The Story

Super excited to announce next guest, Daniel Keim, to The Story! From Central PA, Daniel started playing piano at 10, then guitar at 11 and eventually moved onto bass and ukulele. Daniel was homeschooled until 10th grade, and spent most of his days in junior high playing guitar, learning his favorite musicians' songs while writing his own. When Daniel was 14, he turned a small storage closet i...

Super excited to announce new guest, Matt Freedman, to The Story! Before opening and supporting major country acts like Miranda Lambert, Brantley Gilbert, Brett Young, Chris Young and other country legends, Singer/Songwriter Matt Freedman was playing his hometown Bucks County PA circuit. Freedman is a 20 year award winning songwriter who’s style ranges from big rock anthems to soulful rootsy balla...

Super excited to welcome back returning guest, Jess Zimmerman, to The Story! The Jess Zimmerman Band is a Country Rock Band formed in 2015 and based in Southeastern PA. Jess's love for country music combined with rock influences from musicians/artists like Halestorm, Underwood, Van Halen, Gaga, Benatar, and McBride, The Jess Zimmerman Band is a sweet cocktail of country and rock music adding i...

Super excited to announce new guest, D-Bo!, to The Story! Originally from Harrisburg Pennsylvania, Delonne “D-Bo!” Wilbourn has been singing, producing, writing, and composing all his music for over 10 years. D-Bo! and his band will captivate any crowd or venue. The band’s diversity in musical selection creates a one-of-a-kind experience with award-winning original music and cover songs in the gen...

Super excited to announce new guest, Ani Mae, to The Story! Ani Mae, is a small town singer/songwriter! She grew up writing short stories and poems and that quickly transformed into songwriting. Ani always held a place in her heart for writing because it is the one place she can be her most vulnerable. "I feel safe to share my feelings & emotions without consequence. it’s kind of like magi...

Super excited to announce new guest, Maria Corley, to The Story! Maria Thompson Corley (BM, University of Alberta; MM, DMA, The Juilliard School) was born in Jamaica and raised in Canada. She has performed internationally, as both as a solo and collaborative artist, at venues including the Smithsonian Museum of African American History, Epidaurus Festival, Liszt Academy, Carnegie Recital Hall, and...

Super excited to announce next guest, Chris Strayer, to The Story! Chris Strayer grew up in Lititz, where he could be found hustling-- shoveling snow or sweeping floors to raise money for his first stage lighting purchase. His live event production career began at WJTL, where he produced local concerts and helped administer music festivals. With a passion for community service, Chris served as Chi...

Super excited to announce new guest, Rachael Sage, to The Story! Since founding her own label MPress Records two decades ago, NYC-based alt-pop artist Rachael Sage has steadily released a slew of vibrant, dynamic albums described by Goldmine Magazine as "mesmerizing...thoughtful, pensive and flush with an emotional flourish, all carefully and adeptly executed." She has toured with an eclec...

Super excited to announce new guest, Matt Wheeler, to The Story! Matt Wheeler is a Lancaster County, PA-based troubadour, poet with a guitar, & stage banter-conversationalist. Matt’s songwriting paints pictures with words, often drawing inspiration from classic works of literature or simply spinning new original stories in song. Check out Matt and his projects here: Website: http://www.mattwhe...

Super excited to announce new guest, Mighty Joe Castro, to The Story! Based out of Philadelphia, PA, Ameripolitan rockabilly outfit, Mighty Joe Castro & The Gravamen is the latest musical project from accomplished collage artist and musician Mighty Joe Castro (ex-The Situation, The Lift Up). Influenced by 50’s Rock and Roll and infused with post modern Easter eggs cribbed from old episodes of...

Super excited to announce new guest, Javier Sandoval, to The Story! Javier Sandoval is a native of Littlestown, Pennsylvania. Javier started as a concert band drummer who couldn't read music, so he made his own. He is now the owner of Sandoval's Lawn & Landscaping, Co-Founder of Audio & Visual Entertainment, and is the eccentric energetic frontman of Heads Or Tails Experience who l...

Super excited to announce new guest, Jessica Smucker, to The Story! Jessica Smucker believes that the best way to change the world is to channel our pain into connection. Her songs have a way of reaching deeply into people’s souls and inviting the kind of reflection that feels both reassuring and unsettling. Wrapped in catchy melodies, her lyrics appear simple and relatable on the surface, but eac...

