Roots Music

When Scott Ainslie was just three years old, his mother found him sitting at the piano playing melodies from records she played around the house. His…

When Scott Ainslie was just three years old, his mother found him sitting at the piano playing melodies from records she played around the house. His…

The Steel Wheels are an Americana roots band from Virginia taking influences from old-time and traditional string band music. Though they might look and…

The Steel Wheels are an Americana roots band from Virginia taking influences from old-time and traditional string band music. Though they might look and…

Wisconsin native Phil Cook headed south for a new home in North Carolina 10 years ago. Since then, he has been in a band with Justin Vernon from Bon Iver,…

Wisconsin native Phil Cook headed south for a new home in North Carolina 10 years ago. Since then, he has been in a band with Justin Vernon from Bon Iver,…

Darren Hanlon grew up in a small town in Queensland, Australia with American legends like Kenny Rogers playing on the turntable. His early musical…

This was originally aired on 10/17/2014Nick Vandenberg is a man of many talents. In the early 2000’s Nick ventured from his home in the Mid-Ohio Valley…

This was originally aired on 10/17/2014Nick Vandenberg is a man of many talents. In the early 2000’s Nick ventured from his home in the Mid-Ohio Valley…

North Carolina Musician Justin Johnson has always been drawn to stringed instruments. Starting with the beat up, one-string Stella guitar his mother…