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What does it take to write songs that become the soundtrack of country music for generations? Just ask BMI ICON Bob DiPiero!

Few songwriters have left a mark on country music quite like Bob DiPiero. A Nashville songwriting legend, BMI ICON, and member of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, Bob has spent decades crafting songs that have become some of the most recognizable hits in country music.

With more than 1,000 songs recorded, 15 No. 1 hits, and countless industry honors, DiPiero's songwriting credits read like a who's who of country...

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From the ranches of West Texas to the country music stage, Riley Evyn is proving that traditional country music is alive and well!

Born into a West Texas ranching family, Riley Evyn is a fourth-generation cowgirl whose love for music and the Western way of life runs deep. Performing for audiences since the age of four, Riley grew up surrounded by the values, traditions, and stories that have defined country music for generations.

Influenced by the legendary sounds of the 1970s, '80s, and '90s, Riley has developed...

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Will Logsdon – From Nashville to Los Angeles: Music, Art, Family & Following Your Own Path

Growing up in Nashville, Tennessee, singer-songwriter Will Logsdon was surrounded by the sounds and traditions of Music City. But his musical journey would eventually take him far beyond Tennessee, leading him west to California, where he continues to pursue his passion for songwriting, recording, and artistic expression.

Today, Will calls Los Angeles, California, home, where he lives with his wife, Katie Kimmel, a talented visual artist known for her colorful, imaginative ceramic sculptures and distinctive ar...

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Alex Dunn & Mimi Genheimer – Acoustic Music, Fiddle & Stories from the Road

There’s something special about the combination of an acoustic guitar, a fiddle, and the stories that bring music to life. Alex Dunn and Mimi Genheimer bring those elements together through live performances that celebrate the connection between musicians and their audience.

Singer-songwriter and guitarist Alex Dunn delivers his music through acoustic arrangements and storytelling, while Mimi Genheimer adds the expressive sound of the fiddle. Together, their instruments create a musical partnership that highlights the beauty of live, acou...

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Hailing from Fort Worth, Texas, singer-songwriter Wesley Hanna brings an authentic Texas country sound, heartfelt storytelling, and a passion for live performance to the stage. Rooted in the traditions of country, Americana, and Red Dirt music, Wesley represents the independent spirit of Texas musicians who believe great songs begin with real-life experiences.

Alongside his wife and musical partner, Stacie Hanna, Wesley shares a love for music that extends beyond the stage. Together, they bring their musical talents and personal connection to the Wesley Hanna Band, creating performances built around genuine storytelling...

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George DeVore is an Austin, Texas singer-songwriter and guitarist whose distinctive voice, honest songwriting and energetic performances have made him a longtime fixture in the Austin music scene. Originally from the Midwest, DeVore spent five years touring the club circuit as lead singer and guitarist for Fat Bertha before making the move to Austin in 1994. 

It didn't take long for Austin to notice. Soon after arriving, DeVore won “Best Tape” at the Austin Music Awards and went on to receive recognition in categories including rock, pop and male vocalist. His combination of ro...

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Josh Crutchmer is an author and award-winning journalist who has become one of the leading chroniclers of Red Dirt, Americana and independent roots music. A native Oklahoman and graduate of Oklahoma State University, Crutchmer has been closely connected to the Red Dirt scene since the early 2000s, documenting not only the artists onstage but the songwriters, crews, venues and people who built the movement. 

Crutchmer is currently a planning editor at The New York Times and a regular contributor to Rolling Stone. His journalism career has also included positions with The O...

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Joe “Bass” Miller is a veteran musician and longtime member of the celebrated Americana and Red Dirt band Reckless Kelly. Holding down the low end on bass, Miller has been an important part of the band’s powerful live sound and its reputation as one of the hardest-working acts in roots music.

Joe’s musical background goes well beyond the electric bass. An accomplished multi-instrumentalist, he brings years of experience, musicianship, and a deep appreciation for traditional country, rock, and roots music to the stage. Whether locking into the rhythm section or picki...

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Ben Garcia is an Americana and country singer-songwriter whose music sounds like it was built on the backroads of the American West—and in many ways, it was.

