Southern Songs and Stories Podcast
1) The Greatest Thing Is To Wake Up and Have a New Song To Sing: Jeff Tweedy
Welcome to the latest episode of the series Southern Songs and Stories, which recently made it into the top 10 best Americana podcasts on this list. Yay! It reminds me to ask you to give the podcast ...Show More
2) Feeling Like the Same Person on Stage and Off: The Jeff Tweedy Bonus Episode
In mid May, 2025, I spoke with Jeff Tweedy ahead of his show with Wilco in Charlotte, NC, and have been waiting for his forthcoming solo album to publish his interview here on Southern Songs and Stori...Show More
3) Not Jazz, nor Funk, nor Brass Band: Exploring the Living Edges of New Orleans Music With Andrew Duhon
Is there such a thing as coincidence? Recently I read an essay by Henrik Karllson, in his Substack page Escaping Flatland, titled “Almost Anything You Give Sustained Attention to Will Begin To Loop on...Show More
4) Where Are We at With the Blues? Dirt and Funk at Albino Skunk With Eddie 9V
What do the following styles of music have in common: Ragtime, New Wave, Dubstep, and Doo-wop? This group may seem quite divergent, but they all share a common characteristic: they are mostly types of...Show More
5) Way Over Yonder in the Minor Key: The Return of Alison Krauss & Union Station With Jerry Douglas
Jerry Douglas is never not entertaining. On stage, on record, or in conversation, Flux, as Bela Fleck famously dubbed him, is full of wit, joy and inventiveness. His talents have garnered him 16 Gramm...Show More
6) Wrango Bites, Ken Writes: Ken Pomeroy on Vulnerability, Faith, and Folk
What do Paul McCartney, up-and-coming singer songwriter Ken Pomeroy, and a guy I passed on the street tugging along a French bulldog have in common? They all support my theory that pets inevitably res...Show More
7) The Muse Never Worries: Making It Mellow With Seth Walker
If you can make it as a professional musician in Austin, that is saying something. And if you can make it in Nashville, New Orleans, and also New York, that is saying something in all caps. Seth Walke...Show More
8) The Muse Never Worries: Making It Mellow With Seth Walker
If you can make it as a professional musician in Austin, that is saying something. And if you can make it in Nashville, New Orleans, and also New York, that is saying something in all caps. Seth Walke...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.9) Old but Not Dead: Sally Anne Morgan and the Living Tradition of Old Time Music
In this episode, we welcome WNCW intern Elena Dickson to the podcast. Elena is a student at the University of Michigan, and here, she takes a turn at the helm for our episode on western North Carolina...Show More
10) Notes From Country, Cajun and Bluegrass’ Far Western Bureau With Caleb Klauder and Reeb Willms
Caleb Klauder and Reeb Willms make their home in the San Juan Islands, in Washington State, and their latest spring tour saw them make a stop at the Albino Skunk Music Festival in May 2025. This was t...Show More