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“When I was a kid, my dad was in this tiny fringe political group called the Democratic Socialists of America” explains songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Rachel Baiman. “That was considered extreme, something I didn’t tell my friends about. Now my generation has had to wake up to the intensity of our own economic oppression. We sit around talking about how anyone affords to buy a house, and how...

Pierce Edens is an independent musician and singer-songwriter from Western North Carolina. He is best known for his powerful vocals and haunting, fiery music that captivates listening rooms and excites dance floors in equal measure.  Edens has shared the stage with notables such as the Wood Brothers, Robert Earl Keen, Steve Earl, Southern Culture on the Skids, and Hayes Carl. 

Corduroy Brown is a feel good, poppy, rock performer from Huntington, West Virginia. The music uses sounds from the 90's and 2000's, and a focus on self worth. After being revived and placed on life support in 2021, he made a full recovery. Now themes of mental wellness and a willingness to live life to the fullest are represented in the music for his second time on the Earth.

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Alex Miller has already secured his place in the global consciousness and in the hearts of music lovers alike with his larger-than-life personality, tireless work ethic and four high-impact singles: “I’m Over You, So Get Over Me,” “Don’t Let The Barn Door Hit Ya,” “Through With You,” and “When God Made The South.” Building on the popularity he earned during American Idol, Season 19 and embracing t...

Davey Allen is a versatile songwriter, musician, and artist. His work is deeply rooted in the vast American songbook. Allen has played music professionally for the past 20 years, the last six with Davey and The Midnights. The band formed on the west-side of Los Angeles, California in 2017. The group immediately set out to establish themselves as one of the hardest working Americana bands in Southe...

Michelle Billingsley wraps charmingly cutting lyrics in boisterous acoustic strumming and along with her dryly dark sense of humor and a (whip)smart-assed vocal delivery, it all sounds a bit like Emmylou Harris went through the looking glass. She'll remind you of the familiar songs you heard playing on the radio in the back of Dad’s old truck cruising down back roads. She’s got a little bit of...

Charlie Rockwood Farr and Lynne Taylor are singer songwriters and multi-instrumentalists who first met while on tour with Alt-country-rock band, Liz Frame and the Kickers in 2011. They went on to work together in the Lynne Taylor Band and Halo and the Harlots, finally landing in 2018 as Rockwood Taylor, an edgy Americana duo that calls on a wide range of influences from Woody Guthrie to John Prine...

Scott Whiddon is a writer, teacher, and musician based right here in Lexington, KY. Not only has Scott played here on this stage with bands such as Fanged Robot and most recently Kentucky power-popsters Letters of Acceptance, he's also shared stages with industry heavyweights like Lucy Dacus and Elf Power. Scott is currently on a short acoustic run of shows in such towns as Louisville, Knoxvil...

Singer/Songwriter Ethan Wayne has braided together a sound that can only be described as Eastern Kentucky. Genre doesn’t seem to be the topic of conversation in the Bluegrass, but a certain sound does seem to develop in the area. Ethan has spent the last decade on refining his craft to what some folks might say is a new harvest. Inspired by mostly local musicians Wayne does have some contrasting i...

Daniel Cain, is a Kentucky born singer-songwriter & artist hailing from the small town of Stanford, where Appalachian foothills meet Kentucky bluegrass.  A natural-born genre-bender, Daniel’s songs span the sonic spectrum, so far, expressing hues of grassy folk, outlaw country, roots rock and blues. His lyrics are borne from the heart and explore the themes by which we live our lives! Daniel h...

Abe Partridge writes and plays to make you sit up and think. Abe's first album, Cotton Fields and Blood For Days, was released in 2018 to glowing reviews across the Americana board. Tony Paris of Bitter Southerner said" Abe plays guitar the same way he writes lyrics, bashing strings with abandon until they're just about to come loose, and then beautifully picking notes until every las...

Brennan Edwards is a singer/songwriter based in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. He has been making a name for himself locally in his hometown of Winchester. Brennan’s music is greatly influenced by bluegrass and I wonder if his family had an influence on him musically? Well I have learned that Brennan spent much of his childhood going to bluegrass festivals with his grandmother. And then, get t...

