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Four-part vocal harmonies, dual lead guitars, and a tasty rhythm section built on drums, bass, and keys make up the music of The Gasoline Gypsies. But, the magic in their music is born of a driving work ethic that has earned them the reputation of being one of the tightest bands on the Mitten Music scene. Four part vocal harmonies, dual lead guitars, and a tasty rhythm section built on drums, bass...

Episode 248 First Air 06-28-26 Trey Hedrick Passing Through Shoestring Appalachia Dobbin Mine No.1 A Better Year Me Leavin’ Town (Fragment) Trey Hedrick is a modern Appalachian singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist whose sound blends Appalachian folk, Americana, and blue-collar country. Deeply rooted in the storied hills of southeastern Ohio along the West Virginia border, his music is as te...

Birmingham, Alabama's Taylor Hollingsworth has always resisted easy categorization. Asked to define his music, he struggled – a little bit folk, a touch of blues, a dash of rock 'n' roll, but not quite fitting neatly into any single box. Eventually, he coined the phrase “Folk n’ Roll” to describe his sound. Now, he's proudly claiming that sound with his latest album, aptly titled &...

Joseph Allred is a Tennessee-based guitarist, singer, multi-instrumental composer, and visual artist with deep roots in the Upper Cumberland re-gion of Tennessee and Kentucky. His guitar playing draws from diverse musical styles including Appalachian folk, bluegrass, blues, flamenco, and classical guitar, as well as from folk iconoclasts John Fahey and Robbie Basho. Joseph has released a great dea...

Miles Victor is an Americana/Bluegrass artist, whose every chord and lyric coalesce into a symphony of heartbreak & hope. Drawing inspiration from the soulful resonance of The Avett Brothers, the reckless abandon of Old Crow Medicine Show and the timeless allure of old-time country & bluegrass, his music blends the grit of tradition with a modern lyrical edge. Bringing the spiritual down t...

Introducing "Katie D & The Bluegills," where the past meets the present in a delightful swirl of sound. This new ensemble based out of Louisville, KY, with a charismatic female lead, brings the golden age of swing into the limelight, adding a sprinkle of modern quirkiness. Katie D's voice is a playful mixture of velvety smoothness and cheeky charm. And then you have The Bluegills...

Lydia Sylvia Martin grew up in a family of musicians, The Martin Family Band of Maryland. Today, Lydia creates personal interpretations of traditional music, and writes new songs. Lydia Sylvia Martin's musical style is a fusion of tradition and innovation. Her performances have earned her a unique place in the folk music community. Lydia Sylvia Martin has won awards for her songwriting and old...

Sasha Colette and the Magnolias are Red Barn Radio's program next week. Sasha and her band the Magnolias, have joined us at least a cou-ple of times on the air. We were impressed with Sasha's songwriting, but also her clean and clear vocal delivery which does much more to make the songs shimmer. Sasha returns following a time of many life transi-tions, including parenthood. The changes she...

Lylak, a name that hints at color and nature, founder lead vocalist Gide-on Maki says they make a point to play with heart and leave the stage a bit more beautiful than they found it. The indie rock quartet, based in Lexington Kentucly, started in 2015 as a solo project of Gideon's, gradu-ally gaining members and honing their sound. The unique musical back-grounds of the members mix up an ecle...

After five years of steady growth behind the scenes, Low Gap is positioned for a massive breakout in 2026. Brothers Gus and Phin Johnson spent the past year-and-a-half with their proverbial feet slammed on the gas and have hundreds of shows and a slew of singles to show for it. The duo recently released their debut album, Geneva, which has expanded their ever-growing audience to new heights. Gus a...

Moonlight Mile proudly and intentionally is a reality check for mainstream country and fedora-wearing folk country hipster posers alike. Moonlight Mile is a voice for those many impoverished and destitute in rural Appalachia, gripped by the sting of addiction, brow-beaten by fanatical religiosity, and oppressed by fascist regimes. An Americana bluegrass band from Sandy Hook, Kentucky, they’re forg...

Tanner Troutman, Blake Bramlet, and Ryan Harper comprise the renowned Southern Illinois-based songwriting trio, known professionally as Pity Thy Neighbors. With an extensive background in music spanning their entire lives, these accomplished musicians showcase their artistry through performing a unique blend of raw, soulful Americana tunes infused with gritty lyrics and heartfelt melodies.

Them Lasses is a trio of pickin’, singin’ and songwritin’ women from Winchester, Kentucky spreading joy through sunflowers and harmonies. Since forming in 2022, Them Lasses quickly captured the hearts of the community with their wholesome sunshiny presence and sound. From lighthearted and silly to soulful and reflective, Them Lasses puts on a dynamic and entertaining show that blends the songs, vo...

