# music festival (audio feeds) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 6 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover music festival. Page: Feed: --- ## [The Happy Warriors of Fiery Folk: Scythian](https://www.southernsongsandstories.com/blog/2026/7/30/scythian) _2026-08-06 · Joe Kendrick · Southern Songs and Stories_ “My mom went to Juilliard, graduated from Juilliard. She taught us all of our instruments. We performed very high-level classical music, but we never felt a connection with the audience. And that's what we really yearned for.” — Dan Fedoryka You might not guess that the Fedoryka brothers, the core of the four-piece band Scythian , would have started their musical journey in such a formal setting,… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/static1.squarespace.com/static/540b004de4b0c46f2352a230/t/6a74e7bb04742f06517f4d4c/1786046405457/Happy+Warriors+of+Folk+-+Scythian.mp3) ## [Bluegrass That Is Traditional and Transcendent All at Once: Ettore Buzzini](https://www.southernsongsandstories.com/blog/2026/7/23/bluegrass-that-is-traditional-and-transcendent-all-at-once-ettore-buzzini) _2026-07-23 · Joe Kendrick · Southern Songs and Stories_ One of the greatest things about roots music in general, and bluegrass specifically, is that it continually brings in new generations of players to the fold. These young artists cut their teeth on the classics of the genre and then, very often, branch out into new directions, pushing the boundaries of the form, and inventing new styles while reinvigorating the overall framework of the music they… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/static1.squarespace.com/static/540b004de4b0c46f2352a230/t/6a6281467a23fa12594ed58e/1784840527511/From+Traditional+To+Transcendant+All+At+Once+-+Ettore+Buzzini.mp3) ## [Episode 100: Survivor Stories The Cast of Podcast 99](https://podcast99official.com/episode-100-survivor-stories-the-cast-of-podcast-99/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=episode-100-survivor-stories-the-cast-of-podcast-99) _2026-07-16 · Podcast 99_ WE MADE IT! Episode 100! 100 episodes of premier Woodstock 99 content. We watched every set, we spoke to over 60 attendees, we watched countless hours of home videos and documentaries, and we made 100 episodes about one singular topic. Thank you to all of the fans and listeners (there is a difference we have learned). Ryan sits down with the OG Podcast 99 crew, Josh Evans, Parks Miller, and Greh… [Listen](https://podcast99official.com/podcasts/Podcast-99-100_Survivor_stories_Reunion.mp3) ## [Be Comfortable With Yourself and Live Loud: Tift Merritt](https://www.southernsongsandstories.com/blog/2026/7/5/be-comfortable-with-yourself-and-live-loud-tift-merritt) _2026-07-07 · Joe Kendrick · Southern Songs and Stories_ Ask anyone who has has been there, is getting there, or maybe just realizing that it is around the bend, and they will tell you: getting older is not for the faint of heart. Not counting all the challenges with getting physically older, there are the many curveballs that life throws our way with work, family, and friendships, not to mention just maintaining mental balance in a world full of… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/static1.squarespace.com/static/540b004de4b0c46f2352a230/t/6a4c4c6276ed501fc6b965e8/1783385197578/Be+Comfortable+With+Yourself+and+Live+Loud+-+Tift+Merritt.mp3) ## [Semiquincentennial Blues](https://jessehagopian.substack.com/p/semiquincentennial-blues) _2026-07-04 · Jesse Hagopian · Teach Truth & Sing the Blues: Jesse' Songbook for Survival_ For Gil Scott-Heron [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/205010499/dfc4bd6f9d81d2ff7040ca2d3a4579d9.mp3) ## [Episode 99- Survivor Stories- Peace Patrol Paul pt 2](https://podcast99official.com/episode-99-survivor-stories-peace-patrol-paul-pt-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=episode-99-survivor-stories-peace-patrol-paul-pt-2) _2026-06-29 · Podcast 99_ EPISODE 99! We made it! We celebrate our 99th episode with the conclusion of one of the greatest survivor stories we have ever heard. Paul, our East Stage security lead, continues his tale with the legend of Chicago Bill, Rage vs. hardened stage hands, Jewel crushing his dreams, and a mellow walk about the chaos. Thank you all for listening to this stupid project four friends started 8 years ago.