In the 1990s Jeff Holmes, and his college buddy Scot Evans started a band called The Floating Men, which quickly became one of Nashville’s most consistent live acts — blending rock, pop and jazzy interludes. As the crowds that came to see them grew, they garnered lots of of attention from big-time record labels, even if executives didn’t really know what to do with them.

As they watched talented peers get sucked into the industry machine only lose control of their own music, The Floating Men made a decision: If they couldn’t do it their way, they weren’t going to do it at all. So they got day jobs. Jeff found work in biodiversity conservation and traveled the world, leaving his guitar behind. But the fans, known as the Floatilla, would not let them give up. So now, decades later, Jeff and the band have found a way to make music their way.

Guest: Jeff Holmes, singer, songwriter and guitarist, The Floating Men

Host: Demetria Kalodimos

Producers: Andrea Tudhope and Steve Haruch

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