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Live from the Divide - Band of Heathens - Part 1 - EP 501

From Live From The Divide | Part of the Live From the Divide series | 57:58

Known as one of America’s hardest-working touring acts, Austin's Band of Heathens performs the first of two shows on Live from the Divide.

Img_2494_small Known as one of America’s hardest-working touring acts, Austin's Band of Heathens performs the first of two shows on Live from the Divide.

Live from the Divide - James McMurtry -EP 603

From Live From The Divide | Part of the Live From the Divide series | 59:16

Legendary Songwriter and troubadour James McMurtry
weaves a world of Melody and prose -
All the while performing in his barn-burning roadhouse, rock ‘n’ roll band
The son of acclaimed author Larry McMurtry (Lonesome Dove, Terms of Endearment), James grew up on a steady diet of Johnny Cash and Roy Acuff records. His first album, was produced by John Mellencamp and marked the beginning of a series of acclaimed projects for Columbia and Sugar Hill. In 1996, McMurtry received a Grammy nomination for his Longform Music Video of Where'd You Hide The Body. "Much attention is paid to James McMurtry's lyrics, and rightfully so: He creates a novel's worth of emotion and experience in four minutes of blisteringly stark couplets. What gets overlooked, however, is that he's an accomplished rock guitar player.Never one to rest on his laurels, James McMurtry continues to tour constantly, and consistently puts on a "must-see" powerhouse performance.

James_m_small Legendary Songwriter and troubadour James McMurtry weaves a world of Melody and prose - All the while performing in his barn-burning roadhouse, rock ‘n’ roll band The son of acclaimed author Larry McMurtry (Lonesome Dove, Terms of Endearment), James grew up on a steady diet of Johnny Cash and Roy Acuff records. His first album, was produced by John Mellencamp and marked the beginning of a series of acclaimed projects for Columbia and Sugar Hill. In 1996, McMurtry received a Grammy nomination for his Longform Music Video of Where'd You Hide The Body. "Much attention is paid to James McMurtry's lyrics, and rightfully so: He creates a novel's worth of emotion and experience in four minutes of blisteringly stark couplets. What gets overlooked, however, is that he's an accomplished rock guitar player.Never one to rest on his laurels, James McMurtry continues to tour constantly, and consistently puts on a "must-see" powerhouse performance.

Live from the Divide - Marcus King Band -EP 601

From Live From The Divide | Part of the Live From the Divide series | 56:17

Songwriter. Guitarist. Singer. Bandleader. At only 22 years of age, Marcus King’s dazzling musical ability is evident throughout The Marcus King Bands recordings and performances- Operating within the fiery brand of American roots music that King calls "soul-influenced psychedelic southern rock," with hewn vocals, soaring guitar work and heartfelt songwriting all amidst a group of masterful musicians who, together, are quickly becoming one of the country’s most sought after live acts.
Raised in Greenville, South Carolina, King was brought up on the blues, playing shows as a pre-teen sideman with his father—bluesman Marvin King, who himself was the son of a regionally-known guitarist—before striking out on his own.

20139761_1357185681066094_3592967129861034755_n_small Songwriter. Guitarist. Singer. Bandleader. At only 22 years of age, Marcus King’s dazzling musical ability is evident throughout The Marcus King Bands recordings and performances- Operating within the fiery brand of American roots music that King calls "soul-influenced psychedelic southern rock," with hewn vocals, soaring guitar work and heartfelt songwriting all amidst a group of masterful musicians who, together, are quickly becoming one of the country’s most sought after live acts. Raised in Greenville, South Carolina, King was brought up on the blues, playing shows as a pre-teen sideman with his father—bluesman Marvin King, who himself was the son of a regionally-known guitarist—before striking out on his own.

Live from the Divide - Marcus King Band Part 2 -EP 602

From Live From The Divide | Part of the Live From the Divide series | 52:04

Songwriter. Guitarist. Singer. Bandleader. At only 22 years of age, Marcus King’s dazzling musical ability is evident throughout The Marcus King Bands recordings and performances- Operating within the fiery brand of American roots music that King calls "soul-influenced psychedelic southern rock," with hewn vocals, soaring guitar work and heartfelt songwriting all amidst a group of masterful musicians who, together, are quickly becoming one of the country’s most sought after live acts.
Raised in Greenville, South Carolina, King was brought up on the blues, playing shows as a pre-teen sideman with his father—bluesman Marvin King, who himself was the son of a regionally-known guitarist—before striking out on his own.

20108417_1357185697732759_8171762504355930834_n_small Songwriter. Guitarist. Singer. Bandleader. At only 22 years of age, Marcus King’s dazzling musical ability is evident throughout The Marcus King Bands recordings and performances- Operating within the fiery brand of American roots music that King calls "soul-influenced psychedelic southern rock," with hewn vocals, soaring guitar work and heartfelt songwriting all amidst a group of masterful musicians who, together, are quickly becoming one of the country’s most sought after live acts. Raised in Greenville, South Carolina, King was brought up on the blues, playing shows as a pre-teen sideman with his father—bluesman Marvin King, who himself was the son of a regionally-known guitarist—before striking out on his own.

Live from the Divide -Ned LeDoux - EP 604

From Live From The Divide | Part of the Live From the Divide series | 01:01:11

​In country music, a last name like LeDoux casts a big, storied and bittersweet shadow, but it’s one Ned LeDoux doesn’t mind standing in one bit. Having been a drummer in his dad Chris’ band Western Underground since 1998, Ned knew from an early age that he had “no plan b” but to play music, “Once I got the taste of the road, and being in front of a crowd and just the sound of it, it was...freedom.”
Ned has boxes of song ideas his dad never finished and is digging through those for inspiration, “I will kind of stick with what dad used to do but bring my own stuff to the table.”
Ned says he doesn’t even need a road map anymore–that he and the highway are like brothers. He wants to write songs about what he knows, keep the themes simple and harken back to the sound of good ole country music but with an edge. Keeping up the family tradition of hard work & pursuit of craft - ned Ledoux is forging his own unique signature both as a performer and a songwriter and all the while throwing in a few of his dad’s songs in his own style as a tribute.

Ned_l_small ​In country music, a last name like LeDoux casts a big, storied and bittersweet shadow, but it’s one Ned LeDoux doesn’t mind standing in one bit. Having been a drummer in his dad Chris’ band Western Underground since 1998, Ned knew from an early age that he had “no plan b” but to play music, “Once I got the taste of the road, and being in front of a crowd and just the sound of it, it was...freedom.” Ned has boxes of song ideas his dad never finished and is digging through those for inspiration, “I will kind of stick with what dad used to do but bring my own stuff to the table.” Ned says he doesn’t even need a road map anymore–that he and the highway are like brothers. He wants to write songs about what he knows, keep the themes simple and harken back to the sound of good ole country music but with an edge. Keeping up the family tradition of hard work & pursuit of craft - ned Ledoux is forging his own unique signature both as a performer and a songwriter and all the while throwing in a few of his dad’s songs in his own style as a tribute.

Live from the Divide - Bj Barham -EP 605

From Live From The Divide | Part of the Live From the Divide series | 01:00:11

Fans of Live from the divide know Bj Barham as the lead vocalist of American Aquarium, a country rock band out of Raleigh, North Carolina, where Barham went to school. He still is the vocalist, and the band is still together, but after the Paris shootings in November of 2016, Barham found himself with an eight-song solo record and a desire to tell a wholly different story: his own.
Rockingham is storytelling at its finest. He writes songs about the hardships people face and the fake hope you’re served when you grow up in a small American town where people die in the same place they’re born. In those towns there’s no real sense of a future—or if there is, it rarely delivers. While the narratives on Rockingham hide behind the characters Barham created, every song comes directly from personal experience. What Bj barham created and his performances and recordings is a haunting, beautiful ode to the everyday man, the woman who loves him, and the power of love in a small town.We were honored and lucky enough to Capture BJ Barham on the “lower 48 tour” supporting is Solo endeavor Rockingham

Bj__small Fans of Live from the divide know Bj Barham as the lead vocalist of American Aquarium, a country rock band out of Raleigh, North Carolina, where Barham went to school. He still is the vocalist, and the band is still together, but after the Paris shootings in November of 2016, Barham found himself with an eight-song solo record and a desire to tell a wholly different story: his own. Rockingham is storytelling at its finest. He writes songs about the hardships people face and the fake hope you’re served when you grow up in a small American town where people die in the same place they’re born. In those towns there’s no real sense of a future—or if there is, it rarely delivers. While the narratives on Rockingham hide behind the characters Barham created, every song comes directly from personal experience. What Bj barham created and his performances and recordings is a haunting, beautiful ode to the everyday man, the woman who loves him, and the power of love in a small town.We were honored and lucky enough to Capture BJ Barham on the “lower 48 tour” supporting is Solo endeavor Rockingham

Live from the Divide - ​Jack Ingram - EP 606

From Live From The Divide | Part of the Live From the Divide series | 59:33

​Jack Ingram was born in Houston, Texas. He started writing songs and performing while studying psychology at Southern Methodist University in Dallas,
Jack Ingram began his music career singing at a privately owned bar near the TCU campus of Fort Worth, Later, during the early 1990s, Jack toured the state of Texas opening for Mark Chesnutt and other acts. His first release was his self-titled album in 1995 with an appearance on Austin city limits-,
When Jack Ingram won the 2008 Academy of Country Music award for “Best New Male Vocalist,” thousands of people in the audience had to be smiling to themselves about that whole “new” thing. They knew the thirty-something, steel-eyed veteran accepting that trophy on that stage in Vegas had been rocking roadhouses, theaters and stadiums relentlessly since 1997, that he’d been celebrated by critics and fans of hard-core country music for more than a decade, and that as a Texas-born songwriter and performer, he’d been on the short list of next generation artists who could fill the boots of Lone Star legends like Willie and Waylon and the boys.

20769930_1380320932085902_1134375923541895614_n_small ​Jack Ingram was born in Houston, Texas. He started writing songs and performing while studying psychology at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Jack Ingram began his music career singing at a privately owned bar near the TCU campus of Fort Worth, Later, during the early 1990s, Jack toured the state of Texas opening for Mark Chesnutt and other acts. His first release was his self-titled album in 1995 with an appearance on Austin city limits-, When Jack Ingram won the 2008 Academy of Country Music award for “Best New Male Vocalist,” thousands of people in the audience had to be smiling to themselves about that whole “new” thing. They knew the thirty-something, steel-eyed veteran accepting that trophy on that stage in Vegas had been rocking roadhouses, theaters and stadiums relentlessly since 1997, that he’d been celebrated by critics and fans of hard-core country music for more than a decade, and that as a Texas-born songwriter and performer, he’d been on the short list of next generation artists who could fill the boots of Lone Star legends like Willie and Waylon and the boys.

