Decade of Difference: Peter Rowan
Peter Rowan formed his first band in 1956. It was not long before he gave up rockabilly and the electric guitar for an acoustic model and folk music and soon after that he devoted himself [...]
Decade of Difference: Yarn
Yarn formed in Brooklyn in 2006 as a side project for vocalist and songwriter Blake Christiana. He was focusing on a roots rock band, but formed Yarn to explore a more bluegrass influenced approach. The [...]
Scott Miller In-Studio Session
Scott Miller joins us at the WNRN studios as we continue our return to live sessions this summer. Hear Scott talk about balancing farming and performing, picturing his audience as cats, and why [...]
Decade of Difference: Town Mountain
Town Mountain likes to describe their brand of bluegrass as having the feel of rock and roll. The creative approach to bluegrass has made the band comfortable in a wider range of venues. You can [...]
Decade of Difference: Sarah Jarosz
Four time Grammy winner Sarah Jarosz will perform at Red Wing on Saturday, July 10th. Born and raised in Texas, Jarosz picked up the mandolin as a ten year old and then moved on to [...]
Decade of Difference: Bill and the Belles
Today’s artist violates the first rule of Decade of Difference - they have not been around ten years. Bill and the Belles only sound like they have been performing for decades, since their sound is [...]
Cautious Clay Finds Harmony in the Subtlety on Genre Hopping Debut LP ‘Deadpan Love’
Listen in on our next Home Studio Session as Lindsey connects with Cautious Clay who performs live and talks about his wide-ranging debut album Deadpan Love. […]
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Decade of Difference: Carly Simon
Happy Birthday Carly Simon who turns 77 today. She and her sister started in music together charting a single in 1964 as the Simon Sisters. It was not until the early 70s that Carly Simon’s [...]
Decade of Difference: Chris Smither
Chris Smither showed his first musical skills in high school when he and friends won a folk only battle of the bands. Putting music aside, Smither left New Orleans for college in Mexico, and while [...]
Home Studio Session w/The Lone Bellow
Zach Williams from The Lone Bellow chats with Patrick from home in Nashville as the band prepares for a return to the road. He also talks about working with producer [...]
Decade of Difference: Connie Smith
Connie Smith had a whirlwind introduction to country stardom. Born in Indiana then living in West Virginia and Ohio, she married and became a housewife in the early 60s, occasionally singing on local TV shows [...]