Jason Wilber interviews 12 time Grammy winner Emmylou Harris at the famous Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee. Jason spoke with Emmylou right before the Natural Resource Defence Council's "Music Saves Mountains" concert. Emmylou was one of many participants that night who played the concert in order to draw attention to the devastating practice of Mountain Top Removal (MTR) in Appalachia. In the interview Emmylou talks about her life and music, and why she became interested in banding with other musicians to save mountains in Appalachia.

Topics discussed include: The music Emmylou heard as a young girl on the radio, the career she originally planned to pursue (it wasn't music), her early efforts in Nashville, how she met Grahm Parsons, the influence of author Annie Dillard on her work, the recent NRDC concert at the Ryman, and what listeners can do to help end Mountain Top Removal.

 Musical selections include: Boulder To Birmingham, Michelangelo, Hold On, All That You Have Is Your Soul, The Pearl, and Goin' Back To Harlan.

Jason also talks with Indiana University Jacobs School of Music "Rock and Roll Professor" Andy Hollinden about The O'Jays' song "For The Love Of Money".

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Musician/Host Jason Wilber talks with singer-songwriter Paul Thorn about his life and music. This piece can stand alone, and is "EVERGREEN", i.e. the show can be run anytime as the content is not date specific.

Topics discussed include: Growing up where the "King" was born. How he met his long time songwriting partner Bill Maddox. How famous manager Miles Copeland flew down to Tupelo to hear him perform. The advice his father gave him about preaching and performing. His career as a professional boxer, and where his song "Pimps and Preachers" came from. Connecting with new audiences, and his song "I don't like half the folks I love".

Musical selections include: Buckskin Jones Illegitimate Son, You Might Be Wrong, Everybody Wishes, That's Life, I Don't Like Half The Folks I Love.

Also included, a visit from Indiana University "Rock and Roll Professor" Andy Hollinden, who talks about Bukka White, an early Blues artist from the '30's, featuring his song "Strange Place Blues".

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This piece is "EVERGREEN", i.e. the show can be run anytime as the content is not date specific.

Topics discussed include: Why he learned old songs, but never performed them. Playing East coast open mic nights. How his first tour came about in Ireland. Writing Me and Jiggs. More about his first tour in Ireland with Glen Hansard. Writing songs for live shows.

Musical selections include: Snow is Gone, The Lark, Lantern, Long Shadows, Idaho, The Temptation of Adam.

Jason also talks with Indiana University Jacobs School of Music professor Andy Hollinden about the strange, tragic, and somewhat insane life of Syd Barret of Pink Floyd, culminating with his anguished, stark, bleak, and heartbreakingly honest "Dark Globe".

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Musician/Host Jason Wilber interviews singer-songwriter John Garrison about his life and his music. We first heard Garrison’s signature vocal quality on his band BUDAPEST’s 2002 debut release, TOO BLIND TO HEAR (out through Universal Records in the USA and Sinnamon Records in Spain), and later on their album HEAD TOWARDS THE DAWN (out through Sinnamon Records in Spain). The single “Censored Memories” off of TOO BLIND TO HEAR was the second most played song in all of Spain in 2004, the year the album released. After the tragic suicide of BUDAPEST'S guitarist Mark Walworth, the band reformed and finally disbanded in 2006. Front man John Garrison has gone on to a successful solo career, moving from London to New York.

Topics discussed include: His first concert, what gave him confidence to sing his songs, paying his dues with Budapest,the sad and unexpected end of his band,moving to NYC and making the transition to a solo artist.

Musical selection include:Let's Run, Never Far From Me, Is This the Best That it Gets?, So CLose, Lost< Walking on Broadway, I Leave on Friday.

Jason also talks with "The Rock and Roll Professor" Andy Hollinden about John Lennon's early life, and the song "Mother" which took shape after his "Primal Therapy" sessions with Yoko Ono in which "primal screaming" was prescribed. 

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SEARCHLIGHT is a special program from the producers of In Search of a Song with Jason Wilber. Featured artists submitted their songs via SonicBids and were voted on by the "Search Party" (In Search of a Song's website members group) at the In Search of a Song website. Artists interested in being featured on Searchlight can submit their songs through SonicBids (SUBMIT HERE). For more information, see: http://www.insearchofasong.com

This months winner is up and coming singer/songwriter Jennifer Quiroz (Jennifer Quiroz WEBSITE) from Los Angeles, California with her song "Crash". This is a short interview about her influences, and the inspiration behind the song, which came from the unexpected diagnosis of her fathers cancer, his subsequent healing, and the impact of the experience with time on Jennifers performing and songwriting.

Musician/Host Jason Wilber interviews singer/songwriter Austin Lucas. This piece is "EVERGREEN", i.e. the show can be run anytime as the content is not date specific.

Topics discussed include: Early influences, touring in Europe, discussion about language, punk rock roots, and moving towards "acoustic Punk".

Musical selections include: Singing Man, Nevada County Line, Wash My Sins Away, Somebody Loves You, Sleep Well, Darkness Out Of Me, Go West

In our Rock History 101 segment this week, Jason also talks with Indiana University "Rock and Roll Professor" Andy Hollinden about the band "Black Sabbath" and the first song on their debut album of the same name, "Black Sabbath".
For more information, visit In Search of a Song.com

SEARCHLIGHT is a special program from the producers of In Search of a Song with Jason Wilber. Featured artists submitted their songs via SonicBids and were voted on by the "Search Party" (In Search of a Song's website members group) at the In Search of a Song website. Artists interested in being featured on Searchlight can submit their songs through SonicBids (SUBMIT HERE). For more information, see: http://www.insearchofasong.com

This months winner is up and coming singer/songwriter Taylor Carson (Taylor Carson WEBSITE ) from Virginia with his song "Five". This is a short interview about his influences, and the inspiration behind the song, which came from the story of his mother's survival of a car crash that killed her father and mother when she was five, and the impact of the experience on Taylor's songwriting.

Musician/Host Jason Wilber interviews singer-songwriter Buddy Mondlock about his life and his music. Buddy started out on the Chicago open mic circuit, and has written many successful songs for artists such as Guy Clark, Nanci Griffith, and Janis Ian, just to name a few.

Topics discussed include: Buddy's early memories of music, the first songs he learned, writing his own songs, early performances, his college years, Chicago in the late 70's and opening for Steve Goodman, his early songwriting and performing efforts, how his mindset affects his audience, how to keep audiences interested, wrting Amsterdam with Janis Ian.

Musical selection include:The Kid,Mud,Fence in a Storm,The Edge of the World,Amsterdam,Home,When I was a Little Kid.

Jason also talks with "The Rock and Roll Professor" Andy Hollinden about The Rolling Stones "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction".
For more info, visit: www.insearchofasong.com

SEARCHLIGHT is a special program from the producers of In Search of a Song with Jason Wilber. Featured artists submitted their songs via SonicBids and were voted on by the "Search Party" (In Search of a Song's website members group) at the In Search of a Song website. Artists interested in being featured on Searchlight can submit their songs through SonicBids (SUBMIT HERE). For more information, see: http://www.insearchofasong.com

This months winner is up and coming singer/songwriter Timothy Scott (Timothy Scott WEBSITE ) from North Carolina with his song "1/2 Wiccan 1/2 Miss Thang". This is a short interview about his influences, and the inspiration behind the song, which came from a previous hurtful relationship.