Live from the Divide -Charlie Crockett - EP 703

From Live From The Divide | Part of the LFTD Season 7 series | 01:02:17

Charlie Crockett - Growing up with a single mother in San Benito, Texas, the hometown of Tejano star Freddy Fender was not easy for blues singer Charley Crockett. Hitchhiking across the country exposed Crockett to the street life at a young age, following in the footsteps of his relative, American folk hero Davy Crockett, who also lived a wild life on the American frontier. After train hopping across the country, singing on the streets for change in New Orleans’ French Quarter, busking in New York City and performing across Texas and Northern California, Crockett set off to travel the world and lived on the streets of Paris for nearly a year before searching for home in Spain, Morocco, and Northern Africa.
The the Roots & blues artist returned home to Texas and released his debut solo album titled A Stolen Jewel Since then has been touring the globe as a true American troubadour

Charley_crockett_on_tour_2_small Charlie Crockett - Growing up with a single mother in San Benito, Texas, the hometown of Tejano star Freddy Fender was not easy for blues singer Charley Crockett. Hitchhiking across the country exposed Crockett to the street life at a young age, following in the footsteps of his relative, American folk hero Davy Crockett, who also lived a wild life on the American frontier. After train hopping across the country, singing on the streets for change in New Orleans’ French Quarter, busking in New York City and performing across Texas and Northern California, Crockett set off to travel the world and lived on the streets of Paris for nearly a year before searching for home in Spain, Morocco, and Northern Africa. The the Roots & blues artist returned home to Texas and released his debut solo album titled A Stolen Jewel Since then has been touring the globe as a true American troubadour

Live from the Divide - Jim Lauderdale - EP 704

From Live From The Divide | Part of the LFTD Season 7 series | 57:56

Jim Lauderdale - Stylistically restless, Lauderdale's roots were in hard country and bluegrass, but his first album to be released, 1991's Planet of Love, was a savvy blend of rock, blues, and traditional country influences. It scored rave reviews, as did its follow-up, 1994's Pretty Close to the Truth, but with 1999's I Feel Like Singing Today, a collaboration with Dr. Ralph Stanley, he revealed he was also a first-rate bluegrass vocalist. Over the next two decades, Lauderdale would move back and forth between electric and acoustic projects, always steeped in roots music, while he also built an estimable reputation as a songwriter, as his compositions were recorded -- often with considerable success -- by a number of country stars, including George Strait, Patty Loveless, Vince Gill, Mark Chesnutt, Kathy Mattea, and George Jones. Singer songwriter entertainer co-conspirator and satellite radio host a true musical renaissance man

Jim_l_small Jim Lauderdale - Stylistically restless, Lauderdale's roots were in hard country and bluegrass, but his first album to be released, 1991's Planet of Love, was a savvy blend of rock, blues, and traditional country influences. It scored rave reviews, as did its follow-up, 1994's Pretty Close to the Truth, but with 1999's I Feel Like Singing Today, a collaboration with Dr. Ralph Stanley, he revealed he was also a first-rate bluegrass vocalist. Over the next two decades, Lauderdale would move back and forth between electric and acoustic projects, always steeped in roots music, while he also built an estimable reputation as a songwriter, as his compositions were recorded -- often with considerable success -- by a number of country stars, including George Strait, Patty Loveless, Vince Gill, Mark Chesnutt, Kathy Mattea, and George Jones. Singer songwriter entertainer co-conspirator and satellite radio host a true musical renaissance man

Live from the Divide - AHI - EP 711

From Live From The Divide | Part of the LFTD Season 7 series | 01:00:04

AHI - No matter his material, the Canadian musician AHI (pronounced “EYE”) has one unbreakable rule for his songwriting: he has to be able to see himself—and some truth—in his songs.
“When it comes to songwriting, my stuff has to be honest, and I have to feel like the song I sing can be spoken to someone or said to someone in a conversation,” AHI says. “I have to be able to see myself in the narrator’s seat, and even if it’s not my specific story there has to be something in the song that’s coming from my voice and persona.” It is after the Ontario-based artist’s insistence upon truth-telling and his innate knack for storytelling that all else in his repertoire follows..And while it’s undeniable that AHI’s voice could easily steal any show, on his second album, In Our Time, he has learned to harness his instrument’s power by balancing its range across a colorful landscape of tightly-crafted lyrics, driving rhythms, and catchy melodies. The result is a sublime collection of modern-day folk-rock set off by its singular, soulful sire, a group of eleven tracks as earnest and emotive as anything being performed and recorded today, and one sure to bring AHI to the forefront of his scene.

Screen_shot_2019-12-26_at_3 AHI - No matter his material, the Canadian musician AHI (pronounced “EYE”) has one unbreakable rule for his songwriting: he has to be able to see himself—and some truth—in his songs. “When it comes to songwriting, my stuff has to be honest, and I have to feel like the song I sing can be spoken to someone or said to someone in a conversation,” AHI says. “I have to be able to see myself in the narrator’s seat, and even if it’s not my specific story there has to be something in the song that’s coming from my voice and persona.” It is after the Ontario-based artist’s insistence upon truth-telling and his innate knack for storytelling that all else in his repertoire follows..And while it’s undeniable that AHI’s voice could easily steal any show, on his second album, In Our Time, he has learned to harness his instrument’s power by balancing its range across a colorful landscape of tightly-crafted lyrics, driving rhythms, and catchy melodies. The result is a sublime collection of modern-day folk-rock set off by its singular, soulful sire, a group of eleven tracks as earnest and emotive as anything being performed and recorded today, and one sure to bring AHI to the forefront of his scene.

Live from the Divide - Robbie Fulks - EP 714

From Live From The Divide | Part of the LFTD Season 7 series | 01:01:16

Robbie Fulks was born in York, Pennsylvania, and grew up in a half-dozen small towns in southeast Pennsylvania, the North Carolina Piedmont, and the Blue Ridge area of Virginia. He learned guitar from his dad, banjo from Earl Scruggs and John Hartford records, and fiddle (long since laid down in disgrace) on his own. He attended Columbia College in New York City in 1980 and dropped out in 1982 to focus on the Greenwich Village songwriter scene and other ill-advised pursuits.
In the mid-1980s he moved to Chicago and joined Greg Cahill’s Special Consensus Bluegrass Band, with whom he made one record (Hole in My Heart, Turquoise, 1989) and toured constantly. Since then he has gone on to create a multifarious career in music.. He tours yearlong with various configurations and plays a weekly residency at the Hideout in Chicago.
His 11th record, Gone Away Backward, returned him to his bluegrass days and extends the boundaries of that tradition with old-time rambles and sparely orchestrated, acoustic reflections on love, the country life, the slings of time, and the struggles of common people..

Rf_small Robbie Fulks was born in York, Pennsylvania, and grew up in a half-dozen small towns in southeast Pennsylvania, the North Carolina Piedmont, and the Blue Ridge area of Virginia. He learned guitar from his dad, banjo from Earl Scruggs and John Hartford records, and fiddle (long since laid down in disgrace) on his own. He attended Columbia College in New York City in 1980 and dropped out in 1982 to focus on the Greenwich Village songwriter scene and other ill-advised pursuits. In the mid-1980s he moved to Chicago and joined Greg Cahill’s Special Consensus Bluegrass Band, with whom he made one record (Hole in My Heart, Turquoise, 1989) and toured constantly. Since then he has gone on to create a multifarious career in music.. He tours yearlong with various configurations and plays a weekly residency at the Hideout in Chicago. His 11th record, Gone Away Backward, returned him to his bluegrass days and extends the boundaries of that tradition with old-time rambles and sparely orchestrated, acoustic reflections on love, the country life, the slings of time, and the struggles of common people..

Live from the Divide - Sam Morrow - EP 715

From Live From The Divide | Part of the LFTD Season 7 series | 59:57

Sam Morrow - Concrete and Mud. Since kicking off his career with 2014's Ephemeral, Sam Morrow has seen plenty of both. 
rooted in Texas twang, southern stomp, and old-school funky-tonk. it also shines a light on Morrow's strength as a songwriter, front-man, and bandleader. At 27 years old, Morrow's found his footing as an artist and appears poised to join the ranks of West Coast heavyweights like Sam Outlaw, Jade Jackson, and Morrow's friend and label mate, Jaime Wyatt whose vocals can be heard on the latest recording. For every swaggering country rocker there's a gorgeous, emotional punch to the gut ...

Sm_small Sam Morrow - Concrete and Mud. Since kicking off his career with 2014's Ephemeral, Sam Morrow has seen plenty of both.  rooted in Texas twang, southern stomp, and old-school funky-tonk. it also shines a light on Morrow's strength as a songwriter, front-man, and bandleader. At 27 years old, Morrow's found his footing as an artist and appears poised to join the ranks of West Coast heavyweights like Sam Outlaw, Jade Jackson, and Morrow's friend and label mate, Jaime Wyatt whose vocals can be heard on the latest recording. For every swaggering country rocker there's a gorgeous, emotional punch to the gut ...

Live from the Divide -Drew Kennedy - EP 716

From Live From The Divide | Part of the LFTD Season 7 series | 01:00:16

Drew Kennedy bases out of New Braunfels, a lovely Texas Hill Country town nestled along the banks of the Comal and Guadalupe rivers between Austin and San Antonio. A town settled in 1845 by German idealists and a fitting locale for a principled and energetic artist like Kennedy.
He might be called a reluctant but diligent optimist, looking for the good in people and circumstances while not always sure he will find it. Like many of us, Kennedy loves a sad song, the deep longing and familiarity of a well-crafted testament to lost love. However, in his work he strives to look forward, to new days and new loves, to the wonderful life we have left.

Dw_small Drew Kennedy bases out of New Braunfels, a lovely Texas Hill Country town nestled along the banks of the Comal and Guadalupe rivers between Austin and San Antonio. A town settled in 1845 by German idealists and a fitting locale for a principled and energetic artist like Kennedy. He might be called a reluctant but diligent optimist, looking for the good in people and circumstances while not always sure he will find it. Like many of us, Kennedy loves a sad song, the deep longing and familiarity of a well-crafted testament to lost love. However, in his work he strives to look forward, to new days and new loves, to the wonderful life we have left.

Live from the Divide - Amy Helm - EP 717

From Live From The Divide | Part of the LFTD Season 7 series | 01:01:09

 Amy Helm sought what she calls a “circular sound” for her latest project and performance It’s a well-rounded one, one marked by streaks of Americana, country, blues, and gospel, and the kinds of four-part harmonies that can burst open a melody and close the loop of an octave. And sentimentally, it’s a sound that represents the feeling of community.
"I'm just trying to tell some stories as honestly as I can," says Amy Helm
, Amy has been making music for most of her life., early on as a member of the celebrated alt-country collective Ollabelle and subsequently with/ for her extensive work with her father, musical icon Levon Helm, who passed away in 2012.  
Blessed with a commanding, deeply expressive voice and an uncanny songwriting skill that instinctively draws upon a deep well of American musical traditions, Amy Helm delivers a timelessly powerful statement with her performances and her musical / songwriting craft
Ladies and gentlemen please welcome Amy Helm
And we're back with
, it serves as a comprehensive portrait covering her life's journeys and recoveries; They’re the stories that, no matter where they take her, seem to end and begin in the same place like a circle

Ah_small  Amy Helm sought what she calls a “circular sound” for her latest project and performance It’s a well-rounded one, one marked by streaks of Americana, country, blues, and gospel, and the kinds of four-part harmonies that can burst open a melody and close the loop of an octave. And sentimentally, it’s a sound that represents the feeling of community. "I'm just trying to tell some stories as honestly as I can," says Amy Helm , Amy has been making music for most of her life., early on as a member of the celebrated alt-country collective Ollabelle and subsequently with/ for her extensive work with her father, musical icon Levon Helm, who passed away in 2012.   Blessed with a commanding, deeply expressive voice and an uncanny songwriting skill that instinctively draws upon a deep well of American musical traditions, Amy Helm delivers a timelessly powerful statement with her performances and her musical / songwriting craft Ladies and gentlemen please welcome Amy Helm And we're back with , it serves as a comprehensive portrait covering her life's journeys and recoveries; They’re the stories that, no matter where they take her, seem to end and begin in the same place like a circle

Live from the Divide - S. Carey - EP 719

From Live From The Divide | Part of the LFTD Season 7 series | 57:22

S. Carey - Sean Carey grew up in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. He was raised listening to James Taylor, The Beach Boys, and Bruce Hornsby. At the age of ten he learned to play the drums and developed a deep love of jazz percussion after hearing his oldest sister perform in the middle school jazz band
S. Carey’s chosen musical expression is a hugely beatific, restorative panorama of beauty - perfect given how landscape and the wonder of nature inspire much of Carey’s imagery. Like a weathered mountain range changing shadow form and color, or the ebb and flow of a river’s current, his music is simultaneously restful and rhythmic, complex and simple, and always evolving.  

