At 16 years old Samantha Paige has taken to singing and playing the guitar. She has become a favorite at the local coffee houses around her home in Marietta and is hitting the open mics around town, including making regular appearances at the famed Decatur stage of "Eddie's Attic".

About a year and a half ago she began writing music with her voice coach Robin Ball, and it was obvious that this young talent has a great passion for songwriting and expressing herself through her music.

Misty Lee Olsen is a singer/songwriter from Barrie, Ontario who is attracting attention from both sides of the border. After performing various family functions and local small venues, Misty decided to make her dream a reality, and pursued a career in country music full time. After making the 2004 regional finals of the famed “Nashville Star” TV talent search, Misty began writing and performing as often as she could, and was approached in 2007 by three time Canadian Country Music Association (CCMA) winning producer of the year, Joel Feeney (‘Nothing Bout Love Makes Sense’ Leann Rimes) to produce her debut CD. In September 2008, her debut single, ‘A Little Bit of Love’, was released to Canadian radio. Misty wrapped up 2008 performing several high profile charity events and media performances, and was most recently invited to open for Jaydee Bixby on the eastern leg of his Canadian tour. During this insightful interview, I'll play a couple of Misty's songs. Catch this Canadian star on her way up!

RONNIE MILSAP has 40 #1 Country hits, 6 Grammys and a dozen CMA award including 4 for Male Vocalist Of The Year. From 'Pure Love' to 'Smokey Mountain Rain' to 'Lost In The Fifties Tonight', how could you ever pick just one favorite song of his? This an interview you won't want to miss!

JD grew up in the rural community of West Gore, nestled in the Rawdon Hills, Nova Scotia. Against this backdrop he learned to play guitar at a young age and continued to pursue his musical dreams from there. Today JD is credited with having five nationally charted singles on country radio. His music has taken him across Canada as well as the US playing to nearly sold out crowds everywhere he goes. His music is naturally familiar and is guaranteed to have you up and dancing. His interactive shows will have you singing along and carrying on with him and his band throughout the entire show. Join me as JD discusses his musical beginnings, his influences and his approach to songwriting. We'll also have a couple of his latest songs to play.

NSAI Toronto presents Tin Pan North - 10th Annual Songwriters Festival - May 20-23/2009. My guest Dan McVeigh will discuss all the details of this yearly event for songwriters.

After winning first place in the Texas Country Music Hall of Fame talent showcase in August 2006, Carissa was immediately given the opportunity to sing in a music show that would later welcome the Gatlin Brothers, Billy Joe Shaver, Jack Greene, and Casey Rivers to the same stage. As a part of her prize package, Carissa was awarded a trip to Branson, MO to guest perform on the shows hosted by Mickey Gilley, Hamner Barber, Jim Owen, Jim Stafford, and Doug Gabriel. This 17 year old from Texas sings Country with a pure and honest voice. We'll talk about how her career started, her musical influences and her plans for the future. She'll also sing us a couple of her best songs.

Peterborough's own Cyril Rawson is a musician, producer & publisher but most of all a songwriter who loves to write it all from Country to Pop to Rock and more. He has songs on platinum albums by Gretchen Wilson, Reba McEntire and on gold albums by Lorrie Morgan, Anne Murray and Lisa Brokop. Cyril has had the opportunity to write with artists such as Alan Jackson, Keith Urban, Alannah Myles, Dan Hill & Richie MacDonald (from Lonestar). Learn more about him and hear his songs at www.myspace.com/cyrilrawson.

Dry County is where AC/DC meets Alabama. They’ve graced the pages of country music publications and newspapers and broken through the barriers at the country music festivals, selling out clubs throughout Ontario. Fronted by singer/songwriter Jeff Gallagher, the flamboyant bad boy of the group with 14 years of playing experience, he is not only Dry County’s primary songwriter, but he also writes for many other artists as well. Producer/lead guitarist Randy Solski is a 15-year veteran of the music business with an endless list of credentials. Randy is a graduate of Fanshawe College’s Music Industry Arts Sound Engineering Program with a post grad in Digital Applications. He is also recognized as one of the top drummers in the area winning first place in two categories at the American Guild of Music drum competitionKeyboardist Don Laframboise, bass player Keith Silver and drummer Uncle Dik come from a combined 40 plus years of touring experience as session players for various recording artists.

Charlie Craig was born and raised in Watts Mill, South Carolina, a cotton mill village two miles from the city square in Laurens, South Carolina. In 1968 he moved to Nashville, Tennessee and began a 40 year songwriting career that is still ongoing today. Some of his more than 300 recorded credits as a songwriter include Wanted (Alan Jackson), She's Single Again (Janie Fricke) & Between An Old Memory And Me (Travis Tritt, Keith Whitley). He had five songs on the soundtrack of Robert Duval's Academy Award winning movie, "Tender Mercies." Charlie currently has a new CD “The Hitmaker” available. Learn more about him and hear his songs at www.myspace.com/songwritercharliecraig.

Jason McCoy is a 2 time CCMA Male Vocalist of the year & 3 time CCMA Songwriter of the year. You know his hits as a solo artist - "Born Again In Dixieland", "Still" & "I Feel A Sin Comin' On" - to name just a few. He's also the founding member of the popular Country group The Road Hammers. They've just released their 2nd CD featuring the hit single "Homegrown" and their brand new single "I've Got The Scars To Prove It." Find out all about Jason's career and hear a couple of new Road Hammers' tunes.