Musician/Host Jason Wilber talks with singer-songwriter Tom Russell about his life and music. From Nigeria
to Norway, to New York, to West Texas, Tom Russell has led a fascinating life and much of it has made it into his amazingly rich songs and recordings. This is part one of two, but it can stand alone. This piece is "EVERGREEN", i.e. the show can be run anytime as the content is not date specific.

Topics discussed include:Working in NYC i the late 70's and early 80's, his first record, transitioning from bar gigs to concerts, his work in the early 90's, his record Hotwalker, making his record "Blood and Candlesmoke", comparing his painting with songwriting.

Musical selections include: Criminology, Sitting Bull in Venice, Honky Jazz, Stealing Electricity, Who's Gonna Build Your Wall?, Ash Wednesday, Guadaloupe, East of Woodstock West of Vietnam.
Also included, a visit from Indiana University "Rock and Roll Professor" Andy Hollinden, who talks about Marvin Gaye's "What's Going On"

For more information, visit In Search of a Song.com

Executive Producer Rich Reardin discusses the early infulences and the inspiration for playing Grateful Dead music with this well known band. Rich speaks with keyboardist Rob Barraco, guitarist Jeff Mattson, percussionist Rob Koritz, and singer Lisa Mackey.  This is peice can stand alone. This piece is "EVERGREEN", i.e. the show can be run anytime as the content is not date specific.

Topics discussed include: The band members early influences, playing in Long Island and Chicago in early bands, writing music with Grateful Dead lyricist Robert Hunter, how they put together their set lists, reflecting the sound and equipment of different era's of the Dead, integrating their own music. Given that the Dark Star Orchestra focuses mostly on the Grateful Dead concert experience, it is a great insight into how these musicians came together, and express their singular love of Dead music, freeform expression, and bringing this to new audiences as well as the seasoned Deadhead.

Musical selections include: Run Mary, China Cat Sunflower, Not Fade Away, Eyes of the World, Cassidy, Loose Lucy, Scarlet Begonias, Fire on the Mountain, Feel Like a Stranger, St. Stephen.

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Musician/Host Jason Wilber talks with singer-songwriter-guitarist Carl Broemel about his life and music. Carl is the prinicpal lead guitarist for My Morning Jacket, and just released his own solo CD "All Birds Say". This piece can stand alone, and is "EVERGREEN", i.e. the show can be run anytime as the content is not date specific.

Topics discussed include: The music he heard as a child, studying music at the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University, the influence of classical music on his work, moving to L.A., writing his own songs, joining My Morning Jacket, his writing process, writing All Birds Say.

Musical selections include: Different People, Enough, I'm Amazed, On The Case, Carried Away, All Birds Say, Retired.
Also included, a visit from Indiana University "Rock and Roll Professor" Andy Hollinden, who talks about Skip James "Devil Got My Woman".

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Musician/Host Jason Wilber talks with actor/singer/songwriter Jeff Daniels. You might know Jeff Daniels from his work as an actor in "Terms of Endearment", "Gettysburg", "The Purple Rose of Cairo", "Pleasantville", or "Dumb and Dumber", but did you know he was a touring singer/songwriter? Jason Wilber talks with Jeff about songwriting, and how his experience as an actor on stage and film has affected his work. This piece can stand alone, and is "EVERGREEN", i.e. the show can be run anytime as the content is not date specific.

Topics discussed include:How he discovered music, the first songs he wrote, getting to know playwrights in New York, why he started performing his songs live, how his acting influenced his performance and songs, the rythm of humor in performance, meeting George Harrison, and how the mindset of the performer affects the audience.

Musical selections include: How "Bout We Take Off Our Pants And Relax, If William Shatner Can I Can Too, If I Weren't So Stupid You Wouldn't Be So Smart, The Michigan In Me, Baby Take Your Tongue Out Of My Mouth I'm Kissing You Goodbye, Here Comes The Sun.

Also included, a visit from Indiana University "Rock and Roll Professor" Andy Hollinden, who talks about James Brown's "Papa's Got A Brand New Bag".

For more information, visit In Search of a Song.com

SEARCHLIGHT is a special program from the producers of In Search of a Song with Jason Wilber. Featured artists submitted their songs via SonicBids and were voted on by the "Search Party" (In Search of a Song's website members group) at the In Search of a Song website. Artists interested in being featured on Searchlight can submit their songs through SonicBids (SUBMIT HERE). For more information, see: http://www.insearchofasong.com

This months winner is singer/songwriter Chas Sandford (Chas Sandford WEBSITE) from Nashville, Tennessee with his song "Let Love Back In This House". This is a short interview about his influences, and the inspiration behind his song.

Musician/Host Jason Wilber interviews singer-songwriter/pianist Krista Detor about her life and his music. Krista is a Bloomington, Indiana native, and friends of the show. Krista's latest album, Chocolate Paper Suites was recorded here, and Jason played guitar on some tracks. Jason talks with Krista here in a great interview about her songwriting, performing, and ideas about music now.

Musical selection include:Dancing in a Minefield,Middle of a Breakdown,Buffalo Bill,So Goes the Night,From Miss Emma Brawley.

Jason also talks with "The Rock and Roll Professor" Andy Hollinden about the interesting backround of the song "Shake, Rattle and Roll" by the original writer, Big Joe Turner.

For more info, visit: www.insearchofasong.com

Jason Wilber hosts this rare interview with the fantastic Todd Rundgren about his life and music. Todd has an enormous and innovative body of work, and has been a prime sculptor of progressive rock and soulful modern songrwriting. This is part one of a two part interview recorded during his visit to Bloomington, Indiana. Todd was selected as the Class of 1963 Wells Scholars Professor at Indiana University Bloomington for the fall of 2010. Rundgren, the ninth instructor in the Wells Scholars Program, taught the middle two weeks of a four-week honors seminar designed for 22 Wells Scholars and Hutton Honors students. The class commenced in late October and finished in mid-November. Co-teaching the class and also interviewed here in our show is IU Professor of Music Glenn Gass -- whose relationship with Rundgren helped make the professorship possible -- and IU Distinguished Professor of Sociology Bernice Pescosolido, who was instrumental in helping to plan the course. This piece can stand alone, and is "EVERGREEN", i.e. the show can be run anytime as the content is not date specific.

Topics discussed include: How Todd's songwriting approach changed after his first record, about the concepts behind his record "Something Anything", writing "I Saw The Light" in 20 minutes, where his inspirations come from, techniques in remembering songs before he can write them down, literally dreaming the song "Bang the Drum All Day", his insights into producing music for other artists, his insights into what makes a great song. Finally, Indiana University Professor Glenn Gass discusses Todd's visit to Indiana University in November of 2010.

Musical selections include: Sometimes I Just Don't Know What To Feel, Does Anybody Love You, I Saw The Light,  I Don't Want to Tie You Down, Bang The Drum All Day, Zen Archer, Pretending to Care, Dogfight Giggle, Just Another Onion Head, Couldn't I Just Tell you?

Also included, a visit from Professor Glenn Gass who hosted Todd's trip to Indiana University, and also weighs in on this amazing musicians life, and gives some insight into Todd Rundgren's historic visit to Indiana University.

