Hi there, all of you amazing To/From listeners! There’s quite a bit of goodness packed into today’s relatively shorter show, as y’all are in for the wonderful treat of conversation + the beautiful, original music from Nashville’s Emily McMichael! Even though I’ve only known Emily since our first show together in late 2019, I have quickly become a very big fan of both McMichael’s killer songwriting as well as her kind and friendly spirit. Emily produces and writes and performs amazingly atmospheric songs full of authenticity, so do yourselves a favor and follow her on Spotify / Facebook / and Instagram @emilalalalala

Be sure to stream “Unknown Caller” and “Two Week Notice” — as well as all of Emily’s music, links below:

Two Week Notice

https://open.spotify.com/track/2lOHVGrC80KSEeF7G3RfbY?si=0TlL8twdTqKvjFevi3-kDg

Unknown Caller

https://open.spotify.com/track/3CAKszePb3LdUi4COZ7ulO?si=ugSA4mXISq66PCGeZIMMqA

Thank you for joining me for this week’s To/From! You know, sometimes you’re reminded just how grateful you are to have friends that overflow with kindness and a love for what they do. Evie Andrus is one such person, and this episode’s interview was a goofiness-filled reminder of the impact my friend makes in this world. Evie is a world-class fiddler, lives a life of adventure and creative shenanigans and always pursues the passion for music. You can just tell, in any amount of time spent with Evie, that her own joy from music is ready to overflow to any that will listen. I hope you enjoy today’s show and PLEASE do yourself a favor by watching all of Evie’s livestreams on Facebook, she’s bringing a lot of smiles in a time when we can all use them.

Check out Evie’s official website, and the site for her band Buffalo Fiasco below:

https://evieandrusmusic.com/

https://buffalofiasco.com/

Hello there, To/From listeners! I am so glad you’re here to share in the encouraging and creative spirit that my friend Alex Cherry brings to today’s episode. It was a blast listening to stories from Alex’s journey into filmmaking and a career in her industry. You can find two of her favorite creative works in the show notes below — an amazing film and her lovely podcast — so make sure to do so! Also, make sure to stick around to the end of the episode for an update on how the COVID crisis has changed some things for Alex since the recording of our interview. If you support the show as a patron, check out the other chat we shared for the 2nd podcast as well!

Check out this link to Alex’s short film:

https://vimeo.com/313699034

AND her movie podcast:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/watchtower/id1364294170

Another special “thank you” to all the patrons on Patreon and for folks like Derek that have sent in listener mail! See you next time!

Welcome back, you lovely To/From listeners! Today’s show with Adeem The Artist is intense, encouraging and full of the creative goodness that this talented friend brings to both Knoxville and the country. We cover some heavy ground, regarding our personal journeys within organized religion, so let this be a bit of a content warning if that’s a hard topic for you. Also, this episode features two of Adeem’s songs (the second of which is a special unreleased version of Learning To Drive Again), but you really just need to take a few afternoons and listen to this songwriter’s whole catalogue. Adeem writes with honesty and a skilled mastery of storytelling.

Follow my friend on all social media and stream, stream, stream all your local artists’ music! Buy the newest album from Adeem The Artist at the link below:

https://adeemtheartist.bandcamp.com/

P. S. you can also support Adeem’s work and get rad and exclusive content via his Patreon!

It’s another To/From, y’all! Welcome to today’s episode, featuring Knoxville singer-songwriter, Redd. To hear Redd perform is a delight, as she brings a unique and soulful sound to each song that stays with you. In both her original tunes and covers, Redd makes each note very much her own. Be on the lookout for one of our main topics of discussion from this episode… Redd’s debut album!!! I hope you’ll also enjoy a little demo of Redd’s original “Girl You’re Lead” in the middle of today’s show!

Check out Redd’s songs and videos on her YouTube channel below and follow @redd.music on Instagram:

https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCIPf2soNoqfD9yY5Bexc_rg?view_as=subscriber

SOME FUN NEWS: The day after this episode releases, that means Sunday April 5th, will be the day that the first episode of The Freakin’ Radcast will be live on patreon.com/gradymilligan — This is the new podcast project that is exclusively for the folks supporting all the creative work I’m doing via Patreon. There are fun topics picked out, interviews already recorded, and lots of weekly fun planned! So if you want to help make creative things that I’m up to more sustainable, as well as receiving bonus content from my music and conversational adventures, this is the way to do so! Thank you for being wonderful, friends!

