Taproot Podcast

Ep225 Americana Music Show’s Best of 2014 part 1 - Americana Music Show Podcast

Albums #30-#16 from Americana Music Show's Best of 2014 list.

Ep224 Kelly Pardekooper owns the bar scene - Americana Music Show Podcast

Kelly Pardekooper plays tracks from his Milk In Sunshine album ...

Kelly Pardekooper plays tracks from his Milk In Sunshine album and talk about owning the bar scene and intertwining music with real life.

Ep223 Jonathan Byrd dodges the digital knife - Americana Music Show Podcast

Jonathan Byrd plays tracks from You Can’t Outrun The Radio ...

Jonathan Byrd plays tracks from You Can’t Outrun The Radio and talks about the benefits of recording live to tape and talks abut living as a homeless man.

Ep#222 Cahalen Morrison messes with the standard progressions - Americana Music Show Podcast

Cahalen Morrison plays track from The Flower Of Muscle Shoals ...

Cahalen Morrison plays track from The Flower Of Muscle Shoals and talks about playing with the language of coutnry music and writing songs about his wife.

Ep#221 J.P. Harris likes the goofy ups and downs - Americana Music Show Podcast

J.P. Harris plays tracks from Home Is Where The Hurt ...

J.P. Harris plays tracks from Home Is Where The Hurt Is and talks about how to spot a good honky-­tonk and the Keep It Country festival.

Ep#220 Luke Winslow-King pays his dues up front - Americana Music Show Podcast

Luke Winslow-King plays tracks from Everlasting Arms and talks about ...

Luke Winslow-King plays tracks from Everlasting Arms and talks about ending up in New Orleans and the song he dedicated to "Uncle" Lionel Batiste.

Ep#219 Music Maker Relief Foundation saving the blues - Americana Music Show Podcast

Tim Duffy from the Music Maker Relief Foundation tells stories ...

Tim Duffy from the Music Maker Relief Foundation tells stories about the blues musicians they have worked with and their new double CD.

Ep#218 Ben Miller throws a counterpunch - Americana Music Show Podcast

Ben Miller plays tracks from Any Way, Shape, or Form ...

Ben Miller plays tracks from Any Way, Shape, or Form and talks about touring with ZZ Top and letting the song tell you what it needs.

Ep#217 Janiva Magness finds her safety net - Americana Music Show Podcast

Janiva Magness plays tracks from Original, discusses her songwriting collaborations ...

Janiva Magness plays tracks from Original, discusses her songwriting collaborations and how her fans were her safety net for going indie.

Ep#216 Cory Branan writes second-helping songs - Americana Music Show Podcast

Cory Branan plays tracks from The No-Hit Wonder and talks ...

Cory Branan plays tracks from The No-Hit Wonder and talks about the triple-whammy of song writers that got him started writing roots music.