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Musician/Host Jason Wilber interviews singer/songwriter Greg Trooper about his life and music. Part One.This piece is "EVERGREEN", i.e. the show can be run anytime as the content is not date specific.

Topics discussed include: A conversation about the writing process, writing "They Call Me Hank", why Greg loves performance, an important lesson learned from producer Dan Penn, writing his song "Nobody In The Whole Wide World", writing "Just One Hand", the value of persistance in writing music.

Musical selections include:Could Have Been You, They Call Me Hank, Close To The Tracks, 22 Miles to Bristol, Just One Hand, Nobody In The Whole Wide World.

Weekly feature: Rock n' Roll History 101: Jason also talks with Indiana University Jacobs School of Music professor Andy Hollinden about Bruce Springsteen's 4 track demo turned album release "Mansion on the Hill".

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Executive Producer Rich Reardin interviews drummer and former Beatle Pete Best about his life and music. This piece is "EVERGREEN", i.e. the show can be run anytime as the content is not date specific.

Topics discussed include: Early influences in drummers, meeting John Lennon, George Harrison, and Paul McCartney for the first time at his mom's "Casbah Club", memories of Hamburg, his feelings about being asked to leave the Beatles, memories of Stu Sutcliff, the trajedies of the band, his preference for playing live instead of recording, touring with his band after 20 years of hiatus.

Musical selections include: Ain't She Sweet, Cry For A Shadow, My Bonnie, Take Out Some Insurance On Me Baby, When the Saints Go Marching In, What'd I Say, Rock N' Roll Music, Sweet Georgia Brown, Slow Down.

Weekly feature: Rock n' Roll History 101: Jason Wilber talks with Indiana University Jacobs School of Music professor Andy Hollinden about Frank Zappa's pal Captain Beefheart,  the making of the album "Trout Mask Replica".and specifically the song "Steal Softly Through Snow".

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Host and musician Jason Wilber interviews singer/songwriter Diana Jones about her life and music.  Diana Jones had released two finely crafted albums in the 1990s, but it wasn’t until she released “My Remembrance of You” in 2006 that she found her own voice and broke out of the singer-songwriter pack to emerge as a major figure in Americana music. She had discovered a connection, both biological and artistic, to the sounds of old-time Appalachia, unleashing her private muse and creating a record that landed on best-of-the-year lists in the Chicago Tribune and the Nashville Scene.

This piece is "EVERGREEN", i.e. the show can be run anytime as the content is not date specific.

Topics discussed include: her early memories of writing and singing church music, listening to mainstream folk and rock music, her college years at Sarah Lawrence, how a serious car accident led her into her musical career, thinking in pictures instead of words, discovering american folk music while camping in europe, the subjects and characters in her first songs, writing her song Pony, the significance of her song Pretty Girl, finding her birth family.

Musical selections include: High Atmosphere, Evangelina, If I Had A Gun, Pretty Girl, Pony, Poverty, Better Times Will Come.

Weekly feature: Rock n' Roll History 101: Jason Wilber talks with Indiana University Jacobs School of Music professor Andy Hollinden about the 1936 recording of Memphis Minnie's  "Black Cat Blues". Andy poses the question whether this early Chicago recording was actually one of the first "Rock and Roll" songs.

In Search of a Song is underwritten by Airtime Studios, The Bluebird Nightclub, and visitbloomington.com

For more information, visit In Search of a Song.com

This piece is "EVERGREEN", i.e. the show can be run anytime as the content is not date specific.

Topics discussed include: Charles Bukowsky and other writers, the songwriting of Johnny Cash, comparing writing songs with poetry, the writing he did during a one year retreat in the mountains of Tennessee, the value of journal writing, connecting ideas in his songs, writing "Old Copper Penny", writing "A Winter's Tale".

Musical selections include:That's How Every Empire Falls, Platos Perfect World, Buddha in European Clothes, Zeke and the Wheel, Regarding Emily, Old Copper Penny, A Winters Tale.

Weekly feature: Rock n' Roll History 101: Jason also talks with Indiana University Jacobs School of Music professor Andy Hollinden about Reggae music's Desmond Dekker and his song "Israelites".

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Musician/Host Jason Wilber interviews singer/songwriter Greg Trooper about his life and music. Part One.This piece is "EVERGREEN", i.e. the show can be run anytime as the content is not date specific.

Topics discussed include: Hearing Louis Armstrong as a child, his post bugle music experiences, when he started writing his own songs, why he writes songs, writing his song "Green Eyed Girl", writing his song When I Think Of You My Friends, finding time to write, honesty in songwriting.

Musical selections include: Angel, Might Be A Train, Paradise (Anywhere at All), Bulletproof Heart, Green Eyed Girl, Floating, Don't Let It Go Too Waste.

Weekly feature: Rock n' Roll History 101: Jason also talks with Indiana University Jacobs School of Music professor Andy Hollinden about Otis Reading, his early demise in a plane crash, and the song he recorded just days before his death called "By The Dock of a Bay".

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Host and musician Jason Wilber interviews singer/songwriter John Oates about his life, his music, and his rise to fame with Hall & Oates. Daryl Hall and John Oates (often shortened to Hall & Oates) are an American duo who achieved their fame in the late 1970s and early to mid-1980s. Both sing and are multi-instrumentalists. They specialized in a fusion of rock and roll and rhythm and blues styles, which they dubbed "rock and soul."

This piece is "EVERGREEN", i.e. the show can be run anytime as the content is not date specific.

Topics discussed include: How John and Daryl Hall got their first record deal, Their touring writing and recording schedule, How they came to record "You Lost That Loving Feeling", What makes a great song and a great recording, His non-musical writing infulences, The different ways stories are told in songs.

Musical selections include:Searchin',Deep River, You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling", Deep River, Sara Smile, Your Kiss Is On My List, Dance Hall Girls,

Weekly feature: Rock n' Roll History 101: Jason Wilber talks with Indiana University Jacobs School of Music professor Andy Hollinden about the Beach Boys, Dennis Wilson, and his producing, writing, and the performance of the song "God Only Knows" from the groundbreaking album "Pet Sounds".

In Search of a Song is underwritten by Airtime Studios, The Bluebird Nightclub, and visitbloomington.com

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Host Jason Wilber talks with producer extrodinaire Gary Katz about his life, and his work in the music business.  Widely known for his work producing and working with Walter Becker and Donald Fagan with Steely Dan, Gary has also produced many other artsits such as Diana Ross, 10cc, Joe Cocker, Rosie Vela and Eye to Eye.

Katz entered the music business working with Bobby Darin. He produced at Avco-Embassy Records, then with ABC/Dunhill Records, working with artists such as The Mamas & the Papas, Steppenwolf and Three Dog Night. Katz also has broad experience with A & R, responsible for artist signings such as Jim Croce, Chaka Khan, Rufus and Jimmy Buffett as well as Graham Nash and David Crosby.

Katz had a joint venture with Interscope called Jake Records before moving to Warner Brothers as a producer and A & R man, where they enjoyed legendary success as a company and creating new artists. He was one of two people principally responsible for signing Prince, Dire Straits, Christopher Cross and Rickie Lee Jones and Root Boy Slim to Warner. He worked at the Burbank offices for six years, then at the New York offices for another four, alongside Jerry Wexler.