Scary_small S. Carey - Sean Carey grew up in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. He was raised listening to James Taylor, The Beach Boys, and Bruce Hornsby. At the age of ten he learned to play the drums and developed a deep love of jazz percussion after hearing his oldest sister perform in the middle school jazz band S. Carey’s chosen musical expression is a hugely beatific, restorative panorama of beauty - perfect given how landscape and the wonder of nature inspire much of Carey’s imagery. Like a weathered mountain range changing shadow form and color, or the ebb and flow of a river’s current, his music is simultaneously restful and rhythmic, complex and simple, and always evolving.  

Live from the Divide -Jade Jackson - EP 720

From Live From The Divide | Part of the LFTD Season 7 series | 59:40

Jade Jackson - A singer and songwriter whose music is a rootsy blend of country, blues, and folk with a dash of rock & roll for flavor, Jade Jackson makes music that's both tough and tender, revealing emotional vulnerability but making clear she's an independent spirit and nobody's fool. Hailing from a small California town, Jackson grew up on a diet of classic country and alternative rock, and she put the emphasis on her folk and country inclinations on her debut album,
Jade Jackson was born in Santa Margarita, California, a small town ten miles from San Luis Obispo with a population of less than 1,500 people. Jackson's parents ran a restaurant in Santa Margarita, and their record collection ran the gamut from classic country artists like Johnny Cash, Hank Williams, and Townes Van Zandt to alternative rock such as the Smiths, the Cure, and Echo and the Bunnymen. Jackson dug deep into her parents' records, in part because they were the household's main source of entertainment, as television and the internet were forbidden to her and her siblings. Jackson was 13 years old when she was first allowed to see a concert without her folks, traveling to San Luis Obispo to see the rockabilly-informed punk band Social Distortion. The show inspired her to take up songwriting, and by the time she finished high school, she'd penned nearly 300 songs and was performing once a week at a local cafe.

Jj_small Jade Jackson - A singer and songwriter whose music is a rootsy blend of country, blues, and folk with a dash of rock & roll for flavor, Jade Jackson makes music that's both tough and tender, revealing emotional vulnerability but making clear she's an independent spirit and nobody's fool. Hailing from a small California town, Jackson grew up on a diet of classic country and alternative rock, and she put the emphasis on her folk and country inclinations on her debut album, Jade Jackson was born in Santa Margarita, California, a small town ten miles from San Luis Obispo with a population of less than 1,500 people. Jackson's parents ran a restaurant in Santa Margarita, and their record collection ran the gamut from classic country artists like Johnny Cash, Hank Williams, and Townes Van Zandt to alternative rock such as the Smiths, the Cure, and Echo and the Bunnymen. Jackson dug deep into her parents' records, in part because they were the household's main source of entertainment, as television and the internet were forbidden to her and her siblings. Jackson was 13 years old when she was first allowed to see a concert without her folks, traveling to San Luis Obispo to see the rockabilly-informed punk band Social Distortion. The show inspired her to take up songwriting, and by the time she finished high school, she'd penned nearly 300 songs and was performing once a week at a local cafe.

Live from the Divide - Donna The Buffalo - EP 722

From Live From The Divide | Part of the LFTD Season 7 series | 57:37

Donna The Buffalo - Dance in the Street, their first new album in five years, captures the dynamic energy that has earned the band the love and respect of their fans, “the Herd”, for thirty years.
Donna The Buffalo is well known for their lyrics about human potential and community. Jeb Puryear and Tara Nevins, the band’s co-founders, share songs of social commentary and self empowerment. “We feel that our music provides an enjoyable ride between the general and the personal, from both male and female perspectives,” says Puryear.
Donna The Buffalo is not just a band, rather one might say that Donna The Buffalo has become a lifestyle for its members and audiences. The band has played thousands of shows and countless festivals including Bonnaroo, Newport Folk Festival, Telluride, Austin City Limits Festival, Merle Fest, and Philadelphia Folk Festival.  

Dtb_small Donna The Buffalo - Dance in the Street, their first new album in five years, captures the dynamic energy that has earned the band the love and respect of their fans, “the Herd”, for thirty years. Donna The Buffalo is well known for their lyrics about human potential and community. Jeb Puryear and Tara Nevins, the band’s co-founders, share songs of social commentary and self empowerment. “We feel that our music provides an enjoyable ride between the general and the personal, from both male and female perspectives,” says Puryear. Donna The Buffalo is not just a band, rather one might say that Donna The Buffalo has become a lifestyle for its members and audiences. The band has played thousands of shows and countless festivals including Bonnaroo, Newport Folk Festival, Telluride, Austin City Limits Festival, Merle Fest, and Philadelphia Folk Festival.  

Live from the Divide - Tim Easton - EP 727

From Live From The Divide | Part of the LFTD Season 7 series | 58:48

American songwriter Tim Easton was born on the Canadian border in upstate New York and spent his formative years living in Tokyo, Japan and Akron, Ohio. Traveling early and often, he learned the ways of the road and rails and spent 7 years as a bonafide troubadour, making his way around Europe, playing the streets and clubs, living in Paris, London, Madrid, Prague, Dublin, and wherever he laid his hat. It was this period of time when he developed his songwriting style - folk based storytelling and personal traveling tales, often peppered with bold confessions or "tell it as it is" reality. Rolling Stone Magazine praised him as "having a novelist's sense of humanity."
 Ladies and gentlemen would you please welcome

Te_small American songwriter Tim Easton was born on the Canadian border in upstate New York and spent his formative years living in Tokyo, Japan and Akron, Ohio. Traveling early and often, he learned the ways of the road and rails and spent 7 years as a bonafide troubadour, making his way around Europe, playing the streets and clubs, living in Paris, London, Madrid, Prague, Dublin, and wherever he laid his hat. It was this period of time when he developed his songwriting style - folk based storytelling and personal traveling tales, often peppered with bold confessions or "tell it as it is" reality. Rolling Stone Magazine praised him as "having a novelist's sense of humanity."  Ladies and gentlemen would you please welcome

Live from the Divide - Kevin Galloway - EP 823

From Live From The Divide | Part of the LFTD Season 8 series | 01:01:36

While Kevin Galloway is best known as the co-founder and lead singer of "Uncle Lucius" but is now creating a second act story for himself with his own brand of "Gulf Coast Country Soul." In this episode, Kevin talks about his approach to songwriting and performs several songs, including fan favorites "Got Over "Myself," "Keep the Wolves Away" and "I See Myself in You.""The Change" is the debut solo album from singer/songwriter and longtime Uncle Lucius frontman Kevin Galloway.  "It's a love letter, and a promise to my newly formed family", says Galloway.  "My wife and I have two children under the age of 3 now.  After touring almost incessantly with a band for over a decade, I've decided to take a different approach.  This album is a sincere reflection of my mindset while reorganizing priorities." 
As for the sound, Galloway and producer Vorpahl call it "Gulf Coast Country Soul".  Of the band, Kevin comments, "We put together some great players and they really found something special. It's organic and undeniably in the pocket."

Kg_small While Kevin Galloway is best known as the co-founder and lead singer of "Uncle Lucius" but is now creating a second act story for himself with his own brand of "Gulf Coast Country Soul." In this episode, Kevin talks about his approach to songwriting and performs several songs, including fan favorites "Got Over "Myself," "Keep the Wolves Away" and "I See Myself in You.""The Change" is the debut solo album from singer/songwriter and longtime Uncle Lucius frontman Kevin Galloway.  "It's a love letter, and a promise to my newly formed family", says Galloway.  "My wife and I have two children under the age of 3 now.  After touring almost incessantly with a band for over a decade, I've decided to take a different approach.  This album is a sincere reflection of my mindset while reorganizing priorities."  As for the sound, Galloway and producer Vorpahl call it "Gulf Coast Country Soul".  Of the band, Kevin comments, "We put together some great players and they really found something special. It's organic and undeniably in the pocket."

Live from the Divide -The Talbott Brothers - EP 821

From Live From The Divide | Part of the LFTD Season 8 series | 59:06

The Talbott Brothers have earned a large and growing following for their songs consisting of down-to-earth messages that prove to be prevalent in today’s world. Originally from Imperial, Nebraska, they now call Portland, Oregon home. Billboard defines their music as “captivating with haunting brotherly harmonies.”
It has been said about their music as “cinematic folk-rock for open highways, widescreen skies and the limitless reach of the American Heartland.” Blood harmonies and sibling rivalry are evident in their songwriting with lyrics pulling from the trials of everyday life and the questions we all face. “Everyone has ghosts, whether they talk about them or not. We wanted to take off the mask and be honest with this record, hoping that what we needed to say is what people needed to hear.” 
The Talbott Brothers have performed at 30A Fest, SXSW, The Rock Boat and clubs and theaters across the US and Canada; sharing the stage with ZZ Ward, Johnnyswim and AJR. 

Ttb_small The Talbott Brothers have earned a large and growing following for their songs consisting of down-to-earth messages that prove to be prevalent in today’s world. Originally from Imperial, Nebraska, they now call Portland, Oregon home. Billboard defines their music as “captivating with haunting brotherly harmonies.” It has been said about their music as “cinematic folk-rock for open highways, widescreen skies and the limitless reach of the American Heartland.” Blood harmonies and sibling rivalry are evident in their songwriting with lyrics pulling from the trials of everyday life and the questions we all face. “Everyone has ghosts, whether they talk about them or not. We wanted to take off the mask and be honest with this record, hoping that what we needed to say is what people needed to hear.”  The Talbott Brothers have performed at 30A Fest, SXSW, The Rock Boat and clubs and theaters across the US and Canada; sharing the stage with ZZ Ward, Johnnyswim and AJR. 

