Michael Gaither - Songs and Stories

A talk about creating your own gigs at local businesses and a replay of a recent Michael Gaither interview on KSCO 1080 AM. Includes live performances of "Tupelo Honey", "Unsuperpokeable", and "Highway 17".

Lila Nelson plays "Parellel Lines" off her new CD "Letter Home" and talks about working with the legendary Kenny Edwards.

Boston songwriter Eilen Jewell talks about her influences (Loretta Lynn, The Zombies, Buddy Holly), her latest release "Sea of Love" and her roots-gospel side project, "The Sacred Shakers".

Wisconsin songwriter Johnsmith talks about recording his new record, Gravity of Grace, his upcoming shows, and why he loves playing out here on the west coast.

Jeff Scammon discusses the evolution of Wild West Radio, which started as a folk show on KKUP FM in Cupertino CA and now streams on the Internet www.wildwestradio.com.

I play live on wildwestradio.com and chat with host Jeff Scammon. This episodes includes the stories behind my songs "Spotted Mule", "I Miss My Town", and "Where'd the Time Go?".

California songriter John Batdorf plays (and tells the stories behind) What D'Ya Got" and "That Don't Seem Right To Me" off his new release, "Old Man Dreamin'".

California songriter John Batdorf tells about moving from the duo "Batdorf and Rodney" in 70s, to staff writing jobs in the '80s and '90s, to his work today as a solo artist.

California songriter Brad Colerick performs (and tells the stories behind) the songs "My California" (off "Lines in the Dirt") and "Paper in Heaven" (off the upcoming release "When I'm Gone").

Brad Colerick discusses assignment writing, the founding of DeepMix (his music licensing company) and his return to singer-songwriter mode with the albums "Cottonwood", "Lines in the Dirt", and the upcoming "When I'm Gone"