Derringer Discoveries - A Music Adventure Podcast

Fresh off their initial album, Hellscape, Baton Rouge-based Karma and the Killjoys are on the cusp of something big. The female-led, piano-rock band is comprised of Rain Scott-Catoire (keys, vocals), Sydni Myers (vocals), Thomas Vercher (drums), Tim Marchand (bass), and Michael Blount (guitar).  Founding members Scott-Catoire and Myers write the band’s songs and compose the quintet’s music. The ba...

Derringer Discoveries (DD) and Turnip Music Radio (TMR) kick off 2023 with a bang! 💥 Laura, Paul, Alton, and Dave (Team Derringer) count down the Top 15 songs from the TMR Top 25 for January.  The slate includes industry veterans, young indie artists, and everything in between, featuring musicians from the United States, Canada, the UK, Scandinavia, and Ukraine.  Join Team Derringer as we count d...

Join Team Derringer (Paul, Laura, Alton, and Dave) as they count down to the Turnip Music Radio Best Song of 2022. Team Derringer will highlight all the artists who have had a monthly number one song on the Turnip Music Radio Top 25 chart. The number ones are comprised of artists from around the world - from Los Angeles to Sweden to Australia. Team Derringer has evaluated over 6,000 songs this yea...

It's December 2022 and Team Derringer is celebrating two years of Derringer Discoveries (DD) - A Music Adventure Podcast. To help celebrate, 11 listeners from around the world share their favorite DD episode and reveal which Derringer - Laura, Paul, Alton, or Dave - they would take to a concert and which concert would it be. Join us as our listeners take us back in time to 11 memorable concerts, i...

Artists from all over the globe are represented on the Turnip Music Radio Top 25 music chart for December 2022. We have artists representing Japan, Germany, Spain, the United Kingdom, from both coasts of the United States, and many points in between. Find out who was selected for the very last coveted #1 spot for 2022. Team Derringer shares the Top 10 songs from the TMR Top 25 chart as well as a m...

In the late 1960s, a young Graham Trust from Liverpool, England, learned the foundations of vocal performance from his father, a well-respected community choirmaster. As young Graham grew, he was enthralled with the angst-ridden sound of the punk bands blaring from the radio – in particular those played by BBC Radio 2 ’s renowned disc jockey, John Peel .  As a teenager, Graham combined his love of...

The Turnip Music Radio Top 25 music chart for November 2022 contains the latest releases from artists all over the US and the UK - songs by up-and-coming artists, as well as songs from world-renowned bands. Team Derringer shares the top 10 songs from the TMR Top 25 chart as well as insight into the meanings of the songs from some of the artists themselves. Which artist will enjoy the coveted #1 sp...

While the world has watched in horror at Russia’s evil invasion of Ukraine, the people of Ukraine fight for victory but wish for peace. Still, out of the chaos of war comes compelling music. In this episode, Team Derringer had the honor and pleasure of interviewing a Kyiv-based rock band, In. Vade , featuring guitarist-producer Ilia Kaplunenko and vocalist Elisabeth (Lisa) Shefer. The interview to...

This month’s Turnip Music Radio Top 25 music chart is comprised of a global pool of exceedingly talented artists ranging from undiscovered gems to universally recognized names in the music industry. Discover which artists land in the Top 10 positions of the Turnip Music Radio Top 25 music chart for October 2022. Will your favorite seize the coveted Number One spot? Listen in as Team Derringer coun...

Which band has hundreds, possibly thousands, of cover bands? Which band has produced 22 spin-off bands?  Which band has a fan-based so dedicated that their devotees have developed their own culture and follow the band from show to show, city to city? Which band brought in more touring revenue in the 1990s than any other band except The Rolling Stones?  If you answered “The Grateful Dead” to any of...

This is the Top 10 from the Turnip Music Radio Top 25 for September.  This month, the Top 10 features artists from America, United Kingdom, Sweden, Norway, Estonia, and South Africa.  Check out the rest of the Top 25 for additional artists from Japan and Canada.  In America, two of the artists call Chicago home and other represented cities include Los Angeles, San Jose, Philadelphia, Washington (D...

Is it true that, up until now, Paul Derringer has resisted covering the legendary Roy Orbison simply because Paul has trouble saying Orbison's first name?  Is it also true that Jeremy Lublin of Jeremy & The Harlequins from Brooklyn, New York, forced Paul's hand by requesting to be paired with Orbison for this episode? Listen in and find out as Paul makes his midnight confession out loud for all to...

