Talkin' Music

KVNF's Paige Blank catches up with folk singer and humorist, Loudon Wainwright III at the 2017 Rocky Mountain Folks Festival in Lyons.

The South Carolina quintet Ranky Tanky creates a modern rendition of their ancestral music - Gullah. Ali Lightfoot spoke with the band's trumpet player Charlton Singleton about their unique sound at the 2017 Telluride Jazz Festival.

Gabrielle Louise visits the KVNF studios to play some new music and talk about her latest CD "Live at Etown Hall," as well as her upcoming "Give Where You Live" concert at the Paradise Theater.

Ali Lightfoot speaks with Susan Ellinger , pianist and artistic director at the Blue Sage Center for the Arts the Paonia . Ellinger talks about the making of her debut CD, 'The Viennese Style' featuring late Sonatas of Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven.

Cody and Willy Braun began touring as children in their father's band, Muzzie Braun and the Boys. The brothers have continued to tour coast to coast for over two decades in their country band, Reckless Kelly. Ali Lightfoot caught up with Willy Braun last summer before a show to discuss the band's grammy winning CD packaging, growing up off-the-grid and the family's annual music festival in Idaho.

Hundreds of local students took part in the annual Colorado Choral Directors Select Honor Choir Performance in Grand Junction in November. Doctor Monte Atkinson of Colorado Mesa University’s Music Department was the conductor. CMU’s Vocal Arts Ensemble and The Grand Valley Childrens Choir were also part of the show. KVNF's Ali Lightfoot spoke with Choir Directors and performers about this annual event that bring choirs together from all over the state.

3hattrio (three hat trio) plays American Desert Music. Their aim is to create a new music which responds to the natural world of their sacred homeland near Zion National Park in southern Utah.

The band Front Country blends everything from old grass to new-wave power pop. Lead singer and songwriter Melody Walker talks with Ali Lightfoot about being outspoken in Nashville, millennials taking over the world and what she's learned from pop vocal coaches.

Ben Sollee is a Kentucky-born cellist, singer-songwriter and composer who plays a mix of a mix of folk, bluegrass, jazz, and R&B. Sollee is known for his activism around Mountain Top Removal Strip Mining in Appalachia and collaborations with environmental and social justice organizations. KVNF's Michelle Amiott spoke with Sollee at the 2017 Rocky Mountain Folks Festival in Lyons.

With his bold and innovative style, LA born musician Miles Mosley has been described as the "Jimi Hendrix of the upright bass." In addition to his solo career, he has toured and recorded with the likes of Kendrick Lamar, Miss Lauren Hill and Rihanna. Miles performed at this year's Telluride Jazz Festival and took time to speak with Ali Lightfoot before his show.