Big Sound, Small Town

Mark stopped by before The Songs From the Road bands set at the Earl Scruggs Music Festival . He kinda had Mason Via and Gabe Epstein in tow. The green room, actually a shed with a very loud air conditioner , was hot and noisy but it worked, kind a

Laura is a traditional dance teacher and caller who has led the dancing at the Earl Scruggs Festival for the past two years. Laura is a excellent teacher with great enthusiasm and a wonderful spirit. When she isn't teaching dance she is a ukulele player, singer and dancer in the Dancing Fleas.

Dac is a content creator on the fast track for success and she has a fabulous story of her onn..She was everywhere with the best content at the Earl Scruggs Music festival .

Jacoozy blends jazz, rock, alternative ,and some funk style to the jam band scene. They stopped by to talk before their set at the Earl Scruggs Music Festival.

Nick Dauphinais and Brew Davis are an Asheville based songwriting team, one a lyricist, Brew and the other a very talented multi-instrumentist,Nick. They have fine bluegrass style band to back them. Nick and Brew stood by at the Earl Scruggs Music festival for a chat.

Charly came by to talk at the 2026 Earl Scruggs Music Festival. She had just finished her set as the inaugural act on the new Louise Scruggs stage. it was a powerful and inspiring performance from a powerful female singer. As a powerful woman herself, Louise would have been proud.. Charlie talks about her performance as well as her heritage of indigenous of Lumbee/Tuscarora descent. Photo Credit C...

Brad has been a part of the Cleveland County North Carolina area music for many decades including stints with Dennis Newton Band, Carlton Mitchell and Mama Said. He has all the background scoops on lots of stuff, from the stage to the studio to the songwriting sessions.

Ivory came by the Earl Scruggs Center and we talked about living in Nashville and London as a pop artist.

Katie and Kayla stop by to talk about The Shelby Theatre Company and their next production,Bright Star ,a bluegrass musical written by Steve Martin and Edie Brickell

Jontavious dropped by BSST and Merlefest 2026 and shared a song , on a borrowed guitar,as well as his story .

Ketch stopped by and talked with BSST at Merlefest 2026. Get a glimpse of the beginnings of Old Crow Medicine Show

Zane Williams is a singer songwriter who fronts the band , Wilder Blue. Zane stopped by to chat about his life in Nashville and his move tp Texas. Zane has won several songwriting contests, including three categories in the same Chris Austin Songwriter Contest in the same year..

Brian stopped the Earl Scruggs Center and we talked about his musical journey and splitting time between Spartanburg, South Carolina and Nashville, Tennessee.

Sam sat down with BSST at Merlefest 2026 and talked about his musical roots, his time with Leon Russell,Newgrass Revival, Emmylou Harriss, Duck Butter , Green Acres and The Sam Bush Band.

I set down at Merlefest 2026 ,with Will who is the owner and builder of W.R. Byrd guitars.

Louisa tell BSST about being dead three (3) days

The banjo/guitar duo of Mark and Samatha Cantrell came by BSST at the ESMF to talk of what its life to play music as a married couple.

Garry and Kate from Gilkey Cattle Co stooped by to talk at the Earl Scruggs Music Festival

After a scorching Sunday morning set of music, Darren sit down to talk about his new solo journey

The foxhounds interview from the Earl Scruggs Music Festival 2025

Michael drops by BSST at the Earl Scruggs Music Festival 2025 to talk about his many projects

Kevin Bridges interviews The Blue Healers at the Earl Scruggs Music Festival 2025 before they take the stage

Audie stopped by to tell some stories and talk about Unspoken Tradition

Shawn and Verlon sit down and talk about Guy Clark, music and life .

Tony stopped by to talk about Earl Scruggs, John Hartford, and his project of tabulating, recording and preforming the unheard music of these great musicians From Merlefest 2025