… [Listen](https://podcast99official.com/podcasts/Podcast-99-E99_Surivor_stories-Peace_Paul.mp3) ## [Ivory Layne Artist,Writer,Producer](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sandy-carlton/episodes/Ivory-Layne-Artist-Writer-Producer-e3kbm09) _2026-06-16 · Sandy Carlton · Big Sound, Small Town_ Ivory came by the Earl Scruggs Center and we talked about living in Nashville and London as a pop artist. [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/b956180/podcast/play/121017801/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-5-4%2F425526195-44100-2-f6ee7008fa2e3.m4a) ## [Episode 98: Survivor Stories Peace Patrol Paul Part One](https://podcast99official.com/episode-98-survivor-stories-peace-patrol-paul-part-one/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=episode-98-survivor-stories-peace-patrol-paul-part-one) _2026-06-15 · Podcast 99_ For the first time in Podcast 99 history, we have an esteemed member of the Woodstock 99 security force on the show. Paul was not really a member of the Peace Patrol as he was in the upper tier of security and was brought in to monitor the East Stage, for the entire festival. This story is full of celeb interactions, weed, meatball subs, handjobs, and colorful 1990’s vernacular, and this is only… [Listen](https://podcast99official.com/podcasts/Podcast-99-E98_Peace_Patrol_Paul_pt1.mp3) ## [Katie Martin and Kayla Evans from the Shelby Theatre Company](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sandy-carlton/episodes/Katie-Martin-and-Kayla-Evans-from-the-Shelby-Theatre-Company-e3kbmuv) _2026-06-09 · Sandy Carlton · Big Sound, Small Town_ Katie and Kayla stop by to talk about The Shelby Theatre Company and their next production,Bright Star ,a bluegrass musical written by Steve Martin and Edie Brickell [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/b956180/podcast/play/121018783/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-5-4%2F425527376-44100-2-fd44509afa49f.m4a) ## [Bringing After Dark and Charlotte’s Music Past Back to Light, Part Two](https://www.southernsongsandstories.com/blog/2026/6/4/bringing-after-dark-and-charlottes-music-past-back-to-light-part-two) _2026-06-04 · Joe Kendrick · Southern Songs and Stories_ The George Hatcher Band 08/16/81 at Main Street Music Hall, Morganton NC P.B. Scott’s documentary Central Piedmont Community College online collection of WTVI archives Rick Bowles episode on WTVI’s After Dark , recorded at O’Neills, date unknown [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/static1.squarespace.com/static/540b004de4b0c46f2352a230/t/6a2171cf9d03035a410128e7/1780576750660/Bringing+After+Dark+and+Charlotte_s+Music+Past+Back+To+Light%2C+part+2.mp3) ## [Every Channel. One Login. (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/lQxwdm82KpiY) _2026-06-04 · **Sponsored**_ 17,000+ live channels, movies and sports on any device. Free trial, no IP lock. ## [Jontavious Willis Blues Man](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sandy-carlton/episodes/Jontavious-Willis-Blues-Man-e3ipq8o) _2026-06-02 · Sandy Carlton · Big Sound, Small Town_ Jontavious dropped by BSST and Merlefest 2026 and shared a song , on a borrowed guitar,as well as his story . [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/b956180/podcast/play/119383768/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-2%2F423330773-44100-2-78f25aa12820e.m4a) ## [Ketch Secor Old Crow Medicine Show](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sandy-carlton/episodes/Ketch-Secor-Old-Crow-Medicine-Show-e3ipq3m) _2026-05-26 · Sandy Carlton · Big Sound, Small Town_ Ketch stopped by and talked with BSST at Merlefest 2026. Get a glimpse of the beginnings of Old Crow Medicine Show [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/b956180/podcast/play/119383606/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-2%2F423330552-44100-2-e49abf9e8c59b.m4a) ## [Bringing After Dark and Charlotte’s Music Past Back to Light, Part One](https://www.southernsongsandstories.com/blog/2026/5/21/bringing-after-dark-and-charlottes-music-past-back-to-light-part-one) _2026-05-21 · Joe Kendrick · Southern Songs and Stories_ Charlotte has been on my mind a lot lately. Recently, I profiled the Queen City’s Emanuel Wynter in the episode “Violin’s Architect of Joyous Sound: Emanuel Wynter”, which followed a recent episode on Charlotte artist Sam Tayloe of the band Time Sawyer titled “New Stages for Time Sawyer and Their Hometown Festival”. Around the time I interviewed Emanuel Wynter, I was in Charlotte on two occasions… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/static1.squarespace.com/static/540b004de4b0c46f2352a230/t/6a0f5fb23d89547c1a3769d9/1779392463308/Bringing+After+Dark+and+Charlotte_s+Music+Past+Back+To+Light+part+one_mixdown.mp3) ## [Zane Williams Frontman of the band, Wilder Blue](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sandy-carlton/episodes/Zane-Williams-Frontman-of-the-band--Wilder-Blue-e3ippsi) _2026-05-19 · Sandy Carlton · Big Sound, Small Town_ Zane Williams is a singer songwriter who fronts the band , Wilder Blue. Zane stopped by to chat about his life in Nashville and his move tp Texas. Zane has won several songwriting contests, including three categories in the same Chris Austin Songwriter Contest in the same year.. [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/b956180/podcast/play/119383378/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-2%2F423330309-44100-2-0e540738904cf.m4a) ## [Brian Ashley Jones Singer Songwriter, guitarist](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sandy-carlton/episodes/Brian-Ashley-Jones-Singer-Songwriter--guitarist-e3iporo) _2026-05-19 · Sandy Carlton · Big Sound, Small Town_ Brian stopped the Earl Scruggs Center and we talked about his musical journey and splitting time between Spartanburg, South Carolina and Nashville, Tennessee. [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/b956180/podcast/play/119382328/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-2%2F423329056-44100-2-c044056f9a182.m4a) ## [500-Year-Old Slave Revolt of 1526 Redefines Freedom as US Turns 250](https://jessehagopian.substack.com/p/500-year-old-slave-revolt-of-1526-bd8) _2026-05-13 · Jesse Hagopian · Teach Truth & Sing the Blues: Jesse' Songbook for Survival_ Before 1776 or 1619, enslaved Africans seized freedom in 1526 on land that would become the United States. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/197603943/b62fbc4480f1c4d7042bb4c8a4856b88.mp3) ## [Sam Bush Merlefest 2026](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sandy-carlton/episodes/Sam-Bush-Merlefest-2026-e3ipojp) _2026-05-12 · Sandy Carlton · Big Sound, Small Town_ Sam sat down with BSST at Merlefest 2026 and talked about his musical roots, his time with Leon Russell,Newgrass Revival, Emmylou Harriss, Duck Butter , Green Acres and The Sam Bush Band. [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/b956180/podcast/play/119382073/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-2%2F423328635-44100-2-543cf41979578.m4a) ## [Live From the GTMF - S9, Episode 13: Brahms Fourth](https://soundcloud.com/gtmf/live-from-the-gtmf-s9-9) _2026-05-07 · Grand Teton Music Festival_ Live from the Grand Teton Music Festival is back for its ninth season, featuring performance highlights from the Walk Festival Hall stage in Jackson Hole. Episode 13 features: Grand Teton Music Festival Orchestra and Sir Donald Runnicles, conductor Detlev Glanert Weites Land Johannes Brahms Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98 Live from the Grand Teton Music Festival is hosted by Music Director Sir… [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2314489289-gtmf-live-from-the-gtmf-s9-9.mp3) ## [Will Byrd Guitar Builder, musician](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sandy-carlton/episodes/Will-Byrd-Guitar-Builder--musician-e3ipoeb) _2026-05-05 · Sandy Carlton · Big Sound, Small Town_ I set down at Merlefest 2026 ,with Will who is the owner and builder of W.R. Byrd guitars. [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/b956180/podcast/play/119381899/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-2%2F423328384-44100-2-3655a26fe8e1a.m4a) ## [Live from GTMF - S9, Episode 12: Gustav Mahler—Ahead of His Time](https://soundcloud.com/gtmf/live-from-gtmf-s9-episode-12) _2026-04-30 · Grand Teton Music Festival_ Live from the Grand Teton Music Festival is back for its ninth season, featuring performance highlights from the Walk Festival Hall stage in Jackson Hole. Episode 12 features: Grand Teton Music Festival Orchestra and Sir Donald Runnicles, conductor Gustav Mahler Symphony No. 7 in E minor Movements 1, 4 and 5 Live from the Grand Teton Music Festival is hosted by Music Director Sir Donald Runnicles… [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2310375170-gtmf-live-from-gtmf-s9-episode-12.mp3) ## [Ask the crowd: AI or not (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/lZ1EkKUK1LyD) _2026-04-30 · **Sponsored**_ Get a transparent verdict from verified humans via web, RSS, or API. ## [Live from GTMF - S9, Episode 11: German Masters](https://soundcloud.com/gtmf/live-from-gtmf-s9-episode-11) _2026-04-23 · Grand Teton Music Festival_ Live from the Grand Teton Music Festival is back for its ninth season, featuring performance highlights from the Walk Festival Hall stage in Jackson Hole. Episode 11 features: Grand Teton Music Festival Orchestra and Sir Donald Runnicles, conductor Ludwig van Beethoven The Creatures of Prometheus Overture, Op. 43 Sir Donald Runnicles, conductor Anton Webern Im Sommerwind Sir Donald Runnicles,… [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2307253415-gtmf-live-from-gtmf-s9-episode-11.mp3) ## [Introducing the Alabama Astronaut Podcast with Abe Partridge and Ferrill Gibbs](https://www.southernsongsandstories.com/blog/2026/4/21/introducing-the-alabama-astronaut-podcast-with-abe-partridge-and-ferrill-gibbs) _2026-04-22 · Joe Kendrick · Southern Songs and Stories_ Acclaimed Alabama songwriter Abe Partridge and podcaster Ferrill Gibbs return to the podcast world with their new series titled Alabama Astronaut Radio Transmission , continuing their earlier work in the podcast series Alabama Astronaut to chronicle the religious practice of snake handling in the American South, and to document the movement’s unique and largely unknown songs and often raucous… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/static1.squarespace.com/static/540b004de4b0c46f2352a230/t/69e8f16464c19c510e9339cb/1776873863611/Snake+Handling+While+Singing+To+The+Ceiling+With+Alabama+Astronaut.mp3) ## [Live From the GTMF - S9, Episode 10: Time for Three and Nicolas Altstaedt](https://soundcloud.com/gtmf/live-from-the-gtmf-s9-8) _2026-04-16 · Grand Teton Music Festival_ Live from the Grand Teton Music Festival is back for its ninth season, featuring performance highlights from the Walk Festival Hall stage in Jackson Hole. Episode 10 features: Time for Three and Nicolas Altstaedt with the Grand Teton Music Festival Orchestra Ernest Bloch Schelomo, Hebraic Rhapsody Nicolas Altstaedt, cello Enrique Mazzola, conductor Kevin Puts Contact Time for Three – Charles Yang… [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2300257295-gtmf-live-from-the-gtmf-s9-8.mp3) ## [Live From the GTMF - S9, Episode 9: If Only Film Had Existed…](https://soundcloud.com/gtmf/live-from-the-gtmf-s9-7) _2026-04-09 · Grand Teton Music Festival_ Live from the Grand Teton Music Festival is back for its ninth season, featuring performance highlights from the Walk Festival Hall stage in Jackson Hole. Episode 9 features: Chamber Music with Festival musicians and the Grand Teton Music Festival Orchestra Danny Elfman Piano Quartet – Movement 1 – Ein Ding Karen Whitson Kinzie, violin Brant Bayless, viola Seoyeon Min, cello Yvonne Chen, piano… [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2298312548-gtmf-live-from-the-gtmf-s9-7.mp3) ## [Singing