Author: Pete Gile

Today on the podcast we’re interviewing one of the best fiddlers and harmony singers in the Texas and Red Dirt Music scene.  Jeremy Watkins played for years with Jason Boland and The Stragglers, Stoney Larue and a long list of others. I got to know Jeremy clear back in the

I got teamed up on in this episode by two wonderful women who also happen to be great friends.  My co-host Carly Evans and Megan Vaughan met years ago and worked together in Manhattan, KS at a radio station prior to moving on and up in both of their careers.

This is a momentous episode for us here at The Troubadour!  You are about to listen to episode #100 of a podcast that just started out as an idea in my vast and expansive cranium several years ago.  I’m truly humbled by how many great artists and individuals have agreed

Today’s episode features Texas Country Music artist Clay Hollis. Clay was born in the Rio Grande Valley and raised in San Antonio.  Clay decided to forego the‍ typical life of going to college and settling down in a comfortable job to pursue his dream of being a country music artist.

Marc Methot – CARtoons Magazine We are off the beaten path this week with the creator of automotive enthusiast magazine, CARtoons that I used to read as a kid.  But, it’s not really a magazine either; it’s more of a comic book.  CARtoons magazine was out of publication for years

Carly and I have got to talk to some incredible people and artists through this podcast and today is another notch in that gunstock. While this guest isn’t necessarily tied to music, he is a Texas artist in his own right.  Actor Barry Corbin has had an impressive career spanning

This episode is the first of what we’re going to start referring to as the “Sidemen Series” on the podcast.  If you are a regular listener you know that our wheelhouse is interviewing frontmen and artists with their names on the album cover.  Well, behind all of those folks is

Welcome to this week’s episode of The Troubadour.  Imagine, if you will, being born an American citizen but then spending the majority of your youth in a third world country in Africa.  Imagine if spending time in the Serengeti watching all of the wild creatures and animals that Africa has

What do you get when you combine great musicians, killer harmony vocals and great songs?  Well, you get one of the fastest-rising acts in the Texas Music scene:  The Chad Cooke Band. Their song, “Whatever it Takes” set a record as the longest charting single on Texas Radio at 43

Hey everybody, welcome to The Troubadour!  I’m super excited for today’s episode.  Today we’re visiting with a guy I’ve wanted to have on the podcast since we started this thing.  Corby Schaub is a multi-talented instrumentalist, studio player and producer I’ve been a fan of for a long time.  So