Music of America Podcast

Since Season 1, we have tried to have our last guest of the week from South Dakota. Meet Serious Shirley, like the old joke from the movie "Airplane" " Yes, it's serious and don't call me Shirley". Listen to their songs Missing Key and Jaded

Thursday we meet Morgan Harris, and his new band called Red Maker. Music includes Boxcar Bed, Case of the Blues and Toke 'N Smoke

Toadstool Jamboree, a project of Tom Whillock , joins us on Wednesday with songs Can't Stop Thinking 'Bout, Dark Clouds, Down To the River and The Hard Way

Black Hills Soul, a guest last season, has a new guitar plyer. He is solo performer and now lead guitarist for Black Hill Soul, Douglas Phillips and our guest today on the Music of America Podcast. Songs include Darker Shad of Blues, Hot Summer Nights, I Will Comfort You and Starlight Lounge

Kicking off the just really fun week in South Dakota wwe meet The Outside Kids featuring Matt Buehner. Songs include Helen Keller and Get Over It

One of the most funs weeks since the inception of The Music Of America Podcast comes your way next week from South Dakota. We will introduce you to Matt Buehner of The Outside Kids, Doug Phillips, Tom Whillock form Toadstool Jamboree, Morgan Harris and his new band called Red Maker and wrap up with a band we have tried to have on since last season...Serious Shirley.

We conclude this week in South Carolina with Ron Hayden from Piedmont and songs that include Hard Times In The Heartland, Wanted Man, The Last Time (Till The Next Time), The Story of Charlie Walker and a tribute to all who graduated in 1981...a song called Summer Song- a Tribute to the Class of '81

Rappin' and Rocking AJ Case joins us on Thursday featuring songs Halfway Home, Nothing, Times I Think About, Strawberry Lane and Lifted

Bluegrass reigns on Wednesday with the band called Carolina Bluegrass Style. Songs include Ain't Coming Back, Tear That Stillhouse Down, Whitehouse Road, I Shot The Sherriff, Could You Be Loved and You're Still On My Mind

Frank Royster, also from Charleston is featured Tuesday on our South Carolina tour. His song include Miss Information, Mr. Wonderful, Open Door and Someday

Kicking off the week in South Carolina we land in Charleston where we meet River Mason and his songs which include This Far, Ain't Comin' Back, Off The Mountain, Grandaddy's Tele and We All Need Help

No music but some fascinating stories from Rob Dugay, self-proclaimed music promotor and music reporter throughout the Northeast is our last guest in Rhode Island this week.

John Shurman joins us on Thursday. His music he will share includes Heartbeat, Hello Again, One More Day, 'Round Here and Woman of Mine

Halfway through the week in Rhode Island meet Consuelo's Revenge with their songs Pasadena, Kosmic Klezmer, Lady Liberty and Palatine Light

Martin G Bradburn from The Strattones and MGB invites us to both camps, where he writes the songs we hear today including Light Shine, Love Infinity and Slip Stream by the Strattones and Deadly Night Shades and Nothing To Do ( The Milo Song) by MGB

We begin the trip to Rhode Island this week with a classical music journey with Dr Judith Lynn Stillman, Compositions of a variety of composers are interwoven through many parts of this interview. We begin with Opening Notes- A Musical Journey followed by Legendary Duo In Harmony. The third piece is called Timeless Connections and Iconic Collaborations followed by Creative Reflection, a piece call...

We conclude the week in Pennsylvania with R & b and Soul man Antar Goodwin with songs Grandma Said, Shotgun, the game, Justified and give it away

Jessica Smucker is our Thursday guest from Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Songs of hers are Dinosaur, The Sea, When I Was the Weather, Stones To Throw and The Beautiful

From Delco meet Mike Campanile and his songs I Bleed, Silhouette Scarecrow, under the name Vampire we will hear Smooth and with his band Syberia listen to Living Dead and Pig

Mind Maze lead vocalist Sarah Teets joins us as we discuss thier songs Dreamwalker, Sign of Life, Forever Too Late and Stand Your Ground

We start off the week in Pennsylvania with Ronneca Sanchez...former lead singer to a band in Kansas called Ridiculas Trixx and now is an A & R rep with Major Record Distribution. Here she features some of the artists on their label including Richie Love, Ameri Shay, Christine Scott and Mojo Mark

We close out the week in Oregon with singer songwriter one-man band It&i with songs Rednecks in Fairyland, The Quiver of Eros and Tangled In The Tongue

Thursday in Oregon we meet the duo of Phoenix. Listen to the songs Calamity Blues, a medley of a couple of Irish songs merging Fields of Anthery with The Connaughtman's Rambles plus their own version of The House Of The Rising Sun and The Boxer

Drummer enthusiast Larry London is our Wednesday guest with a variety of songs including 24- Hour Street Festival, Big Horn Boogie, Downhill Run and Windy City

Barrie Dempsey and his wife and manager Shannon joins us on Tuesday with songs Open Mic, When We Were Young, Rivers Run, Never Saw Me Love and Cry For Awhile