Live from the Divide - Wylie And the Wild West - EP 820

From Live From The Divide | Part of the LFTD Season 8 series | 01:02:27

Wylie Gustafson is a native Montanan singer/songwriter with 22 albums and 3 decades of performing, writing, and recording under his belt.  He is one of the few authentic voices of the American West who steadfastly celebrates and sings about the active rural culture of America.  As on critic called him, “…the coolest cowpoke around.  Forget everything you hate about modern Country, this guy is old school cool without being a tired period piece.” In 2020 Wylie was inducted into the Montana Cowboy Hall of Fame.    His western lifestyle and the recording studio are inseparable. “The connection between my cowboy life and my music is extremely close,” he says. His music has been baptized with a hardy dose of trail dust and horse hair.

Www_small Wylie Gustafson is a native Montanan singer/songwriter with 22 albums and 3 decades of performing, writing, and recording under his belt.  He is one of the few authentic voices of the American West who steadfastly celebrates and sings about the active rural culture of America.  As on critic called him, “…the coolest cowpoke around.  Forget everything you hate about modern Country, this guy is old school cool without being a tired period piece.” In 2020 Wylie was inducted into the Montana Cowboy Hall of Fame.    His western lifestyle and the recording studio are inseparable. “The connection between my cowboy life and my music is extremely close,” he says. His music has been baptized with a hardy dose of trail dust and horse hair.

Live from the Divide - Tim Bluhm - EP 819

From Live From The Divide | Part of the LFTD Season 8 series | 59:40

In one brief, excruciating instant, Tim Bluhm’s life changed forever. The acclaimed songwriter and avid outdoorsman was speed flying (a more intense version of paragliding) down a California mountainside when he lost control and crashed, slamming feet-first into a pile of felled trees at roughly 35 miles-per-hour. The force of the impact snapped his ankle in half and nearly tore his foot from his leg. By the time his body finally came to rest, his pelvis was completely shattered. While Bluhm was lucky to be alive, he faced a daunting road to recovery, one that required him to be bedridden for the better part of a year as he underwent more than a dozen surgeries. It was the kind of traumatic injury that could easily end a career, but for Tim Bluhm, it was more like a second chance.
“It changed my outlook on life and it changed my whole self-image,” says Bluhm, a California native best known as a frontman for the legendary The Mother Hips. “It was a humbling thing to be physically incapacitated like that, and it was a reminder of just how fragile we all are. I’m more grateful than ever to be alive right now.”
Bluhm began his musical journey while studying at Chico State, where he co-founded the now-iconic Mother Hips, a group the San Francisco Chronicle has hailed as “one of the Bay Area’s most beloved live outfits.” Performing at frat parties quickly gave way to club shows, regional touring, and national buzz, and before they’d graduated from school, Bluhm and his bandmates were signed to Rick Rubin’s American Recordings on the strength of their debut album, ‘Back To The Grotto.’ Over the ensuing two-and-a-half decades, Bluhm would release eight more studio albums with the band as they cemented their status as architects of a new breed of California soul and earned a reputation as festival and critical favorites, sharing bills with everyone from Johnny Cash and Wilco to Lucinda Williams and The Black Crowes along the way. The New Yorker lauded their ability to “sing it sweet and play it dirty.”

Tb_small In one brief, excruciating instant, Tim Bluhm’s life changed forever. The acclaimed songwriter and avid outdoorsman was speed flying (a more intense version of paragliding) down a California mountainside when he lost control and crashed, slamming feet-first into a pile of felled trees at roughly 35 miles-per-hour. The force of the impact snapped his ankle in half and nearly tore his foot from his leg. By the time his body finally came to rest, his pelvis was completely shattered. While Bluhm was lucky to be alive, he faced a daunting road to recovery, one that required him to be bedridden for the better part of a year as he underwent more than a dozen surgeries. It was the kind of traumatic injury that could easily end a career, but for Tim Bluhm, it was more like a second chance. “It changed my outlook on life and it changed my whole self-image,” says Bluhm, a California native best known as a frontman for the legendary The Mother Hips. “It was a humbling thing to be physically incapacitated like that, and it was a reminder of just how fragile we all are. I’m more grateful than ever to be alive right now.” Bluhm began his musical journey while studying at Chico State, where he co-founded the now-iconic Mother Hips, a group the San Francisco Chronicle has hailed as “one of the Bay Area’s most beloved live outfits.” Performing at frat parties quickly gave way to club shows, regional touring, and national buzz, and before they’d graduated from school, Bluhm and his bandmates were signed to Rick Rubin’s American Recordings on the strength of their debut album, ‘Back To The Grotto.’ Over the ensuing two-and-a-half decades, Bluhm would release eight more studio albums with the band as they cemented their status as architects of a new breed of California soul and earned a reputation as festival and critical favorites, sharing bills with everyone from Johnny Cash and Wilco to Lucinda Williams and The Black Crowes along the way. The New Yorker lauded their ability to “sing it sweet and play it dirty.”

Live from the Divide - Jesse Dayton - EP 818

From Live From The Divide | Part of the LFTD Season 8 series | 59:12

Jesse Dayton, “If you open your arms to the world, it’s amazing what will come back atcha,” drawls East Texas native, singer/songwriter/filmmaker/author Jesse Dayton, who has a bunch more homespun wisdoms where that came from. A veteran of more than 30 years as a musician, Dayton was discovered as a young teenager playing “a toilet dive” in his hometown of Beaumont by legendary club owner Clifford Antone, who booked him into his famed Austin venue, then immediately shifted him over to the honky-tonk Broken Spoke, where the likes of Willie Nelson, George Strait and Ernest Tubb have had residencies.
“When I first got to Austin, everybody else sounded like Stevie Ray Vaughan, but I sounded more like Jerry Reed. I didn’t think I was cool, either, because this was before every punk sported that image of Johnny Cash flipping the rod.” Equally steeped in Texas/Louisiana blues, old-school country and punk-rock, Dayton is the music world’s best-kept secret, hiding in plain sight as a guitarist for Waylon Jennings, Johnny Cash, Ryan Bingham and L.A. punk pioneers X, as well as touring alongside Social Distortion, the Supersuckers and John Doe.
After releasing 11 studio albums and an EP as a solo artist he tours nearly 250 days a year, Dayton keeps the home fires burning in the same Austin house he bought thanks to earning 75% of the publishing royalties from writing songs for the soundtracks of three Rob Zombie horror flicks, including The Devils Rejects and Halloween 2

Jd_small Jesse Dayton, “If you open your arms to the world, it’s amazing what will come back atcha,” drawls East Texas native, singer/songwriter/filmmaker/author Jesse Dayton, who has a bunch more homespun wisdoms where that came from. A veteran of more than 30 years as a musician, Dayton was discovered as a young teenager playing “a toilet dive” in his hometown of Beaumont by legendary club owner Clifford Antone, who booked him into his famed Austin venue, then immediately shifted him over to the honky-tonk Broken Spoke, where the likes of Willie Nelson, George Strait and Ernest Tubb have had residencies. “When I first got to Austin, everybody else sounded like Stevie Ray Vaughan, but I sounded more like Jerry Reed. I didn’t think I was cool, either, because this was before every punk sported that image of Johnny Cash flipping the rod.” Equally steeped in Texas/Louisiana blues, old-school country and punk-rock, Dayton is the music world’s best-kept secret, hiding in plain sight as a guitarist for Waylon Jennings, Johnny Cash, Ryan Bingham and L.A. punk pioneers X, as well as touring alongside Social Distortion, the Supersuckers and John Doe. After releasing 11 studio albums and an EP as a solo artist he tours nearly 250 days a year, Dayton keeps the home fires burning in the same Austin house he bought thanks to earning 75% of the publishing royalties from writing songs for the soundtracks of three Rob Zombie horror flicks, including The Devils Rejects and Halloween 2

Live from the Divide - JP Harris - EP 812

From Live From The Divide | Part of the LFTD Season 8 series | 58:34

JP Harris
Resurrecting the ghosts of a time when real, hardcore Honky Tonk ruled the airwaves, J.P. Harris has lived the songs he writes with the humor, grit, and grace that only a truly road-worn author can summon. After nearly 100,000 miles and over 200 dates, from Vermont to Louisiana to California, from festival stages to roadhouses you can’t find on a map,  If you wanna dance, if you wanna cry in your drink, or if you like scruffy fellas in tight jeans, then look out for J.P. Harris and The Tough Choices.

Jp_small JP Harris Resurrecting the ghosts of a time when real, hardcore Honky Tonk ruled the airwaves, J.P. Harris has lived the songs he writes with the humor, grit, and grace that only a truly road-worn author can summon. After nearly 100,000 miles and over 200 dates, from Vermont to Louisiana to California, from festival stages to roadhouses you can’t find on a map,  If you wanna dance, if you wanna cry in your drink, or if you like scruffy fellas in tight jeans, then look out for J.P. Harris and The Tough Choices.

Live from the Divide -Zane Willam - EP 811

From Live From The Divide | Part of the LFTD Season 8 series | 01:02:42

Zane Willam -Bringin' Country Back" is more than a catchphrase for Zane Williams. It is a rallying cry for a return to authenticity and substance in mainstream country music, and a fitting title for his sixth studio album. "I think of country music as poetry for the common man," he says reflectively. "The stories that draw you in, the simple truth stated in a way you wish you could've said...there's an honesty to country music that totally grabbed me the first time I heard it."
That plain-spoken, down-home honesty has now become the calling card for Zane's own career, The genuine quality of his music is no fluke. In a world where most popular music is created by committee, Zane writes the vast majority of his songs alone, whenever the inspiration strikes. “I do my best to create a songs that sounds like the music I love." For Zane, that means lots of harmonies, fiddle, and steel guitar wrapped around songs that, while carefully crafted, lean more toward good-natured showmanship than gloomy introspection.

18193367_1503370329705452_7189308507724453019_o_small Zane Willam -Bringin' Country Back" is more than a catchphrase for Zane Williams. It is a rallying cry for a return to authenticity and substance in mainstream country music, and a fitting title for his sixth studio album. "I think of country music as poetry for the common man," he says reflectively. "The stories that draw you in, the simple truth stated in a way you wish you could've said...there's an honesty to country music that totally grabbed me the first time I heard it." That plain-spoken, down-home honesty has now become the calling card for Zane's own career, The genuine quality of his music is no fluke. In a world where most popular music is created by committee, Zane writes the vast majority of his songs alone, whenever the inspiration strikes. “I do my best to create a songs that sounds like the music I love." For Zane, that means lots of harmonies, fiddle, and steel guitar wrapped around songs that, while carefully crafted, lean more toward good-natured showmanship than gloomy introspection.

Live from the Divide -Zane Willam - EP 811

From Live From The Divide | Part of the LFTD Season 8 series | 01:02:42

Zane Willam -Bringin' Country Back" is more than a catchphrase for Zane Williams. It is a rallying cry for a return to authenticity and substance in mainstream country music, and a fitting title for his sixth studio album. "I think of country music as poetry for the common man," he says reflectively. "The stories that draw you in, the simple truth stated in a way you wish you could've said...there's an honesty to country music that totally grabbed me the first time I heard it."
That plain-spoken, down-home honesty has now become the calling card for Zane's own career, The genuine quality of his music is no fluke. In a world where most popular music is created by committee, Zane writes the vast majority of his songs alone, whenever the inspiration strikes. “I do my best to create a songs that sounds like the music I love." For Zane, that means lots of harmonies, fiddle, and steel guitar wrapped around songs that, while carefully crafted, lean more toward good-natured showmanship than gloomy introspection.