CornMaiz is a nouveau old-time family string band featuring original music, traditional, old-time tunes from East Kentucky, and unique versions of some famous cover songs. Hailing from four different moun-tain counties, the band features clawhammer banjo, mandolin, guitar, bass, fiddle, and three part harmo-nies. Performances also include the exciting traditional Appalachian dance styles of flat-f...

Ian Gabriel (MIRAAGE) is both a professional Music Artist and a Motivational Speaker. Born and raised in Lexington, KY. The music has a Pop/Jazzy/Hip-Hop feel, spiced with horns and flow switches. This along with his voice creates beautiful soundscapes with soul and passion. MIRAAGE has been making music since he was very young and has been producing it professionally since 2010. He debuted his fi...

Stripmall Ballads is the haunted, dust-blown project of Phillips Saylor Wisor, a songwriter wandering the backroads between myth and memory. Drawing comparisons to Neil Young, Bonnie “Prince” Billy, and Maybelle Carter, his work lives in the tension between Appalachian tradition and modern disillusion-ment—aching with spectral beauty, dry wit, and a bone-deep sense of longing. From early lo-fi mas...

Joe Troop is a multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter hailing from the North Carolina Piedmont. He is one half of the acclaimed panamerican folk duo Larry & Joe, and founder of GRAMMY-nominated stringband Che Apalache. His music is deeply inspired by a decade living in Buenos Aires and traveling throughout Latin America and the world. When the pandemic landed him back in North Carolina...

Eric Bolander has been active on the music scene for many years. He writes thoughtfully, his songs have staying power, and he brings to the stage the same joy he brings to his students at the high school where he teaches art. Eric grew up in the Ohio Valley in the small Eastern KY town of Garrison. His dad passed on a humble and compassionate work ethic which became a driving force for Eric to ach...

With deep bluegrass roots and a hard-edged traditional country sound, Will Jones is carving out a space where Appalachian soul meets outlaw grit. Will didn’t so much learn three chords as inherit them. Raised deep in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, his music carries the raw heartbeat of Appalachian bluegrass and the fierce edge of traditional country. “I knew three chords and the truth...

The 65 North Pickers are a high-energy bluegrass quartet that fuses the drive of traditional bluegrass with the exploratory spirit of jam band im-provisation. Their high-energy performances feature incredible original compositions that merge bluegrass with the nostalgic vibes of classic festival music, where the essence of the grateful dead meets the psy-chedelic flair of Jimi Hendrix. with listen...

Musician Michael G. Ronstadt has traversed a wide range of musical styles from singer-songwriter, folk, jazz, classical, Americana to new age. Ronstadt displays genre-blending explorations on cello and guitar in complement to thought-provoking lyrics, as well as instrumental work. In addition to his solo and group recordings with Ronstadt Brothers, Trotta & Ronstadt, Serenity Fisher & The...

Episode 228 First Air 01-04-26 Bryce Mullins Cask Strength A OK Breakthrough Sidewalkin' Always Right by Your Side Alice's Saturday Night Train Raising Kane E.T Bryce Mullins is a seasoned fingerstyle guitarist and songwriter hailing from Batesville, Indiana, with a rich and diverse musical background. Initially introduced to the guitar by his father, Bryce's passion quickly grew, draw...

JUSTIN CLYDE WILLIAMS WRITES SONGS. Sometimes he writes them with his buddies. Armed with a flattop or backed by a full band, Justin Clyde Williams takes listeners on an emotional journey with his songs and stories you can relate to no matter where you call home. Capturing the full spectrum of life, the good times and bad most of his songs you’ll hear serve as a soundtrack to his own experiences w...

In 2013, frontman Tanner Blevins and guitarist Patrick Brumback shared a Morehead State dorm hallway and musical dreams. With Tanner’s older sister Amanda joining on vo-cals and songwriting duties, the band quickly took shape, releasing Conclusions in 2014 — a charmingly DIY debut full of personal, scornful laments and loose acoustic-pop, setting the tone for the heartfelt, genre-blurring path ahe...

Teddy and the Rough Riders are a Nashville-based country-rock duo composed of songwriters Jack Quiggins and Ryan Jennings. They emerged from the city’s indie-rock scene of the late 2000s and early 2010s, before turning to embrace the deep country roots of Music City, blending garage rock, psychedelia and classic country into a unique “cosmic Americana” sound. Their 2022 self-titled LP was produced...