Katie Toupin has found home in her role as a solo artist after leaving the critically acclaimed alt-country band, Houndmouth, in 2016. Toupin had enormous success with Houndmouth after releasing their sophomore album, “Little Neon Limelight”. The single, “Sedona”, reached #1 on Billboard’s Triple A Chart. Toupin made multiple appearances on David Letterman and Conan as well as toured international...

A singer songwriter extraordinaire from Mannington West Virginia, up north in the state near Morgantown, William Matheny is a road warrior who has been out taking his songs solo to coffee houses and with band to clubs for a number of years. He's a guy who really knows how to write a smart song, and be sure to be here to get hooked on some of his newest music on a forthcoming album of songs.

Born, raised, and based in Eastern Kentucky, Bedford is heading to the national music scene with something new in their pockets and something vintage in their souls. This band is able to capture lightning - put it in a bottle - and share it with the world as a familiar yet, unique sound. This unequivocal four-piece group has made it their personal mission to re-ignite the fiery passion of Rock, fu...

Rachel Messer, who grew up in a Fort Gay, WV, holler, draws her inspiration from the country and bluegrass greats before her, penning lyrics with a straightforward “say it how you see it” style, true to her Appalachian roots. Also, an impressive yodeler, she served time on Team Blake during Season 15 of NBC’s The Voice, earned herself a good fan base across the world, and has worked hard to for ev...

Tall Poppy String Band is a brand new Old Time trio featuring fiddler George Jackson, guitarist Mark Harris, and banjoist Cameron DeWhitt. Drawing from the deep well of American string band music, Tall Poppy String Band approaches tradition with playful curiosity; each performance more a discussion than a statement. Whether they’re chasing the elusive downbeat of a source recording, playing with t...

Born, raised, and based in Eastern Kentucky, Bedford is heading to the national music scene with something new in their pockets and something vintage in their souls. This band is able to capture lightning - put it in a bottle - and share it with the world as a familiar yet, unique sound. This unequivocal four-piece group has made it their personal mission to re-ignite the fiery passion of Rock, fu...

Matt Koziol is a Nashville songwriter who has collaborated with a host of super pros in the industry-- from John Paul White & Charlie Worsham to Abby Anderson & Bre Kennedy, among others. As his friends and collaborators say, "Matt has a knack for pulling remarkable stories from peers to use as inspiration in the songwriting process." Of his work, Matt says, "“I make music to feel, to move...

The Brothers Gillespie began in late 2018 on the suggestion of a friend to record an EP of songs they had been kicking around for fun. After getting a taste of attention from the 2018 eponymous release, they took a chance and moved operations to Johnson City, Tennessee, with the promise that they would give their musical aspirations a year, and if there was more partying than progress, they would...

Tyler Hood, comes to us from southern Indiana. Tyler Hood writes with a wit and sincerity that is both sharp and bold. From heroic ballads of country living to refreshing tales of deliciously mundane everyday life, Tyler writes and sings the stories of the region that raised him. He released his debut studio album “Lost Love and Home” with his previous band the Hill Figs in April of 2022. Then in...

Spooky Fox, a.k.a Yovany Pino, is a Kentucky boy full of surprises and charming wit. Spooky Fox delivers a brash array of colorful storytelling and witty realism with nothing more than a guitar, an old Samsonite suitcase and a tambourine. Spooky Fox has developed a knack for creating an experience and describing emotions that are personal but also relevant to anyone who has ears to hear. As the so...

Tyler Childers has joined us many times on Redbarn Radio, this was recorded shortly after he released his 1st album which we recorded live at Arts Place in Downtown Lexington, Kentucky. Tune into this classic episode for some wonderful music and anecdotes from Tyler.

Red Barn Radio's holiday program showcases Guitarist, harp-guitarist and  composer Muriel Anderson is the first woman to have won the National  Fingerstyle Guitar Championship. Her “Nightlight Daylight” CD was listed  as one of the top 10 CDs of the decade by Guitar Player Magazine and  her “Heartstrings” accompanied the astronauts on the space shuttle. The  recent project...