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Alabama native Drayton Farley has as honest a voice as you're likely to hear in this burgeoning scene of country, folk, roots, and Americana music we're all wrapped up in. With songs and lyrics pulled from real life experience, there's a grounded feeling to his stories, a confessional quality that rings true to those who know. His voice fills the room like cigarette smoke, curling into every corne...

Nathan Kalish is a multi-instrumentalist, producer, engineer, and  storyteller. His extensive back catalog of independent releases and  hard-touring work ethic has landed him on stages with Lucinda Williams,  Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, and many other current and legacy acts.  Nathan is travelling with his band to promote his newest album, "Great  Big Motel Bed in the Sky...

We've had Brother Smith, founded by Wesley and Aaron Smith, before on Red Barn, but never like this! They've added new players and crafted new sounds that draw on country, funk, and soul. What began as a passion for music between two brothers has grown into a family that keeps that passion, but now with a larger sound. We're so excited to have Brother Smith on tonight!

Luke was Born and  raised in Paintsville, KY. Influenced by previous Eastern Kentucky artists such  as Sturgill Simpson, Tyler Childers, and Chris Stapleton, like them, Luke looks  to capture the Appalachian sound and the daily lifestyle of the people who make  up the area. Luke is really finding an audience out there, and we're glad he can  be with us in his early career.

Hailing from Winston-Salem in North Carolina, Sam emerged on the music scene in 2014 as a solo artist. He's a self-proclaimed "road dog", playing to eager crowds all over the Southeastern United States. Whiskey Foxtrot, the band he co-founded with Seth Williams, has helped him establish a following on local, regional, and global levels, but he's here tonight back in solo! Help us welcome Sam Foste...

Matthew grew up near Ashland, KY. Having learned music and lore from his Grandfather Hobart and soaking up Appalachian music from local Kentucky traditional musicians, Stallard brings that into his music. A born fiddler, we're so excited to have Matthew Stallard on the stage tonight!

While Eric has satisfied his rocking sensibilities doing vocal and guitar with the Rock Band Alcatraz shakedown, he worked the circuit for some time performing his own tunes, primarily solo and acoustic. The new phase of his career has him buddied up with three players: Seth Murphy, cello and multi-instrumentalist, and John Ferguson, keys/bass/vocals, and Ben Caldwell, drums/vocals. We're so excit...

James VanDeuson is a traveling Singer/Songwriter from the foothills of Central New York. While driving with his band, "The Rollin' Rust," in a ret-rofitted school bus, James writes folk songs that speak directly to the trials of the human condition. In his most recent work, James responds to the current political climate, both socially and through the creation of his new-est album set to release e...

Nicholas Jamerson is an Eastern Kentucky artist best known for his singing and writing songs. Jamerson’s songs are known for their attention to the natural world, warm hearted characters, and the plight and triumphs of the modern-day hillbilly. Mixed with word and indelible melody, Jamerson has put together a catalog that reaches across broad spectrums in both substance and style.  Nicholas J...

Formerly touring under the name “Blackfoot Gypsies”, this really talented trio of players based in East Nashville has changed its name but not its mission, which is to bring their fun and raucous brand of Rock n Roll back to the region and beyond. These guys have established a loyal fanbase across the US and Europe-- fans who anxiously await each new single or video they release, and especially lo...

The Shelby Lore Band pride themselves on not having an established genre, though their style is deeply rooted in Southern Rock. With an amazing stage presence and Eastern Kentucky style, Red Barn is so excited to welcome The Shelby Lore Band to the stage!

Bee Taylor is an American singer-songwriter who leads an unusual life in order to capture her unique and real songs. She is best known for her get down grooves, her one-of-a-kind live show experiences, and her gut pulling lyrics. Autobiography Music New Single Alert! "I believe in the humanity of music.

Nat Myers is a songwriter from Kenton County, KY. A poet with an amazing voice, Myers will blow you away with folksy blues and talented pickin', an incredible acoustic blues player and singer, and uses this musical medium to tell his stories. His delivery follows in the footsteps of players like Blind Lemon Jefferson, Mississippi Fred McDowell and his favorite, Charlie Patton. Nat's music isn’t pu...