Musicians from Italy to Los Angeles, California (US), debut on Turnip Music Radio's Top 25 for August 2022. Team Derringer (Paul, Laura, Dave, and Alton) recaps the TMR Top 25 Number One hits for 2022 and introduces you to the New York City based band that captured the coveted #1 spot on the Turnip Music Radio Top for August 2022. For the second month in a row, Team Derringer is publishing the mon...

In this episode, Team Derringer discusses an artist that was one of the greatest, if not the greatest, of his generation. With his death in April 2016 of a fentanyl overdose, Prince left his fans wondering if he could have ever reclaimed the pinnacle of success he enjoyed during the 1980s. Prince left behind a vault of unreleased music. Prospects of hidden gems reside in Prince’s vault – a literal...

Musicians from all over the globe are reppin' on Turnip Music Radio's Top 25 for July 2022.  This month's playlist features artists from Australia, the UK, Canada, and the US.  Listen in as Team Derringer (Paul, Laura, Dave, and Alton) counts down the Top 10 songs from this month's crop of new music. Enjoy song snippets and witty banter as the team members announce the Top 10. If you want to check...

In this episode, Team Derringer - Laura, Alton, Dave, and Paul - commemorates the recent 50th Anniversary re-release of The Doors' classic album: L.A. Woman.  Many listeners will readily know the hits from that album: "Love Her Madly" and "Riders on the Storm."  Plus, the catch phrase Mister mojo risin' from the title track. But Derringer Discoveries decides to forego an exploration of The Doors i...

For over 40 years, the band Rush defined progressive rock. Often far from the mainstream, they made their own way by pushing back against management, the record industry, and even their own fans. In this episode, Derringer Discoveries welcomes longtime friend and Rush super-fan, John B. Derringer (via Zoom) to help the team discuss what the surviving members of Rush , Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee, h...

Between formation in 1967 until 1977, the English progressive rock band Genesis lost a total of eight band members.  By 1977, they were down to three: keyboardist Tony Banks; bassist/guitarist Mike Rutherford; and drummer/singer Phil Collins.  These are the three who, in 1977, shot to worldwide superstar status, peaking in 1991 after securing 17 now-classic hits in the interim.  These are the same...

In this Derringer Discoveries Rising Star episode, we highlight powerhouse singer Erin Lunsford and her terrific band, The Wildfire. Erin & The Wildfire are gaining fans and followers up and down the East Coast and beyond with their awesome vocals, excellent musicianship, positive messages, and high energy live shows. Erin grew up in a small town in southwestern Virginia playing music around the a...

In this episode, Team Derringer shows support for Ukraine by sharing some of Ukraine's excellent rock and pop music with our listeners. With much appreciated help from Kyiv-based recording artist Pasha Black, Team Derringer starts with Ukraine's two Eurovision winners, one from 2004 and the other from 2016.  Then, the Derringers reveal seven compelling Ukrainian Songs by seven Ukrainian recording...

Podcasting from Virginia (USA) and catering to music enthusiasts worldwide, Derringer Discoveries combines exciting music snippets and fast-paced insight, critique, theories, and witty banter covering 60+ years of Rock & Roll. Jump the Shark?  Cross the Rubicon?  Sniffing the Charts?  This is Derringer Discoveries, featuring Laura, Alton, Paul and Dave.  Follow us on your favorite streaming pl...

How long is too long?  In Episode 28,  Derringer Discoveries covered a band that reunited with all four original members after a 40-year break.  Now, for this episode, the band under the microscope is Creedence Clearwater Revival, also known as Creedence or CCR.  They have been separated for 50 years! CCR's line-up was Tom Fogerty, John Fogerty, Stu Cook, and Doug "Cosmo" Clifford.  Tom was John's...

In this Derringer Discoveries episode, we spotlight the careers of two exceptional artists from New Zealand. Both are prolific songwriters. Both are excellent musicians. Both have highly successful solo careers. Both have been (and still are) members of world-renowned bands; sometimes together, sometimes separately. Did we mention that they are siblings? Can you guess who they are? You won’t find...

The Derringer Brothers - Alton, Dave, and Paul - welcome a new member to the team: Laura Derringer.  They are now The Derringers (or Team Derringer). The Derringers usually don’t talk about Money, Money, Money, which happens to be a hit song by ABBA, the world-renowned pop rock band featured in this episode.  However, since ABBA is from Stockholm, Sweden, the same place that is home to Spotify, th...

Today’s installment is a Derringer Discoveries rediscovery episode. A rediscovery episode highlights a band that the Derringers love – but, it may not have registered on your radar. We feel the band featured in this episode is significant enough to introduce to you, our listener. This band was made up of musical artists who continue to have an impact on Americana, folk, gospel, film soundtracks, c...