Richard Turner and his brother Britt co-founded Blackberry Smoke, the Atlanta-based band. He is considered one of the best bass guitarists still performing in the southern rock genre. https://traffic.libsyn.com/southernamericana/Richard_Turner.mp3 Richard, who grew up in a military family, started his musical journey during the rise of the southern rock era. One of his more fortunate experiences [...]
2025 marks the 16th anniversary of the 30a Songwriters Festival. Over 125 singer-songwriters, from Devon Allman to Jeffrey Steele, Levi Lowrey, Wyatt Durrante, and Charlie Starr (Blackberry Smoke) will perform in 32 venues from Rosemary Beach to Miramar Beach, Florida from January 16 through the 20th. Local 30a singer-songwriter Dion Jones is making his second [...]
Kevin Elliott fell in love with Panama City, Florida, in the late 1980s as a 13-year-old military transplant. Today, not only does this entrepreneur host one of the Emerald Coast's most successful film festivals, but he's also an ardent supporter and the city's "unofficial ambassador." https://traffic.libsyn.com/southernamericana/Kevin_Elliottt.mp3 I met Kevin this summer at a party [...]
Known as the "Alabama Astronaut" and based in Mobile, AL, Abe Partridge writes and performs his unique style of Americana music. A staple at multiple songwriting festivals each year, Partridge tours and performs extensively throughout the Southeast. I sat down with Abe during the 2024 30A Songwriters Festival at SOWAL House in Rosemary Beach, FL [...]
Most everyone enjoys a cup of coffee to jumpstart the day. Jeff Daniels, the Director of Sales at Non-Fiction Coffee, provides insight on how to make and order better coffee and questions to ask a barista. https://traffic.libsyn.com/southernamericana/Nonfiction_Coffee.mp3 Based in Pelham, Alabama, Non-Fiction Coffee strives to roast the best coffee while dignifying the coffee producers they work [...]
