F.A.M.E. (Frederick Acoustic Music Enterprise) social media coordinator discusses his college band (Howie & The Mutants), being a college disc jockey, lifting weights, becoming a Chiropractor and his interest in parody songs.

Maryland-based harmonica player Bill Hall discusses his love of horses, working and his transition from a degree in Veterinary Science to a career in Pathology with stops along the way in Vietnam, sailing the waters of the Chesapeake Bay and learning to play harmonica while driving.

Local Native American Style Flute player Stephen Darnell discusses his journey from playing handbells and the French Horn to his chosen instruments Native American Flute and penny whistle.

John DuRant Jr, son of John DuRant (the Troubadour), grew up playing guitar and saxophone.  He describes his musical upbringing, performing Jazz with Howard Burns and performing in Ireland, plus recording his wonderful CD 'Elevation Road'.

Mark McKay is a nationally ranked performing singer-songwriter who juggles his life between New York City and Frederick MD.  He discusses balancing live performing, songwriting, family and his day job that is based in NYC.  His songs have been compared to Steve Earle and Bruce Springsteen.

Popular performing duo Safe Harbor is a marriage of two talented people brought together by a Gibson Les Paul guitar and a love of music.

Dr Doug Smith, owner of Shab Row Recording Studio in Frederick MD, enjoys recording live bands and using vintage microphones.  He explains the transition from analog to digital recording and what the difference is.  His history of early 1970's recording using simple equipment transitioned into both an undergraduate and doctoral degree in Physics, then a career at NIST.  Great info for the audiophile and those of us fairly ignorant of the technical aspects of recording.

Ken Demith is an interesting fellow.  A graphic artist by trade, but a songwriter at heart.  He discusses growing up in Nashville, rubbing shoulders with Reba McEntire and Roy Orbison, touring in a Zyde-Billy band, songwriting and recording from a distance.

Northern Virginia based singer-songwriter Michelle Swan talks about playing her Dad's giant guitar when she was five, her first guitar (a Seagull), her new Gibson J45, songwriting and her love of the clarinet and live performing.

Middletown MD based singer-songwriter Sammie J burst onto the local acoustic music scene as winner of the Chords of Courage songwriting competition, but she has been singing since a young age.  Listen to her talk about her musical journey, how she acquires guitars and being her own sound engineer in her basement studio.