Songs & Stories West Virginia

Andy and Zach sit down with the Appalachian Hurricane Bo McMillion for a fun conversation about touring, writing and growing up in WV! 

Andy and Matt sit down and talk musical origins, influence, and songwriting. Stick around to the end for a double song closing to the show with his originals “Wade’s Song” and “In Case Nobody Told You”. 

Andy and Greg talk networking, the local music scene and all its legends. Greg talks about the new music possibilities in 2025 and finishes the show off with his original song “As Long As We’re Dancing”.

Keith comes up from Beckley to talk with Andy and Zach about music, inspiration, and some silliness in the studio. Check out Keith’s original song “On the Drive”. 

Andy sits down with Ryan Errickson of Dalchord and discusses all things music and songwriting. Ryan also plays his amazing unreleased original song “Ann”.

Andy and Roger sit down to talk local music scenes, sad country music, professionalism in the music industry and Roger plays his original song “Treat a Woman Right”. 

Andy and Briar talk musical beginnings, life struggles, full circle moments and music on the road. Stick around to the end to hear his original song “Riding Shotgun”. 

Andy and Jamie talk everything from small town living and family to artistic mediums, world travel, songwriting and the creative process. Stay tuned to the end for Jamie’s live performance of his song “38th Parallel”. 

John Brandt came all the way up from Beckley WV to Bad Magick Music to sit down with Andy and discuss his musical journey and goals, songwriting inspirations and gave us a live rendition of his original song “Judgement”! 

Andy sits down with Leskie and Stephanie Tompkins for a great discussion about songwriting as a couple, the thought behind the name Wish Awake and the journey of being musicians in the local scene. Also check out their live in studio version of “Wait for Night”! 

Andy and Silas discuss growing up with music, songwriting with a busy schedule and the first Songs & Stories WV live show. Also, a live performance of “Forward” by Silas Hunter.

Tucker and Andy sit down to talk about songwriting, musical influences and playing on the road. Stay tuned for his fantastic original song “In Memory of December.”

Andy and Grace talk all the music things from School and business marketing and songwriting. She also gives us a look into the dynamic behind her fantastic band! We cap it all off with a live rendition of her song “Cupid’s Sting” and maybe a little sneak peak into something new they’re working on! Check it out! 

Andy and Ryan talk highway miles, handmade guitars, folk music and summer tours. Check out Ryan’s original song “Y'all Be Good, Keep in Touch!”

Andy and Truman talk musical inspiration, his first single release and their weekend of live original music in the Mountain State. Also, a live performance of “Burdens” by Truman England Jr. 

What a great convo with Michael Stewart as  we discuss everything from growing up around music, to gear and production! Michael was kind enough to record a new rendition of his song “I Am Water” for the podcast! 

Trevor Cooke visited Neurotic Audio to talk about starting a career being a musician and songwriter in Morgantown. We talk bands, songwriting, production and future in the music business! Check out his website at www.trevorcooke.com

This week we talk to Annie and David about their time in Nashville, their working methods and their contribution to the musicians union local. Stay tuned to the end for an amazing performance of Past & Gone from Annie’s most recent singles album “Big Old Moon”.

Scott interviews our Host and Founder of Songs & Stories West Virginia Andy Benson. Andy talks about his musical journey, the founding of Songs & Stories and plays his original song “St. Louis”. 

Meet the production team for Songs & Stories West Virginia! Andy and Scott talk about Scott’s musical history, songwriting and the man behind the mic at Neurotic Audio. 

Andy and Scott hang out with their dear friend Austin Glaspell, talk songwriting, good times, the local music scene and Austin plays a brand new original song called “Highway Child”. 

Andy and Scott sit down with Jared Miller of Motorcycle Drive-By. We talk Jared’s history in music, songwriting  coming up in different music scenes and the music business in 2024. Check it out! 

The guys talk with Jackie Brown about songwriting, booking for a music venue, and possibly a current music controversy in WV. Tune it and check it his band Heliosphere!

The guys talk to Nae Paugh about moving to Morgantown, busking through college, musical life in the Eastern Panhandle and significant moments in his musical career. Stay tuned to the end for the live performance of his original “She Loves the Bottle”. 

A laid back episode from the tracking room with Andrew Tuck leads us through the 90s, The Morgantown music scene, Tucks projects and a nostalgic original tune from the man himself.