Born along Utah's Wasatch Front and raised near Boulder, Colorado, Garcia began performing in the alternative-rock scene while still young. His musical path eventually took a major detour when he became deeply involved in training and competing with upland bird dogs, building a reputation in the field-trial community. Years spent traveling Western highways with dogs, horses and a Gibson guitar provided the experiences th...

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Alyssa Joy Claffey is an Idaho-grown violinist and fiddler who describes her musical style as “grassical”—classical training with plenty of twang. She picked up the violin at just five years old, studied classically, and earned a spot with the Boise Philharmonic at age 19. After spending more than a decade as a music educator in Sun Valley, Idaho, Alyssa made the leap into performing full-time.

Her versatility has allowed her to move comfortably from symphony halls to honky-tonks, festivals and intimate songwriter settings. As an artist-at-large, Alyssa has performed across the countr...

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David Starr is a singer-songwriter, musician, guitar shop owner, producer, and festival organizer who has turned his lifelong love of music into something much bigger than a career—it has become a way of strengthening the music community around him.

An Arkansas native now based in Cedaredge, Colorado, Starr has spent decades writing, recording and performing his distinctive blend of Americana, folk and blues. He has released more than 11 albums, toured internationally, and shared stages or collaborated with artists including John Oates, John McEuen, Steve Cropper and Jim Lauderdale, while opening sh...

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Eric Ramsey is an award-winning singer-songwriter, guitarist, and storyteller whose music moves comfortably between blues, folk, Americana, and roots music. Based in the Phoenix area, Ramsey has built a reputation for expressive songwriting, soaring vocals, intricate fingerpicking, and powerful bottleneck slide guitar. His songs often explore the human condition with a mix of honesty, humor, sensitivity, and hard-earned perspective.
 
Ramsey earned national recognition in 2022 when he won the International Blues Challenge in Memphis in the Solo/Duo category. He also received the Memphis Cigar Box Guitar Award for outstanding guitarist in t...

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For more than three decades, Jeff Fasano has built a remarkable career photographing the artists, songwriters and musicians who create the music we love. His portraits go beyond simply documenting a face—they seek to capture the personality, emotion and story of the person standing in front of his camera.

We caught up with Jeff at the Grand Mesa Songwriter Festival in Cedaredge, Colorado, where he was surrounded by exactly the kind of people who have inspired much of his work: singers, songwriters and storytellers. Jeff shared his perspective on...

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Marcedes Carroll and Doc Elliot bring together two well-traveled musical lives rooted in Americana, country, folk and the storytelling tradition.

Raised in Montana, Marcedes Carroll began playing guitar as a teenager and was writing songs and performing by age 19 in both Moscow, Idaho, and her hometown of Belgrade, Montana. After performing with the classic-rock band Drink Me Pretty, she turned her attention toward her own songwriting and recording career. Her debut project, She’s Pretty, arrived in 2019, followed by extensive touring—including a 2021 journey that took her from the high desert thro...

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Michael Lillie is a singer, songwriter, musician, and longtime veteran of the guitar industry whose life has revolved around instruments, songs, and the people who make them.

Beyond his work as a performing songwriter, Michael spent part of his professional career working with Taylor Guitars, giving him a behind-the-scenes perspective on one of the most influential acoustic-guitar companies in the world. His career also included work with Elixir Strings, the guitar-string brand developed by W. L. Gore & Associates. Those experiences gave Michael a unique understanding of the relationship between the musician...

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Steven McClintock — Singer, Songwriter, Producer & Publisher

Steven McClintock is a veteran Texas-born singer, songwriter, producer and music publisher whose career spans more than five decades. Raised in Beaumont, Texas, McClintock developed his love for music at an early age—he was already imitating Elvis Presley and singing “Jailhouse Rock” at just four years old. That childhood fascination eventually grew into a remarkably diverse career encompassing songwriting, performing, record production, publishing, film music and television.

McClintock has accumulated 250+ songwriting credits, with his work crossing country, pop, rock and adult contemporary music. H...

