Archive - Southern Songs and Stories

Notes From Country, Cajun and Bluegrass’ Far Western Bureau With Caleb Klauder and Reeb Willms

Simplicity, danceability and "rogue-ness" are at the heart of the duo's music

Jun 17 •

When Country Is One Color in a Grand Kaleidoscope: Wrangling Multiple Genres With Neon Cowgirl Tami Neilson

Why Stay In Just One Musical Lane?

Jun 10 •

May 2025

A New Team for Two Heavy Hitters of Bluegrass: Woody Platt and Buddy Melton

Iconic bluegrass bands that see founding members depart and form a new group makes for big news, and exciting new musical possibilities

May 27 •

Forget the Morning Crew and the Long Distance Dedications: Radio’s Original Hit Format Lives On With the Martha Bassett Show

Conversations With Martha Bassett and Guest Artist Wayne Henderson From the Martha Bassett Show’s 100th Episode

May 7 •

April 2025

Achieving A HercuLeon Record Decades In The Making: Andrea Zonn and John Cowan

Two Nashville legends team together for the first time in an album rich in redemption and harmony

Apr 9 •

March 2025

Reflections on Rounder Records, the IBMA and Music Journalism With David Menconi

The celebrated NC author on the history of an essential roots music label, the near death experience of the music business, and the state of bluegrass…

Mar 30 •

A Musical Animal That Puzzles and Delights: The Faux Paws

Dance grooves that stretch out are at the heart of this avante-roots trio’s music

Mar 12 •

February 2025

Tray Wellington and the Black Stringband Symposium

On advancing musically and in the culture with an artist at the vanguard of banjo

Feb 25 •

Of Wishing Wells and the Unattainable Woman With Lindsay Lou

Bluegrass as a foundation and a doorway to new musical worlds tempered by grief and self-discovery

Feb 11 •

January 2025

Songs of Solidarity, Songs of Struggle

A Brief Introduction to Songs of Civil Rights and Labor Movements

Jan 29 •

You Don't Have To Say So Much: The David Childers Story, Revisited

Having produced a new record with Mobile, Alabama's Abe Partridge, we revisit our time with the NC roots music legend, who was recently diagnosed with…

Jan 12 •

December 2024

The 2024 Christmas and Holiday New Music (and 2009 Radio Nostalgia) Special

Nine new holiday themed songs as well as a trip back to my Christmas radio past

Dec 16, 2024 •

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