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Jeri Katherine Howell has been writing and performing as a solo artist – and collaborating with Kentucky musicians – for over 15 years. In 2007 she won 2nd Place in the Flat Rock Music Festival Songwriters Contest for the title track of her first album Branch to Branch. Fast forward ten years, Jeri Katherine received a Fulbright grant with the U.S. Department of State and performed and lectured throughout San Carlos, Costa Rica with a fellow named Nat Colten, also with us this evening. In June of this year, Jeri Katherine and Nat Colten released their debut album, Holding On.Jeri Katherine Howell and Nat Colten. An Americana/Folk singer-songwriter duo based in Frankfort, Kentucky, these players will really win you over with their beautiful harmonies thoughtful songwriting. Jeri Katherine and Nat each wrote five of the tunes comprising their debut album, Holding On,  lyrical stories from their journeys around the world, with sounds rooted in their Kentucky home.

Davey Allen is a versatile songwriter, musician, and artist whose work is deeply rooted in the vast American songbook. Though his family migrated north from rural Tennessee in the 1950’s Allen’s music retains a southern quality and grit. Davey has toured extensively as a solo artist and as keyboardist for others. Davey is an advocate of many social causes and has previously donated a portion of his album sales to the Dolores Huerta Foundation, which works on behalf of San Joachin Valley individuals and families at the receiving end of  harmful and discriminatory practices. -- Both his talent and hard work have opened lots of doors for him as an artist. Davey Allen has shared the stage and performed with players from Bob Weir and Patti Smith to Nathaniel Ratliff and Kelsey Waldon. For the past five years or so, Davey has recorded and toured with Rock n Roll Hall of Famer, Eric Burdon and the Animals. While Davey Allen has spent a good deal of his adult life both in California and on the road, he now lives and also records in the Indianapolis area.

If you're a lover of good ol' mountain music, you're gonna want to meet Tyler Hatley and Justin Clyde Williams. Joined by fiddler Matt Parks, these guys perform as The Dick and Tammy Show, mingling beautiful guitar and heartfelt lyrics.

A native of Monroe County, WV, now living in Charleston, J. Hatfield has spent the last 10+ years playing, standing in, and recording for various bands and artists in the areas around WV and VA. Only in 2021 did Hatfield first shift roles to the front of the stage. In addition to fronting his own band, he's had lead guitar duties in the bands The Parachute Brigade and Peddler's Glory. Red Barn is excited to have J. Hatfield performing tonight!

A fistful of years ago, Julie Szewc (pronounced “Chefs”) and Dave Huebner met in the Bighorn Mountains of Wyoming with one central thing in common; a love of all kinds of music and a thirst for making it. Along with Fernando Serna (drums/percussion) and Taylor Phillips (bass), they have all knit their passions into the musical family that is The Two Tracks. From their home in the postcard town of Sheridan, the band stirs western roots and wilderness philosophy into a stew of nourishing connection. Cutting undeniable grooves in the road of Americana music with their new release Cheers to Solitude, Sheridan WY quartet The Two Tracks bend genres into a sound laced with a hint of that “high lonesome” tradition. Their newest release Cheers to Solitude, is produced by Will Kimbrough who has also worked the studio with the likes of Rodney Crowell, Josh Rouse, and Todd Snider. Cheers to Solitude garnered rave reviews from No Depression, Glide and Relix magazines. The Two Tracks self-titled 2016 debut was voted “Wyoming’s Best Album” by Wyoming Public Radio.

Adam Chaffins has roots buried deeply in country music’s soil, including  several years with legendary band Town Mountain. His new sound, though,  is a reflection of his personal and musical experiences that weave  together a sound and mood that is distinctly unique while being  comfortably familiar.

With a tone that seeks to capture a 70s-era country sound, each of the members of this band has played in a score of other bands throughout their careers.

Our first episode for the 20th season brings us Bill and the Belles! This east Tennessee-based group plays an interesting mix of old time, bluegrass, and swing, primarily focused on the sounds of American music in the period prior to WWII. 

In the tradition of such Holy Blues Reverends like Reverend Gary Davis  -- such is the irreverent Reverend Freakchild. He's worked with Blues  staples like Melvin Seals, Mark Karan, Chris Parker, Hugh Pool, Jay  Collins, and Grammy-nominated G. Love. We're so excited to have him on  the show!

Fusing their storytelling tunes with country, bluegrass, and rock 'n' roll, Woody and the Piners create a sound that can be described as Appalachian alt-country. Don't worry, they'll supply you with a steady shot of southern rock 'n' roll!