Singer-Songwriter Butch Rice sings with all the colors of love and loss. With every melody, the heartstrings resound as if his acoustic guitar has been handled by one too many, left slightly bruised and worn, but stronger in character and warmer in sound. His rich falsetto radiates warmth, adding powerful depth to each heartfelt word he sings. All the overwhelming desires of the heart, Butch Rice understands. Based in Louisville, KY, His soulful acoustic pop fills the air with themes each of us can identify.

He has shared the stage with the talented artists Edwin McCain, Augustana, David Mead, Shawn Mullins, Matthew Ryan, and Vanessa Carlton. He is a past recipient of an ASCAP plus award. He has been featured in Performing Songwriter Magazine's DIY Top 12, and selected for the Perfoming Artist Roster of the Kentucky Arts Council to represent the state of Kentucky. Rice has stuck to his path and developed into one of the most unique singer-songwriters of his era, all the while developing a following who eagerly take to heart his melodic stories in song. If music is the tale of our emotions, our lives, then Butch Rice is one of our truest storytellers. Listen and embrace each moment.

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Episode 106 - Chris Tench Producer/Songwriter/Multi-Instrumentalist

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We recorded this episode at Starbird Sound with Simon Kerr (solo artist and lead of the Wans) and Mike Fahey (producer and engineer) as we discussed Simon's new songs and Mike's studio.

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Paul McLean is an artist, writer, thinker and educator whose career spans four decades. His primary research focuses on dimensional systems and creative applications. He is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame, holds Masters degrees in Fine Arts and Arts Management from Claremont Graduate University/the Drucker-Ito School of Management, studied at Columbia Teachers College and the European Graduate School in Saas-Fee, Switzerland. McLean has exhibited in galleries and museums, academic institutions, arts foundations and alternative arts venues in the United States and abroad. These include Timothy Yarger (Beverly Hills), SLAG Contemporary (Bushwick, NYC), David Lusk (Nashville), Parthenon and Cheekwood Museums (Nashville), St. Edwards University (Austin), An Tuirreann Arts Center (Isle of Skye, Scotland). McLean’s collective projects include DddD + 01 (Nashville), Art for Humans Gallery Chinatown (LA), Gramatica Parda (ANDLAB, LA), Good Faith Space (Brooklyn), “Wall Street to Main Street” (Catskill, NY), “Low Lives: Occupy” (Hemispheric Institute, NYU), “Eureka!” (CA) and others. McLean has participated in numerous panels, residencies and lecture series, including programs hosted by the Living Theater (NYC), Chashama (NY), Morris Graves Residency + Ink People Center for the Arts and (CA), WESTAF’s first virtual forum on the state of arts in America. He has published writings with Brooklyn Rail and ArtInfo, hosted art radio programs in Santa Fe and Nashville, and been featured in or interviewed by the Arts Newspaper, Artnet, LA Times, Mutual Arts and other periodicals. McLean has been a visiting artist at the School of Visual Arts and New York Studio School, among others. McLean’s work is held in numerous collections, including the New Museum/Rhizome ArtBase, King County Hospital (Seattle) and Morris Graves Foundation (CA). He has produced many virtual or net.art projects, presented via AFH platforms, Art for Humans dot com, the AFH Tumblr Array, Mystic Novad, 4dPOP,  AFH Blog and through AFH social media streams (MySpace, Facebook, Instagram, etc.). Large samples of his still and moving images can be found archived at AFH Flickr and YouTube. McLean has been based in Astoria, Oregon since 2018. 

WEB LINKS AND PROJECTS

• AFH nexus: www.mysticnovad.com
• Online catalog for “VyNIL Cycle”: www.goodfaithspace.com
• AFH still image archive: www.flickr.com/photos/artforhumans/sets
• AFH moving image archive: www.youtube.com/artforhumans
• AFH Instagram: www.instagram.com/valubl
• AFH Facebook: www.facebook.com/artforhumans

[Additional materials]

• Original AFH platform: www.artforhumans.com
• 2018 Application site for Oxford/Ruskin SoA portfolio + texts: www.ox4dafh.com
• OwA archive + documentation: www.4Dpop.com
• AFH Tumblr Array (list, circa 2012): www.artforhumans.com/tumblr/BLOGLIST.html

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Kayce Laine is a songwriter and Certified Sound, Crystal and Reiki Practitioner based in Nashville, TN. As a life-long musician with a degree in Music from The University of Virginia, she earned her Certifications in Crystal and Usui Reiki Healing as well as a Diploma in Sound Healing with Crystal Bowls with the international Sound Healing Academy. She now serves as an Associate Teacher for the Sound Healing Academy, teaching workshops and training new sound healers across the world. Her clients have included TikTok, The Recording Academy's MusiCares, Prescription Songs and Anacrusis Music and she’s facilitated in music venues including The Nashville Symphony and The Ryman Auditorium. She shared a sound bath to the cast of season 16 of the Lifetime Channel show, Married at First Sight and her work and insights have been featured in publications including DailyOm, Byrdie, Thrive Global, YouAligned, Verywell Mind and many more. Her sound bath recordings have also garnered millions of streams on Spotify.

