Playlist: Country Fried Rock Podcasts
Compiled By: Sloane Spencer
A selection of podcasts from Country Fried Rock. This is the interview portion of our shows, without music.
Jacob Furr Interview PODCAST/No Music
From Sloane Spencer | Part of the Country Fried Rock PODCASTS series | 38:11
When coffee blogger, Christina Furr, passed away after an aggressive brain tumor, her husband of three years, songwriter Jacob Furr, wrote Trails & Traces to process his grief.
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Jacob Furr has been on our radar for a couple years, due to the surprisingly small world of Texas songwriters and Country Fried Rock alumni. Larry Hooper played Couch By Couch West and mentioned Furr, and then through our recent alumni, St. Paul & The Broken Bones, we were also connected via conversations about coffee. How does all of this relate to Furr’s new album, Trails & Traces? As Jacob profoundly says in our conversation, “We don’t live in a vacuum. None of us are doing this alone.”
Listen to this emotional conversation about songwriting and the memory of his young wife, Christina, who passed away after a terrible illness. Somehow, this is a hopeful, joy-filled chat about a person I only knew through my love of coffee and her blog, Cup Of Texas, and the melancholy songwriter who loved her. #CupOfMornings
Jonny "2 Bags" Wickersham #1412 PODCAST/No Music
From Sloane Spencer | Part of the Country Fried Rock PODCASTS series | 24:58
Jonny 2 Bags Wickersham plays guitar with legendary Southern California punk rock band, Social Distortion, and like most of this entwined music scene, also writes his own roots music influenced songs. On his debut solo album, Salvation Town, Wickersham highlights his lyrics and filters it through twang -- which all makes perfect sense for those of us who first heard "Ring Of Fire" when Social D covered it way back when.
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Wickersham joined us en route to Hawaii by a less-than-stellar cell phone connection.
Dex Romweber Interview #1410 PODCAST/No Music
From Sloane Spencer | Part of the Country Fried Rock PODCASTS series | 20:18
Dex Romweber talks with Sloane Spencer of Country Fried Rock.
Dex Romweber Duo‘s brand new album, Images 13, derives its name from the cover art, an existing piece from Romweber’s own portfolio, although not enumerating the tracks (of which there are 12). Romweber was particularly forthcoming in our conversation, reflecting on his affinity for film noir, working with his friends in music, and how he would frame an autobiographical documentary, in contrast to the cult-favorite, Two Headed Cow. With a decades long career as a guitarist who rips it up every night he performs, Romweber opens up about how both his music changes or stays fixed, his duos evolved, and how he is feeling his age catching up with him, but is grateful to continue making music. He left me wanting to talk with him again.
St. Paul & The Broken Bones Interview PODCAST/No Music
From Sloane Spencer | Part of the Country Fried Rock PODCASTS series | 25:56
Paul Janeway of St. Paul & The Broken Bones brings his Pentecostal preacher past to this Southern Soul band from Birmingham, Alabama.
St. Paul & The Broken Bones put on one of the best shows I have seen in the past year, in fact, I have seen them 4 times in the past year. Rolling together Sam Cooke with a Southern Pentecostal ex-preacher, a delightfully self-conscious horn section, and a kick-tailfeathers lead guitar (and just recently, an amazing keyboard player), and you have the essence of St. Paul & The Broken Bones. Lead singer Paul Janeway commands the stage, moves like he is possessed by Archie Bell, and leaves nothing behind. Their album, Half The City, rocks.
Caitlin Cary of NC Music Love Army PODCAST/No Music
From Sloane Spencer | Part of the Country Fried Rock PODCASTS series | 17:21
Caitlin Cary may be known for her days in Whiskeytown, but the songwriter has forged strong bonds in North Carolina and recently joined with a score of NC-based musicians to craft a "protest album" in support of progressive issues. For a seasoned independent musician, jumping into politics has been a whole new barrel of snakes.
Alt-country pioneers, Whiskeytown, folded years ago, but songwriter Caitlin Cary has continued to create several great albums. Recently inspired by the Moral Monday protest marches in North Carolina, Cary joined with a score of other NC musicians to create the NC Music Love Army, with a new album available Thanksgiving week.
Shonna Tucker (Formerly of Drive-By Truckers) PODCAST/No Music
From Sloane Spencer | Part of the Country Fried Rock PODCASTS series | 23:47
This is a specially produced version of our program with Shonna Tucker, of Athens, GA and originally of Muscle Shoals, AL (formerly with Drive-By Truckers), intended for talk radio formats.
If you think you know Shonna Tucker from her years playing bass with Drive-By Truckers, then you are in for a surprise with her debut album of her songwriting with her new band, Eye Candy. The songs are sweet, fun, grooving, mellow, occasionally dark and reflective — a nice analogy for her last couple of years. Given the amazing band of John Neff (another former Trucker and player on nearly every record out of Athens in the last 15 years that I can recall), Bo Bedingfield, Clay Leverett, and Neil Golden, the record could easily move into heavier territory, but Tucker’s voice keeps it lighter and balances the monster playing. A Tell All has instant sing-alongs and lyrics that will make you laugh aloud, but also some deeper themes that are even a bit disturbing. If you are looking for a repeat of her previous band, you will not find it in this album; if you are looking for a solid hang out and have a mellow happy time, or weekend morning drive record — with a fantastic band and guest keys from Spooner Oldham — then you will be thrilled with A Tell All. Be sure to order the recipe poster, designed by our alum, Jack Logan, with Shonna Tucker’s recipes!