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Bill Edwards is an award-winning singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist whose music lives comfortably at the intersection of Americana, country, folk, acoustic rock and bluegrass. Based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Edwards has built a career around thoughtful songwriting, strong musicianship and songs that can be heartfelt, humorous or somewhere in between. His musical journey stretches back to the singer-songwriter scene in Buffalo, New York, in the 1970s, eventually taking him through bluegrass, country-rock and classic country before developing the roots-oriented Americana sound he performs today.

Songwriting has remained the constant throughout that journey...

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Natalie Del Carmen is a Los Angeles-raised singer-songwriter carving out a distinctive place in modern Americana, country and folk music. Her songs pair deeply personal, conversational storytelling with an acoustic, roots-driven sound that often feels far removed from the pavement and pop-radio landscape of Southern California where she grew up.

Natalie's musical journey took a major step forward in 2019 when, at just 18, she moved across the country to Boston to attend Berklee College of Music. She graduated in 2022 with a Bachelor's degree in Music, majoring in Songwriting. Her Berklee record also...

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J Plank, is an internationally touring singer-songwriter, guitarist, and master of the lap steel whose music lives at the crossroads of Americana, blues, roots, folk, and soul. Known for his soulful voice, expressive songwriting, and unmistakable slide-guitar work, Plank has built a career around musicianship that serves the song rather than overshadows it.

Before establishing himself as a solo artist, Plankenhorn spent years as a highly regarded Austin, Texas session and touring musician, working alongside artists including Ruthie Foster, Joe Ely, Ray Wylie Hubbard, and Jimmy LaFave. That time in Austin...

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Erik Stucky is a Colorado-born singer-songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist whose music blends Americana, roots, country, folk, soul, jazz, and bluegrass influences into a sound distinctly his own. Raised among the rugged mountains of Western Colorado, Stucky's connection to music began early when he picked up his first mandolin at just eight years old.

That mandolin would eventually take him far beyond Colorado. After releasing his debut album, Stray Clouds, in 2017, Erik packed his instruments and headed for Nashville, where he continued developing his songwriting and building a career as a touring...

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Andy Sydow is a Colorado singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer, and podcaster whose music blends Americana, folk, roots rock, and the classic singer-songwriter tradition. Originally from the Denver area, Andy spent an important chapter of his career living and working in Nashville before recently returning home to Colorado. Now based once again in the Denver area, he brings the experiences, relationships, and musical growth gained in Music City back to the Colorado music community where much of his career began.

A versatile musician and storyteller, Sydow has spent more than a decade developing...

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Byron Duffin is the creator and host of the Musical Miles Podcast, but becoming a podcaster was never part of his retirement plan.

After a longtime career as a manufacturing executive, Byron unexpectedly found himself retired and facing a question familiar to a lot of people entering a new chapter of life: “What do I do now?” The answer came from his daughter, Kallie, who suggested that Byron and his wife, Shanda, turn their lifelong love of live music into a podcast.

In July 2024, Musical Miles Podcast was born. Just...

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Deb Scheer is a Colorado singer-songwriter whose music reflects a lifetime of influences ranging from folk and Americana to country, jazz, and musical theater. Born and raised on Long Island, New York, Deb has called Colorado home since 1984, bringing both her East Coast beginnings and Western experiences into her songwriting.

Music has been part of Deb's life since her teenage years. She began singing and playing in high school, even starting a country band during her senior year. Her passion for music continued into college, where she began writing her own...

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Martin Gilmore is an award-winning Colorado singer-songwriter, guitarist, multi-instrumentalist, and educator whose music lives at the intersection of folk, bluegrass, Americana, and the musical traditions of the American West. Raised on the prairies of the Nebraska Panhandle and now based in the Denver area, Gilmore has built a career around preserving traditional roots music while creating original songs for a new generation.

And the accolades are impressive. Martin won the Telluride Bluegrass Festival Troubadour Competition in 2024, the Rocky Mountain Folks Festival Songwriter Showcase in 2024, and was a 2025 Kerrville Folk Festival New...