Ron Hynes is a popular folk singer-songwriter from Newfoundland. He is especially known for his composition "Sonny's Dream," which has been recorded worldwide by many artists and was named the 41^st greatest Canadian song of all time on the 2005 CBC Radio One series 50 Tracks: The Canadian Version.

This piece is "EVERGREEN", i.e. the show can be run anytime as the content is not date specific.

Topics discussed include: Ron's first memories of music, some history of his family and Newfoundland, Canada, writing his song "Sonny's Dream",his first guitar found by his father, the story behind his first record, his time in Toronto, early songwriting breakthoughs.

Musical selections include:The Boy from Old Perlican,Dirt Poor,Dark River,Get Back Change, My Name is Nobody, Constance, Movie Scene.

For more information, visit In Search of a Song.com

PETER ROWAN:  BROADCAST  6  / 18 / 2011
IN SEARCH OF A SONG originates in BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA and is sponsored by: THE BLUEBIRD NIGHTCLUB,  AIRTIME RECORDING STUDIO,  and VISIT BLOOMINGTON.COM
Host Jason Wilber interviews the incredible Peter Rowan backstage at the Telluride Bluegrass Festival. Peter Rowan's career is too vast to mention everything here...

The late '60s and early 70's saw Rowan collaborating with musical compatriots in a number of rock, folk and bluegrass combinations: Earth Opera with David Grisman, Sea Train with fiddler Richard Greene (himself a graduate of Monroe's band) Muleskinner with both Grisman and Greene, former Bluegrass Boy banjoist Bill Keith and the great Clarence White. From the ashes of Muleskinner, Rowan and Grisman went on to join Jerry Garcia, Vassar Clements, and John Kahn, forming the legendary bluegrass band Old & In the Way. It was during this time that Rowan penned the song "Panama Red," a subsequent hit for the New Riders of the Purple Sage and a classic ever since. Other time-honored compositions by Rowan include " Moonlight Midnight", " In The Land of the Navajo" and "Lonesome L.A. Cowboy”. Jerry Garcia himself recorded Rowan's "Moonlight Midnight" and the haunting "Mississippi Moon". The 1970’s also saw Peter Rowan playing and recording alongside brothers Chris and Lorin Rowan as the The Rowan Brothers. Their three albums for Elektra-Asylum featured original songs highlighted by the three siblings soaring harmonies.

Rowan subsequently embarked on a well-received solo career in 1978, releasing such critically acclaimed records as Dustbowl Children (a Woody Guthrie style song cycle about humanity's spirituality in relationship to the earth), Yonder (a record of old-time country songs and Rowan originals in collaboration with ace dobro player, Jerry Douglas) and two extraordinarily fine bluegrass albums, The First Whippoorwill and Bluegrass Boy, as well as High Lonesome Cowboy, a recording of traditional old-time cowboy songs with Don Edwards and guitarist Norman Blake. Rowan's recent releases- Reggaebilly, a wonderful blend of reggae and bluegrass and Quartet, a recording with the phenomenal Tony Rice, coupled with a relentless touring schedule have further endeared Peter Rowan to audiences around the world.

On the road, Rowan performs internationally as a solo singer-songwriter, while stateside he plays in three bands: the Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band, a quartet featuring Jody Stecher, Keith Little, and Paul Knight; The Peter Rowan & Tony Rice Quartet; and his rocking band, The Free Mexican Air Force.

THE AVETT BROTHERS:  BROADCAST  7  / 2 / 2011
IN SEARCH OF A SONG originates in BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA and is sponsored by: THE BLUEBIRD NIGHTCLUB,  AIRTIME RECORDING STUDIO,  and VISIT BLOOMINGTON.COM
Executive Producer Rich Reardin interviews Seth and Scott Avett of The Avett Brothers about their lives and music. This interview was recorded at the Chicago Bluegrass and Blues Festival in David Grisman's green room before their concert performance that night. Included are some impromptu songs recorded that day in the dressing room, as well as this interview giving insight into these fast rising stars of music.

This piece is "EVERGREEN", i.e. the show can be run anytime as the content is not date specific.

Topics discussed include: Early influences in music, writing, performing, and living together as brothers. Family history. About their songs.

Musical selections include: St. Joesephs, Ill With Want, The Travelling Song, Offering, Bella Donna, Ballad of Love and Hate, The Greatest Sum, Tear Down the House, Murder in the City.

For more information, visit: In Search of a Song.com

RON HYNES PART 2:  BROADCAST  7  / 16 / 2011
IN SEARCH OF A SONG originates in BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA and is sponsored by: THE BLUEBIRD NIGHTCLUB,  AIRTIME RECORDING STUDIO,  and VISIT BLOOMINGTON.COM
Ron Hynes is a popular folk singer-songwriter from Newfoundland. He is especially known for his composition "Sonny's Dream," which has been recorded worldwide by many artists and was named the 41^st greatest Canadian song of all time on the 2005 CBC Radio One series 50 Tracks: The Canadian Version.

This piece is "EVERGREEN", i.e. the show can be run anytime as the content is not date specific.

Topics discussed include: His second record and the Wonderful Grand Band, a big surprise,his song Movie Scene and Why Newfoundlanders are naturally good actors, writing his song 1962, the inspiration for his song Record Man, talks about his father and his song My Old Man, writing From Dublin With Love, and Carry This Cross

Musical selections include: 1962,Cryers Paradise, Man Of A Thousand Songs, From Dublin With Love, Carry This Cross, Record Man, My Old Man.

For more information, visit: In Search of a Song.com

JEFF BLACK PART 2:  BROADCAST  7  / 23 / 2011
IN SEARCH OF A SONG originates in BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA and is sponsored by: THE BLUEBIRD NIGHTCLUB,  AIRTIME RECORDING STUDIO,  and VISIT BLOOMINGTON.COM
Host Jason Wilber interviews singer/songwriter Jeff Black. Jeff's songs have been covered by Waylon Jennings, Sam Bush, and Blackhawk to name a few, with the Blackhawk cover of "That's Just About Right" being a Top Ten Country Single in 1994.Since then Black has released four of his own albums and tours widely. He also maintains his own free weekly podcast, Black Tuesdays.

This piece is "EVERGREEN", i.e. the show can be run anytime as the content is not date specific.

Topics discussed include: The experiece of the listener and the experience of the performer, his feelings about changing songs for commercial reasons, when he first met Iris DeMent in Kansas City, other musicians and reflections from his Kansas City days, moving to Nashville, writing That's Just About Right - which was a number one hit for the band "Blackhawk", how music "saved his life", what he might have done if he wasn't a musician.

Musical selections include: Shout From The Street, Hollow Of Your Hand, Ninteen, Slip, Ghosts In The Graveyard, That's Just About Right, Clear As A Bell, Holy Roller, The Carnival Song.

For more information, visit: In Search of a Song.com

MARY GAUTHIER PART 2:  BROADCAST  8  / 6 / 2011
IN SEARCH OF A SONG originates in BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA and is sponsored by: THE BLUEBIRD NIGHTCLUB,  AIRTIME RECORDING STUDIO,  and VISIT BLOOMINGTON.COM
Musician/Host Jason Wilber interviews singer/songwriter Mary Gauthier about her life and music. Mary's gotten 4 star reviews in Rolling Stone and has been included on the "Best of the Year" lists in the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, Billboard, and No Depression. This is part two, but it can stand alone.

