American Songwriter Magazine calls Abe Partridge one of the “most respected songwriters and visual folk artists in the Southeast.” A former evangelical preacher and Air Force Veteran Abe Partridge has packed a lot of living in his 39 years. We had a great time talking about the music community, songwriting and how one of his t-shirts ended up in a Steven King movie. As always, e-mail comments and show ideas to [email protected].

In this episode we sat down and jammed with Daniel Donato. Daniel got his start on lower Broadway in Nashville at age 14, wrote a book on guitar philosophy at 18 and has toured all across America, five countries and appeared on Jimmy Kimmel and Seth Meyers. Daniel even has his own podcast, Daniel Donato’s Lost Highway. E-mail comments and show ideas to [email protected].

John Prine, Tom Petty, Townes Van Zandt, Guy Clark, Lucinda Williams, Leonard Cohen, Bruce Robison, Nancy Griffith, Iris Dement, Woody Guthrie, Rodney Crowell, John Hartford and more. Yes, we talk about all of these songwriters on this episode. As always, e-mail comments and show ideas to [email protected].

This episode of Guitar Slingers is all about the blues with Michael Lee from Fort Worth, Texas. Bonus: I even do a Howlin' Wolf impression. E-mail comments and show ideas to [email protected].

If you love pedal steel guitar this episode is for you. It’s our fourth installment of Guitar Slingers and it features Bobby Texas. Bobby is a touring pedal steel guitar player and the host of his own radio show on Texas Homegrown Radio. As always, e-mail comments and show ideas to [email protected].

On this episode of the show we feature a Guitar Slingers Episode we shot at Norman’s Rare Guitars. My guest was Mark Agnesi prior to him leaving Norman’s and going to work for Gibson as their brand ambassador. E-mail comments and show ideas to [email protected].

This episode of Jack Barksdale’s Roots Revival features our 2nd episode of Guitar Slingers. My guest was one of the best guitar players in Texas, Matt Tedder of Fort Worth. I've said it before and I'll say it again…everything sounds better with a little bit of Matt Tedder. Email comments and show ideas to [email protected].

This episode of Jack Barksdale’s Roots Revival features my very first episode of Guitar Slingers. My guest was Rio Tripiano of the Austin, Texas band Copper Chief. E-mail comments and show ideas to [email protected].

On the very first episode of the show I was joined by a special guest and one of the most influential people in my life…my Mom! We talk about Townes Van Zandt, when I discovered him and why he is my favorite songwriter. E-mail comments and show ideas to [email protected].

Welcome to Jack Barksdale’s Roots Revival. Email comments and show ideas to [email protected].