The Blues For A Better World At The Fort Wroth African American Music Festival](https://jessehagopian.substack.com/p/singing-the-blues-for-a-better-world) _2026-04-07 · Jesse Hagopian · Teach Truth & Sing the Blues: Jesse' Songbook for Survival_ The Blue Tide performs at Fort Worth African American Music Festival (FWAAMFest)—tracing the music back to ancestral land, memory, and the unfinished struggle for freedom [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/192790456/36314377f371807234ed30b61a165201.mp3) ## [Violin’s Architect of Joyous Sound: Emanuel Wynter](https://www.southernsongsandstories.com/blog/2026/4/7/violins-architect-of-joyous-sound-emanuel-wynter) _2026-04-07 · Joe Kendrick · Southern Songs and Stories_ When you think of the violin, or in country and roots music circles its kissing cousin the fiddle, what comes to mind? The Suzuki method, or Antonio Vivaldi perhaps? Maybe a song like “Ashokan Farewell” or “The Devil Went Down To Georgia”? But have you heard of Stuff Smith, Regina Carter, Papa John Creach, or Stéphane Grappelli? Charlotte artist Emanuel Wynter certainly has, and having grown up… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/static1.squarespace.com/static/540b004de4b0c46f2352a230/t/69d5250532e29670d4aacd32/1775576355412/Violin_s+Architect+of+Joyous+Sound+-+Emanuel+Wynter.mp3) ## [Live From the GTMF - S9, Episode 8: Hadelich Plays Beethoven](https://soundcloud.com/gtmf/live-from-the-gtmf-s9-6) _2026-04-02 · Grand Teton Music Festival_ Live from the Grand Teton Music Festival is back for its ninth season, featuring performance highlights from the Walk Festival Hall stage in Jackson Hole. Episode 8 features: Augustin Hadelich with the Grand Teton Music Festival Orchestra Ludwig van Beethoven Coriolan Overture, Op. 62 Kevin John Edusei, conductor Ludwig van Beethoven Concerto for Violin in D Major, Op. 61 Augustin Hadelich, violin… [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2291716397-gtmf-live-from-the-gtmf-s9-6.mp3) ## [Live From the GTMF - S9, Episode 7: Re-discovered Shostakovich and Rachmaninoff](https://soundcloud.com/gtmf/live-from-the-gtmf-s9-5) _2026-03-26 · Grand Teton Music Festival_ Live from the Grand Teton Music Festival is back for its ninth season, featuring performance highlights from the Walk Festival Hall stage in Jackson Hole. Episode 7 features: Chamber Music with Festival musicians and the Grand Teton Music Festival Orchestra Dmitri Shostakovich Five Pieces for Two Violins and Piano Julianne Lee, violin Ling Ling Huang, violin Yvonne Chen, piano Sergei Rachmaninoff… [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2287488545-gtmf-live-from-the-gtmf-s9-5.mp3) ## [In Era of Book Bans and War on History, Sinners Reveals What US Tries to Forget](https://jessehagopian.substack.com/p/in-era-of-book-bans-and-war-on-history) _2026-03-24 · Jesse Hagopian · Teach Truth & Sing the Blues: Jesse' Songbook for Survival_ Sinners deserves to win Oscars: It’s a blues poem, a freedom cry, and a love letter to powerful culture. ## [Live From the GTMF - S9, Episode 6: Inspirations](https://soundcloud.com/gtmf/live-from-the-gtmf-s9-4) _2026-03-19 · Grand Teton Music Festival_ Live from the Grand Teton Music Festival is back for its ninth season, featuring performance highlights from the Walk Festival Hall stage in Jackson Hole. Episode 6 features: Grand Teton Music Festival Orchestra and Stéphane Denève, conductor Jessie Montgomery Strum Stéphane Denève, conductor Joaquin Rodrigo Concierto de Aranjuez JIJI, guitar Stéphane Denève, conductor Ottorino Respighi Fontane di… [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2283192653-gtmf-live-from-the-gtmf-s9-4.mp3) ## [International money transfers (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/Md0nqWyethPc) _2026-03-19 · **Sponsored**_ Send money to other countries and manage multi‑currency balances online. ## [Live From the GTMF - S9, Episode 5: Mozart and New Tales](https://soundcloud.com/gtmf/live-from-the-gtmf-s9-3) _2026-03-12 · Grand Teton Music Festival_ Live from