CyberCountry: The Video Podcast

Every year cowboys and cowgirls come from all over the world to join in a classic bit of Americana and Middle Tennessee tradition. Find out from some of the participants why the Franklin Rodeo is one of the best reasons to saddle up and ride or stay for a great show.

Kristi Miller is a blossoming country artist who sings with the heart and determination of a wild rose blooming. We find out more about her in this CyberCountry Minute.

Though we don't acknowledge it daily (and not that we shouldn't) humankind owes a lot to the beasts of burden that help us. Columbia, Tennessee celebrates the tradition of the humble yet strong mule in it's Mule Day Celebration. This year marks the Centennial of Mule Day. We find out more about Mule Day, its country roots, its future and its growing fan club in this CyberCountry Minute.

The first image you get in your head when you hear the voice of Cody McCarver is that of a true country soul. Much of this comes from his wide ranging musical experiences he's had up to now. With the release of the album, "Peace, Love and Coondawgs", Cody shows just how expansive his tales of hard living as well as those of the traditional relate to the average listener today. We find out more in this CyberCountry Minute.

S+S MACK Recording artist Keith Bryant isn’t one of those who lets life pass him by. The truth is he’s been running toward his musical dream since he was a little kid. With the success of such songs as ‘Ridin’ With The Legend’ Keith has been traveling at a pretty good clip. He tells us more in this CyberCountry Minute.

Almost every single country artist you speak to mentions their musical skills come from the experiences of the life they live. If that's the true measure of an artist's potential then rising country artist Ryan Weaver has a wealth of memories from which to draw. Also, how many country artists can you say fly helicopters for the U.S. Army? Let’s find out more about this country music high flyer in this CyberCountry Minute.

In a world where so much you see and hear sounds like it comes from the same place it’s good to know some things are different because they come from a simple, well founded beginning. Such is the case of DeLana Stevens who calls the great outdoors of Basin, Wyoming home. Basin might not be the kind of place you’d find the next country music star. Given time, though, that might change if DeLana has anything to say about it.

Every single member of the country music community knows that each part of their culture is built on the music carefully crafted by songwriters. The best songs are awarded special status each year by the Country Music Association during the CMA Awards. The Cracker Barrel Country Store has collected some of the best artists country has to offer to sing the winners of the CMA's "Songs of the Year" category on a new CD. To celebrate the release of this compilation country music's finest came to the Schermerhorn Symphony Center to give homage to the best songs of the past. Lance Yelvington tells us more.

Any songwriter will tell you the hard part of creating a song is getting the ideas in your head into some sort of manageable object. Zane Williams, winner of more song contests than you can shake a stick at as well as the Merlefest Chris Austin Song Contest, is a great example of what songs are created when you just let the songwriting process happen. He tells us more in this CyberCountry Minute.

They sound great and they're fun to watch. What's more, the Salt Miners put every piece of energy they have to work in order to let the audience have a great time. We find out more about the Salt Miners, what their prime mission is and more in this CyberCountry Minute.