Appalachian Vibes Radio Show

Good morning Appalachian Vibes friends, this is the Appalachian Vibes mini episode for the Bluebeard segment (S2E19) from my interview with Steven White, the creative director and conductor for Opera Roanoke.  Bluebeard's Castle is a "Halloween" opera by Bella Bartok. It's a one-act expressionist opera, the libretto was written by Bela Balazas, a Hungarian composer and poet. Bl...

Appalachian Vibes Radio Show from WNCW is listener nominated, you can nominate an artist by emailing Amanda at appalachianvibes@gmail.com.  Appalachian Vibes Radio Show is created and produced by Amanda Bocchi, a neo soul singer-songwriter, multi instrumentalist and journalist hailing from the Appalachian Mountains of Virginia. 

Air date: October 23/2021 This week on Appalachian Vibes we hear from the Appalachian Outlaw country artist, Cody Christian and his song "Saints of Appalachia" inspired by the documentary, The Wonderful Whites of West Virginia. If you haven't seen it-it's on Netflix. I highly recommend it. My second guest is the North Carolina Americana singer-songwriter, Briana Atwell.  She di...

Original airing date on Radio IQ in Virginia: October 16 2021 Good Afternoon friends! This week on Appalachian Vibes we learn about Celtic traditional music with the SW Virginia Celtic and folk duo, Kinnfolk; all roads lead to Bamboo café in my interview with the Appalachian influenced writer and RVA magazine author George Wethington. We also hear his story “it takes all kinds”...and we get funky...

This episode aired on October 9th on Radio IQ in Virginia. I apologize for the delay in posting the show. Unfortunately I've been experiencing some health scares. Alas. It's time to hear the fabulous line up on this episode. On episode 16 we hear the story of a Parrot, VA coal mine explosion in 1932 that left 6 dead with bluegrass, country singer/songwriter Marshall Page. We hear the lat...

Appalachian Vibes Radio Show from WNCW is listener nominated, you can nominate an artist by emailing Amanda at appalachianvibes@gmail.com.  Appalachian Vibes Radio Show is created and produced by Amanda Bocchi, a neo soul singer-songwriter, multi instrumentalist and journalist hailing from the Appalachian Mountains of Virginia. 

Sept 26 2021 Hello beautiful people-This week on Appalachian Vibes I picked my favorite stories, songs and interviews to feature. Last week was the fund drive edition of Appalachian Vibes for Radio IQ and part one of "My Favorite Things" - I couldn't fit all my favorite moments into the fund drive show, so I made a part 2.   Bands and artists featured on this weeks show: Weekend Pla...

Appalachian Vibes Radio Show from WNCW is listener nominated, you can nominate an artist by emailing Amanda at appalachianvibes@gmail.com.  Appalachian Vibes Radio Show is created and produced by Amanda Bocchi, a neo soul singer-songwriter, multi instrumentalist and journalist hailing from the Appalachian Mountains of Virginia. 

9/11/21 Happy Saturday from Appalachian Vibes! Last week saw the first ever Appalachian Vibes Music Festival at Mountain Valley Brewing in Axton, VA  over Labor Day weekend. It was an incredible 3 day festival featuring the diversity of music created in Appalachia- and if you missed it- there is a wonderful review in the RVA magazine by George Wethington: 👉 https://rvamag.com/music/powerful-momen...

Appalachian Vibes Radio Show from WNCW is listener nominated, you can nominate an artist by emailing Amanda at appalachianvibes@gmail.com.  Appalachian Vibes Radio Show is created and produced by Amanda Bocchi, a neo soul singer-songwriter, multi instrumentalist and journalist hailing from the Appalachian Mountains of Virginia. 

August 21 21 This week on Appalachian Vibes, my guests are Forest, VA's Caleb Michael Settje who self admittedly writes a lot about love but has never actually been IN love and Durham, NC's songstress, Emily Musolino who spills the tea on her experience being a full figured lesbian in the music festival industry. My last guest is Waynette Anderson, the president and owner of Dr Pepper Pa...

August 14 2021  What a week. What a world. This week COVID has ravaged America. Cases are in the hundreds of thousands. Shows are shutting down left and right. Fortunately our festival, Appalachian Vibes Music Festival, is completely outdoors! So we're hopeful there won't be an issue since we'll be able to socially distance and breathe the fresh air.  This week on Appalachian Vibes...

This week on Appalachian Vibes-we are one month away from the Appalachian Vibes Music Festival at Mountain Valley Brewing in Axton, VA. I can't wait. If you haven't gotten your tickets yet, go to appalachianvibes.net to learn more.  This week my guests are the ex Virginia Tech football star "Touchdown Tommy" Edwards turned country singer after a head injury, Blacksburg's r...