the Grand Teton Music Festival is back for its ninth season, featuring performance highlights from the Walk Festival Hall stage in Jackson Hole. Episode 5 features: Chamber Music with Festival musicians; the Grand Teton Music Festival Chamber Orchestra with Benjamin Manis, conductor; and Andrea Lam, piano with the Grand Teton Music Festival Orchestra and Sir Donald Runnicles, conductor… [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2278230023-gtmf-live-from-the-gtmf-s9-3.mp3) ## [Country That Contains Multitudes: Kelsey Waldon](https://www.southernsongsandstories.com/blog/2026/3/9/country-that-contains-multitudes-kelsey-waldon) _2026-03-10 · Joe Kendrick · Southern Songs and Stories_ Many times the way and artist finds their way onto this podcast is from their publicist or someone else on their team reaching out to me, or vice versa. Sometimes I might bump into an artist at a show or festival and hit them up for an impromptu interview then and there, but that is rare. Rarer still is the scenario where I came in contact with western Kentucky artist Kelsey Waldon , which was… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/static1.squarespace.com/static/540b004de4b0c46f2352a230/t/69b0293339fed923bf603401/1773152587157/Country+That+Contains+Multitudes+-+Kelsey+Waldon_mixdown.mp3) ## [Live From the GTMF - S9, Episode 4: James Ehnes Plays Brahms](https://soundcloud.com/gtmf/live-from-the-gtmf-s9-2) _2026-03-05 · Grand Teton Music Festival_ Experience the range of the GTMF Orchestra in this week's episode of musical 'potpourri', featuring commentary by Music Director Sir Donald Runnicles, who conducted each performance, and co-host Jeff Counts. This episode features: Chamber Music with Festival musicians; James Ehnes and Grand Teton Music Festival Orchestra José González Granero String Quartet No. 2, “In Times of Confinement” Ling… [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2276137097-gtmf-live-from-the-gtmf-s9-2.mp3) ## [Are You Experienced? Taking Stock of Music Festival Culture and History From Ancient Greece to Albino Skunk](https://www.southernsongsandstories.com/blog/2026/2/20/are-you-experienced-taking-stock-of-music-festival-culture-and-history-from-ancient-greece-to-albino-skunk) _2026-02-20 · Joe Kendrick · Southern Songs and Stories_ Did you know that almost three thousand years ago, before there were athletic competitions at the first Olympics, there were music competitions at Delphi in Greece, with contestants singing hymns to Apollo? Or that, in the late 19th century in America, John Philip Sousa protégé Bohumir Kryl's Bohemian Band was frequently seen on the Chautauqua circuit, and featured four husky timpanists in leather… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/static1.squarespace.com/static/540b004de4b0c46f2352a230/t/69989cba1c0af26a384afb5d/1771609302990/Are+You+Experienced+-+Taking+Stock+of+Music+Festival+Cutlure+and+History+From+Ancient+Greece+to+Albino+Skunk.mp3) ## [Affordability Crisis Deniers Must Be Replaced by Workers’ Power](https://jessehagopian.substack.com/p/affordability-crisis-deniers-must) _2026-02-13 · Jesse Hagopian · Teach Truth & Sing the Blues: Jesse' Songbook for Survival_ A nation that can feed its billionaires but not its children has an economic system built to protect cruelty. ## [Rock and Roots Collide To Make a Joyful Noise: SUSTO Stringband and Holler Choir](https://www.southernsongsandstories.com/blog/2026/2/4/rock-and-roots-collide-to-make-a-joyful-noise-susto-stringband-and-holler-choir) _2026-02-04 · Joe Kendrick · Southern Songs and Stories_ It is interesting to compare and contrast the genres of rock and roll with old time and string band music. In some ways, string bands can be more raw and intense than rock bands. No bridges. Odd tunings. Dancing to exhaustion. Music made for intimate social gatherings versus music made for the wide world. The stereotypes of old time musicians being country bumpkins have not been entirely erased,… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/static1.squarespace.com/static/540b004de4b0c46f2352a230/t/698383656141874f4cf0c5df/1770226558225/Rock+and+Roots+Collide+to+Make+A+Joyful+Noise+-+SUSTO+Stringband+and+Holler+Choir.mp3) ## [ICE Out Now!: Melting the ICE Age with Social Movement Heat](https://jessehagopian.substack.com/p/ice-out-now-melting-the-ice-age-with) _2026-02-02 · Jesse Hagopian · Teach Truth & Sing the Blues: Jesse' Songbook for Survival_ Jesse Hagopian delivered this speech at a rally organized by Seattle educators for immigrant rights and to defend students from being kidnapped by federal agents. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/186640832/3b7a461fc3afd1da375aa506ae2da28e.mp3) ## [Episode 97: Survivor Stories Matthew “The Narrator”](https://podcast99official.com/episode-97-survivor-stories-matthew-the-narrator/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=episode-97-survivor-stories-matthew-the-narrator) _2026-01-24 · Podcast 99_ Welcome to 2026! We still haven’t left 1999 here at Podcast 99 as we continue our endless coverage of the notorious Woodstock 99 festival. Matthew remembers everything, against all odds. A true rock and roll veteran who survived both Woodstock 94 and 99. This is a killer way to start the year and one of the absolute beefiest survivor stories we have ever heard. [Listen](https://podcast99official.com/podcasts/Podcast-99-E97_Survivor_Stories_Matthew.mp3) ## [Episode 96: Survivor Stories Daroyl](https://podcast99official.com/episode-96-survivor-stories-daroyl/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=episode-96-survivor-stories-daroyl) _2025-12-31 · Podcast 99_ Welcome to 2026 and another year of Survivor Stories! Woodstock 99 lore continues to grow here at Podcast 99 and this year we start with Daroyl (misspelt by his mother). This guy is a well of information and has a great perspective on the festival. He also experienced a more than rare occurrence of some female attendees turning the tables on their male counterparts. [Listen](https://podcast99official.com/podcasts/Podcast-99-E96_Survivor_Stories_Daroyl.mp3) ## [In 2025, They Tried to Ban the Truth—We Taught It Louder](https://jessehagopian.substack.com/p/in-2025-they-tried-to-ban-the-truthwe) _2025-12-31 · Jesse Hagopian · Teach Truth & Sing the Blues: Jesse' Songbook for Survival_ My new Truthout essay demonstrates how more educators came to understand that education has never been neutral — it either liberates or subjugates. And many are joining the freedom struggle. ## [Episode 95 Survivor Stories: Rees](https://podcast99official.com/episode-95-survivor-stories-rees/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=episode-95-survivor-stories-rees) _2025-12-23 · Podcast 99_ Our latest survivor hails all the way from New Zealand and was lucky(?) enough to attend Woodstock 99. Not only does Rees remember a ton about his time at the festival, but he also got up every morning and ran up to 10 miles during it. This is a great survivor story to cap off the year, thank you all for listening, happy holidays and we will see you at Woodstock! [Listen](https://podcast99official.com/podcasts/Podcast-99-E95_Survivor_Stories_Rees.mp3) ## [Baristas on Strike on the Front Page. Starbucks’ “Here’s to Baristas” Holiday Ad on the Back — Anything to Avoid a Union Contract.](https://jessehagopian.substack.com/p/baristas-on-strike-on-the-front-page) _2025-11-14 · Jesse Hagopian · Teach Truth & Sing the Blues: Jesse' Songbook for Survival_ The struggle baristas are brewing is part of a larger fight for worker's power. ## [A SNAP Decision: Eat the Rich](https://jessehagopian.substack.com/p/a-snap-decision-eat-the-rich) _2025-11-03 · Jesse Hagopian · Teach Truth & Sing the Blues: Jesse' Songbook for Survival_ A poem by Jesse Hagopian ## [Episode 94 – Survivor Stories: Jeff 2025](https://podcast99official.com/episode-94-survivor-stories-jeff-2025/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=episode-94-survivor-stories-jeff-2025) _2025-10-16 · Podcast 99_ We got another Jeff! Jeff had never been to a festival before Woodstock 99, heck, he had only really been to less than ten concerts! Jeff and