Topics discussed include: Mary Gauthier's going from open mic nights in Boston to the Newport Folk Festival. Her thoughts on the energy between the performer and the audience, connecting to the audience, and "losing herself"in her music.

Musical selections include: Between Daylight and Darkness, Mercy Now, Drag Queens in Limousines, and The Foundling. Plus a special live performance recorded for In Search of a Song.

This piece is "EVERGREEN", i.e. the show can be run anytime as the content is not date specific.

For more information, visit: In Search of a Song.com

DAVID GANS PART 2:  BROADCAST  8  / 20 / 2011
IN SEARCH OF A SONG originates in BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA and is sponsored by: THE BLUEBIRD NIGHTCLUB,  AIRTIME RECORDING STUDIO,  and VISIT BLOOMINGTON.COM
Executive producer of In Search of a Song Rich Reardin interviews singer/songwriter/producer David Gans at his home in Oakland, California. David Gans started his music career in 1970 in the Bay Area of San Francisco, and has played with members of The Grateful Dead, the New Riders of the Purple Sage, Donna the Buffalo, Peter Rowan, Ollabelle, The Waybacks, Blueground Undergrass, Dark Star Orchestra, Keller Williams, moe., Hot Buttered Rum, the Rowan Brothers, and Henry Kaiser. He was also a music journalist for BAM (Bay Area Magazine) Rolling Stone, etc., interviewing artists throughout the 70's like Leo Fender, Randy Newman, Fleetwood Mac, Steve Goodman, T Bone Burnett, and Warren Zevon to name a few. Today he hosts the nationally syndicated radio show, "The Grateful Dead Hour"; "Tales from the Golden Road" on Sirius/XM Satellite Radio with co-host Gary Lambert, editor of "The Grateful Dead Almanac"; and the local weekly show, "Dead To The World," on Berkeley's KPFA.

This piece is "EVERGREEN", i.e. the show can be run anytime as the content is not date specific.

Topics discussed include: The beginnings of his band with Chris and Lorin Rowan... the "Beatles Jam Band" - Rubber Souldiers, his feelings about writing music for performance sake, writing music with others, performing with the Rowans.

Musical selections include: Dr. Robert Medeley (Rubber Souldiers), Save us from the Saved, That's Real Love, An American Family, Surely You Jest, Rain Medeley (Rubber Souldiers),

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BIG KENNY ALPHIN:  BROADCAST  8 / 27 / 2011
IN SEARCH OF A SONG originates in BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA and is sponsored by: THE BLUEBIRD NIGHTCLUB,  AIRTIME RECORDING STUDIO,  and VISIT BLOOMINGTON.COM
Musician/Host Jason Wilber interviews singer/songwriter Big Kenny Alphin. Big Kenny found fame as a songwriter in Nashville, and rose to stardom as half of the duo "Big and Rich". B&R were hugely successful commercially, producing four straight Top 40 Country hits; "Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy)", "Comin' to Your City", "8th of November", and "Lost in the Moment ". Big Kenny also charted with solo hits, such as "Long After I'm Gone".  This piece is "EVERGREEN", i.e. the show can be run anytime as the content is not date specific.

Topics discussed include: Big Kenny's early memories of music and his  influences, what led him to leave his family farm and try his luck in Nashville, becoming a songwriter with his band "luvjOi", founding (through Big & Rich) the "MuzikMafia", an association of singer-songwriters which also included Shannon Lawson, Gretchen Wilson and Cowboy Troy, and how he got started performing.

Musical selections include: Free Like Me, Less Than Whole, Be Back Home, Under The Sun, Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy) and Wake Up.

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JOHN PRINE PART 2:  BROADCAST  9 / 3 / 2011
IN SEARCH OF A SONG originates in BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA and is sponsored by: THE BLUEBIRD NIGHTCLUB,  AIRTIME RECORDING STUDIO,  and VISIT BLOOMINGTON.COM
Musician/Host Jason Wilber interviews Grammy award winning singer/songwriter John Prine about his life and music. This is part two of three, but it can stand alone. This piece is "EVERGREEN", i.e. the show can be run anytime as the content is not date specific.

Topics discussed include: the influence of Bob Dylan on his songwriting, changing choruses in his songs live, his early life in Kentucky, Tom Paxton's influence on his music, his years after military service, the music scene in Chicago in the late '60's, the unique mixture of humor and tragedy in many of his songs, why he wrote "Paradise", and the story behind his song "Bruised Orange", why he likes his favorite song "Souveniers".

Musical selections include: In Spite of Ourselves, Six O'Clock News, Paradise, Mexican Home, That's The Way The World Goes Round, Bruised Orange, Everything is Cool, Hello In There.

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CHIP TAYLOR  PART 1:  BROADCAST  9 / 24 / 2011
IN SEARCH OF A SONG originates in BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA and is sponsored by: THE BLUEBIRD NIGHTCLUB,  AIRTIME RECORDING STUDIO,  and VISIT BLOOMINGTON.COM
Musician/Host Jason Wilber interviews singer-songwriter Chip Taylor about his fascinating life and his music. Among his over 500 published songs, Chip Taylor wrote the classic hit songs "Wild Thing" and "Angel of the Morning". His life has been a fascinating journey, marked by success in multiple genres of music, and in non-musical pursuits as well. In addition to being a successful hit songwriter and recording artist, Chip also found success as a professional gambler. He was once one of the foremost thoroughbred horse race handicappers on the East Coast. When Chip turned his sights on the gaming tables, he quickly gained notoriety with his black jack prowess; finishing third in the World Black Jack Championship in Las Vegas.

Success seems to run in the Taylor family, Chip Taylor's brothers are actor Jon Voight and geologist Barry Voight. He is the uncle of actress Angelina Jolie and actor James Haven.

Topics discussed include: Chip's first band, how he came to write songs for so many country artists, his other great passion besides music,  the contrast between writing songs and betting on horses, songwriting in the days before audio recording equipement was so ubiquitous, and writing his song "Angel of the Morning".

Musical selection include: Sawmill River Road, Bastard Brothers, One Thing I Wanna Tell You, Without Horses, Yonkers Girls, Wild Thing.

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SEARCHLIGHT ARTISTS WINNERS PART 2:  BROADCAST  10 /1 / 2011
IN SEARCH OF A SONG originates in BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA and is sponsored by: THE BLUEBIRD NIGHTCLUB,  AIRTIME RECORDING STUDIO,  and VISIT BLOOMINGTON.COM
Executive Producer Rich Reardin interviews singer/songwriters that were montly winners of our songwriting competition in the 2010/2011 season.  Up and coming artists submit their songs to us through Sonic Bids, and a monthly winner is highlighted on our special feature SEARCHLIGHT.  We are proud to highlight these great new artists, and show off their songs. This piece is "EVERGREEN", i.e. the show can be run anytime as the content is not date specific.

Musical selections and interview selections include: Jana Pochop "Ressurection Buzz", Jennifer Quiroz "Crash", Chas Sandford "Love Back In This House", Garrison Doles "I Shall Not Be Free Again", Timothy Scott "1/2 Wiccan 1/2 Miss Thang", Taylor Carson "Five".