Violet Bell is an Americana duo from Chapel Hill, North Carolina. They are not just partners in music but also in life. Their charming dynamic is a joy to be around. Both of them lovingly supporting the others endeavors, musical lines, thoughts, and pasts. Make sure to check out the full hour tomorrow, here's an App Vibes Mini of Violet Bell.  Appalachian Vibes Radio Show from WNCW is listene...

This week on Appalachian Vibes my guests are the Chapel Hill Americana duo Violet Bell, Bristol VA/TN alt Americana band Annabelle's Curse and the insanely talented soul artist, Rebekah Todd.  Violet Bell consists of Lizzy Ross (guitar/vocals) and Omar Ruiz-Lopez (violin and cello). Their upcoming album, Back to the Sea, is a collection of stories about Selkies, not selfies, selkies. A selkie...

Hello beautiful people. It's a steamy hot July day in the valley. Alex and I visited the Appalachian Vibes Festival grounds at Mountain Valley Brewing in Axton, VA. Lemme just say, it's going to be incredible. The property is beautiful, the beer...is amazing, talented vendors, fire dancers, kids stuff, late night disco....3 days of local/regional bands, camping...just an incredible time...

Today on Appalachian Vibes, we feature the soul folk artist Rebekah Todd, who is performing at Floyd Fest July 21-July 25. In her episode she discusses what it's like to be expected to be pretty and nice versus being seen and treated  the full human that she is.  My second guest is a Venezuelan American educational singer-songwriter, Carol Joy. She's made an incredible journey from Chemi...

This week is an exciting episode for the growth of Appalachian vibes. Appalachian Vibes was officially picked up by Radio IQ/NPR in southwest and central Virginia! Welcome new listeners! If you're new to the show, the way it works-we receive artist nominations from listeners and musicians about YOUR favorite, inspiring musicians (you can make a nomination by going to appalachianvibes.net on t...

Appalachian Vibes Radio Show from WNCW is listener nominated, you can nominate an artist by emailing Amanda at appalachianvibes@gmail.com.  Appalachian Vibes Radio Show is created and produced by Amanda Bocchi, a neo soul singer-songwriter, multi instrumentalist and journalist hailing from the Appalachian Mountains of Virginia. 

Season 2 Episode 3 airing on WFIR 107.3 in SW VA and 94.5 (Botetourt). This week on Appalachian Vibes: The Roanoke born Celtic duo called Kinnfolk. A Christian Southern rock singer-songwriter, Thomas Thurman, and Mac Walker, the brains behind Mac Walker & the Machine. Kinnfolk performed their music throughout our interview at Fret Mill Music Co in Roanoke, VA a couple of months ago. Their nomi...

Today on season 2 episode 2 of appalacahin Vibes we explore home grown Neo soul, R&B talent from Roanoke Virginia with Macklyn Mosley’s sophomore album drop, Life+Love. Check out his Spotify- https://open.spotify.com/artist/5VCFAWXXF0dxvltfGNP1Gy Ash Devine a Appalachian folk artist displaced from Asheville, NC (currently embracing Blacksburg VA) due to an unexpected turn events when the world...

We're baaaacccckkk! With season 2 of Appalachian Vibes. This week we feature some incredible talent from the Appalachian region and surrounding areas. Appalachian Vibes is back for season 2 beginning Sunday evening (tonight) at 6pm airing on our new station WFIR, in South West  Virginia. You can tune in at 107.3 (And 94.5 in Botetourt) We are being broadcast on a MUCH larger station and can’t...

Today on Appalachian Vibes Megan Jean reveals the meaning behind "Playground Queen" the story of a fictional mother, a mother Megan imagines as the type of mother she would like to have, telling her daughter not to be like her. To show herself love and not allow the judgement of the world to determine who her daughter becomes.  To learn more about Megan Jean go to  http://www.meganjean.n...

Appalachian Vibes Radio Show from WNCW is listener nominated, you can nominate an artist by emailing Amanda at appalachianvibes@gmail.com.  Appalachian Vibes Radio Show is created and produced by Amanda Bocchi, a neo soul singer-songwriter, multi instrumentalist and journalist hailing from the Appalachian Mountains of Virginia. 

Appalachian Vibes Radio Show from WNCW is listener nominated, you can nominate an artist by emailing Amanda at appalachianvibes@gmail.com.  Appalachian Vibes Radio Show is created and produced by Amanda Bocchi, a neo soul singer-songwriter, multi instrumentalist and journalist hailing from the Appalachian Mountains of Virginia.