The Story Ep. 154 : Grant Bryan Super excited to announce new guest, Grant Bryan, to The Story! Grant Bryan is an independent country music artist from Elizabethtown PA. Born and Raised in Central PA, With family ties in Tennessee, Grant has always had a passion for music, primarily country music. Growing up, he was inspired by artists such as George Strait, Keith Whitley, Garth Brooks, and Elvis...

Super excited to announce new guest, Home Is Where The Art Is, to The Story! Pennsylvanian-born recording and performing artist, Amber Nadine and York-native actor, Dan Griffin have partnered with Gift Horse Brewing Company to bring Nashville-styled songwriter's rounds to Pennsylvania. With hopes of gaining traction for local artists in the area, they're calling it "Home is Where The A...

Super excited to announce new guest, Cody Smith, to The Story! Cody Smith is a performer, director and choreographer hailing from Lancaster, PA. He was a dancer/swing in the Radio City Christmas Spectacular in New York for 18 years. He has toured with the Christmas Spectacular and with Beauty and the Beast. Other New York performance credits include: ABC Daytime Salutes Broadway concert (4 years),...

Super excited to announce new guest, Amber Nadine, to The Story! Amber Nadine is a recording and performing artist from Hummelstown, Pennsylvania. She considers herself mostly country/pop, but tends to write a broad range from heartfelt piano ballads to bubbly pop tunes. Her newest and first self-produced EP "Lilac" is a multi-genre project that showcases her versatility from pop to countr...

Super excited to announce new guest, Colt Wilbur, to The Story! Colt Wilbur is a south central Pennsylvania based artist operating in country, rock n roll, bluegrass, and folk. The Colt Wilbur Band came to life in 2013 and has been performing all throughout Pennsylvania, Maryland, Tennessee, Florida, and every dive bar and dance hall in between. We’ve been fortunate to share the stage with many na...

Super excited to announce new guest, Dustin LeBlanc, to The Story ! Dustin LeBlanc is the Managing Director of the West Shore Theater in New Cumberland, PA. In his nearly 20 years working in Central PA Theatre, he has served as Artistic Director of Pennsylvania Youth Music and Theatrics, Artistic Director of the Carlisle Theatre Company, and Executive Producing Director of Keystone Theatric s at T...

Super excited to announce new guest, Ariella Hoover, to The Story ! Ariella Hoover is a Lancaster County Native and a graduate of Lancaster Bible College’s Vocal Performance Program. She loves working administratively in the arts, getting to combine many of her skills and passion into one job. As the Operations Manager of Arts & Culture for The Trust Performing Arts Center and Lancaster Bible...

Super excited to announce new guest, Kid Rose, to The Story ! Kid Rose is a Young Artist/musician from Lancaster, PA, also known as "The Red Rose City." With his new album, ”Roses In February," he paves in a brighter door for the Music Industry. This artist is filled with integrity, love, and admiration for his hometown. "The world is yours, shine bright even through the darkest ti...

Super excited to announce new guest, Conrad Fisher, to The Story! Music industry Veteran Matt Lindsey (Mel Tillis, Hal Ketchum) was planning a quiet evening at home when he got a call from his friend, legendary music producer Jim Rooney (John Prine, Nanci Griffith). “He was very insistent that I come down to a show in town,” Lindsey recalls. “He told me he’d found someone he wanted me to hear. He...

Super excited to announce returning guest, Steven Courtney, to The Story ! A leading light in children and family music, Steven Courtney is virtually synonymous with a fun, upbeat and humorous style of song and storytelling. Born in Nashville, TN and raised on country, folk and gospel music, Steven initially launched his musical career performing covers of 60’s and 70’s folk rock tunes and perform...

Super excited to announce new guest, Eric Wirsing, to The Story ! Eric began his musical journey with piano at the age of five. Shortly after beginning piano, he also studied violin and drums. But at the age of 12 when Eric received his first electric guitar, he realized his true passion and path in his musical life and has not put it down since. In the 30+ years since striking those first notes,...

Super excited to announce new guest, Glenn Hollenbach, to The Story! You can find Glenn and his projects here: Insta: @glennplaysguitar @badsliceband Facebook:Tone Tailors thequietcampaign Stephanie Grace Find The Story Podcast here: coryrosenproductions.com

Super excited to announce new guest, Cody Ross Smith, to The Story! Cody Ross Smith is a singer/songwriter from the Central Pennsylvania region. Playing a variety of new Country, old country and Rock'n'roll. With influences stemming from the likes of George Strait to Lynyrd Skynyrd, Cody's sound is genuine and heartfelt leaving his audiences wanting more. Cody is a seasoned performer h...