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While The FBR is now a sextet that includes guitarist Evan Opitz, keyboardist Brandon Mordecai, bassist C.J. Singer and former Goo Goo Dolls drummer Mike Malinin, it started with McConaha and Hunter performing as a duo. They met at an open-mike night in 2014 at what was then known as Puckett’s Grocery and Restaurant in Leipers Fork, a small rural community 30 minutes southwest of Nashville popular with songwriters and musicians. It was during a period of time when McConaha had discovered the music of Leonard Cohen, who had lived in Leipers Fork himself in the late ’60s and early ’70s.

The group takes its name from another song by Cohen, “Famous Blue Raincoat,” which he recorded in Nashville in September 1970, and that is what the duo began calling themselves after Cohen passed before later shortening it to “The FBR.”

One might expect a group named after a Leonard Cohen song to be a folk act or maybe folk-rock, but that’s not the case with The FBR. Decades ago, they would have been considered Southern rock, and that’s still not a bad description of their music because it’s essentially gospel-flavored blues rock with a little boogie on the side. The FBR may work some classic musical territory, but that’s not to suggest they’re retro. The music on Ghost has a timeless and authentic quality that transcends its roots and gives it a powerful relevance in the postmodern musical landscape.

At the heart of The FBR’s sound is McConaha’s enchanting and soulful voice, which can go from a whisper to a roar. In what seems like a contradiction, her voice is both familiar and different. But despite her obvious vocal gifts, she didn’t move to Nashville to be a singer.

McConaha also counts Emmylou Harris, Robert Plant, Lucinda Williams, Adele and Amy Winehouse among other vocalists who influenced her. Some have compared McConaha to Maria Muldaur of “Midnight at the Oasis” fame, and their voices do have a similar flowing and sensual quality. On Ghost, the power and allure of her voice is on full display.

Work on the album began in 2019 with co-producer Matt Sepanic, and those sessions, which featured backing from studio musicians, yielded three songs — “Rain On,” “Still On The Run” and the album opener and first single, “Before I Drown.” Six other songs, including the next two singles — “Empty Room” and a mashup of a pair of traditional numbers “Hurricane”/“House of the Rising Sun,” which has become a showstopper in their live performances — were recorded with their band in June 2022. “Skies of Donegal Blue,” which features just McConaha and Hunter and provides a glimpse into what they sounded like as a duo, was cut in California in spring 2023 with producer Jim Scott, who also mixed the album.

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Chris Tench started out his professional career in the mid 1980's as a Drummer and guitarist in cover bands. He relocated from Hudson Ohio to Atlanta Georgia with original band Tabula Rasa where he also began working on short films and television.

Moving to Nashville Tennessee in 1993, Chris joined up with long time friend/musician/puppeteer/writer and directorLiam Lynch to form the band Owens Ashe's. That would then lead to working with other hometown friend writer/producer Matt Crocco on MTV's The Sifl & Olly Show as guitar player and character "Zafo".

In the years to follow, Chris built a solid base of touring, writing, recording and producing with such artists as: Robert Nix, Kim Collins, Dick Aven, Roger Moutenot, Brian Arbuckle, Liam Lynch, Ben Keith, Matt Crocco, David Crocco, Brian David Hardin, Joe Costa, Tres Sasser.

In the last few years, Chris has written, played and produced for independent artists, bands, movies and Television shows such as: Good Day for It, Matthew Ryan, No Boundaries, Joanna Cotten, Brett Ryan Stewart, Will Webb, Amelia White, Carly Jamison, Moe Loughran, Julie Christensen, Dick Aven, Automatik Eden with Sean & Juliette Beavan of 8mm, David Newbould, Reckless Johnny Wales, Erland Wanberg, Renee Wahl, Neptune The Mystic, Stuffy Shmitt and most recently NIGHTHAWK

He has also written score's for two plays for actress and producer Jennifer Jewell: Goblin Market and Raison d'Être: An Evening Of Pirandello ...

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Jessica Bleu is a self-taught artist whose large-scale acrylic paintings are a fusion of vibrant color, dynamic form, and emotional depth. With a style that blends semi-realistic imagery and abstract flow, her works invite viewers into a world where imagination and intuition meet. Growing up in a creatively nurturing, and fairly tech free household, Jessica’s artistic journey began with music, as a classically trained pianist, and evolved into today's unique visual expression deeply influenced by her polymodal synesthesia.

