Wick's Picks Podcast

This week on the program I’m joined by Elizabethtown-based singer-songwriters Gracie Yates and Brock Burton.

Together we talked about everything from the recent For The Love Of Appalachia benefit at The Burl to this weekend’s Unbroken Circle Music Festival in Southern Indiana, musical roots, collaborating with Smilo & The Ghost, new music, and much more (timestamps available below).

We also heard a total of four songs in studio — “Unholy” and “One Hit Wonder” from Yates and “Past Life” and “Eliza” from Burton (with the latter featuring Yates on harmonies) — along with studio cuts of Yates’ “Do You” and Burton’s “Heathenry” coming later to close the show out.

Linda Jean Stokley and Montana Hobbs of The Local Honeys stopped by the show to talk about their new music, the importance of field recordings and preserving old-time music’s traditions, forming their own record label, and more. Additionally, we also dove into the group’s catalog of tunes with the playing of “The Space Girl’s Song,” “Darlin’ Don’t You Know That’s Wrong,” “Last Mule In The Holler” and “Throw Me In The Thicket (When I Die).”

I’m joined by Lexington-based musician, activist and fellow radio show host DeBraun Thomas to talk about his decision to step away from his full-time job at WUKY at the end of July, the new music he’s working on, being the first artist to perform on the new stage at Gatton Park, and much more. We even heard a few songs from Thomas both new and old like “Lando,” “Take Me Back To Atlanta,” “Broke In Denver” and “Take Me To Olympus.”

This week on the show I’m joined in The Hound studio by Samuel May, Tristan Frazier and Colin Michael of Lexington-based rock group Bedford to talk all about the group’s origins, evolution, new album Troubled — out Aug. 15 — and its release show the same night at 2 Fisted Willie’s.

In addition to chatting about the new record, we also listen to six tracks straight from it — “Troubled,” “Lonely Night,” “Temporary,” “Sign,” “Suburban Blue” and “White Horse” (NOT the Chris Stapleton song) — that showcase the band’s high flying rock n’roll sound.

HollerGirl Music Festival founder Kristen Murphy and Luna & The Mountain Jets' Teresa and David Prince join the program to discuss this years' gathering taking place Aug. 1-3 in Irvine, the origins of the "Luna" and "Honey" characters, the healing power of music, and more.

We also hear three songs live in studio from the Princes — "That Thing You Said," "Montana," and "Honey" — along with capping things off with previously recorded material from past and present HollerGirl performers Emily Jamerson, Them Lasses & The Old Dogs, and Abby Hamilton.

Bath County based singer Clark Kissick joins the program to preview his forthcoming album Reminiscing, delve into his past life as a quarterback on Coach Mark Stoops’ first football team at UK, and more.

Along with the conversation, we also hear Kissick perform three songs from inside The Hound studio — “Goodbye Virginia,” “Hell Of A Woman” and “Anita I Need Ya.” We also hear three cuts straight from the new record in “Delrita Done Me Wrong,” “Reminiscing” and “Salt Lick Shuffle” to close the show out.

This week on the program I’m joined by Greenup County singer Jayce Turley to discuss his musical roots, recent tour out west, this weekend’s Little Sandy Shakedown music festival, and more.

In addition to our conversation, we also hear a handful of songs from Turley including his latest single “The Divide” and a few choice cuts from his 2024 record Broke Down.

This week on the show I’m joined by Somerset based singer-songwriter Yovany Pino — known on stage as Spooky Fox — to discuss his musical origins and route to being a one man band, new song “In The Dark,” the city’s recent General Lee fountain jump, and more.

Pino also performed “In The Dark” live in studio along with two other soon to be released singles in “Trouble” and “Ocean Blue Eyes.”

Middlesboro, Ky. singer Bill Taylor joins the program to discuss his recent audition for "America's Got Talent" that aired and the viral moment that has followed along with new music, the family ties in his band The Appalachian Heatherns, and more.

Taylor and his father Billy also perform three songs live in studio — originals "Strength" and "Tomorrow" followed by a cover of Sturgill Simpson's "I Don't Mind."

Ashland, Ky. based singer-songwriter Lindsey Elam joins the program to discuss her musical upbringing, self-made fashion, time spent pursuing her musical dreams in Nashville before returning to Kentucky, sobriety and more.

Additionally, we also hear Elam perform two original songs — Dance Barefoot" and "Upper Hand" — live from The Hound FM studio.