Trevor Finlay On His Album, ‘Get Into It’ & Life As a Touring Musician
Trevor Finlay grew up in Ottawa, Ontario, and began playing guitar as a child. For the last 30 years, Trevor has made his living as a professional musician, writing such songs as "Send My Mail To Nashville" and Get Into It, the title of his latest album. Until the COVID [...]
Nashville Session Bass Player Alison Prestwood
Alison Prestwood grew up in Alabama with music in her soul. The multi-instrumentalist and Nashville session bass player has played and recorded with many of Country and Americana's most successful and influential artists. I caught up with Alison and recorded this Southern Americana podcast episode on the stage of the [...]
Anthony Smith: Writing Songs for Country’s Elite
When Anthony Smith moved from East Tennessee to Nashville in the mid-1990s, he didn't realize a golden era of country music ended. Sometimes not knowing is best because this singer-songwriter achieved major successes when artists like Lone Star, George Strait, and Trace Adkins recorded his songs. There’s no shortage of accomplished [...]
Cory Marks: From Hockey to Flying Jets to Songwriting
Canadian Cory Marks excelled at playing hockey and won a spot on the Royal Military College team. If he wasn't going to make it as a pro hockey player, his backup plan was to fly fighter jets. Now he flys high as a successful songwriter and performer. Cory Marks [...]
Macy Fowler: A 15-year-old female football player fights cancer
Fifteen-year-old Macy Fowler is used to overcoming odds. After all, she's a starting linebacker for the freshman football team at Ravenwood High School in Brentwood, TN. In late fall Macy's world was rocked when she was diagnosed with B-cell lymphoma cancer. Macy Fowler starts as a linebacker for the [...]
Jason Charles Miller Rediscovers His Americana Roots
Jason Charles Miller has come full circle. Formerly the lead singer and front man for the metal band, Godhead, Miller returned to Southern Rock and Americana roots. The transition was years in the making, yet Miller confesses that he feels good about his current style. "I feel at home writing [...]