The Sour Mash String Band is a cutting-edge bluegrass band playing everything from Truegrass to Newgrass with a modern twist! Representing Southern Ohio and West Virginia the band is made up of Harry Kuhn, Josh Moody, Cody Nutter, and Marianne Reffitt.

Homegrown Happy Hour is a showcase for musical artists from around the region. Hosted by Ben Davis, Jr., each show in this second season will be broadcast live on two of Total Media’s radio stations (Pure Rock – 105.5 FM-WXTQ & 98.7 FM-WYRO) and will also be streamed on the Total Media Radio smartphone app. New episodes will air on Thursday nights at 7 p.m. Each episode will later be available on demand with the Homegrown Happy Hour with Ben Davis, Jr. podcast available on all major podcast providers including Apple Podcasts & Spotify.

Homegrown Happy Hour is presented by Rent-2-Own and brought to you by COAD, Short Brother's Tree Trimming, Globe Furniture, SPARC, Jack Stewart Trucking, Buckeye Construction & Restoration, Howard Hanna - Donna McNerlin, Jackson Sweeper, Edward Jones - Chad Knittel, Financial Advisor, Custom Fencing and Supplies, Area Agency on Aging District 7, Red woof dog kennel, Hometown Chevrolet.

The second edition of Total Media’s “Homegrown Happy Hour” live radio show made its debut at 7 p.m. Thursday, June 29 at Rowdy’s Smokehouse in Jackson. The show can be heard each week on two area radio stations, Pure Rock – 105.5 FM-WXTQ in Athens and 98.7 FM-WYRO in Jackson.

Jake Dunn, best known for his band The Blackbirds joins Ben Davis Jr. at  Rowdy's Smokehouse for the final Homegrown Happy Hour live show of  2022! Jake Dunn performs original Americana tunes around Southeastern  Ohio and the surrounding area.   

Join us for the Best of Homegrown Happy Hour on November 30 at the  Markay Cultural Arts Center in Jackson! Tickets are $25 and include a  t-shirt while supplies last. Tickets are available at MarkayTickets.org  

Homegrown Happy Hour is brought to you by Rent-2-Own, Your Hometown  Chevrolet, Howard Hanna Real Estate Services, and the Gallia- Jackson-  Meigs ADAMH Board. Special thanks to Dunaway Motorsports Garage LLC.  & Sixth Sense Brewing & Taproom.

Live broadcast from Rowdy’s Smokehouse in Jackson, Ohio. Homegrown Happy Hour with Ben Davis Jr. aired initially on Thursday, October 20, 2022.   

Morgan has been writing songs and performing for over 25 years. With themes ranging from life, love, death, nature, politics, culture, people, and more, Morgan's music captures an honest perspective from one person in Appalachian America.   Morgan's debut album "BLOOD MOON" was released in late September 2015.  Morgan released a live album entitled, "Live 10/22/2016" in 2017.  In 2018, Morgan formed a new musical collective called Wildwood Franklin.  Releasing their single "American Trump Card" in fall of 2020.   Morgan is working on a new album that will be due sometime in 2022, with the first single released this spring.    

Morgan is a singer-songwriter, producer, and educator from the Appalachian hills of Ohio. He has performed in many music projects, including Peach Melba and Blood Moon. His most recent project is a folk music collective called Wildwood Franklin.  The feels of Morgan's lyrics and sound convey a message of peace, truth and love. Morgan's music encapsulates the essence of the sound characterized as Americana.   

Homegrown Happy Hour is brought to you by Rent-2-Own, Your Hometown Chevrolet, Howard Hanna Real Estate Services, and the Gallia- Jackson- Meigs ADAMH Board. Special thanks to Dunaway Motorsports Garage LLC. & Sixth Sense Brewing & Taproom.

Live broadcast from Rowdy’s Smokehouse in Jackson, Ohio. Homegrown Happy Hour with Ben Davis Jr. originally aired on Thursday, October 13, 2022. Megan Bee is a singer-songwriter from Athens, OH who writes with an unquenchable wanderlust and a deep love for the land.  Her 2022 album "Cottonwood" has been called "as real as it gets – a raw and real telling of engaging, relatable stories."    

Her music is a blend of distinctly homespun vocals, acoustic simplicity, yearning soulfulness, and winsome storytelling. Her background as an environmental educator, traveling farmhand, and vagabond once took her into a desert wilderness where she found her voice around a campfire.  She bases out of the rolling hills of Athens, Ohio, and draws influence from the collision of Appalachian folk and modern songwriting.  

Homegrown Happy Hour is brought to you by Rent-2-Own, Your Hometown Chevrolet, Howard Hanna Real Estate Services, and the Gallia- Jackson- Meigs ADAMH Board. Special thanks to Dunaway Motorsports Garage LLC. & Sixth Sense Brewing & Taproom.

Live broadcast from Rowdy’s Smokehouse in Jackson, Ohio. Homegrown Happy Hour with Ben Davis Jr. premiered Thursday, October 6. The show was broadcast live on Pure Rock 98.7 FM WYRO. In the premiere episode, Ben features Wes Shipp. Wes is an up-and-coming artist with a rough past. He gained viral notoriety when a video of him performing outside of a Walmart reached over a million views.