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Brody Buster was a child prodigy on the harmonica and was already making appearances on major television shows like the Tonight’s Show with Jay Leno and the 90’s sitcom staple Full House, all before he turned 10 years old!!!

Brody was baptized into the blues scene in Kansas City at a very early age and began forging a career that has allowed him to share the stage with the likes of B.B. King, Keb Mo, Quincy Jones, Chaka Kahn and others!

As you’ll hear in the episode, his battle with addiction nearly took him com...

On this episode we visit with Canadian singer-songwriter Carter Felker.   Carter has a brand-new album out called “Loser”. 

He’s a good lyricist and definitely worth a listen.  He talks about what it’s like to make a living as a singer-songwriter in Canada and the challenges of loading in and out to gigs in the cold as well as getting in to venues that require you to go up stairs to get to the stage or down into basements.

The best way to check out what Carter is up to is by following him on Instagram...

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MIKE McCLURE & CHRISLYN LAWRENCE – CROW & GAZELLE

This episode features legendary red-dirt musician and songwriter, Mike McClure, along his wife Chrislyn Lawrence.  They’ve been doing a duo project for the last few years under the moniker Crow and Gazelle.  If you haven’t caught their show live you have to put it on your list.  They perform original heartfelt songs and the aura of the show itself is pretty dang awesome.  You’ll feel better after you see this show – trust me.

In this episode...

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EPISODE #210

WILL WESLEY

This episode features Louisiana country-rocker Will Wesley.

Will has been beating the streets as a troubadour for years playing all over the states as well as overseas from Thailand to Switzerland.

He’s most recent single “The Search” just dropped and you can check out his music by using

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EPISODE #209

TRAVIS MEADOWS

This episode with Travis Meadows just might be my favorite interview we’ve ever captured here on The Troubadour.  Travis has lead one hell of a life as you’ll hear in the episode. 

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He spent 17 years as a preacher and Christian songwriter.  He was well into middle-age before he become known as a hit songwriter with folks like Eric Church, Dierks Bentely, Jake Owen and W...

EPISODE #208

COLM GAVIN

On this episode of The Troubadour, I got to interview talented and accomplished singer/songwriter Colm Gavin.  Colm is from Dublin, Ireland and we had a great conversation!  I’d certainly say we’re both musically kindred spirits, although I’ll leave the drinking of Guiness to Colm!  LOL

Colm’s music can be found on Spotify using this LINK.

Colm can be found on Instagram HERE

Colm can be found on Facebook HERE

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EPISODE #207

RODNEY PYEATT

I was lucky to have a great group of musicians join me in the recording studio on my very first project back in 2003.  The guy who handled all of the guitar work on that project was named Rodney Pyeatt.

Rodney, and those around him, realized he was a very talented guitar player early on in his life. His talents eventually led to him playing with some incredible musicians in his career including Selena, Rick Trevino, The Mike Mc...

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EPISODE #206

DALLAS MOORE

Let me start off by saying, Dallas Moore is an ANIMAL!

This guy is on the road for nearly 300 dates a year, and has kept up that pace for a long while now.  In this episode we talk about his early life and how getting a guitar in his teens changed the t

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EPISODE #205

Kelley Green

Arguably, one of the most influential bands in the entire Red Dirt Music scene since it inception is The Great Divide.  In this episode we get to visit with bassist Kelley Green about the early days of the band, their time as a nationally signed act, and the resurgence in their career as a band following a hiatus that began in 2003.

Now, with the release of the their first record in 20 years, Providence, the band along with their long-time fa...

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EPISODE #204

Buck Bennet of Buck’s Bar & Grill in Venice, NE

Ever wonder what it’s like to be a live music venue owner?  In this episode Buck Bennett, proprietor of Buck’s Bar & Grill in Venice, NE will give you some insights on that as well as all of the great acts he has had play his place including Cody Jinks, Ward Davis, Tanner Usrey, Ned Ledoux and MORE!

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EPISODE #203

CRIS JACOBS

Cris Jacobs new record, One Of These Days, has a star-studded cast.  Produced by Jerry Douglas and additional contributors including Billy Strings, Sam Bush, Lee Ann Womack, The Infamous Stringdusters and more, the record is outstanding.  Links Below – Enjoy the Episode!

LISTEN TO THE NEW RECORD HERE

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EPISODE #202

JEREMY SPILLMAN

We’re super stoked about this episode with hit songwriter and published author, Jeremy Spillman.  He’s a great dude and he’s wrote for and with some of the biggest names in Country Music.  We hope you all dig this episode as much as we did getting it in the can!  Enjoy!