18193367_1503370329705452_7189308507724453019_o_small Zane Willam -Bringin' Country Back" is more than a catchphrase for Zane Williams. It is a rallying cry for a return to authenticity and substance in mainstream country music, and a fitting title for his sixth studio album. "I think of country music as poetry for the common man," he says reflectively. "The stories that draw you in, the simple truth stated in a way you wish you could've said...there's an honesty to country music that totally grabbed me the first time I heard it." That plain-spoken, down-home honesty has now become the calling card for Zane's own career, The genuine quality of his music is no fluke. In a world where most popular music is created by committee, Zane writes the vast majority of his songs alone, whenever the inspiration strikes. “I do my best to create a songs that sounds like the music I love." For Zane, that means lots of harmonies, fiddle, and steel guitar wrapped around songs that, while carefully crafted, lean more toward good-natured showmanship than gloomy introspection.

Live from the Divide - Alice Wallace - EP 810

From Live From The Divide | Part of the LFTD Season 8 series | 01:01:19

Alice Wallace this singer-songwriter taps into the influence of her native California - conjuring the atmospheric sound of the Golden State’s canyons and deserts, mountains and crashing waves, its crowning beauty and its tragic losses. At the same time, the supple-voiced Wallace tells her own and others’ stories, weaving tales that resonate as we grapple with so many disturbing national issues.Since 2013, she performs some 200 dates a year. One of those with whom she’s shared stages is singer-songwriter Ray Wylie Hubbard, who says she and her “stunning” songcraft have that “Steve McQueen ‘Cincinnati Kid’ cool.” Pundits agree:
“get over my fears and go for the thing I love the most.” She knew that being a traveling troubadour and committing herself fully to music could be a dangerous choice. “In some ways, I wish I had done it sooner,” she says. “But I’m also glad I have the life experience to help fuel my songwriting and survive life on the road.”  That buoyancy radiates throughout Alice Wallace’s songwriting and performances lifting her listeners up, transporting them into the world of a seasoned troubadour looking back from a dream realized and dues paid without regret.

Aw_small Alice Wallace this singer-songwriter taps into the influence of her native California - conjuring the atmospheric sound of the Golden State’s canyons and deserts, mountains and crashing waves, its crowning beauty and its tragic losses. At the same time, the supple-voiced Wallace tells her own and others’ stories, weaving tales that resonate as we grapple with so many disturbing national issues.Since 2013, she performs some 200 dates a year. One of those with whom she’s shared stages is singer-songwriter Ray Wylie Hubbard, who says she and her “stunning” songcraft have that “Steve McQueen ‘Cincinnati Kid’ cool.” Pundits agree: “get over my fears and go for the thing I love the most.” She knew that being a traveling troubadour and committing herself fully to music could be a dangerous choice. “In some ways, I wish I had done it sooner,” she says. “But I’m also glad I have the life experience to help fuel my songwriting and survive life on the road.”  That buoyancy radiates throughout Alice Wallace’s songwriting and performances lifting her listeners up, transporting them into the world of a seasoned troubadour looking back from a dream realized and dues paid without regret.

Live from the Divide - Carrie Rodriguez - EP 808

From Live From The Divide | 59:42

Carrie Rodriguez, a singer-songwriter from Austin, Texas, finds beauty in the cross-pollination of diverse traditions. A passionate performer, she effortlessly melds fiery fiddle playing, electrifying vocals and a fresh interpretation of new and classic songs with an “Ameri-Chicana” attitude. Carrie has started to forge a new path that is both a return to her musical roots and something of a departure where she delivers her own twangy, Texas-bred twist on Mexican Ranchera songs, creating culturally blended music for a culturally blended world.
Inspired by the 1940’s-era recordings of Carrie’s great aunt, Chicana singing sensation Eva Garza, the album is a mixture of new and old songs. It features Spanish songs written by some of Carrie’s favorite Mexican composers, as well as her own Ranchera-inspired original songs written in English, Spanish and “Spanglish.”

Cr_small Carrie Rodriguez, a singer-songwriter from Austin, Texas, finds beauty in the cross-pollination of diverse traditions. A passionate performer, she effortlessly melds fiery fiddle playing, electrifying vocals and a fresh interpretation of new and classic songs with an “Ameri-Chicana” attitude. Carrie has started to forge a new path that is both a return to her musical roots and something of a departure where she delivers her own twangy, Texas-bred twist on Mexican Ranchera songs, creating culturally blended music for a culturally blended world. Inspired by the 1940’s-era recordings of Carrie’s great aunt, Chicana singing sensation Eva Garza, the album is a mixture of new and old songs. It features Spanish songs written by some of Carrie’s favorite Mexican composers, as well as her own Ranchera-inspired original songs written in English, Spanish and “Spanglish.”

Live from the Divide -Charlie Crockett - EP 807

From Live From The Divide | Part of the LFTD Season 8 series | 59:42

Charlie Crockett -Growing up with a single mother in San Benito, Texas, the hometown of Tejano star Freddy Fender was not easy for blues singer Charley Crockett. Hitchhiking across the country exposed Crockett to the street life at a young age, following in the footsteps of his relative, American folk hero Davy Crockett, who also lived a wild life on the American frontier. After train hopping across the country, singing on the streets for change in New Orleans’ French Quarter, busking in New York City and performing across Texas and Northern California, Crockett set off to travel the world and lived on the streets of Paris for nearly a year before searching for home in Spain, Morocco, and Northern Africa.
The the Roots & blues artist returned home to Texas and released his debut solo album titled A Stolen Jewel Since then has been touring the globe as a true American troubadour.

116457119_3256293121084212_4732033538598925433_o_small Charlie Crockett -Growing up with a single mother in San Benito, Texas, the hometown of Tejano star Freddy Fender was not easy for blues singer Charley Crockett. Hitchhiking across the country exposed Crockett to the street life at a young age, following in the footsteps of his relative, American folk hero Davy Crockett, who also lived a wild life on the American frontier. After train hopping across the country, singing on the streets for change in New Orleans’ French Quarter, busking in New York City and performing across Texas and Northern California, Crockett set off to travel the world and lived on the streets of Paris for nearly a year before searching for home in Spain, Morocco, and Northern Africa. The the Roots & blues artist returned home to Texas and released his debut solo album titled A Stolen Jewel Since then has been touring the globe as a true American troubadour.

Live from the Divide - Dom Flemons - EP 805

From Live From The Divide | Part of the LFTD Season 8 series | 01:06:24

Dom Flemons is an American old-time music, Piedmont blues, and neotraditional country multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter. He is a proficient player of the banjo, fife, guitar, harmonica, percussion, quills, and rhythm bones.He is known as "The American Songster" as his repertoire of music spans nearly a century of American folklore, ballads, and tunes. He has performed with Mike Seeger, Joe Thompson, Martin Simpson, Boo Hanks, Taj Mahal, Old Crow Medicine Show, Guy Davis, and The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band.
A member of the Carolina Chocolate Drops from their inception in 2005 until 2013, Flemons has released five albums in his own name, although two of those were collaborations with other musicians. Flemons appreciates the tradition inherent in his solo work and once stated, "I want to experiment rather than to merely replicate. It can never be as good as the original, so I make the music fit my own style. I look at the old time music, the originals of black banjo music for the Carolinas, the fiddle and the sounds of folks like Sid Hemphill, Henry Thomas and Peg Leg Howell."
His latest album, Black Cowboys was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Folk Album at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards,

Df_small Dom Flemons is an American old-time music, Piedmont blues, and neotraditional country multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter. He is a proficient player of the banjo, fife, guitar, harmonica, percussion, quills, and rhythm bones.He is known as "The American Songster" as his repertoire of music spans nearly a century of American folklore, ballads, and tunes. He has performed with Mike Seeger, Joe Thompson, Martin Simpson, Boo Hanks, Taj Mahal, Old Crow Medicine Show, Guy Davis, and The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band. A member of the Carolina Chocolate Drops from their inception in 2005 until 2013, Flemons has released five albums in his own name, although two of those were collaborations with other musicians. Flemons appreciates the tradition inherent in his solo work and once stated, "I want to experiment rather than to merely replicate. It can never be as good as the original, so I make the music fit my own style. I look at the old time music, the originals of black banjo music for the Carolinas, the fiddle and the sounds of folks like Sid Hemphill, Henry Thomas and Peg Leg Howell." His latest album, Black Cowboys was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Folk Album at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards,

Live from the Divide - Lilly Hiatt - EP 806

From Live From The Divide | Part of the LFTD Season 8 series | 01:05:14

Lilly Hiatt felt lost. She’d just returned home from the better part of a year on tour in support of her acclaimed third album, Trinity Lane, and, stripped of the daily rituals and direction of life on the road, she found herself alone with her thoughts for the first time in what felt like ages.
 “When you’re out there on the road, you’re just kind of living, and you don’t have the chance to stop and think about how everything you’re experiencing is affecting you,” says Hiatt. “When I got home, I realized there was a lot I needed to catch up on.” 
 So Hiatt did what’s always come most natural to her in times of questioning and uncertainty: she picked up a guitar. Over the course of the ensuing winter, she wrote a mountain of new music that grappled with her sense of self and place in the world, reckoning with issues that had been bubbling beneath the surface of her subconscious in some cases for years. The result is Walking Proof, Hiatt’s fourth and most probing collection to date. Her music walks the line between Hiatt’s rough, rock and roll exterior and her tender, country roots, exuding a bold vulnerability as she takes a deep and unflinching look in the mirror. What emerges is a newfound maturity in Hiatt’s writing, an abiding sense of calm in the face of chaos as she learns that sometimes, you have to let go in order to get what you want most.

Lh_small Lilly Hiatt felt lost. She’d just returned home from the better part of a year on tour in support of her acclaimed third album, Trinity Lane, and, stripped of the daily rituals and direction of life on the road, she found herself alone with her thoughts for the first time in what felt like ages.  “When you’re out there on the road, you’re just kind of living, and you don’t have the chance to stop and think about how everything you’re experiencing is affecting you,” says Hiatt. “When I got home, I realized there was a lot I needed to catch up on.”   So Hiatt did what’s always come most natural to her in times of questioning and uncertainty: she picked up a guitar. Over the course of the ensuing winter, she wrote a mountain of new music that grappled with her sense of self and place in the world, reckoning with issues that had been bubbling beneath the surface of her subconscious in some cases for years. The result is Walking Proof, Hiatt’s fourth and most probing collection to date. Her music walks the line between Hiatt’s rough, rock and roll exterior and her tender, country roots, exuding a bold vulnerability as she takes a deep and unflinching look in the mirror. What emerges is a newfound maturity in Hiatt’s writing, an abiding sense of calm in the face of chaos as she learns that sometimes, you have to let go in order to get what you want most.