Bleu’s career is as varied as her art, and has been enriched by extensive travel, both domestically and internationally, as well as her deep curiosity for all things living. Each experience adds layers of meaning to her art, which she creates intuitively, often in live settings where she channels the energy of the moment into her brushstrokes.

Currently working from her home studio, Bleu balances her creative life with homeschooling and gardening, always driven by the process of internal and external exploration over the final outcome. Her work is a reflection of her journey, with each piece telling a story of growth and transformation.

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Multi-discliplinary artist Buddy Jackson has been working in the visual arts in Nashville, Tennessee for over 40 years. While sculpture is his primary medium, the Knoxville native also works in painting, photography and graphic design and has work placed in private and public collections all over the world and has been published in international media. Among hundreds of honors, Buddy won two Grammys for Album cover art and design. 

Born and raised in Knoxville, Tennessee, Buddy attended Young and Doyle High schools and attended the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, pursuing a major in Oil Painting and minor in Sculpture.

 “A representation of the human form is the oldest man-made object ever found, and in the millennia that have ensued, the impulse to recreate ourselves has never waned. Much like a classic blues song or a fingerprint, as similar as they may seem to be, no two manifestations of these things can ever be the same. For as long as I have memory, I have always been attracted solely to rendering people as a vehicle to express the joy, heartache, idiocy, courage, insecurities, quirks and countless other emotions and attractions that we all share.”

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From Jack White to the Ryman Auditorium, Steven Tyler to Reba McEntire, Loretta Harper Is leaving her mark on the music industry one bespoke design at a time. Having started her career in costume design for clubs where she was a dancer, Harper’s experience runs the gamut from film, television, and music videos to world tours, commercial productions, award shows, and documentaries, preservation, and conservation.

A performer herself, Harper’s passion for fashion design stems from a deep
understanding of the rich history of textiles and the fashion industry, as well as what her clients need in order to do their jobs to the best of their ability. “I always take the environment into consideration. It is my job to keep my client comfortable at all times. It doesn’t matter if you’re a singer on tour or an individual coming to me for a gala gown, if you're not comfortable in your clothes, you’re not going to be yourself. When it comes to designing, I draw my inspiration from whoever the person is that I’m working with. They must be the original who stands out and sets the standards.”

Harper places equal emphasis on historical accuracy and proper preservation in her conservation work. She is also the textile archivist for the Elvis Presley estate. She is no longer full time with Reba but we did 6 years working together. As well she has acted as conservationist and consultant on countless historical projects, restoring pieces for the enjoyment of generations to come.

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Sarah Mason Walden embarked on a deeply personal journey as she began to craft her inaugural studio album. Collaborating with Josh Kaler at Pentavarit Studios in Nashville, she poured her heart and soul into every note, infusing her music with her distinctive authenticity.

During the process. Sarah found herself recalling the challenges she faced during her early twenties, navigating the Nashville music industry where producers and executives often sought more than her musical talent alone. She was determined not to compromise her vision, so the songs lay dormant for many years as she moved on to a successful career in art and design. She revisited these songs born from her own experiences, reclaiming them from the shadows of her past. The many months spent in the studio became a poignant act of self-discovery and empowerment, granting her younger self a voice while offering her present self the invaluable opportunity to hone her new role as producer under the mentorship of the remarkable Josh Kaler.

Joined by a host of talented musicians, including Jump, Little Children's Matt Bivins on accordion, Ward Williams on cello, and Jonathan Gray on upright bass, as well as Slow Runner's Michael Flynn on piano, the album resonates with a rich tapestry of sound. Special guest Nenad Leonart contributes his talent with historical harpsichords and organs from Switzerland. Kevin Max of dc Talk and Sad Astronauts, accompanied by friends Jessica Bleu and Rebecca Seaver, lends his voice to a stirring rendition of the traditional song "In the Pines." Mark Robertson, of bands such as The Ragamuffin Band and Th'Legendary Shack Shakers, adds his expertise on the upright bass.

Sarah also crafted the packaging for the limited edition vinyl and CDs with the same love and attention, with hidden messages and symbolism that tie into her other endeavors. An art book of the lyrics is on the way, which connects to the immersive world of her Ramshackle book trilogy. A collection of textiles, murals, wallpapers, and homewares will be released themed to the album's tracks. 

With meticulous care, the album was mastered by Parachute Mastering and will be released on July 26th.  The Reclamation promises a warm and immersive listening experience for audiences. Sarah's debut offering stands as a testament to her unwavering dedication to her craft and her steadfast commitment to artistic integrity.

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