Americana Music Profiles

IBMA nominated, Virginia based banjo player Gina Furtado strikes out on her own. We get the full scoop in this edition of Americana Music Profiles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Meet award winning, hall of fame blues guitarist, Bobby Messano in this edition of Americana Music Profiles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Maureen Toth's love of writing and performing songs has been a life long passion - One that she and I get to talk about on this edition of Americana Music Profiles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Friends and band mates Leif and Adam, part of Front Country, collaborate musically for a side project called Small Town Therapy. Their latest CD is a refreshing combination of acoustic jazz with grass and roots undertones. Learn more about their music here on this edition of Americana Music Profiles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sam Bush and New Grass Revival concert inspired Scott Slay at the early age of six. His latest CD, The Rail, is full of great songs and bluegrass musician friends. We talk about it here on this edition of Americana Music Profiles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Visiting his grandparents legacy, Ashley Beck, a.k.a. Den of Ashes shares stories of his musical journey and connection to famous Western Music heritage here on this edition of Americana Music Profiles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jim Woolsey is a two time Chris Austin Songwriting Contest finalist. He and Wife Lynna have a new CD - Long Ago - and we talk about their career and new CD here on Americana Music Profiles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

These Western North Carolina bluegrassers started out as a basement band, and quickly elevated to, "one of the bands you need to check out this year." One of the founders, Audie McGinnis joins us to talk about the band's roots and approach to their new CD, Myths We Tell Our Young. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kristi Stanley steps back into music for the first time as an adult with her debut CD, Heart Wide Open. She's our guest on this edition of Americana Music Profiles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bob Dylan goes to Sweden - well not really - but his music has received a Swedish interpretation thanks to Swede folk artist Reine Johanasson. Get the whole store here on this edition of Americana Music Profiles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With 15 CDs to his credit, violinist Yale Strom a summer Holiday collection to his listeners for his latest project. We talk Shimmering Lights in this edition of Americana Music Profiles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Jake Bartley Band, from South Carolina, is all about fresh rhythms and soulful, roots oriented music. Their recent CD, Brotherhood, is out now and includes a track with friend Vince Gill. Jake is my guest on this edition of Americana Music Profiles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Irish traveling folk artist Danny Burns is my guest as we talk about the roots of his music, growing up in Ireland, and his debut CD, North Country. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brothers Mike, Charlie, and Mark Riddle grew up playing music together - and in their adult years finally came together professionally after a performance at their sister's birthday party. One CD behind them, the trio embarks on new performing journey together while they write new music for their next CD. They are my guests on this edition of Americana Music Profiles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A unique kind of waterproof ground blanket - that's what Ted Swartzbaugh's company, Tarpestry, has created, and he's my guest on this edition of Americana Music Profiles as we talk about the product and how it came to be. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Annapolis, MD based Harrison Country has a unique story to tell for sure - learn how Lacrosse trips abroad inspired one songwriting dad to write and record an Americana CD with his entire family. Don Harrison is my guest for this edition of Americana Music Profiles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We chat with singer songwriter Juliette Dinallo about her life in music and her latest work on this edition of Americana Music Profiles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Crow tribal member, award winning singer/songwriter Cary Morin is my guest on this edition of Americana Music Profiles as we talk about his new CD, When I Rise. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Anya Hinkle, lead singer for the Ashville-based, Appalachian roots band, Tellico, is my guest on this edition of Americana Music Profiles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New York Singer/Songwriter Artie Tobia hangs out with us to take about his latest CD, Driven, on this edition of Americana Music Profiles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices