Jack Barksdale's Roots Revival

We’re back with another episode of Guitar Slingers! This week our guest is Izzy, one of the most unique and creative artists I know. As always email me at jack@jackbarksdale.com for show ideas or if you have any questions.

I love this episode of Guitar Slingers. Zac Wilkerson is one of my favorite artists on the Texas music scene today. And not just because he gave me a killer Peavey Classic 30 Amp. I really hope you enjoy this episode and learn more about Zac and how he was tricked into becoming a full time singer/songwriter. As always, email me at jack@jackbarksdale.com for questions or show ideas.

This is not your normal podcast episode. This is about my new 12 string guitar and how it just happened to show up at my door last week. I hope you enjoy this episode. Also if there are any songs I should learn on my new guitar email me at jack@jackbarksdale.com.

She is only 16 but has already written and recorded more songs than most people twice her age. Remy Reilly plays guitar, piano, keys, and drums and has been performing original music live since she was 12 years old. On this episode we talked about her influences, what she has been doing during the quarantine, and her upcoming EP. She even sings one of her brand new songs. I hope you enjoy our conv...

One of the things I love most about the music community is its generosity. My guest on the podcast today, Justin Frazell, has one of the biggest hearts I know. We talk about his charity, Pickin’ for Preemies, how he got started in the radio business and his syndicated program Texas Red Dirt Roads. I hope you enjoy the episode. As usual email me show ideas or questions to jack@jackbarksdale.com.

Jeff Plankenhorn is one of the best guitar players and songwriters in Texas and I was excited to have him as a guest on the show. Just wait until you hear who his main musical influence is. You may be surprised. As always email me at jack@jackbarksdale.com with any questions or show ideas.

Playlists. Playlists. Playlists. This episode is all about playlists and how they have helped us discover new music over the years and how it has influenced our musical tastes. We also talk about recent playlists we have made. Have you created any good playlists recently? Email a link to jack@jackbarksdale.com.

Welcome to another episode of Guitar Slingers. This week we feature John Pedigo. John is based in Dallas, TX and is an awesome producer, songwriter, singer and of course a great guitar player. Thank you to the Kessler Theatre for letting us record at their venue and for sponsoring this episode. As always, email show ideas or questions to me at jack@jackbarksdale.com.

On the latest episode of the Roots Revival Podcast we discuss some of my essential Blues artists. In reality this episode was just a good excuse to talk about the 5 hour Blues playlist I created! It was a lot of fun. In fact there will probably be a Volume 2 coming soon. As always email jack@jackbarksdale.com for questions or show ideas.

On this episode of the Roots Revival Podcast we discuss my new song "Friends and Strangers" that is being released this Friday, August 7th! I wrote the song at the end of 2019 with my friend, Korby Lenker! On the podcast we discuss how the song came about and how we were able to put out new music during quarantine. I'm really proud of how the song turned out. As always email jack@jackbarksdale.com...

On the very first episode of the podcast my mom and I discussed Townes Van Zandt and how he has influenced my songwriting and other songwriters I admire. But honestly I could talk about Townes Van Zandt for a lot longer than one episode. So here is Townes Van Zandt Volume 2. In this episode we get into more specifics of Townes’ songwriting and break down some of my favorite lyrics. As always email...

The latest episode of the Roots Revival Podcast is all about the Blues. We talk about our trip to Clarksdale, Mississippi to visit the crossroads where Robert Johnson sold his soul to the devil. We also discuss some of my favorite blues musicians including Lead Belly, Howlin' Wolf, Blind Boy Fuller, Memphis Minnie, Mississippi Sheiks, Big Mama Thornton, Kansas Joe McCoy, and Sister Rosetta Tharpe....

Our guest on this episode of Guitar Slingers is Jim Suhler. Jim is an excellent musician and performer. He's traveled the world the last 20 years playing guitar with George Thorogood. Most of all, he's a super nice guy and I enjoyed talking music with him. Email me if you have any comments or show ideas to jack@jackbarksdale.com.

On the latest episode of the Roots Revival Podcast my mom and I discuss one of our favorite Texas songwriters, Bruce Robison! We talk about our favorite Bruce Robison songs, his musical family, The Next Waltz project, his influences and some of my personal experiences with Bruce (My first live concert was a Bruce Robison show!). This episode is sponsored by Rockit Music Gear. As always email jack@...

I'm so glad Steve Helms was able to join me on this episode of Guitar Slingers. If you have ever been to a Texas Ranger's game and heard the song, "Nowhere But Texas" then you have heard Steve Helms. He's an incredible guitar player and songwriter and I'm such a big fan. This episode of the podcast was sponsored by RockitMusicGear.com and as always email me at jack@jackbarksdale.com if you have an...

On the latest episode of the Roots Revival Podcast we discuss the one and only Tom Petty! We talk about our favorite Tom Petty songs, The Heartbreakers, The Traveling Wilburys, and Mudcrutch. We covered a lot of ground in this episode and one thing is very clear…Tom Petty was a cool dude and an incredible songwriter that loved making awesome music. This episode is sponsored by Rockit Music Gear. A...

Matt Prater is our latest guest on the podcast. From North Alabama, Matt is a soulful storyteller with Country, Honky Tonk, Folk and Roots Music influences. We had a great conversation about his writing process, Merle Haggard, music festivals and guitars. I even talked him into playing a song. As usual email me at jack@jackbarksdale.com if you have any questions or show ideas.

Angela Petrilli is a professional guitarist from Los Angeles, Ca. I met Angela at Winter NAMM in January. Before that I had seen her segment “Petrilli Picks” on the Norman’s Rare Guitars YouTube Channel. I really enjoyed speaking with her in this episode about how she got started in music, her influences, songwriting, her favorite guitar and more. As always, e-mail comments and show ideas to jack@...

Verlon Thompson is one of my all time guitar heroes and one of the nicest people you will ever meet. He's been writing songs and performing for over thirty years as a solo performer, and as the trusted sidekick of Guy Clark. Along the way Verlon Thompson compositions have been recorded by Jimmy Buffett and Alan Jackson, Dierks Bentley, Anne Murray, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Kenny Rogers, Randy T...

This week the podcast was taken over by the popular Texas music website Galleywinter. Cody Starr from the website turned the tables and interviewed me. Here are just a few of the things that came up during the episode in no particular order: Alice and Chains, Bruce Robison, eating chocolate covered crickets, Guy Clark, Copper Chief, Bri Bagwell, songwriting, the blues, Hayes Carll, and even Looney...

American Songwriter Magazine calls Abe Partridge one of the “most respected songwriters and visual folk artists in the Southeast.” A former evangelical preacher and Air Force Veteran Abe Partridge has packed a lot of living in his 39 years. We had a great time talking about the music community, songwriting and how one of his t-shirts ended up in a Steven King movie. As always, e-mail comments and...

In this episode we sat down and jammed with Daniel Donato. Daniel got his start on lower Broadway in Nashville at age 14, wrote a book on guitar philosophy at 18 and has toured all across America, five countries and appeared on Jimmy Kimmel and Seth Meyers. Daniel even has his own podcast, Daniel Donato’s Lost Highway. E-mail comments and show ideas to jack@jackbarksdale.com.

John Prine, Tom Petty, Townes Van Zandt, Guy Clark, Lucinda Williams, Leonard Cohen, Bruce Robison, Nancy Griffith, Iris Dement, Woody Guthrie, Rodney Crowell, John Hartford and more. Yes, we talk about all of these songwriters on this episode. As always, e-mail comments and show ideas to jack@jackbarksdale.com.

This episode of Guitar Slingers is all about the blues with Michael Lee from Fort Worth, Texas. Bonus: I even do a Howlin' Wolf impression. E-mail comments and show ideas to jack@jackbarksdale.com.

If you love pedal steel guitar this episode is for you. It’s our fourth installment of Guitar Slingers and it features Bobby Texas. Bobby is a touring pedal steel guitar player and the host of his own radio show on Texas Homegrown Radio. As always, e-mail comments and show ideas to jack@jackbarksdale.com.