Time for more Steph! I so appreciate everyone listening to the show during this scary time. This second portion of my talk with Steph is full of more reflection and fun, join us for ramblings on introspection and why music matters so much to both of us.

For those interested in supporting this show, my music AND the new project that will be exclusively for folks on Patreon.com, “The Freakin’ Radcast”, head on over to patreon.com/gradymilligan and consider throwing $1 my way. Your support, encouragement and conversation mean so much. Very excited for The Freakin’ Radcast, early releases of this show and behind-the-scenes fun on Patreon.

Thanks again to all of you that have tuned in for the live concerts streaming on Facebook and Instagram, see you out there for lots more virtual jamming to come!

Follow Steph’s adventures on Facebook and on Instagram @more_cabell and don’t forget to send any listener mail (or answers for my listener questions online) to [email protected]

Welcome, one and all, to another To/From!!! These next two episodes feature a delightful chat, in which my new friend Steph Cabell and I wander all through topics including:

Steph’s journey to Tennessee and to music

Lots of random fun from Steph’s childhood

Skateboarding, rude people at baseball games and much more!

Thank you for all the support on both mine and Steph’s live gigs via social media, and a super thank you to all of the continued and new Patreon.com/gradymilligan supporters helping to make this new step in the journey possible. Can’t thank you all enough.

Follow Steph’s adventures on Facebook and on Instagram @more_cabell and don’t forget to send any listener mail (or answers for my listener questions online) to [email protected]

Hello To/From listeners! This is a very different episode, one in which I both practiced making myself talk alone into the mic and created what is essentially a full episode version of a new segment. I hope to talk about all kinds of random things that are helping each of us to geek out in our day-to-day. Maybe this will bring some simple positivity amidst the very real moment we find ourselves in.

Below you’ll find the list of when each random item is discussed throughout the show!

TIME STAMPS

Intro

5:57 The Witcher

11:57 Ugly Delicious 2

16:12  Listener Mail 1

18:36 Listener Mail 2

21:40 Listener Mail 3

23:15 Pokemon

25:20 Celeste

27:39 My Hero Academia

31:54 Listener Mail 4

35:56 Listener Mail 5 & 6

37:57 Listener Mail 7, 8 & 9

40:22 Frozen 2, Stand-Up, Knoxville

46:00 Outro

Check out @redd.music / @michaelcarnesmusic / @themontvales / @knoxfoudart on Instagram and support their work!

Friends! I’ve been looking forward to this episode for months — Kelsi Walker, singer-songwriter extraordinaire, has taken over To/From this week! I think you’ll really enjoy this conversation that, if I’m honest, had me quite nervous (as Kelsi kept her plans and questions secret from me).

Also, stay tuned for another episode later this week featuring (drum roll) the show’s first listener mail excerpts! This is something I want to become a BIG part of this podcast, so please consider joining the conversations online and via the email below.

I would love to hear from you, so please always feel free to send thoughts, stories or questions to [email protected]

A REMINDER: Please make sure that you are staying safe during the COVID-19 pandemic. Love people and make choices that help keep the most vulnerable among us safe.

I love you all — look for more content this week and throughout this crisis, as I want to do my part to bring encouragement and meaningful conversation and song to you amidst the difficult season.

Welcome back, all you lovely To/From listeners! I AM WAY TO EXCITED ABOUT THIS EPISODE! Meet my pal, Zack Roskop!

Zack has done a little bit of everything… like everything. This kind and excited dude is full of so much passion for such a long list of stuff and, as so many Knoxville folks know, one of the biggest of those passions is the love of beer culture. The Knox Brew Tours business, Zack’s amazing brain child, has already had such an impact on the Knoxville beer scene and beyond.

In this conversation, we discuss so many of the individual experiences in Zack’s story but also some of the overarching themes of desiring to try much, as well as the fear of not trying things on the horizon. In both the chat and in knowing my friend, Zack holds a truly contagious fervor for life and what possibilities exist. I love this thought that was reflected upon: that life is more about chasing our authentic self than just about anything else. So many of our dreams and relational growth and the way we can affect community is naturally grown and cultivated in finding who we really are.

Life is hard y’all, let the bitter and sweet (as we’ll get into in our beer analogies) mingle together. And sometimes you should just have a beer, eat something you love, take a shower and stop being so hard on yourself.

Love you all so much. Thank you for being here.

Check out so many things that Zack and the Knox Brew Tours family have going on at their website below:

https://www.knoxbrewtours.com/