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CASEY DRIESSEN PART 1:  BROADCAST  10 / 15 / 2011
IN SEARCH OF A SONG originates in BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA and is sponsored by: THE BLUEBIRD NIGHTCLUB,  AIRTIME RECORDING STUDIO,  and VISIT BLOOMINGTON.COM
Casey Christopher Driessen (born December 6, 1978 Owatonna, Minnesota, United States) is an American bluegrass fiddler and singer. He plays acoustic and electric five-string violins, each of which has an additional low C string.
He is a graduate of the Berklee College of Music, where he studied with Matt Glaser.
He has performed with Béla Fleck, Abigail Washburn, Steve Earle, Tim O'Brien, Darrell Scott, Jim Lauderdale, Lee Ann Womack, Mark Schatz, John Doyle, and Chris Thile. He has recorded with Darol Anger, John Mayer, Jerry Douglas, Jamey Haddad, and Blue Merle. He has also recorded on the soundtrack for the Johnny Cash film Walk the Line. He has toured with The Duhks, replacing Tania Elizabeth.
In November 2006 Driessen toured China and Tibet with the Sparrow Quartet (which also includes Béla Fleck, Abigail Washburn, and cellist Ben Sollee). He also has his own band, the Colorfools, which includes Matt Mangano on bass and Tom "Tommy G" Giampietro on drums.
He lives in Nashville, Tennessee. His first solo recording, 3D, was released in May 2006 on Sugar Hill Records.  In 2007, the track Jerusalem Ridge received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Country Instrumental Performance. With fiddler Darol Anger and Rushad Eggleston, he has released an instructional DVD entitled Chops & Grooves: Rhythmic Explorations for Bowed Instruments.
He contributed to Crooked Still's CD Shaken By A Low Sound (2006), and Taarka's The Martian Picture Soundtrack. Most recently, he released his second solo recording, "Oog" (2009) on Red Shoes Records
He has attended the Mark O'Connor fiddle camp as a teacher.

Topics discussed include: Early Interests in music, going through the Suzuki program for Violin, writing songs now on his own instead of playing other peoples music,,being inspired by Bela Fleck and Brian Sutton in their Trio, finding his own voice in writing new music, re-arranging old songs in new ways, Finding chord progressions that work with the melody and sometimes changing keys, going to Berklee College of Music, and inspirations by Matt Glaser (String dept. chairperson), what makes a good song, welling a story through music, writing "Gap Tooth", talks about writing his untitled song that he's about to play,  non-musical influences, such as books, artwork, experiences on the road, etc. phtography that he likes to do. composition in a photo, and in music, being open for spontaneous things to happen.

Musical selections include: Old Timey Dance Party, Country Blues, Flexible Helix, Gap Tooth (live at Telluride and contrasting from his CD with his band), The Hunt for the Quail Egg, A Fuller Wine.


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MATT KEARNEY:  BROADCAST  10 / 22 / 2011
IN SEARCH OF A SONG originates in BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA and is sponsored by: THE BLUEBIRD NIGHTCLUB,  AIRTIME RECORDING STUDIO,  and VISIT BLOOMINGTON.COM
Mat Kearney (CARN-ee) is a singer/songwriter based out of Nashville, TN, originally from Eugene, Oregon. His music has an acoustic base fused with hip hop. He is signed to Aware/Columbia Records. In addition to singing, he also plays guitar, piano and harmonica. So far, he has a total of 4 top 20 hits on the Adult Top 40 Chart.

He has toured with Owl City, John Mayer, Sheryl Crow, The Fray, Jason Mraz, Vedera Newsboys, MUTEMATH, Meiko, Cary Brothers, and Train; and headlined VH1's first ever "You Oughta Know Tour" in the spring of 2007.

Topics discussed include: Early music memories, Playing coffee shops. Traveling from Oregon to Nashville with a friend in 2001, recording a first album, deciding to stay in Nashville,  Tracking "Nothing Left To Lose" which became a hit single, and opened his career. Writing "Rochester" about his grandfather.  Making the album sound modern at first glance, but finding deeper lyrics if you start to look closer. His song "Hey Mama". Adding Moog synths, and etc., messing around to come up with something, and ultimately the germ or seed of ending up on the recording. Writing Down, and Count on Me.

This program is "Evergreen" and not date specific.

Musical selections include: Nothing Left to Lose, City of Black and White, Down, Count on Me, Hey Mama, Rochester.

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ARLO GUTHRIE:  BROADCAST  11 / 20 / 2010
IN SEARCH OF A SONG originates in BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA and is sponsored by: THE BLUEBIRD NIGHTCLUB,  AIRTIME RECORDING STUDIO,  and VISIT BLOOMINGTON.COM  Folk singer-songwriter Arlo Guthrie talks with In Search of a Song executive producer Rich Reardin about his life and his music. Featuring musical selections from Arlo Guthrie's concert performance at the Buskirk Chumley Theater in Bloomington, Indiana .

This piece is "EVERGREEN" the content is not date specific.

Topics discussed include: Writing "Alice's Restaurant", Steve Goodman's songwriting, the interesting postscript to Alice's Restaurant, Arlo's recordings with a symphonic orchestra.

Musical selections include: City of New Orleans, The Motorcycle Song, Coming Into Los Angeles, Alice's Restaurant, and Woody Guthrie's This Land is Your Land, My Peace.

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ROY BOOK BINDER PART 1:  BROADCAST  11 / 5 / 2011
IN SEARCH OF A SONG originates in BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA and is sponsored by: THE BLUEBIRD NIGHTCLUB,  AIRTIME RECORDING STUDIO,  and VISIT BLOOMINGTON.COM 
Roy Book Binder is an American blues guitarist. A student and friend of the Rev. Gary Davis, he is equally at home with blues and ragtime, he is known to shift from open tunings to slide arrangements to original compositions, with both traditional and self-styled licks. His storytelling emphasis is another characteristic that makes his style unique.

Topics discussed include: Early music memories - Seeing Buddy Holly live, in New York City. Reading Jack Keroac and Allen Ginsberg poetry. Wanting to be a beatnick.  Joining the Navy. Going back to school and quitting to go on the road. Recording "He's in the Jailhouse Now" for Blue Goose Records. Playing hootenannys with Pheobe Snow, and Richie Havens. Working at an orphanage in the Bronx as a counselor. How it influenced his life.
Actually doing something for people. How his letter of recommendation from Reverend
Davis got him his job.  (Believing it was his minister). After the orphanage, aswering mail for Mrs. Davis, coorespoding with Robert Tilling about the Blues scene, and then immediately  going to England. Getting a flat, gig, and money within a week, and thinking it was the best thing he ever did.

Musical selections include: I'm Going Home Someday, The Preacher Picked A Guitar, Anywhere You Go, Blind Lemon, Travelin' Man Blues, Statesborough Blues.

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GEORGE HARRISON PART 1:  BROADCAST  11 / 26 / 2011
IN SEARCH OF A SONG originates in BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA and is sponsored by: THE BLUEBIRD NIGHTCLUB,  AIRTIME RECORDING STUDIO,  and VISIT BLOOMINGTON.COM 
Professor Glenn Gass, and executive producer Rich Reardin discuss the life and music of George Harrison. Glenn teaches at the prestigious Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University with series of courses on the history of rock & roll and popular music. Rich Reardin is the executive producer of In Search of a Song, and longtime radio and music producer.