Live from the Divide - Holly Williams - EP 802

From Live From The Divide | Part of the LFTD Season 8 series | 57:39

Holly Williams, Hailing from one of the most famous lineages in American music would surely create challenges for most artists to create their own identity, but not for singer-songwriter Holly Williams. The granddaughter/daughter of Hank Williams, Sr. & Hank Williams, Jr. respectfully, makes her independence evident in her live performances and recordings –
Raised in Nashville, Tennessee, Williams embraced music by playing songs on the guitar and writing songs as a teenager. Soon after, she started booking herself in nightclubs and hit the road driving her mother’s suburban across the country.
Her music is roots-rock with an Appalachian foundation, .
She scraped away what is expected and excavated soundscapes that is / are aching and rough where the emotions set in--to stand out.

Hw_small Holly Williams, Hailing from one of the most famous lineages in American music would surely create challenges for most artists to create their own identity, but not for singer-songwriter Holly Williams. The granddaughter/daughter of Hank Williams, Sr. & Hank Williams, Jr. respectfully, makes her independence evident in her live performances and recordings – Raised in Nashville, Tennessee, Williams embraced music by playing songs on the guitar and writing songs as a teenager. Soon after, she started booking herself in nightclubs and hit the road driving her mother’s suburban across the country. Her music is roots-rock with an Appalachian foundation, . She scraped away what is expected and excavated soundscapes that is / are aching and rough where the emotions set in--to stand out.

Live from the Divide - Parker McCollum - EP 801

From Live From The Divide | Part of the LFTD Season 8 series | 01:02:43

 Parker McCollum comes from a no-nonsense, hard-working family. His was the sort of upbringing where “if you’re going to do something and you’re not going to do it one-hundred percent; you shouldn’t do it all.” It’s why this 27-year-old treats each song he writes with a painstaking level of dedication, reverence, and — as he readily admits — even a bit of obsession.
Parker says when a particular melody, lyric or emotion tugs at him he might stay in his room for days working on it. He can’t help himself.
That’s because, for the Austin-based singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist, the result is worth the painstaking process. Parker — who broke out with the revealing and critically adored debut The Limestone Kid and returned with the acclaimed, Probably Wrong - Parker says, “its like the songwriting muse takes over. I don’t choose when it hits me, but when it does, I pay attention — and it’s always worth the focus it asks of me.“

Pmc__small  Parker McCollum comes from a no-nonsense, hard-working family. His was the sort of upbringing where “if you’re going to do something and you’re not going to do it one-hundred percent; you shouldn’t do it all.” It’s why this 27-year-old treats each song he writes with a painstaking level of dedication, reverence, and — as he readily admits — even a bit of obsession. Parker says when a particular melody, lyric or emotion tugs at him he might stay in his room for days working on it. He can’t help himself. That’s because, for the Austin-based singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist, the result is worth the painstaking process. Parker — who broke out with the revealing and critically adored debut The Limestone Kid and returned with the acclaimed, Probably Wrong - Parker says, “its like the songwriting muse takes over. I don’t choose when it hits me, but when it does, I pay attention — and it’s always worth the focus it asks of me.“

Live from the Divide -American Aquarium- EP 706

From Live From The Divide | Part of the LFTD Season 7 series | 59:56

American aquarium- Formed in Raleigh, North Carolina -- the unofficial headquarters of alt-country -- the band focused on the songwriting of B.J. Barham, Despite an active touring schedule, the group also visited the recording studio regularly, and released a pair of independent albums before partnering with Last Chance Records for 2009's Dances for the Lonely. Fellow North Carolinian (and former dB's frontman) Chris Stamey produced the record,
In the lush tobacco fields of North Carolina where BJ Barham was raised, people work hard. Families stay nearby, toiling and growing together. BJ loves those farms and his tiny Reidsville hometown, but he had to run off and start American Aquarium, a band now beloved by thousands.
BJ couldn’t stay. But he couldn’t really leave, either: he’s still singing about the lessons, stories, and lives that define rural America––and him.
“I moved to the big city to go to college and fell in love with music,” BJ says. “But half the songs on our record are about small towns––little pieces of my childhood. I’ve had moments where it turns out a piece of broken English my father repeated twice a week is the most accurate way to say something. So I put it in a song.”
American Aquarium’s seventh studio album Things Change offers the band’s finest collection of folk-infused Southern rock-and-roll to date. Stacked with BJ’s signature storytelling––always deeply personal but also instantly relatable––the record questions and curses current events, shares one man’s intimate evolution, and leaves listeners with a priceless gift: hope.
BJ’s candor has fueled American Aquarium’s runaway appeal, visible most clearly in consistently sold-out shows across the country and throughout Europe – between 200 and 250 dates a year.  Much has changed for the band and BJ since their acclaimed last effort, Wolves. In 2017, every American Aquarium member save BJ quit the group. American Aquarium has featured about 30 players since BJ founded the outfit in 2006, and while each member has left indelible marks, the band has always been anchored by the literary songs and sometimes roaring, sometimes whispering, drawl of BJ Barham. BJ’s personal life also underwent seismic shifts: He got sober. He got married. And he became a father
Featuring a new band lineup as well as a reinvigorated frontman in BJ, Things Change is American Aquarium’s first release on a label after selling thousands of records on their own. “As an artist, your goal is for the newest thing you do to be better than the last. You’re slowly whittling away the bullshit to try and get to the truth,” BJ says. “With this album, I learned how to cut some of that fat so that it’s just truth. It’s our best record.”
Recorded in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Things Change was produced by Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter John Fulbright and features cameos from Americana standouts including John Moreland and Jamie Lin Wilson. Brazen b-jay speaking on one of the songs on the new album“I’m complaining about the state of things, and then the third verse almost serves as a challenge to myself: hey, you’re in charge of another human being. You can create change,” he says.

Aa_small American aquarium- Formed in Raleigh, North Carolina -- the unofficial headquarters of alt-country -- the band focused on the songwriting of B.J. Barham, Despite an active touring schedule, the group also visited the recording studio regularly, and released a pair of independent albums before partnering with Last Chance Records for 2009's Dances for the Lonely. Fellow North Carolinian (and former dB's frontman) Chris Stamey produced the record, In the lush tobacco fields of North Carolina where BJ Barham was raised, people work hard. Families stay nearby, toiling and growing together. BJ loves those farms and his tiny Reidsville hometown, but he had to run off and start American Aquarium, a band now beloved by thousands. BJ couldn’t stay. But he couldn’t really leave, either: he’s still singing about the lessons, stories, and lives that define rural America––and him. “I moved to the big city to go to college and fell in love with music,” BJ says. “But half the songs on our record are about small towns––little pieces of my childhood. I’ve had moments where it turns out a piece of broken English my father repeated twice a week is the most accurate way to say something. So I put it in a song.” American Aquarium’s seventh studio album Things Change offers the band’s finest collection of folk-infused Southern rock-and-roll to date. Stacked with BJ’s signature storytelling––always deeply personal but also instantly relatable––the record questions and curses current events, shares one man’s intimate evolution, and leaves listeners with a priceless gift: hope. BJ’s candor has fueled American Aquarium’s runaway appeal, visible most clearly in consistently sold-out shows across the country and throughout Europe – between 200 and 250 dates a year.  Much has changed for the band and BJ since their acclaimed last effort, Wolves. In 2017, every American Aquarium member save BJ quit the group. American Aquarium has featured about 30 players since BJ founded the outfit in 2006, and while each member has left indelible marks, the band has always been anchored by the literary songs and sometimes roaring, sometimes whispering, drawl of BJ Barham. BJ’s personal life also underwent seismic shifts: He got sober. He got married. And he became a father Featuring a new band lineup as well as a reinvigorated frontman in BJ, Things Change is American Aquarium’s first release on a label after selling thousands of records on their own. “As an artist, your goal is for the newest thing you do to be better than the last. You’re slowly whittling away the bullshit to try and get to the truth,” BJ says. “With this album, I learned how to cut some of that fat so that it’s just truth. It’s our best record.” Recorded in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Things Change was produced by Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter John Fulbright and features cameos from Americana standouts including John Moreland and Jamie Lin Wilson. Brazen b-jay speaking on one of the songs on the new album“I’m complaining about the state of things, and then the third verse almost serves as a challenge to myself: hey, you’re in charge of another human being. You can create change,” he says.

Live from the Divide -The Secret Sisters - EP 705

From Live From The Divide | Part of the LFTD Season 7 series | 59:47

The Secret Sisters - Combining effortless harmonies and a shared love of country music's rich history, the sisters honed their talents wherever they could, eventually catching the ear of legendary producer/songwriter T-Bone Burnett
There are two ways of handling a dangerous, raging river: you can surrender and let it carry you away, or you can swim against the flow. For The Secret Sisters, there was a point after the release of their last record when they could have chosen to do neither – instead, sinking to the bottom as the weight of the world washed away their dreams. They went from touring with Bob Dylan to losing their label, purging their team, filing bankruptcy and almost permanently trading harmonies for housecleaning. But there's a mythical pull to music that kept sisters Laura and Lydia Rogers moving forward, and they came out with a biting and beautiful third LP, produced by Brandi Carlile, You Don't Own Me Anymore., it's a document of hardship and redemption, of pushing forward when it would be so much easier to drown in grief. And it's a story about how passion and pure artistry can be the strongest sort of salvation – how art is left, like perfect grains of sand, when everything else has washed away.

Tss_small The Secret Sisters - Combining effortless harmonies and a shared love of country music's rich history, the sisters honed their talents wherever they could, eventually catching the ear of legendary producer/songwriter T-Bone Burnett There are two ways of handling a dangerous, raging river: you can surrender and let it carry you away, or you can swim against the flow. For The Secret Sisters, there was a point after the release of their last record when they could have chosen to do neither – instead, sinking to the bottom as the weight of the world washed away their dreams. They went from touring with Bob Dylan to losing their label, purging their team, filing bankruptcy and almost permanently trading harmonies for housecleaning. But there's a mythical pull to music that kept sisters Laura and Lydia Rogers moving forward, and they came out with a biting and beautiful third LP, produced by Brandi Carlile, You Don't Own Me Anymore., it's a document of hardship and redemption, of pushing forward when it would be so much easier to drown in grief. And it's a story about how passion and pure artistry can be the strongest sort of salvation – how art is left, like perfect grains of sand, when everything else has washed away.

Live from the Divide -Birds of Chicago EP 631

From Live From The Divide | Part of the Live From the Divide series | 58:47

Birds of Chicago is an Americana/folk band founded in March 2012 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. The band is led by husband and wife team, JT Nero and Allison Russell., Nero and Russell started getting serious about working together after their experience of recording mountains/forests together in 2011. They began by calling themselves 'JT Nero and Allison Russell' and doing duo shows here and there. They started incorporating and collaborating with various members of their extended musical families - many alumni of JT and The Clouds - and felt they needed a better name that would better describe the musical collective they were creating. Birds of Chicago was the name they chose for their first studio album and decided to make that their band name.