a buddy braved the road in a dying car to really just see Metallica, almost dying during Limp Bizkit was an added bonus. [Listen](https://podcast99official.com/podcasts/Podcast-99-E94-Jeff.mp3) ## [Louisa Branscomb, ESMF 2025](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sandy-carlton/episodes/Louisa-Branscomb--ESMF-2025-e37n4k3) _2025-09-30 · Sandy Carlton · Big Sound, Small Town_ Louisa tell BSST about being dead three (3) days [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/b956180/podcast/play/107761731/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-8-3%2F406808576-44100-2-0da8538b7d213.m4a) ## [Mark and Samantha Cantrell](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sandy-carlton/episodes/Mark-and-Samantha-Cantrell-e37n47o) _2025-09-23 · Sandy Carlton · Big Sound, Small Town_ The banjo/guitar duo of Mark and Samatha Cantrell came by BSST at the ESMF to talk of what its life to play music as a married couple. [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/b956180/podcast/play/107761336/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-8-3%2F406808011-44100-2-b10daa1fe81df.m4a) ## [Mike Devol - Greensky Bluegrass](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/roadtoblueox/episodes/Mike-Devol---Greensky-Bluegrass-e38aefl) _2025-09-16 · Pert Near Sandstone · Road To Blue Ox_ \*Re-publication of this episode from June, just before the 2025 Blue Ox Music Festival\* The final episode before gates open at this year’s Blue Ox Music Festival! Nate and Justin connect with Mike from Greensky to discuss what they’ve been up to and look ahead to celebrating a milestone in their career as a flagship of jamgrass scene. Also mentioned are some updates and information to be aware of… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/94178c4/podcast/play/108394421/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-8-16%2F5ae1c675-e958-753b-406c-208f79e8e1ee.mp3) ## [Episode 93: Survivor Stories- Oxy](https://podcast99official.com/episode-93-survivor-stories-oxy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=episode-93-survivor-stories-oxy) _2025-07-03 · Podcast 99_ Oxy’s story truly puts the “survivor” in “survivor stories.” At just 18 years old, Oxy flew to America from Hungary in order to attend Woodstock 99, alone, with $80, no tent, no nothin. Despite the odds being incalculably stacked against him, he flourished and had a great time seeing his all time favorite band, The Offspring. [Listen](https://podcast99official.com/podcasts/Podcast-99-E93-Survivor_Stories_Oxy_v2.mp3) ## [Podcast 99 Episode 92 Survivor Stories Jason](https://podcast99official.com/podcast-99-episode-92-survivor-stories-jason/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=podcast-99-episode-92-survivor-stories-jason) _2025-06-06 · Podcast 99_ This is a Mt. Rushmore episode folks. Jason was an admitted scumbag, one who left in a fury for Woodstock 99 after an argument with his girlfriend, who lied about where he was going in order to acquire the money, who had an affair while at Woodstock 99, and then had a life altering experience during Jewel that can only be described as, “transcendent.” This episode also listens less like a… [Listen](https://podcast99official.com/podcasts/Podcast-99-E92-Survivor_Stories_Jason.mp3) ## [Warren Haynes - Road To Blue Ox](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/roadtoblueox/episodes/Warren-Haynes---Road-To-Blue-Ox-e337g5c) _2025-05-28 · Pert Near Sandstone · Road To Blue Ox_ Justin and Nate had a great conversation with Warren Haynes! We discussed his past collaborations that led him to where he is today, dove into his new album and learned about the incredible band he will have along at Blue Ox. There are a few timely announcements about the festival and we also listened to a song by The Wildmans, who are performing on Saturday on the Saloon Stage. Featured Music:… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/94178c4/podcast/play/103054956/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-4-22%2F2886eea4-7749-f701-5e19-ffcf1ddf3281.mp3)