Curious Goldfish

An Americana legend on aging, sobriety, gratitude, and a record called Hillbilly Speedball. Get the stories behind the episodes → Subscribe to Chords of Curiosity ( https://www.curiousgoldfish.com/?modal=signup ) Webb Wilder has been an Americana fixtu...

A married duo on scheduling creativity, dodging AI, and maybe moving to New Zealand. Get the stories behind the episodes → Subscribe to Chords of Curiosity ( https://www.curiousgoldfish.com/?modal=signup ) Dani and Nick of South for Winter make genre-b...

Memphis's pride returns with new confidence, a new album, and an engagement ring Get the stories behind the episodes → curiousgoldfish.com ( https://www.curiousgoldfish.com/?modal=signup ) Cyrena Wages comes back to the show with more confidence than t...

He left the medical field for Nashville, and wrote about the veteran suicides nobody talks about Get the stories behind the episodes → curiousgoldfish.com ( https://www.curiousgoldfish.com/?modal=signup ) Matt Rogers traded a medical career for a songw...

From American Idol to a Wrigley Field anthem on her own terms Get the stories behind the episodes → curiousgoldfish.com ( https://www.curiousgoldfish.com/?modal=signup ) Gina Venier traces the road from Midwestern roots to Nashville, with a stop at the...

The voice and fiddle of Old Crow Medicine Show on trains, Dylan, and tending country's roots Get the stories behind the episodes → curiousgoldfish.com ( https://www.curiousgoldfish.com/?modal=signup ) Ketch Secor, the voice and fiddle of Old Crow Medic...

Fourteen number-one hits, and he still calls a great song "magic" he can't fully explain. Get the stories behind the episodes → Subscribe to Chords of Curiosity ( https://www.curiousgoldfish.com/?modal=signup ) Roger Murrah moved from an Alabama farm t...

She came back to her grandmother's piano during the pandemic, and the family songs started arriving. Get the stories behind the episodes → Subscribe to Chords of Curiosity ( https://www.curiousgoldfish.com/?modal=signup ) Claire Holley sat down at the ...

Holding onto hope and love in dark times, written on a frozen Canadian coast. Get the stories behind the episodes → Subscribe to Chords of Curiosity ( https://www.curiousgoldfish.com/?modal=signup ) Shayfer James called in from Calgary to talk about a ...

She wrote a song from inside her grandfather's Alzheimer's, in his voice Get the stories behind the episodes → curiousgoldfish.com ( https://www.curiousgoldfish.com/?modal=signup ) Alaina Stacey built a trilogy of EPs, "Dawn, Day, and Dusk," out of the...

The instrument his grandfather was never allowed to play bookends Trent Wagler's new solo album. Get the stories behind the episodes → Subscribe to Chords of Curiosity ( https://www.curiousgoldfish.com/?modal=signup ) Trent Wagler, frontman of The Stee...

An Americana artist on radical honesty, industry ageism, and teaching songwriting behind bars. Get the stories behind the episodes → Subscribe to Chords of Curiosity ( https://www.curiousgoldfish.com/?modal=signup ) Caitlin Cannon doesn't soften much. ...

He lived in a van to chase Nashville. Now Shooter Jennings is producing his record. Get the stories behind the episodes → Subscribe to Chords of Curiosity ( https://www.curiousgoldfish.com/?modal=signup ) Levi Foster moved to Nashville on a whim and ma...

Thirty years into Sister Hazel, and the fire's still lit. Get the stories behind the episodes → Subscribe to Chords of Curiosity ( https://www.curiousgoldfish.com/?modal=signup ) Drew Copeland of Sister Hazel looks back on thirty years of the band, fro...

A queer, Black folk artist who records like she's casting a spell, on seasons, loss, and choosing optimism on purpose. Get the stories behind the episodes → Subscribe to Chords of Curiosity ( https://www.curiousgoldfish.com/?modal=signup ) Naomi Westwa...

They once played a show nobody came to. Now they're selling out Europe. Get the stories behind the episodes → Subscribe to Chords of Curiosity ( https://www.curiousgoldfish.com/?modal=signup ) Brothers Ocie and Wes Crowe grew up playing gospel in churc...

Thirty years in Americana, and his debut solo album almost became another record with his brother. Get the stories behind the episodes → Subscribe to Chords of Curiosity ( https://www.curiousgoldfish.com/?modal=signup ) Mike Delevante spent the 1990s e...

He writes songs beside men in prison, and refuses to call them anything but gentlemen. Get the stories behind the episodes → Subscribe to Chords of Curiosity ( https://www.curiousgoldfish.com/?modal=signup ) Wyatt Espalin grew up on his family's bluegr...

Performing since 14, writing songs like a journal she's too lazy to keep otherwise Get the stories behind the episodes → Subscribe to Chords of Curiosity ( https://www.curiousgoldfish.com/?modal=signup ) Anna Shinholster has been playing professional g...

A Grammy-winning banjo player on why nothing he does comes naturally. Get the stories behind the episodes → Subscribe to Chords of Curiosity ( https://www.curiousgoldfish.com/?modal=signup ) Graham Sharp helped redefine modern bluegrass as the banjo en...

For two siblings, love songs are off limits, so they write about loss, faith, and family instead. Get the stories behind the episodes → Subscribe to Chords of Curiosity ( https://www.curiousgoldfish.com/?modal=signup ) Ryan Williams and Kaylee Bowling ...

She built a career on heartbreak songs. Then she got happy, and had to find something new to say. Get the stories behind the episodes → Subscribe to Chords of Curiosity ( https://www.curiousgoldfish.com/?modal=signup ) Liz Longley sat on her porch and ...

A married duo who recorded their new album onstage, one stitched-together take at a time. Get the stories behind the episodes → Subscribe to Chords of Curiosity ( https://www.curiousgoldfish.com/?modal=signup ) Kassie and Ben Wilson have been married f...

He hated being called a Rising Star. Twenty years in, he finally stopped chasing it. Get the stories behind the episodes → Subscribe to Chords of Curiosity ( https://www.curiousgoldfish.com/?modal=signup ) Griffin House sits down with Jason at the 30A ...

One show stole her confidence. The other gave it back tenfold. Get the stories behind the episodes → Subscribe to Chords of Curiosity ( https://www.curiousgoldfish.com/?modal=signup ) Jacquie Roar wrote her anthem "That's the Spirit" miserable and runn...