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Randall King is yet another one on the long list of great artists hailing from West Texas.  While Randall isn’t necessarily a newcomer to Red Dirt and Texas Country Music, I have to admit I was relatively unfamiliar with his music and career until about a year ago.  And, when

On this episode Carly and I get to have a great conversation with Kevin “Frenchie” Blues of the guitar driven blues/rock duo, Frenchies Blues Destroyers.  The 2nd half of this two-piece is drummer, Brother Pete Coatney.  Frenchie and Brother Pete have both been long-time members of Jack Ingram’s band.  After

Pete and Carly talk Red Dirt, Texas Country and the upcoming season of the podcast. How YOU can support the podcast! If you’re interested in supporting the podcast and helping us FREE CARLY from the bondage of editing every episode CLICK HERE and help us hand off this part of

Hey everybody – welcome to Episode # 66 of The Troubadour Podcast.  We’ve got a great interview for you today.  Anyone who knows anything about the greatest guitar players to ever live are familiar with names in the Rock wold like Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, and Albert Lee.  If you

Drew Fish Drew Fish comes from a musical family and was hanging out with legends in the Texas Music Scene like producer Lloyd Maines before he even considered a career in music. After being called on-stage to help Cory Morrow sing one of his signature tunes, “Drink One More Round”,

As songwriters, we’re really nothing more than storytellers who add music to our various tales.  That’s where it all begins for me – “stories”.  Stories about lost love, gained love, unreciprocated love.  Stories about depression, happiness and amazing larger than life characters.  And on top of that it’s not only

Every now and then in the course of my life I’ve came across talented people and I’m literally shocked that up to that point, I’d never heard of them or been aware of their work.  Carin Mari was one of those cases for me.  The first time I saw Carin

On this episode of the podcast Carly and I get to visit with one of our old buddies and native Kansans, Lucas Maddy.  This is Lucas’ second appearance on the show as he was one of my first few guests when this podcast was in its infancy and I was

Today’s featured artist, Sean McConnell, is known as a well-respected consummate singer-songwriter throughout the Country, Red Dirt, Texas Country, Americana, and even Rock genres!  I mean for crying out loud, the Rock Music Icon, Meatloaf, once listed Sean by name as a creative inspiration on one of his albums within

As Mike Ryan explains in this interview, his journey to become one of the most popular acts in Texas Country and Red Dirt Music started a LONG time ago.  Coming from a musical family, Mike states in the interview that it was almost expected that he pick up an instrument