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Drift Mouth is an alt-country, tongue-in-cheeky, punky-garage-grass band. They have a new release, "Loveridge is Burning", that was just released in August of last year after a long delay. We're excited to have them on and share the music with you!

Nathan has spent the past decade averaging 200 shows a year at bars and  honky-tonks across the country. It's from this experience he cultivated  his new collection of story songs fro his 10th album, the self-produced  "Songs for Nobody". His music has been described as a "unique brew of  Americana, rockabilly, and outlaw country".

Drew is a country music singer/songwriter from Charleston, West Virginia, who finds his music influenced by southern rock and classic outlaw country music! His NEW single “Lifestyle” is out now on iTunes & all music platforms. We are pleased to have him with us on Red Barn this week!

Authenticity can’t be faked. So when an artist hails from the heartland and shares stories drawn from personal experience, the music resonates in ways that genuinely express their passion and purpose. Josh Merritt is one of those artists. A native of Owensboro, Kentucky, he inherited the grit and honesty so essential to heartland culture. He's spent the better part of the past decade honing his ch...

Cutler Station is aptly named for the closest thing to a convenience store one would find in their Southeastern Ohio hometown of Vincent. This group of players has known each other for decades, formed a band ten years ago, and have developed a sound and a repertoire of original music that's smart and funny. Check out their latest release - "Meat, No Sides" You can  find Red Barn Radio on...

Red Barn Radio's holiday program showcases Kentucky music families who continue to pass along musical traditions and features the Miller  Family, the Parsons Family, who form the group Whistle and Fish, and Jesse Wells and Family. You can  find Red Barn Radio on YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, Twitch, and the  Public Radio Exchange. Our weekly show airs live on Wednesday eve...

Shawn Benfield is a singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist who is by no means new to the game. He has been performing since he was 13, growing up in a musical family. While Shawn has found a unique voice to share his songs, his music is always a nod to others, whether that's family or musical inspirations. You can  find Red Barn Radio on YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, Twitch,  and t...

Lylak, an indie rock band, is coming to Red Barn Radio! Originally a solo project begun by  Gideon Maki, the band now sports 4 people, all skilled in different instruments.  Each member's different background in music and the different instruments they all play lets the band experiment with their eclectic sound. You can  find Red Barn Radio on YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, Twit...

Kyle Fields, who was raised near the Country Music Highway at  Greenup, KY, quickly rose to prominence after winning the “Your Big Break”  contest. His video submission was selected out of thousands, and for Kyle that  said a lot about his passion for music. With a classic country sound but with his own spin using experiences from growing up in small town Kentucky.

Born from the dark, rich soil of West Virginia, raised in the  clear, hop-scented country air, Sierra Ferrell cut her teeth on the rail lines,  truck stops, street corners, and dingy, dimly lit listening rooms all across the  land. To date, she’s enchanted audiences at major festivals around the country  and has shared the stage with the likes of Trampled by Turtles, Parker Mil...

An old soul in a young man. Born and raised in the hills of  Eastern Kentucky, Clarke Sexton has been making music throughout the entirety of  his life. At 23, Clarke is pushing music forward while staying in tune with that  classic influence everyone wants to hear. With a backbone sound of Waylon  Jennings and raw, real lyrics in the vein of Tyler Childers, he’s known for &nbs...

Blind Feline is a 3-piece, deep-fried psychedelic rock 'n roll band  formed in Louisville, Kentucky, conceived in the Appalachian mountains and founded upon the value motto, "Let’s get funky and saucy with it  boys!" These traditions have been a driving force of Blind Feline music  since their first EP "Lost in the Moss", released in 2018, and with the  joy of every show since...

Nominated for Best Americana Song in  the 2019 Independent Music Awards for "The Hardest Part," voted The Listening  Room Network’s 2019 Artist of the Year, and Southeast Regional Folk Alliance  Official Showcase Artist in 2018. The Rough & Tumble aren’t casual road dogs, but they aren’t letting  on, either.  From their upbeat, commanding stage presence and sharp bante...

Wilkes is an American musician, visual artist, author, filmmaker and  self-proclaimed "southern surrealist". He is an accomplished  multi-instrumentalist (notably on harmonica and banjo), having recorded with such artists as Merle Haggard, John Carter Cash, Mike Patton, and Hank Williams III. Wilkes’ latest solo album is called "Cattle in the Cane." JD  Wilkes is perhaps best known...

Tracing his roots to the hills and small towns of Eastern Kentucky’s coal country, Britton is a writer, instrumentalist, producer, and singer who draws from spiritual connections between people, places and times.  Britton believes in the power of collaboration, having written, played with, or  collaborated with Grammy-nominated Darrell Scott, former Johnny Cash band-mate and award-winnin...

Abby Hamilton is a Kentucky born-and-raised country and folk-rock  artist, with an ironic and sincere lyrical perspective. There’s a quiet power in her performance, easily bringing you to tears or into fist-pumping sing-alongs.  She guides her listeners along with storytelling that ranges from hilarious  tales of life in the working class, retelling of classic themes, and of course,...

Wayne Graham wants you to know one thing. They are a band, not a person. Two brothers who play rock music from the mountains of Kentucky, the band was formed in 2010 between Kenny and Hayden Miles. Wayne Graham is named after the brothers’ grandfathers, and tries to impart a sense of roots while also moving forward into the world.

Fans have often compared their sound to riding through the desert with  the top down, or the feeling of being in some lonesome smoky bar off the  side of an abandoned highway. Their most recent album “Lost on the  Range” includes a mix of songs that take you on a journey through the wild west, out into the far reaches of the galaxy, into a bedroom filled  with monsters, and dow...

A singer-songwriter from near Cattletsburg, Kentucky, he now works full-time as a musician. His musical passion started as a young teen, when his dad bought him his first guitar in 8th grade. It was really his stepdad, Scott Sword, who encouraged his learning, and Cole credits him with being the real reason he started playing.

If Stoll Vaughan sounds familiar - thru music, if not the name – it  might be because the Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter’s efforts have been heard, but not necessarily identified, on major motion picture and network TV series soundtracks like True Blood, Shameless, Friday Night Lights and The Office. But Stoll  hails from Lexington, Kentucky, and has been honored by his home state w...

Memiss Jones is a unique artist of real good crude mountain soul music  who loves to perform and entertain on a live stage! She performs with  the highest of energy, the greatest of vibes, an up-beat personality,  and real good music. With multiple albums out and a career spanning a  decade, she’s got the experience and talent that’ll make you sit and  listen.

Special episode! Bunch of Bands, Bunch of Songs!

Jangling Sparrows, headed by musical veterans Paul Edelman and  Bobby Frith, have been hailed as having a “capacity for strong songs that tell a  story and rock hard” (Glide Magazine). Of the newest album, IndiePulse says the  songs are “visionary tracks”, and that Edelman “has an amazing way of turning  words into magnifying glasses”. With stellar reviews becoming momentum, Ja...

Haunting, introspective, Cypress likes to set the scene with their  voices, layering in their instruments as the song progresses. Ever since  going to school together, this trio seeks to keep their music authentic  and representative of something greater than themselves, perhaps  encapsulated by the different genres you can hear in each song they  play.

Hailed as having “wit, wisdom, and honesty” that allow him to tell  stories through music, Don Rogers has amassed a following by creating  something “uniquely Kentucky”. Joined by an all-star group of musicians  (some of whom are Red Barn Radio alum themselves), they’ll weave their  music into Roger’s stories and show us the perspective of someone who’s  lived a rural Amer...