Professor Gass is the recipient of the Herman B Wells Lifetime Achievement Award, the Indiana University Sylvia Bowman Distinguished Teaching Award, the IU Student Alumni Association Student Choice Award, the Society of Professional Journalists Brown Derby Award, and other teaching awards and honors. He was inducted into the Faculty Colloquium on Excellence in Teaching and is author of A History of Rock Music: The Rock & Roll Era (McGraw-Hill, 1994).Professor Gass is a member of the Education Advisory Board of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland.He is the recipient of grants in composition from the National Endowment for the Arts, Meet the Composer, and the Indiana Arts Commission. Dr. Glenn Gass Website

STEVE EARLE:  BROADCAST  11 / 19 / 2011
IN SEARCH OF A SONG originates in BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA and is sponsored by: THE BLUEBIRD NIGHTCLUB,  AIRTIME RECORDING STUDIO,  and VISIT BLOOMINGTON.COM
Jason Wilber interviews Steve Earle about his early influences in music, his songwriting, and struggles as a working musician. In the strictest sense, Steve Earle isn't a country artist, he's a roots rocker. Earle emerged in the mid-'80s, after Bruce Springsteen had popularized populist rock & roll and Dwight Yoakam had kick-started the neo-traditionalist movement in country music. At first, Earle appeared to be more toward the rock side than country. He played stripped-down neo-rockabilly that occasionally verged on outlaw country. His unwillingness to conform to the rules of Nashville or to rock & roll meant that he never broke through into the mainstream. Instead, he cultivated a dedicated cult following, drawing from both the country and rock audiences. Toward the early '90s, his career was thrown off track by personal problems and substance abuse, but in the mid-'90s he re-emerged stronger and healthier, producing two of his most critically acclaimed albums ever.

This program is "Evergreen" and not date specific.

Musical selections include: Ben McCulloch, Rich Man's War, I'm Looking Through You, Steve's Hammer, Lungs, Guitar Town, The Mountain, White Freightliner Blues, Tom Aymes Prayer, Mr. Mudd and Mr. Gold, To Live is  to Fly

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GEORGE HARRISON PART 2:  BROADCAST  12 / 3 / 2011
IN SEARCH OF A SONG originates in BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA and is sponsored by: THE BLUEBIRD NIGHTCLUB,  AIRTIME RECORDING STUDIO,  and VISIT BLOOMINGTON.COM 
Professor Glenn Gass, and executive producer Rich Reardin discuss the life and music of George Harrison, Part 2.  Glenn Gass teaches at the prestigious Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University with series of courses on the history of rock & roll and popular music. Rich Reardin is the executive producer of In Search of a Song, and longtime radio and music producer.

Professor Gass is the recipient of the Herman B Wells Lifetime Achievement Award, the Indiana University Sylvia Bowman Distinguished Teaching Award, the IU Student Alumni Association Student Choice Award, the Society of Professional Journalists Brown Derby Award, and other teaching awards and honors. He was inducted into the Faculty Colloquium on Excellence in Teaching and is author of A History of Rock Music: The Rock & Roll Era (McGraw-Hill, 1994).Professor Gass is a member of the Education Advisory Board of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland.He is the recipient of grants in composition from the National Endowment for the Arts, Meet the Composer, and the Indiana Arts Commission. Dr. Glenn Gass Website

BRETT DENNEN PART ONE:  AVAILABLE  12 / 17 / 2011
IN SEARCH OF A SONG originates in BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA and is sponsored by: THE BLUEBIRD NIGHTCLUB,  AIRTIME RECORDING STUDIO,  and VISIT BLOOMINGTON.COM
As a young adult, Brett Dennen was a Community Studies major at UC Santa Cruz. After graduation he met a visionary woman with an ear for raw talent. Her gift for getting people to listen and share her excitement about his music, were a perfect incubator for his unique voice & insightful songs. Their work together would change his life.

Brett started working with Leslie Merical in December 2002. She encouraged him to pursue music seriously and made sure he wasn't slowed by the challenges most new artists face. Inspired by the good in his lyrics and the reaction to his songs, Merical started by convincing promoters at venues to give him a chance to play, despite his inexperience. She connected with his fans at every show and made them feel like they were part of something wonderful while guiding him along the path most artists have to travel alone.

For fun, she invited him into her studio to record a few of his songs in December of 2002, and as they worked, she became convinced she could turn the songs into an album and help him get his music to a global audience. The result was Brett's self-titled debut, which they released on her Three Angels & A Saint label in late 2003. Although the album was initially meant for less public ears, it became obvious to Merical that people wanted to hear the magical, lo-fi recordings and were moved by the songs. Almost immediately, she found connections to KCRW DJ Chris Douridas, who spun the unknown artist's glorified demo on Valentine's Day 2004. It was a big break for Brett and Merical, and an encouraging sign they were on to something and on the right path!

In 2006, Merical told a friend, bassist/producer Kevin McCormick (Jackson Brown, Keb Mo', Melissa Etheridge), about Brett, hoping to interest him in producing the 2nd album. He'd picked up some melodic African bass chops while living in Spain, that lent themselves perfectly to the new songs Brett was eager to record, and a few months later they found themselves recording 'So Much More' at Groovemasters in Santa Monica.

Along the way, he's been invited to play on Dave Matthews' Music Cruise, and to tour and/or play on bills with John Mayer, Sheryl Crow, Shawn Colvin, ALO, Jackson Brown, Taj Mahal, Ziggy Marley, Xavier Rudd, Corinne Bailey Rae and others.

Topics discussed include: Beach Boys strong influence and strong emotional reaction to Sloop John B "Gee mom I wanna go home", High Sierra camp, and how a natural ampitheatre and camp made him ( at 10 yrs old ) want to become a camp counselor that played the guitar at the campfire, college at UC Santa Cruz learning mandolin and guitar and starting to play gigs, Being initially shy and timid about his singing, his thoughts on voice and songwriting  on early records of his own, his progression as a singer/songwriter, specificaly as a singer from early records to now on "Loverboy", his first jobs and gigs and recordings, a friends mom (Leslie Merical) allowed him to use Pro Tools studio to make his first records trying to figure out how to write and present something worthwhile

Musical selections include: Aint No Reason,There Is So Much More, She's Mine, The One Who Loves You The Most, San Francisco, So Far From Me.

This program is "Evergreen" and not date specific.

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ROY BOOK BINDER (PART 2) : BROADCAST  12 / 31 / 2011
IN SEARCH OF A SONG originates in BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA and is sponsored by: THE BLUEBIRD NIGHTCLUB,  AIRTIME RECORDING STUDIO,  and VISIT BLOOMINGTON.COM
Roy Book Binder is an American blues guitarist. A student and friend of the Rev. Gary Davis, he is equally at home with blues and ragtime, he is known to shift from open tunings to slide arrangements to original compositions, with both traditional and self-styled licks. His storytelling emphasis is another characteristic that makes his style unique.

Topics discussed include: More about his trip to England and playing Rev. Gary Davis's songs there, his first record "Travelin' Man" ,some of his most memorable moments from his years on the road, how he got to open for Ray Charles from winning a hand of poker, what Roy thinks makes a great song, writing a letter to Merle Haggard and the relationship he landed with a fish, and about a song in progress called "Poker Playin' Papa", his friend John Jackson, Skip James, what's next in his life.

