Musical Miles Podcast

Send us Fan Mail For well over a decade Josh and younger brother Zach have been honing their musical skills across the country. The Huser Brothers are proud to be from Waco, TX where they got their start singing in church, and then playing local gigs as teenagers.   We met up with the brothers in Lubbock, TX at Cooks Garage where they were performing. They were a great interview and total gentleme...

Send us Fan Mail Introducing Idaho's NEWest MUSIC FESTIVAL ~ The Valley Music Fest in Sun Valley, ID has one of the best lineups of the year! With Headliners like Shane Smith and the Saints, Josh Meloy and Bayker Blankenship as well as 45 additional artists to perform over the 3 day weekend Sept 4-5, 2025 it just doesn't get any better than this! We sat down with Event Organizer/Promoter...

Send us Fan Mail A soulful blend of country, blues and Americana, Jade Marie Patek brings a unique sound to Texas Country music. Jade was nominated for New Female Vocalist of the Year 2018 after her first radio single, “Drive” topped at #28 on The Texas Regional Radio Report, and took home the win in 2019.   Jade comes from a rich musical lineage as the granddaughter of polka legend, Joe Patek. Us...

Send us Fan Mail Raised on classic country and the blues, Julianna Rankin finds herself influenced by a spectrum of artists ranging from Keith Whitley, Bobbie Gentry and Waylon Jennings to Bonnie Raitt, Carole King and James Taylor. Her journey into the industry began in 2018, when she took a headfirst dive towards discovering her artistry while attending Texas A&M University. Since then, Juli...

Send us Fan Mail With 2 ~ #1 hits on Texas Radio this young gun artist Ryder Grimes is leaving an indelible mark on the Texas music scene! We found this talented young man because of Texas Country Music Star  @bribagwell and her  @onlyvanspodcast , we were so impressed with Bri's interview of Ryder, we had to hitch ourselves to Bri's wagon and interview him as well. We met up with Ryder...

Send us Fan Mail Located in Gruene Historic District Gruene Hall, built in 1878, is Texas’ oldest continually operating and most famous dance hall. By design, not much has physically changed since the Hall was first built. The 6,000 square foot dance hall with a high pitched tin roof still has the original layout with side flaps for open air dancing, a bar in the front, a small lighted stage in th...

Send us Fan Mail Rio Tripiano is one talented musician, it might be easier to list the instruments he can't play than the ones he can! He's played with dang near every major band in Texas/Oklahoma at one point or another. Seriously Rio's walls are covered with photos and posters of artists and events that he has played during his musical career. Rio invited us to sit down with him a...

Send us Fan Mail Gary Braun is just one of the Braun brothers that makes up Micky and the Motorcars an Austin, TX based band that got their start in the Sawtooth mountains of Idaho. The Braun family roots run deep in the Idaho/Texas music scene, for over 40 years they have left their mark from Stanley, ID to New Braunfels, TX and everywhere in-between. Gary is the #3 son of Muzzie & Joann Brau...

Send us Fan Mail Hailing from the great State of Texas, Graycie has always wanted to be a singer. From talent shows to open mics and now playing stages all over, she’s doing exactly what she’s always dreamed of. From releasing her first single in March of 2020 to gaining over 1 million streams in just a year with her version of ‘Texas Rain’, Graycie has started to make a name for herself and conti...

Send us Fan Mail JD Grahams story is one of tragedy and triumph. After 25 years of drug addiction, he ended up in the Arizona State Pen for manslaughter. While serving his sentence, JD got sober and found a relationship with his Savior Jesus Christ. Not to mention he honed his songwriting and story telling skills. Please go listen to his album "A Pound of Rust" one of our favorites is th...

Send us Fan Mail Joanna Smith is an American country music singer. Before graduating from Vanderbilt University in 2018, she attended Auburn University for one year before pursuing a music career by playing with Mustang Sally at age eighteen. After leaving the band she began songwriting and recording demos. After signing to a publishing contract with Big Borrassa Music, she wrote two songs for oth...

Send us Fan Mail Miller Campbell is a soulful rocker who grew up in the Pacific Northwest and that musical influence shows up in her style of gritty songwriting and performance. We met up with Miller during the Downtown in the Round songwriter event in Whitefish MT. Sponsored by the Big Sky Troubadours, this weekend event takes place in the downtown area of Whitefish in local venues like the histo...

