2019 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad...
May 28, 2020•16 min•Ep. 163
DittyTV host Sam Shanksy talks with Oklahoma-based songwriter, Levi Parham. Levi’s a part of the Tulsa music scene, and Sam gets Levi talking on his background in music, his approach to songwriting, and his plans for 2019. Recorded Nov. 2018 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 28, 2020•20 min•Ep. 161
Live from the Red Carpet at the 2018 Americana Honors & Awards Show, Tatiana Z catches up with Lukas Nelson And Promise Of The Real for a quick chat about their "Forget About Georgia" EP, working on the hit film A Star is Born, and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 28, 2020•6 min•Ep. 160
Sam Shansky talks with Adam Weiner of Philadelphia rock and roll band Low Cut Connie. Join in as they talk about the band's most recent release Dirty Pictures Vol. 2, the importance of a good work ethic, and more. Recorded Sept. 2018 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 28, 2020•12 min•Ep. 159
Little Feather talks about their Drive-Thru Concert Series, about how they’re the happiest band on Earth, their love of food and eating together at practices, what lead-singer Liz Sharpe’s Kentucky upbringing has done to influence the band’s musical palette, their individual musical backgrounds, and about their new self-titled album out on Curb Records. Recorded Aug. 2017 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 28, 2020•16 min•Ep. 158
Lifelong friends and deep-north natives, Michigan Rattlers play heavy-hearted folk-rock with an aching dose of Midwestern nice. Graham Young (guitar), Adam Reed (upright bass), and Christian Wilder (piano) began writing music and performing together in their Northern Michigan high school. Recorded Oct. 2018 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 28, 2020•13 min•Ep. 157
Live from the Red Carpet at the 2018 Americana Honors & Awards Show, Tatiana Z catches up with Molly Tuttle for a quick chat. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 28, 2020•5 min•Ep. 156
Join Amy Wright as she talks with Eric Lindberg and Doni Zasloff of Nefesh Mountain. Nefesh Mountain is a band that fuses traditional bluegrass music with Hebrew folk songs, creating a very unique sound that a lot of people are growing to love. They stopped by the DittyTV Studios to discuss their new album Beneath the Open Sky. Recorded Oct. 2018 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 28, 2020•15 min•Ep. 155
Lee Roy Parnell is an American country music and blues artist, singer, songwriter, and guitarist. Active since 1990, he has recorded nine studio albums, and has charted more than twenty singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts. Parnell is part of a long line of Texas roots-music eclectics and is among the elite few who can be identified as a triple threat. An ace guitarist, as well as a distinctive singer, and hit songwriter, his music runs the gamut of diversity. Recorde...
May 28, 2020•22 min•Ep. 154
Lindi Ortega is a Canadian singer-songwriter from Toronto, Ontario, She’s won many awards over the course of her career, and she’s come to be seen as an internationally respected artist. She’s released 5 studio albums, the latest of which is called Liberty. Recorded Nov. 2018 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 28, 2020•13 min•Ep. 153
After launching her recording career in 2009, Samantha Fish quickly established herself as a rising star in the contemporary blues world. Since then, the charismatic young singer-guitarist-songwriter has earned a reputation as a rising guitar hero and powerful live performer, while releasing a series of acclaimed albums that have shown her restless creative spirit consistently taking her in new and exciting musical directions. Recorded March 2018 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informati...
May 28, 2020•10 min•Ep. 152
Sam Shansky talks with and Kittel & Co., fronted by in-demand violinist, Jeremy Kittel. Previously of the Grammy-winning Turtle Island Quartet, Kittel demonstrated similar scope as a composer-arranger- collaborator for such diverse artists as My Morning Jacket, Yo-Yo Ma & the Silk Road Ensemble, and Bela Fleck & Abigail Washburn. Recorded June 2018 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 28, 2020•20 min•Ep. 151
A Louisiana native, now 25-year East Nashville resident, Kevin Gordon is a touring recording artist and songwriter. Tilt and Shine is his latest release; it was ranked #2 in Paste's Best Roots and Blues Albums of 2018. 2012's Gloryland, garnered high critical praise from The New York Times, USA Today, Rolling Stone, and many others. His songs have been covered by Keith Richards, Levon Helm, Irma Thomas, Ronnie Hawkins, and more. Also a published poet, Gordon earned an MFA degree from the renowne...
May 28, 2020•22 min•Ep. 150
Our very own Mark Edgar Stuart talks with his old friend, Matt Ross-Spang, a GRAMMY-winning recording engineer who’s worked with Jason Isbell, Margo Price, The Lone Bellow, Anderson East, Drive-By Truckers, and many more, including Mark, on his album, Trinity My Dear. You’re gonna love this conversation, as they cover Matt’s working career, which saw him starting young at the famous Sun Studios, all the way up to his current work, like John Prine’s The Tree of Forgiveness. Recorded March 2018 Se...
May 28, 2020•32 min•Ep. 149
The son of a preacher man, Mississippi-raised Thorn spent much of his childhood in church, participating in multiple weekly services with his father as well as at neighboring African American congregations, where he became entranced with the music whose infectious spirit is captured on the new album. Don't Let the Devil Ride collects soulful songs originally cut by black southern gospel groups and features guests the Blind Boys of Alabama, The McCrary Sisters, the Preservation Hall Jazz Horns, a...
May 28, 2020•17 min•Ep. 148
Those who have followed Ruthie Foster's eclectic musical history know that she can burn down any stage with her combustible blend of soul, blues, rock, folk and gospel. Ruthie’s astonishing voice has taken her on an amazing ride. She came from humble church choir beginnings in rural Texas, followed by a tour of duty with the U.S. Navy Band, and ended up in Austin, Texas. Recorded Jan. 2019 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/a...
May 28, 2020•19 min•Ep. 147
Rebecca & Megan Lovell of Larkin Poe are singer/songwriter, multi-instrumentalist sisters creating their own brand of Roots Rock 'n' Roll: gritty, soulful, and flavored by their southern heritage. Originally from Atlanta and currently living in Nashville, they are descendants of tortured artist and creative genius Edgar Allan Poe. Recorded May 2018 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 28, 2020•17 min•Ep. 146
Live from the Red Carpet at the 2018 Americana Honors & Awards Show, Tatiana Z catches up with Kenneth Pattengale and Joey Ryan of The Milk Carton Kids for a quick chat about performing at the DittyTV studio during Folk Alliance in 2012, hosting the Awards Show, and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 28, 2020•7 min•Ep. 145
Amy Wright sits down with legendary pedal steel player Lloyd Green. Lloyd has a one-of-a-kind background as a pedal steel guitar player, who’s most-notably known for his session work, having played on records with artists such as The Byrds, Johnny Cash, Paul McCartney, and many, many more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 28, 2020•38 min•Ep. 144
Some might recognize Sarah Potenza from her time spent on the hit TV show, The Voice. Others might know her for her acclaimed debut record, Monster, which she released on Snax Records in 2016. She’s a female empowerment specialist with a gift for lighting up a room, and her conversation here with Sam Shansky covers everything from her love for the Whole Foods Hot Bar to the choice to be her own boss, and to do things her own way when it comes to her music – the evidence for which is her new albu...
May 28, 2020•31 min•Ep. 143
Live from the Red Carpet at the 2018 Americana Honors & Awards Show, Tatiana Z catches up with The McCrary Sisters for a quick chat about how they got started in the music business, being a part of the Awards Show house band, and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 28, 2020•7 min•Ep. 142