YouTube Vid of Jeremy’s hit song Arlington recorded by Trace Adkins

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EPISODE #201

SKIP EWING

On this episode of The Troubadour, we interview hit country songwriter Skip Ewing.  Skip has penned multiple No. 1 hits including “You Had Me From Hello” (Kenny Chesney) and “I Believe” (Diamond Rio).  He’s got countless of other great songs cut by artists like Willie Nelson, Bryan White, Randy Travis, Keith Urban, Collin Ray, Sammy Kershaw and more.

Lately Skip has been touring with some of the “best of the best” musicians in the world, in sup...

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EPISODE #200

BLANK PAGE

We’ve hit episode #200 here on The Troubadour and this one is definitely a “feel-good” episode.  I really felt that this interview with Jack Robert and Avery Grace of Blank Page was inspiring as well as interesting.

 What Jack and Avery have done with their music as only seniors in high school is pretty impressive.  This is another episode that really highlights what a presence on social media can do for you in getting visibility and makin...

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Carly and I were thrilled to have Josh Crutchmer back on the show to talk about his 3rd and latest book, Red Dirt Unplugged.

Along with working a day job for a little ol publication called the New York Times, native Okie and Red Dirt Music Fan, Josh Crutchmer, is a journalist who’s played a significant role in getting recognition for the artists and the music we all dig for years now.

For example, Josh just spent an entire yea...

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Ryder Grimes is the guest for this episode.  He’s on a fast rise in the Texas Music scene with several songs charting in his relatively short career so far.

With a full-length record coming in the near future you can get a good taste of what he’s all about NOW by checking out his current EP “Echoes of the Dial”.

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Based in Refugio, Texas, songwriter Devin Michaels received his first guitar in 2017 and has been weaving his thoughts into music ever since. His quiet nature meant that music could be an outlet – a way to get out all the things he couldn’t otherwise say.

While he was raised on George Strait, Merle Haggard, and his grandmother’s beloved Tejano music, Devin puts something a little grittier out into the world from his own fingertips. He combines influences from the music of his ch...

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On this episode Carly and I welcome Nashville rocker and songwriter Bones Owens to The Troubadour.  Bones has written with the Bon Jovi, collaborated with Jelly Roll and he takes a self-described Chameleon-like approach to music.  Fact is, just before we recorded this episode Bones had been in Texas writing songs and fishing with Koe Wetzel and some of the Whiskey Myers crew.

On July 12th his new record “Love out of Lemons”, dropped.  He’s actually playing in Sturgis, SD tomorro...

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Texas singer-songwriter Kyle Garrett is the guest on this episode.  Kyle is a past guest and always brings a wealth of experience to the show due to the various hats he’s worn in the music industry.  Along with being the Co-host and Producer of the Texas Toast Podcast he’s also an artist and helps manage other bands in the business and handles everything from booking to social media content production.

In this episode our very own Carly Evans draws o...

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It’s Monday, July 8th, 2024 and this is an episode I’ve been excited about since we got it scheduled.  In January of 2024, Americana band Mike and the Moonpies officially announced they were changing the name of their band to Silverada.  Their brand new self-titled record just came out and it’s got some bangers on it.  Silverada is fresh off of an album release party at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville and their upcoming tour schedule is insane!  For example, this coming Friday and Saturd...

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This episode features our interview with Country Music artist Donice Morace.

You can’t fake authentic. You know it when you see it – and you know it when you hear it. Authentic isthe best word that can be used to describe Donice Morace. From his chiseled good looks and easy-goingpersonality that exude the confidence of a man who knows exactly who he is, to his music which catchesyour ear and takes you back to another era when country music was defined by voca...

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This episode features our interview with The Texas Trio, comprised of Kyle Park, John Michael Whitby & Jason Roberts.

Kyle has been a guest on the podcast several times but it was our first time getting to visit with Jason Roberts and John Michael Withby (JMW).  Both are very accomplished musicians in their own right.  Jason and JMW both played with Asleep At The Wheel for earlier in their careers.  Currently, Jason is fronting the famed Bob’s Wills Texas Playboys and JMW has b...

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On this episode of The Troubadour, we visit with documentary filmmaker Chistopher Fitzpatrick about his new project, Oklahoma Breakdown: The Mike Hosty Story.

The film has already won honors at film festivals across the United States and screenings are taking place as we speak.  The next screening will be held at The Mayan Theater in Denver, CO on May 16th followed up by a performance by Mike Hosty himself! 

For ticket information CLICK HERE.

To view the trailer fo...

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Country Music artist and songwriter Dallas Alexander is the featured guest on this episode.

We catch up with Dallas while he’s in Nashville for a couple weeks of songwriting.

Before going after a career as a Country Music artist, Dallas was in an elite special forces division of the Canadian Military (JTF2) and held the world record for the longest sniper shot ever in combat.  So, yeah….let’s just go ahead and say he’s a badass.

You...