Moonlight Mile are an American Alt-Country Bluegrass Rock band formed in Sandy Hook, Kentucky in 2021. The band was formed by guitarist/vocalist/songwriter Jonathan Pennington and dobroist Shane Johnson. Their music is inspired by a wide variety of artists and musical styles—from The Rolling Stones to the Stanley Brothers, and are proudly and intentionally a reality check for mainstream country an...

Will Overman’s genre-bending, storytelling approach to songwriting is a product of being born and bred on the east coast, finding love and being tested on the west coast, and finding a renewed passion for his art around the world. The Charlottesville, VA based singer-songwriter’s music carries a maturity to match the up-and-down life he has lived over the past 26 years. From fronting a touring ban...

The Marble Creek Rangers are Eric Cummins, Curt Chapman, Mike DeLong, Brandon Bowlds and Don Rogers. If you live here in Kentucky, you'd know every member of this band because they've collectively played a huge part in shaping the music culture in this region over the past 15-20 years. They've all been on Red Barn Radio one time or another as ingredients of different bands. The Rangers are the cak...

Holiday music-- both nostalgic and festive-- infuses our winter season with warmth and comfort. Our guests this evening usher in the holiday with the distinctive sounds of the Mountain and Hammered dulcimers.  The trio called Nero's Fiddle, based in Lexington, Kentucky.  They came together only a couple of years ago, and they've delighted audiences in the region who enjoy traditional App...

Three’s Company Blues is a trio from Charleston, West Virginia, playing classic covers you forgot you loved, as well as our own blues/rock style originals.  The band was born of our driving desire to play music and keep the blues alive.  What began as a fun side project among friends quickly turned into a serious, focused celebration of their passion for the blues, rock and roll, and cel...

“One of the best things about country music was that it was adult music,” Erin Enderlin says. “It was real music that dealt with hard issues in life so that people going through those things don’t feel so alone.”  The observation is signature Enderlin: She has a way of turning a song or even just a thought into an outstretched hand to the lonely or ashamed. While she first turned heads as a g...

Two of the region's finest AXE SLINGERS coming to do the show, and they're playing together.  Lee Owen and Willie Eames have both been regulars on the Lexington Kentucky music scene for into a couple of decades. Lee Owen - Wayne Graham, Born Cross Eyed, Triple Crown, etc. Willie Eames - Club Dub, Catawampus, The Prayers, etc. The longtime friends had never played music together until a chance...

Jeri Katherine Howell has been writing and performing as a solo artist – and collaborating with Kentucky musicians – for over 15 years. In 2007 she won 2nd Place in the Flat Rock Music Festival Songwriters Contest for the title track of her first album Branch to Branch. Fast forward ten years, Jeri Katherine received a Fulbright grant with the U.S. Department of State and performed and lectured th...

Davey Allen is a versatile songwriter, musician, and artist whose work is deeply rooted in the vast American songbook. Though his family migrated north from rural Tennessee in the 1950’s Allen’s music retains a southern quality and grit. Davey has toured extensively as a solo artist and as keyboardist for others. Davey is an advocate of many social causes and has previously donated a portion of hi...

If you're a lover of good ol' mountain music, you're gonna want to meet Tyler Hatley and Justin Clyde Williams. Joined by fiddler Matt Parks, these guys perform as The Dick and Tammy Show, mingling beautiful guitar and heartfelt lyrics.

A native of Monroe County, WV, now living in Charleston, J. Hatfield has spent the last 10+ years playing, standing in, and recording for various bands and artists in the areas around WV and VA. Only in 2021 did Hatfield first shift roles to the front of the stage. In addition to fronting his own band, he's had lead guitar duties in the bands The Parachute Brigade and Peddler's Glory. Red Barn is...

A fistful of years ago, Julie Szewc (pronounced “Chefs”) and Dave Huebner met in the Bighorn Mountains of Wyoming with one central thing in common; a love of all kinds of music and a thirst for making it. Along with Fernando Serna (drums/percussion) and Taylor Phillips (bass), they have all knit their passions into the musical family that is The Two Tracks. From their home in the postcard town of...