Musical selections include: She Did You A Favor, It's Gonna Be Alright Someday, Trouble In The Streets, Poker Playin Papa, What You Gonna Do, Tired of Bein Mistreated, Full Go Round, Mermaids Flirt With Me .

This program is "Evergreen" and not date specific.

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JASON WILBER: BROADCAST  1 / 14 / 2012
IN SEARCH OF A SONG originates in BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA and is sponsored by: THE BLUEBIRD NIGHTCLUB,  AIRTIME RECORDING STUDIO,  and VISIT BLOOMINGTON.COM
Jason Wilber is a journeyman guitarist, singer, and songwriter, travelling the world accompanying John Prine as his longtime lead guitarist. He has also played extensivley with Greg Brown, Iris DeMent, Todd Snider, and Hal Ketchum, as well as his own concerts. In the insightful and sometimes humorous songs featured on his solo CDs he manages to meld his rock, folk, jazz, and country influences into a unique sound that’s been described as “Van Morrison meets Wilco”. From Carnegie Hall to Red Rocks to Massey Hall and the London Palladium, Jason’s performed in all 50 States, and globally all over Canada, Europe, and the UK.

Jason Wilber’s work with John Prine includes the Grammy Award winning CD Fair & Square, and the Grammy nominated CDs Live On Tour and In Spite of Ourselves (which spent 32 weeks on the Billboard Country Charts). John Prine's penchant for duets has put Jason in the enviable position of accompanying him on recordings with Emmylou Harris, Lucinda Williams, Josh Ritter, Patty Loveless, Iris Dement, Trisha Yearwood, and Sara Watkins. Other wonderful artists Jason has worked with live or in the studio include Tim Grimm, Krista Detor, Greg Trooper, Carrie Newcomer, Kim Fox, Bill Wilson, and Over the Rhine.

Recently, Jason co-produced the compilation CD Coal Country Music featuring Willie Nelson, Gillian Welch, Ralph Stanley, Jason and the Scorchers, Kathy Mattea, Justin Townes Earle, Natalie Merchant, Diana Jones, Tom T. Hall, Bonnie Raitt, John Prine, Jean Ritchie, and other artists, who all contributed their talents to benefit the Alliance for Appalachia'swork to stop Mountain Top Removal in rural Appalachia.

Jason Wilber’s TV and radio appearances include: Sessions At West 54th Street, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, The Grand Ole Opry, Live with Regis and Kathy Lee, CNN’s Entertainment Week, The Road, Mountain Stage, E-Town, and Austin City Limits, and The Late Show with David Letterman.

THE GREAT UNKNOWNS: BROADCAST  2 / 1 / 2012
IN SEARCH OF A SONG originates in BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA and is sponsored by: THE BLUEBIRD NIGHTCLUB,  AIRTIME RECORDING STUDIO,  and VISIT BLOOMINGTON.COM
SEARCHLIGHT is a special program from the producers of In Search of a Song with Jason Wilber. Featured artists submitted their songs and were picked by the "Search Party" For more information please visit the In Search of a Song website. Artists interested in being featured on Searchlight can submit their songs  through SonicBids at: http://www.insearchofasong.com

This months winner is The Great Unknowns Becky Warren with her song "I Wish I Was The Girl I Was". This is a short feature interview about her influences, her music, the Great Unknowns Band, and her inspiration behind this song.

TIM GRIMM PART ONE: BROADCAST  2 / 11 / 2012
IN SEARCH OF A SONG originates in BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA and is sponsored by: THE BLUEBIRD NIGHTCLUB,  AIRTIME RECORDING STUDIO,  and VISIT BLOOMINGTON.COM
Host Jason Wilber interviews singer/songwriter/actor Tim Grimm about his life and music. This interview was recorded in Bloomington, Indiana at Airtime Recording Studio. This is part 1 of a 2 part interview.

Tim Grimm has toured and recorded with his friend,  Ramblin’ Jack Elliott, appeared with Harrison Ford in the film Clear and Present Danger, and has shared the stage with writer and poet Wendell Berry. His recording, The Back Fields was named Best Americana Album in the 2006 Just Plain Folks Music Awards in Los Angeles (the largest and most diverse music awards in the world). Named 2000’s “BEST DISCOVERY in Roots/Americana Music” by The Chicago Sun-Times,  and “2004 MALE ARTIST of The Year” by the Freeform American Roots DJs, his songs and performances have established him as a unique voice in Americana music.  Each of his past 5 recordings have reached the top of the Folk or American-roots charts. Grimm walks the fine line between folk and country, while maintaining a strong footing in tradition.  We hear the rural rumblings that have shaped his life, but we are also invited in to a bigger picture, as evident in so much of his work. Critics searching for comparisons most often cite Johnny Cash, Woody Guthrie and (Nebraska era) Bruce Springsteen.  Tim is an award-winning songwriter, and actor on stage and screen .  After several years working in Los Angeles (where he co-starred for 2 seasons on the NBC drama Reasonable Doubts and appeared in several films), Tim returned home to Indiana.  He grew up in the woods and small town settings of southern Indiana, son of schoolteachers and grandson of farmers, and his return home was a conscious choice to live a life of significance rather than one of “success’. He now lives with his wife and sons on an 80 acre farm close to where he grew up. Tim’s songs are full of the rural rumblings that have shaped his life—rich with descriptive details, and sung with warmth and intimacy—recognizing the inextinguishable national romance with the idea of the family farm and the vanishing landscape of rural America. His recordings include Heart Land (2000), Coyote’s Dream (2003),  NAMES (2004), and The Back Fields (2005). In 2007, Grimm put together a concept cd with several of the Midwest’s finest songwriter’s—including Corazong artist-- Krista Detor, Carrie Newcomer, Tom Roznowski, and Michael White. The recording, Wilderness Plots, was drawn from the short stories of noted author, Scott Russell Sanders, and explored the settling of the American Wilderness in the Ohio River Valley Region between The Revolutionary War and The Civil War.

Tim has performed in theatres and coffeehouses around the United States, as well as significant Festivals, including the Kerrville Folk Festival, Wildflower Festival, Fox Valley, the Pawtucket Arts Festival, the Indiana Festival at Conner Prairie and he hosts The Americana Music Series and Americana Downtown in Indiana. Still very active on stage and onscreen, Tim's most recent projects include guest spots on television's, CHICAGO CODE and DETROIT 187, work on the upcoming untitled feature film with director, Ramin Bahrani and starring Dennis Quaid, and he will appear in Indiana Repertory's production of GOD OF CARNAGE in early 2012.

Topics discussed include: Tim's early memories of music, and his likes and dislikes, his infatuation with Tom Paxton in his early years, as compared to when he grew up. Being interested in songs of "deep tragedy" or long storys, his song "Too Hard Drivin'", making his way back from California to southern Indiana, contrasting LA with his hometown in Indiana, The song "Better Days" and how it is autobiographical, writing "The Peoples Highway" for the Indiana Repetory Theater, writing "She Remembers" about his neighbors who got old and began to pass away, more story's about his neighbors and writing songs about the southern Indiana "Back Fields".

Musical selections include: Back Fields, The People's Highway, She Remembers, Better Days, Too Hard Drivin', 80 Acres, Heart of the Winter.

This program is "Evergreen" and not date specific.

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