appalachian vibes radio show

Jamie Collins is a Bristol, Tennessee old time and bluegrass singer-songwriter and teacher with a special gift of connecting to audiences (and her students) through her passion for passing down the traditional Appalachian music that was passed down to her. 

We discuss her family sound, the importance of passing down the tradition of bluegrass and old time to a new generation of players and her debut album, Enjoy Life.

Learn more about Jamie Collins at https://www.jamiecollinsmusic.com/

Appalachian Vibes Radio Show from WNCW is listener nominated, you can nominate an artist by emailing Amanda at appalachianvibes@gmail.com.

Appalachian Vibes Radio Show is created and produced by Amanda Bocchi, a neo soul singer-songwriter, multi instrumentalist and journalist hailing from the Appalachian Mountains of Virginia.

My guest is Courtney Brown, she’s an Assistant Professor at Southern Methodist University in the Center for Creative Computation, a Fulbright scholarship winner, coder and musician who designs  instruments and composes  using a very unique medium, a dinosaur’s head. 

The  featured composition in todays episode was from the 2023 Hadrosaur Variations recorded at the New Music Edmonton’s, Now Hear This Festival. The composition was created using an older subadult Corythosaurus instrument. 

 Sharif Razzaque was Courtneytoday’slaborator for the fabrication. CT Scans were provided by Lawrence Witmer from Ohio University. 

You can learn more about dinosaur Choir, Courtney’s work at Courtney-Brown.net 

Appalachian Vibes Radio Show from WNCW is listener nominated, you can nominate an artist by emailing Amanda at appalachianvibes@gmail.com.

Appalachian Vibes Radio Show is created and produced by Amanda Bocchi, a neo soul singer-songwriter, multi instrumentalist and journalist hailing from the Appalachian Mountains of Virginia.

Cameron Ragsdale is a multi instrumentalist, composer, upright bassist, guitar player and singer-songwriter from Bristol, Tennessee. 

We discuss his time at NYU studying composition and his song ‘This Loneliness’ inspired by a dream he had about Hank Williams.

You can learn more about Cam Ragsdale at https://camragsdale.com/

Appalachian Vibes Radio Show from WNCW is listener nominated, you can nominate an artist by emailing Amanda at appalachianvibes@gmail.com.

Appalachian Vibes Radio Show is created and produced by Amanda Bocchi, a neo soul singer-songwriter, multi instrumentalist and journalist hailing from the Appalachian Mountains of Virginia.

This weeks episode is in honor of a very talented friend of mine that passed unexpectedly last year. Logan Michael was a guitar player, producer and singer-songwriter, a father, son, a friend and an incredibly loving guy. 

I speak with the mother of his child, Moriah McCowan and her business partner Charlie Hall who has turned this loss into The Lion Blues, a recording space in Roanoke, VA that serves the community through recording services, music lessons and music therapy.

Learn more about the Lion Blues Observatory at https://www.thelionblues.com/

Appalachian Vibes Radio Show from WNCW is listener nominated, you can nominate an artist by emailing Amanda at appalachianvibes@gmail.com.

Appalachian Vibes Radio Show is created and produced by Amanda Bocchi, a neo soul singer-songwriter, multi instrumentalist and journalist hailing from the Appalachian Mountains of Virginia.

This past weekend on Appalachian Vibes Radio Show my guest was Sol Roots, the DC based funky, blues and roots inspired singer-songwriter.

Sol grew up working with his father, and a close family friend Tim Duffy, who created a non profit called Music Maker Foundation. They travel around recording legendary blues and roots artists for posterity. These musicians became his teachers and mentors, and now Sol passes on the music he grew to love so deeply.


Learn more about Sol Roots and his upcoming shows at: https://solrootsmusic.com

Appalachian Vibes Radio Show from WNCW is listener nominated, you can nominate an artist by emailing Amanda at appalachianvibes@gmail.com.

Appalachian Vibes Radio Show is created and produced by Amanda Bocchi, a neo soul singer-songwriter, multi instrumentalist and journalist hailing from the Appalachian Mountains of Virginia.

Issac Hadden is a jazz influenced, funky, fusion guitarist and singer-songwriter based out of Asheville, NC.

We discuss his debut album, The Glue, now available on all streaming platforms. 

Learn more about the Issac Hadden Organ Trio anywhere you stream music or on all social media platforms❤️

Appalachian Vibes Radio Show from WNCW is listener nominated, you can nominate an artist by emailing Amanda at appalachianvibes@gmail.com.

Appalachian Vibes Radio Show is created and produced by Amanda Bocchi, a neo soul singer-songwriter, multi instrumentalist and journalist hailing from the Appalachian Mountains of Virginia.

Rob Slusser is a banjo driven singer-songwriter from Clifton Forge, Virginia. We discuss what it’s like growing up in a small town with a father as a mortician, sin, second chances and the zen of being a musician.

Learn more about Rob Slusser and his album Drifting on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/3Vr7ctfBARFBSruLHTKP44?si=xAk6yYR6Qxq14f62O9I-hw&nd=1

Instagram: @banjo_rob
https://www.facebook.com/banjorobslusser/

Appalachian Vibes Radio Show from WNCW is listener nominated, you can nominate an artist by emailing Amanda at appalachianvibes@gmail.com.

Appalachian Vibes Radio Show is created and produced by Amanda Bocchi, a neo soul singer-songwriter, multi instrumentalist and journalist hailing from the Appalachian Mountains of Virginia.

This week, my guest is a mix of traditional Appalachian twang and rock and roll, Matt Mullins and the Bringdowns come from Beckley, West Virginia with howling harmonicas, a raw blues guitar, and bone chilling vocals. 

 Matt Mullins discusses his relation to the famous Hatfield’s from the Hatfield/ McCoy feud from West Virginia’s history; and Matt’s determination to honor the memory of Bill Withers, one of the most legendary musicians to come from the Beckley, WV.

You can learn more about Matt Mullins & the Bringdowns and all of their adventures: https://www.bringdowns.com/

I’ll see y’all next Saturday at 6am on WNCW for another hour of Appalachian Vibes from WNCW. Everyone have a fabulous week and I hope it’s been a wonderful  start to 2023 for you!

Thank you to Palmyra the band, for the intro music! You can learn more about Palmyra at https://www.palmyratheband.com/

Appalachian Vibes  is brought  to you by Galax Tourism, made possible by Virginia is for Lovers. Galax Tourism, building our future while celebrating our past. You can learn more about Galax, VA at https://visitgalax.com/

You can hit me up, Amanda Bocchi, (producer/host/creator) at appalachianvibes@gmail.com  to chat or to submit an artist. 

Much Love ❤️ 
Amanda 

Appalachian Vibes Radio Show from WNCW is listener nominated, you can nominate an artist by emailing Amanda at appalachianvibes@gmail.com.

Appalachian Vibes Radio Show is created and produced by Amanda Bocchi, a neo soul singer-songwriter, multi instrumentalist and journalist hailing from the Appalachian Mountains of Virginia.