Live_from_the_divide_-birds_of_chicago_2_small Birds of Chicago is an Americana/folk band founded in March 2012 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. The band is led by husband and wife team, JT Nero and Allison Russell., Nero and Russell started getting serious about working together after their experience of recording mountains/forests together in 2011. They began by calling themselves 'JT Nero and Allison Russell' and doing duo shows here and there. They started incorporating and collaborating with various members of their extended musical families - many alumni of JT and The Clouds - and felt they needed a better name that would better describe the musical collective they were creating. Birds of Chicago was the name they chose for their first studio album and decided to make that their band name. ​

Live from the Divide - Tyler Childers - EP 614 PT1

From Live From The Divide | Part of the Live From the Divide series | 59:09

Like many great Southern storytellers, singer-songwriter Tyler Childers has fallen in love with a place. The people, landmarks and legendary moments from his childhood home of Lawrence County, Kentucky, populate his songs and performances that’s simultaneously modern and as ancient as the Appalachian Mountains in which events unfold.Tyler Childers was born and raised in Lawrence County, Kentucky.His father worked in the coal industry and his mother is a nurse.He learned singing in church where he sang in the church choir.He started to play guitar and write songs when he was around 13.
His debut album was, co-produced by Grammy Award winners r Sturgill Simpson and David Ferguson, is a semiautobiographical sketch of Childers’ growth from wayward youth to happily married man, told in the tradition of a Southern gothic novel with a classic noir antihero who may just be irredeemable. Tyler Childers Music is a chiaroscuro painting with darkness framing light in high relief. There’s catharsis and redemption. Sin and temptation. Murder and deceit. Demons and angels. Moonshine and cocaine. All played out on the large, colorful canvas of Eastern Kentucky.
“I i’ve been writing these songs about being in the mountains,” Childers said. “I wanted it to have that gritty mountain sound. But at the same time, I wanted a more modern version of it that a younger generation can listen to—the people I grew up with, something I’d want to listen to.”

Tclftd_small Like many great Southern storytellers, singer-songwriter Tyler Childers has fallen in love with a place. The people, landmarks and legendary moments from his childhood home of Lawrence County, Kentucky, populate his songs and performances that’s simultaneously modern and as ancient as the Appalachian Mountains in which events unfold.Tyler Childers was born and raised in Lawrence County, Kentucky.His father worked in the coal industry and his mother is a nurse.He learned singing in church where he sang in the church choir.He started to play guitar and write songs when he was around 13. His debut album was, co-produced by Grammy Award winners r Sturgill Simpson and David Ferguson, is a semiautobiographical sketch of Childers’ growth from wayward youth to happily married man, told in the tradition of a Southern gothic novel with a classic noir antihero who may just be irredeemable. Tyler Childers Music is a chiaroscuro painting with darkness framing light in high relief. There’s catharsis and redemption. Sin and temptation. Murder and deceit. Demons and angels. Moonshine and cocaine. All played out on the large, colorful canvas of Eastern Kentucky. “I i’ve been writing these songs about being in the mountains,” Childers said. “I wanted it to have that gritty mountain sound. But at the same time, I wanted a more modern version of it that a younger generation can listen to—the people I grew up with, something I’d want to listen to.” ​

Live from the Divide - Lillie Mae - EP 609

From Live From The Divide | Part of the Live From the Divide series | 01:02:41

Lillie Mae’s storybook background sounds so perfectly folksy that you’d be totally within your rights to think that producer Jack White came up with it one afternoon,. Not so. she was raised on the road as part of a travelling family band and has been playing violin since she was a kid, setting up shop in honky-tonks and trailer parks alike with her siblings, bashing out traditional Americana and gospel as if they were extras in O Brother, Where Art Thou?.n
When Lillie Mae and her family first settled in Tennessee, they were quickly taken under the wing of Jack Clement, a.k.a. Cowboy Jack Clement, He mentored Lillie Mae and her siblings, helping nurture their maverick sensibilities.
She also credits the time spent in jack White's band for opening her up to an even greater diversity of music. Now the big challenge is stepping up yet again: from frontwoman in a family band and featured support player to a bona fide rock star to focal point of her own show.
"I've never put my own band together," she said. "It's kind of scary, in a way. But I'm really ready to just get out there and play and play and play

21230842_1401837159934279_5409763495372040086_n_small Lillie Mae’s storybook background sounds so perfectly folksy that you’d be totally within your rights to think that producer Jack White came up with it one afternoon,. Not so. she was raised on the road as part of a travelling family band and has been playing violin since she was a kid, setting up shop in honky-tonks and trailer parks alike with her siblings, bashing out traditional Americana and gospel as if they were extras in O Brother, Where Art Thou?.n When Lillie Mae and her family first settled in Tennessee, they were quickly taken under the wing of Jack Clement, a.k.a. Cowboy Jack Clement, He mentored Lillie Mae and her siblings, helping nurture their maverick sensibilities. She also credits the time spent in jack White's band for opening her up to an even greater diversity of music. Now the big challenge is stepping up yet again: from frontwoman in a family band and featured support player to a bona fide rock star to focal point of her own show. "I've never put my own band together," she said. "It's kind of scary, in a way. But I'm really ready to just get out there and play and play and play ​

Live from the Divide - Tyler Childers - EP 615 PT2

From Live From The Divide | Part of the Live From the Divide series | 55:31

Like many great Southern storytellers, singer-songwriter Tyler Childers has fallen in love with a place. The people, landmarks and legendary moments from his childhood home of Lawrence County, Kentucky, populate his songs and performances that’s simultaneously modern and as ancient as the Appalachian Mountains in which events unfold.Tyler Childers was born and raised in Lawrence County, Kentucky.His father worked in the coal industry and his mother is a nurse.He learned singing in church where he sang in the church choir.He started to play guitar and write songs when he was around 13.
His debut album was, co-produced by Grammy Award winners r Sturgill Simpson and David Ferguson, is a semiautobiographical sketch of Childers’ growth from wayward youth to happily married man, told in the tradition of a Southern gothic novel with a classic noir antihero who may just be irredeemable. Tyler Childers Music is a chiaroscuro painting with darkness framing light in high relief. There’s catharsis and redemption. Sin and temptation. Murder and deceit. Demons and angels. Moonshine and cocaine. All played out on the large, colorful canvas of Eastern Kentucky.
“I i’ve been writing these songs about being in the mountains,” Childers said. “I wanted it to have that gritty mountain sound. But at the same time, I wanted a more modern version of it that a younger generation can listen to—the people I grew up with, something I’d want to listen to.”

Tclftd_small Like many great Southern storytellers, singer-songwriter Tyler Childers has fallen in love with a place. The people, landmarks and legendary moments from his childhood home of Lawrence County, Kentucky, populate his songs and performances that’s simultaneously modern and as ancient as the Appalachian Mountains in which events unfold.Tyler Childers was born and raised in Lawrence County, Kentucky.His father worked in the coal industry and his mother is a nurse.He learned singing in church where he sang in the church choir.He started to play guitar and write songs when he was around 13. His debut album was, co-produced by Grammy Award winners r Sturgill Simpson and David Ferguson, is a semiautobiographical sketch of Childers’ growth from wayward youth to happily married man, told in the tradition of a Southern gothic novel with a classic noir antihero who may just be irredeemable. Tyler Childers Music is a chiaroscuro painting with darkness framing light in high relief. There’s catharsis and redemption. Sin and temptation. Murder and deceit. Demons and angels. Moonshine and cocaine. All played out on the large, colorful canvas of Eastern Kentucky. “I i’ve been writing these songs about being in the mountains,” Childers said. “I wanted it to have that gritty mountain sound. But at the same time, I wanted a more modern version of it that a younger generation can listen to—the people I grew up with, something I’d want to listen to.” ​

Live from the Divide - ​American Aquarium - EP 538

From Live From The Divide | Part of the Live From the Divide series | 01:01:35

​American Aquarium For nearly a decade, American Aquarium have spent the majority of their days on the road, burning through a sprawl of highways during the day and playing hours of raw, rootsy rock & roll at night. Sometimes, the job is a grind. Most times, it's a blessing. American Aquarium's songs, filled with biographical lyrics about last calls, lost love and long horizons, have always explored both sides of that divide. For every drunken night at the bar, there's a hangover in the morning. For every new relationship, there's the chance of a broken heart. It's that kind of honesty — it's that sort of balance —American Aquarium

15873524_1164749973643000_3890274230804247785_n_small ​American Aquarium For nearly a decade, American Aquarium have spent the majority of their days on the road, burning through a sprawl of highways during the day and playing hours of raw, rootsy rock & roll at night. Sometimes, the job is a grind. Most times, it's a blessing. American Aquarium's songs, filled with biographical lyrics about last calls, lost love and long horizons, have always explored both sides of that divide. For every drunken night at the bar, there's a hangover in the morning. For every new relationship, there's the chance of a broken heart. It's that kind of honesty — it's that sort of balance —American Aquarium

Live from the Divide -The Black Lillies - EP 525

From Live From The Divide | Part of the Live From the Divide series | 01:00:53

The Black Lillies’ story is one of hard work and highway miles … a story that traces their evolution from a group of friends making music in songwriter and frontman Cruz Contreras’ living room into what is now one of Americana’s biggest success stories: an internationally-renowned band of roots-rockers, armed with songs that blur the boundaries between folk, soul, red dirt country, blues and jazz.

_dsf6799_small The Black Lillies’ story is one of hard work and highway miles … a story that traces their evolution from a group of friends making music in songwriter and frontman Cruz Contreras’ living room into what is now one of Americana’s biggest success stories: an internationally-renowned band of roots-rockers, armed with songs that blur the boundaries between folk, soul, red dirt country, blues and jazz.

Live from the Divide -Shinyribs - EP 517

From Live From The Divide | Part of the Live From the Divide series | 01:02:38

Shinyribs is an American country-soul, swamp-funk band from Austin, Texas.
Shinyribs is the continuation of Kevin Russell’s musical journey that began in Beaumont, TX when, at 14, he found his father’s guitar under his bed, along with a sewing machine, a billy club and a box of comic books. Luckily he chose the guitar. . His original songs laced with magical-realism along with novel interpretations of popular songs old and new (George Jones, TLC, Leadbelly, T-Pain) are the true art that runs throughout. He’s Burl Ives meets Al Green; Hank meets Teddy Pendergrass. A Shinyribs show is an exaltation of spirit. It’s a hip shaking, belly laughing, soul-singing, song-slinging, down-home house party.

_dsf2088_small Shinyribs is an American country-soul, swamp-funk band from Austin, Texas. Shinyribs is the continuation of Kevin Russell’s musical journey that began in Beaumont, TX when, at 14, he found his father’s guitar under his bed, along with a sewing machine, a billy club and a box of comic books. Luckily he chose the guitar. . His original songs laced with magical-realism along with novel interpretations of popular songs old and new (George Jones, TLC, Leadbelly, T-Pain) are the true art that runs throughout. He’s Burl Ives meets Al Green; Hank meets Teddy Pendergrass. A Shinyribs show is an exaltation of spirit. It’s a hip shaking, belly laughing, soul-singing, song-slinging, down-home house party.

Live from the Divide - Billy Strings - EP 513

From Live From The Divide | Part of the Live From the Divide series | 01:00:35

Blessed with the voice of an old soul from the mountains, a gentlemanly air, and the ability to sling hundreds of notes with razor-crisp precision at the speed of a machine gun, Strings? flat-picking talent seems almost beyond comprehension to veterans of the local bluegrass scene, especially given his youth. Billy Strings was practically born into bluegrass: his mother?s water broke while she was attending a birthday party packed with musicians and baby Billy was born with the echo of guitars and banjos in his ears.

