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Big Sound, Small Town episodes
- Mark Schimick,Songs From the Road Band
Mark stopped by before The Songs From the Road bands set at the Earl Scruggs Music Festival . He kinda had Mason Via and Gabe Epstein in tow. The green room, actually a shed with a very loud air conditioner , was hot and noisy but it worked, kind a
18 min - Laura Wheeler , Dance Instructor, Dance Caller,
Laura is a traditional dance teacher and caller who has led the dancing at the Earl Scruggs Festival for the past two years. Laura is a excellent teacher with great enthusiasm and a wonderful spirit.
When she isn't teaching dance she is a ukulele player, singer and dancer in the Dancing Fleas.
6 min - Dac (Dacey) Triplett, Content Creator,Author .
Dac is a content creator on the fast track for success and she has a fabulous story of her onn..She was everywhere with the best content at the Earl Scruggs Music festival .
22 min - Jacoozy is a 5 piece band from western North Carolina .
Jacoozy blends jazz, rock, alternative ,and some funk style to the jam band scene. They stopped by to talk before their set at the Earl Scruggs Music Festival.
24 min - Nick And Brew, songwriters with a band and a differnt kind of sound.
Nick Dauphinais and Brew Davis are an Asheville based songwriting team, one a lyricist, Brew and the other a very talented multi-instrumentist,Nick. They have fine bluegrass style band to back them.
Nick and Brew stood by at the Earl Scruggs Music festival for a chat.
43 min - Charly Lowry Singer songwriter
Charly came by to talk at the 2026 Earl Scruggs Music Festival. She had just finished her set as the inaugural act on the new Louise Scruggs stage. it was a powerful and inspiring performance from a powerful female singer.As a powerful woman herself, Louise would have been proud..
Charlie talks about her performance as well as her heritage of indigenous of Lumbee/Tuscarora descent.
Photo Credit Chris Rogers.
18 min - Brad Mitchell,Guitarist,Audio Engineer,Producer,Guitar Builder
Brad has been a part of the Cleveland County North Carolina area music for many decades including stints with Dennis Newton Band, Carlton Mitchell and Mama Said. He has all the background scoops on lots of stuff, from the stage to the studio to the songwriting
sessions.
52 min - Ivory Layne Artist,Writer,Producer
Ivory came by the Earl Scruggs Center and we talked about living in Nashville and London as a pop artist.
1 hr - Katie Martin and Kayla Evans from the Shelby Theatre Company
Katie and Kayla stop by to talk about The Shelby Theatre Company and their next production,Bright Star ,a bluegrass musical written by Steve Martin and Edie Brickell
13 min - Jontavious Willis Blues Man
Jontavious dropped by BSST and
Merlefest 2026 and shared a song , on a borrowed guitar,as well as his story .
13 min
About Big Sound, Small Town
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Hear the stories of the musicians , songwriters and artist in the small towns and communities of America. The stories are rich in the authentic sounds that make American music.