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Havilah Rand is an award-winning singer-songwriter, performer, and educator whose career has taken her from the jazz halls of New York City and the post-grunge music scene of Seattle to Austin's legendary songwriter community and stages throughout the United States and Europe. Her music moves comfortably between Americana, folk, blues, jazz, and country, driven by thoughtful lyrics, soulful vocals, and a lifelong commitment to storytelling.

Havilah's relationship with songwriting began remarkably early. She started composing songs around the age of six on an old piano given to her family and grew...

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Braxton Hamblen is a Northern Colorado singer-songwriter whose music is firmly rooted in the Western way of life, blending influences from Red Dirt country, cowboy music, and indie folk. Raised around agriculture, horses, and small-town life, Braxton doesn't simply write about the cowboy lifestyle—he lives it, spending time team roping and helping his family train horses when he's not making music.

Braxton picked up the guitar at an early age and began developing his own songs while still young. Influenced by artists such as Turnpike Troubadours, Cross Canadian Ragweed, and St...

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Jimmy Cantwell is a Colorado-based singer-songwriter and second-generation horseman whose music is rooted in the real-life experiences of the American West. A soldier, horse trainer, working cowboy and storyteller, Cantwell has spent years gathering the kind of experiences that can’t be manufactured—and he has turned those miles, horses, hard work and lessons learned into authentic country and Western songs.

Cantwell has ridden colts, trained horses for both the public and the U.S. Army, and picked up cowboy day work along the way. That background gives his songwriting an unmi...

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Zach McGinn is a Texas singer-songwriter whose music is rooted in the grit, honesty, and storytelling of the Texas and Red Dirt tradition. Best known for his work with Dolly Shine, McGinn has spent years building a reputation through authentic songs, relentless touring, and a genuine connection with the people who come to hear the music.

With Dolly Shine, McGinn became part of the Texas music scene with a sound that blends country, rock, Americana, and Red Dirt influences. Years on the road have given him a perspective that reaches well...

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Brady Stovall is a singer-songwriter bringing an authentic, lived-in voice to the modern Western music scene. Hailing from California’s San Joaquin Valley, Stovall didn’t grow up in the cowboy lifestyle—but once he found it, he dove in headfirst. Today, the experiences he’s collected working with horses, packing mules through the Sierra Nevada and playing late-night stages have become the foundation for his songwriting.

Stovall’s music is rooted in traditional country and cowboy storytelling, drawing inspiration from old cowboy ballads, pack-string trails, working ranches and the characters encountere...

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Matt Robertson is the genuine article—a working cowboy, horseman and award-winning Western singer-songwriter whose music is drawn from a life spent horseback. Raised in Wheatland, Wyoming, Robertson grew up starting colts as a young teenager and riding broncs before traveling throughout the American West and Canada cowboying and training horses. Today, he and his wife Paige make their home in Prescott, Arizona, where he continues training horses and writing songs.

Robertson began playing and writing music around the age of 16, finding inspiration in legendary Western artists Ian Tyson and Chris Le...

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Trinity Seely is an award-winning Western singer-songwriter, horsewoman and storyteller whose music comes directly from a life lived in the saddle. Raised in the rugged Chilcotin region of British Columbia, Seely grew up working on her family’s guest ranch before her journey carried her across the American West, including cattle ranches in Wyoming, Nebraska and Montana. Those experiences became the foundation for songs that capture the realities of ranch life, horses, family, cowboys and the enduring traditions of the West.

Seely released her self-titled debut album in 2011, followed by Old Po...

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Ryan Klein has built a career in independent country music by understanding the business from both sides of the stage. A songwriter, musician, artist manager, and promoter, Klein has been closely connected with The Lowdown Drifters, first as a guitarist and songwriter and later helping guide the band's career through Gold Towne Music. His songwriting credits include “Give Up On the Dream,” recorded by The Lowdown Drifters with Dalton Domino, as well as “The Ballad of the Reef Shadow.”

As the owner of Gold Towne Music, Klein has expanded his role from mak...

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Richard Inman is a Canadian country and folk singer-songwriter whose deep baritone voice, understated guitar work, and unvarnished storytelling have earned him a devoted following throughout Canada and beyond. Raised in southeastern Manitoba and shaped by time spent on the Canadian prairies, Inman writes songs about ordinary people, hard miles, heartache, home, and the landscapes that surround them.

Country music was part of Inman’s life from an early age. He grew up hearing artists such as Johnny Cash and George Jones, eventually beginning to write his own songs as a te...

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Leah Sawyer is a singer, songwriter, and accomplished fiddler whose music is deeply rooted in Western Swing, traditional country, bluegrass, and Texas fiddle music. Raised in a musical family, Leah began fiddling and singing at an early age and grew up performing with Simple Gifts, the Sawyer Family Band, laying the foundation for a career built around traditional American music.

Leah's talents as a fiddler quickly earned recognition on the competition circuit. She became a Junior World Fiddling Champion and National Twin Fiddle Champion, while also competing successfully in Texas fiddle...

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Award-winning Colorado singer-songwriter Carin Mari has built a career on authentic storytelling, exceptional musicianship, and a deep love for the American West. Inspired by the mountains where she was born and raised, Carin's journey into country music began when longtime friend and mentor Michael Martin Murphey encouraged her to learn the classic "I Want to Be a Cowboy's Sweetheart." That moment sparked a lifelong passion that has led to a remarkable career as both a recording artist and touring musician.

Over the years, Carin has earned numerous accolades, including 2009 NACMA Entertainer...

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Zach Aaron is the kind of songwriter whose music can only come from a life that's been lived. Hailing from Cleveland, Texas, Aaron is a singer-songwriter whose authentic blend of Texas country, folk, and Americana is rooted in hard work, real experiences, and timeless storytelling. His weathered voice, intricate finger-picked guitar style, and deeply personal lyrics have earned him a growing reputation as one of the most compelling independent artists on the Texas music scene.

Before dedicating himself fully to music, Aaron served four years in the U.S. Air Force...

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Ross Cooper is a West Texas-born singer-songwriter, storyteller, and second-generation rodeo cowboy whose music bridges authentic cowboy culture with Texas country, Americana, and the songwriting traditions of the Lone Star State. Raised around Lubbock, Cooper grew up balancing a love of horses with a love of songs, eventually earning a college rodeo scholarship and competing in the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) before trading the rodeo arena for a life devoted to music.

Influenced by legendary Texas storytellers including Guy Clark, Townes Van Zandt, Robert Earl Keen, and Joe Ely, Cooper...

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Step back into the rich history of Western music as Danielle Bennett-Chavers, daughter of legendary cowboy entertainer Pinto Bennett, joins the Musical Miles Podcast for a heartfelt conversation recorded during the famous Motel Cowboys Reunion in Boise, Idaho. Surrounded by the musicians and lifelong friends who helped shape Pinto's remarkable career, Danielle shares personal stories that reveal the man behind the legend and the family legacy he left behind.

From growing up immersed in cowboy music and Western traditions to preserving her father's influence on today's artists, Danielle offers a unique...

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JB Zielke is a modern-day cowboy, adventurer, award-winning author, and storyteller whose relentless pursuit of authentic cowboy culture has taken him farther than almost anyone alive. Raised on horseback in the mountains of Colorado and the high plains of Wyoming, Zielke followed his passion for ranching and rodeo despite having no agricultural background, turning an early love for the cowboy way of life into an extraordinary global journey.

Known around the world as "The Lost Cowboy," JB has cowboyed on six continents, working alongside ranchers and stockmen in places as diverse...

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Cooper Lavallee (pronounced luh-VAL-ee) is an emerging Americana and country singer-songwriter from Ogden, Utah, whose honest storytelling and road-tested performances are quickly earning him recognition across the Western music scene. A lifelong musician, Cooper picked up music at the age of eight and spent years honing his craft in coffee shops, street corners, and intimate venues before taking his songs on the road full-time.

After returning to Utah in 2024, Cooper embraced a nomadic lifestyle, converting his vehicle into a touring home and traveling throughout the West. Since then, he has performed...