Send us Fan Mail Marla Cannon - Goodman is not only a very successful songwriter she is the daughter of Nashville Legendary Producer Buddy Cannon. Surrounded by Country Music Giants like Vern Gosdin, Mel Tillis, George Jones and Willie Nelson, Marla shares stories of growing up outside Music City just like any other kid, just with famous friends. Marla got her degree in nursing and shares how she...

Send us Fan Mail Unbeknownst to country music lovers, we've been listening to the songs of Brice Long, for the past 3 decades. Brice has been a steady source of hits on country radio with 140 of his songs that have been cut by artists like Gary Allen, Randy Houser, Garth Brooks, Cody Johnson, Hank Williams Jr., Chris Young, Lainey Wilson, Randy Travis, George Strait, Reba and many more. We me...

Send us Fan Mail A jack of all trades, Kalyn Beasley is the real deal, a true Westerner. Having been born and raised in the one of the most authentic western towns in America this Cody, WY native is a talented musician/troubadour in the truest form. Kalyn has lived the life he sings about in his authentic original music, a gifted guitar player with a talent for telling stories in song. We met Kaly...

Send us Fan Mail Montana Native Stephanie Davis currently resides in Austin, TX with her husband. She spent several years in Nashville working as a songwriter and performing on Broadway. She has written songs for Shelby Lynn, Martina McBride, Waylon Jennings, Trisha Yearwood and Garth Brooks who she toured with. We sat down with Stephanie in Livingston, MT at the Livingston Songwriter Festival whe...

Send us Fan Mail Here's a recap of our first 6 months in the Podcast world. Support the show TO SUPPORT THE PODCAST DONATE HERE: https://patreon.com/MusicalMilesPodcast

Send us Fan Mail f you don't know who Chad Prather is, you better open up www.google.com and figure it out! Our first in-person encounter with Chad was at his comedy show when he performed in Idaho Falls, ID about 5 years ago. We happened to run into him on the street in front of the theater where he was performing. He is one of the most approachable recognizable people we have ever met. Our...

Send us Fan Mail Erica Sunshine Lee ~ road warrior performs over 250 shows each year! From the southern most point of the USA in Key West to the California coast and everywhere in between. We were lucky enough to catch up with her while she was in Big Sky country Livingston, MT for the Livingston songwriter festival. You're going to love this interview, I sure had fun sitting down with Erica...

Send us Fan Mail With 7 number 1 country hits under his belt, James Dean Hicks has had a very long and successful songwriting career in Nashville. He has written and co-written songs for the likes of Charlie Daniels, Crystal Gayle, Merle Haggard, Johnny Cash, Miley Cyrus, Aaron Neville, Reba McIntyre, Kenny Rodgers, Allison Krause, Conway Twitty, The Oakridge Boys, Vince Gill, Lonestar and Wynonna...

Send us Fan Mail Livingston Songwriter Festival gave us the opportunity to meet and interview another talented artist. Tom Catmull a Missoula, MT based singer/songwriter and an incredibly talented performer. For well over 25 years Tom has written and performed his songs throughout the West, he has opened and performed with some of our all-time favorites like Robert Earl Keen, Todd Snider, Junior B...

Send us Fan Mail Nashville based singer/songwriter JESS JOCOY shares her musical journey from Washington state to attending college in Nashville where she received a degree in songwriting from Belmont. 10 years later she is living her dream of writing music and touring the country. Support the show TO SUPPORT THE PODCAST DONATE HERE: https://patreon.com/MusicalMilesPodcast

Send us Fan Mail Nashville based singer/songwriter Abigayle Kompst shares how this daughter of a Las Vegas Showgirl ends up at Belmont University in Nashville earning a degree in songwriting. Like the title of the song "10 year town" that she performed at the Livingston Songwriters Festival, she's now 6 years in and well on her way to a successful career in the music industry.  Supp...

Send us Fan Mail Ned LeDoux had some big boots to fill when his Legendary father Chris LeDoux passed away in 2005. Replacing his dad as the frontman and carrying on the family legacy was never the plan. Listen as Ned shares how he made the move from behind the drums to headlining his own shows featuring his dads music as well as his own.  Support the show TO SUPPORT THE PODCAST DONATE HERE: https:...

Send us Fan Mail Teton Guitars is a division of Chesbro Music Company in Idaho Falls, ID they have been a sponsor of our podcast since the beginning, providing us with guitars for our guest artists to play us a song and autograph. We had a chance to sit down with the Company CEO Nathan Baird and the director of R&D/Marketing Mark Brookshire to hear the Teton Guitar story. Support the show TO S...