Billy-strings-image_small Blessed with the voice of an old soul from the mountains, a gentlemanly air, and the ability to sling hundreds of notes with razor-crisp precision at the speed of a machine gun, Strings? flat-picking talent seems almost beyond comprehension to veterans of the local bluegrass scene, especially given his youth. Billy Strings was practically born into bluegrass: his mother?s water broke while she was attending a birthday party packed with musicians and baby Billy was born with the echo of guitars and banjos in his ears.

Live from the Divide - Cody Canada & The Departed - Part 1

From Live From The Divide | Part of the Live From the Divide series | 54:11

Cody Canada & The Departed...part 1 of a two part performance on Live from the Divide.

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Cody Canada was 16 years old when he arrived in Stillwater, Oklahoma. He found a creative nirvana of musicians who planted seeds that would stay with him for the rest of his life.  "I got turned on to it all and it’s stayed with me ever since.” As front man for Cross Canadian Ragweed for fifteen years, Cody tapped into those influences for their nine albums, four of which charted on Billboard’s Top 10 Country Albums Chart. When Cross Canadian Ragweed decided to part ways, Cody resurfaced with a mission in mind, to pay homage to the Red Dirt writers and music...

Nowadays, Cody Canada & The Departed continues to hit the road hard with music that rocks, shimmers, and simmers...

Live from the Divide - The Black Lillies - Part 1

From Live From The Divide | Part of the Live From the Divide series | 56:29

The Black Lillies in the first of a two-part performance on Live from the Divide.

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Born in the rumbling cab of a stone truck and aged in the oak of Tennessee’s smoky night haunts, The Black Lillies have quickly risen to the forefront of the Americana scene. Founded by multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Cruz Contreras (Robinella and the CCstringband), the group honors the traditions of their Appalachian heritage while blazing new trails in the roots rock genre.

Live from the Divide - The Americans

From Live From The Divide | Part of the Live From the Divide series | 55:02

The Americans from LA performing on Live from the Divide.

Logo_small The Americans quite simply are: Patrick Ferris, Zac Sokolow, Jake Faulkner, and Tim Carr - and are proud to perform original rock & roll with deep roots in traditional American music.

Live from the Divide - The Americans

From Live From The Divide | Part of the Live From the Divide series | 55:02

The Americans from LA performing on Live from the Divide.

Logo_small The Americans quite simply are: Patrick Ferris, Zac Sokolow, Jake Faulkner, and Tim Carr - and are proud to perform original rock & roll with deep roots in traditional American music.

Live from the Divide - Sturgill Simpson

From Live From The Divide | Part of the Live From the Divide series | 58:58

Pure and uncompromising, devoid of gloss and fakery, Sturgill Simpson brings his Bonafide mountain hillbilly soul to the Live From The Divide stage.

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Nashville singer-songwriter Sturgill Simpson takes the Live From the Divide Stage performing an array of songs ranging from furious honky-tonk and pre-outlaw country-rock to spellbinding bluegrass pickin’ and emotional balladry. Sturgill Simpson evokes the sound of timeless country and brings back the lyrical depth of the music he heard as a boy in Kentucky.

Live from the Divide - Paul Cauthen - EP 509

From Live From The Divide | Part of the Live From the Divide series | 01:02:12

Paul Cauthen stared into the vintage microphone at the legendary FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, trying to keep his composure. The former co-leader of the alt-country band Sons of Fathers had a lot on his mind — after all, he was standing on hallowed ground and about to record “As Young As You’ll Ever Be,” a personally painful song that would become the centerpiece of his forthcoming debut solo album, This barrel-chested baritone found himself staring into the same microphone once used by Aretha, Etta and god knows who else — doing his damndest keep his emotions in check. We were going for timeless. We were going for righteous. Those were the two words that we focused on while we were recording,”

Pclftd_small Paul Cauthen stared into the vintage microphone at the legendary FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, trying to keep his composure. The former co-leader of the alt-country band Sons of Fathers had a lot on his mind — after all, he was standing on hallowed ground and about to record “As Young As You’ll Ever Be,” a personally painful song that would become the centerpiece of his forthcoming debut solo album, This barrel-chested baritone found himself staring into the same microphone once used by Aretha, Etta and god knows who else — doing his damndest keep his emotions in check. We were going for timeless. We were going for righteous. Those were the two words that we focused on while we were recording,”

Live from the Divide - Laney Lou and the Bird Dogs - EP 824 PT1

From Live From The Divide | Part of the LFTD Season 8 series | 59:12

Laney Lou and the Bird Dogs have a raw and rustic sound drawing from old country, rock, and folk music.Laney Lou and the Bird Dogs are a relentlessly energetic folk-rock band based out of Bozeman , Montana. Combining a soaring four part harmony and rock 'n' roll drive, a Bird Dog show gets people dancing and singing along-
 With a combined 30 years of experience in blues, rock, country, metal, folk, and indie bands, the members of Laney Lou and the Bird Dogs found their common ground in bluegrass and country music, and bring a truly unique sound to the folk scene. , sharing stages with the likes of Keb Mo', The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, The Jeff Austin Band, Amy Helm, Leftover Salmon, The Infamous Stringdusters, Corb Lund, The Mavericks, Blitzen Trapper  and many more .Born under the big sky in Bozeman, Montana, Laney Lou and the Bird Dogs consist of Laney,Matt ,Ethan, Brian, and Josh.

Llbd_small Laney Lou and the Bird Dogs have a raw and rustic sound drawing from old country, rock, and folk music.Laney Lou and the Bird Dogs are a relentlessly energetic folk-rock band based out of Bozeman , Montana. Combining a soaring four part harmony and rock 'n' roll drive, a Bird Dog show gets people dancing and singing along-  With a combined 30 years of experience in blues, rock, country, metal, folk, and indie bands, the members of Laney Lou and the Bird Dogs found their common ground in bluegrass and country music, and bring a truly unique sound to the folk scene. , sharing stages with the likes of Keb Mo', The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, The Jeff Austin Band, Amy Helm, Leftover Salmon, The Infamous Stringdusters, Corb Lund, The Mavericks, Blitzen Trapper  and many more .Born under the big sky in Bozeman, Montana, Laney Lou and the Bird Dogs consist of Laney,Matt ,Ethan, Brian, and Josh.

Live from the Divide - Laney Lou and the Bird Dogs - EP 825 PT2

From Live From The Divide | Part of the LFTD Season 8 series | 59:05

Laney Lou and the Bird Dogs have a raw and rustic sound drawing from old country, rock, and folk music.Laney Lou and the Bird Dogs are a relentlessly energetic folk-rock band based out of Bozeman , Montana. Combining a soaring four part harmony and rock 'n' roll drive, a Bird Dog show gets people dancing and singing along-
 With a combined 30 years of experience in blues, rock, country, metal, folk, and indie bands, the members of Laney Lou and the Bird Dogs found their common ground in bluegrass and country music, and bring a truly unique sound to the folk scene. , sharing stages with the likes of Keb Mo', The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, The Jeff Austin Band, Amy Helm, Leftover Salmon, The Infamous Stringdusters, Corb Lund, The Mavericks, Blitzen Trapper  and many more .Born under the big sky in Bozeman, Montana, Laney Lou and the Bird Dogs consist of Laney,Matt ,Ethan, Brian, and Josh.

Llbd_2_small Laney Lou and the Bird Dogs have a raw and rustic sound drawing from old country, rock, and folk music.Laney Lou and the Bird Dogs are a relentlessly energetic folk-rock band based out of Bozeman , Montana. Combining a soaring four part harmony and rock 'n' roll drive, a Bird Dog show gets people dancing and singing along-  With a combined 30 years of experience in blues, rock, country, metal, folk, and indie bands, the members of Laney Lou and the Bird Dogs found their common ground in bluegrass and country music, and bring a truly unique sound to the folk scene. , sharing stages with the likes of Keb Mo', The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, The Jeff Austin Band, Amy Helm, Leftover Salmon, The Infamous Stringdusters, Corb Lund, The Mavericks, Blitzen Trapper  and many more .Born under the big sky in Bozeman, Montana, Laney Lou and the Bird Dogs consist of Laney,Matt ,Ethan, Brian, and Josh.

Live from the Divide - Patrick Sweany - EP 826

From Live From The Divide | Part of the LFTD Season 8 series | 01:03:27

Patrick Sweany began his career as an acoustic bluesmanin Massillon, Ohio, a small town 20 miles south of Akron, Patrick Sweany turned professional in the late '90s. First, he became a fixture at regional blues festivals, then in 1999 he put out his debut Sweany switched from acoustic to electric in 1991, assembling a band that notably featured Dan Auerbach, a guitarist who would later gain fame as the leader of the Black Keys. , but as the years passed his sound expanded, becoming grounded in funky blues-rock that occasionally veered into spacy settings. but in 2006 he signed a independent record label deal releasing a Dan Auerbach-produced album. From that point forward, Patrick records regularly, and is touring constantly slowly building up a fervent and faithful following.

Pw_small Patrick Sweany began his career as an acoustic bluesmanin Massillon, Ohio, a small town 20 miles south of Akron, Patrick Sweany turned professional in the late '90s. First, he became a fixture at regional blues festivals, then in 1999 he put out his debut Sweany switched from acoustic to electric in 1991, assembling a band that notably featured Dan Auerbach, a guitarist who would later gain fame as the leader of the Black Keys. , but as the years passed his sound expanded, becoming grounded in funky blues-rock that occasionally veered into spacy settings. but in 2006 he signed a independent record label deal releasing a Dan Auerbach-produced album. From that point forward, Patrick records regularly, and is touring constantly slowly building up a fervent and faithful following.

Live from the Divide - Patrick Sweany - EP 826

From Live From The Divide | Part of the LFTD Season 8 series | 01:03:27

Patrick Sweany began his career as an acoustic bluesmanin Massillon, Ohio, a small town 20 miles south of Akron, Patrick Sweany turned professional in the late '90s. First, he became a fixture at regional blues festivals, then in 1999 he put out his debut Sweany switched from acoustic to electric in 1991, assembling a band that notably featured Dan Auerbach, a guitarist who would later gain fame as the leader of the Black Keys. , but as the years passed his sound expanded, becoming grounded in funky blues-rock that occasionally veered into spacy settings. but in 2006 he signed a independent record label deal releasing a Dan Auerbach-produced album. From that point forward, Patrick records regularly, and is touring constantly slowly building up a fervent and faithful following.

Pw_small Patrick Sweany began his career as an acoustic bluesmanin Massillon, Ohio, a small town 20 miles south of Akron, Patrick Sweany turned professional in the late '90s. First, he became a fixture at regional blues festivals, then in 1999 he put out his debut Sweany switched from acoustic to electric in 1991, assembling a band that notably featured Dan Auerbach, a guitarist who would later gain fame as the leader of the Black Keys. , but as the years passed his sound expanded, becoming grounded in funky blues-rock that occasionally veered into spacy settings. but in 2006 he signed a independent record label deal releasing a Dan Auerbach-produced album. From that point forward, Patrick records regularly, and is touring constantly slowly building up a fervent and faithful following.