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Jul 22, 2024 at 10:08 am by Bethany Bowman

Tiffany Woys has always wanted to be a performer. Her mother was a huge Celine Dion fan and when she was five her mother took her to her first concert and it had a profound.... Read More

Music Spotlight: Them Dirty Roses

Jul 19, 2024 at 03:45 am by Bethany Bowman

Them Dirty Roses are a southern rock band from Gadsden, Alabama. Brothers James and Frank Ford along with their hometown friends Andrew Davis and Ben Crain taught themselves.... Read More

Music Spotlight: Jordan St. Cyr

Jun 14, 2024 at 04:00 am by Bethany Bowman

Jordan St. Cyr is from a small town of around 1200 people located outside Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Growing up, he remembers his dad showing him a few chords on a guitar a.... Read More

Music Spotlight: Zach John King

Jun 01, 2024 at 11:58 am by Bethany Bowman

Zach John King is from Fayetteville, Georgia, a small town outside of Atlanta with a population of 18 thousand people. He got exposed to country music by his grandparents, b.... Read More

Music Spotlight: Zach John King

Jun 01, 2024 at 11:58 am by Bethany Bowman

Zach John King is from Fayetteville, Georgia, a small town outside of Atlanta with a population of 18 thousand people. He got exposed to country music by his grandparents, b.... Read More

Music Spotlight: Allie Colleen

May 26, 2024 at 04:19 pm by Bethany Bowman

Allie Colleen has been around music her entire life. She began writing poetry at age eight and got serious about learning guitar by age 14. Combining these two hobbies, she.... Read More

Music Spotlight: Matt Oakley

May 20, 2024 at 02:11 pm by Bethany Bowman

Matt Oakley grew up around all kinds of music. His dad was a DJ in the military in Germany. He recalled, “We always had those little boomboxes going and those old.... Read More

Music Spotlight: Zach Top

May 13, 2024 at 03:49 pm by Bethany Bowman

Anybody who follows me or my column knows that I have a type. Traditional country music stirs my soul. When I find someone young who can do the same thing, I do my best to t.... Read More

Music Spotlight: Skip Ewing

May 03, 2024 at 10:52 am by Bethany Bowman

Donald Ralph "Skip" Ewing is a musician’s musician. To say that his singing and songwriting are brilliant is an understatement. And he can play almost any stringed ins.... Read More

Music Spotlight: Nicolette & The Nobodies

Apr 23, 2024 at 11:58 am by Bethany Bowman

I’ll confess. Sometimes I get so many emails I can’t read them all. The downside to that is I am sure I have missed several great artists. But thankfully, I did.... Read More

Music Spotlight: Presley Tennant

Apr 19, 2024 at 04:30 am by Bethany Bowman

One thing I have learned about TV singing shows is that the finalists are nearly always as good (if not better) as the actual winner. So, I try to interview as many country.... Read More

Music Spotlight: Lindy Boone

Apr 16, 2024 at 06:05 pm by Bethany Bowman

Lindy Boone, daughter of Pat Boone and sister to Debby, Cherry, and Laurey Boone has been singing all her life. They attended a church that didn’t use musical instrumen.... Read More

Music Spotlight: Flat River Band

Mar 07, 2024 at 02:32 pm by Bethany Bowman

Flat River Band consists of three brothers Andy, Chad, and Dennijo Sitze, who grew up in a multi-generational family band. Performing alongside their parents and grandparents,.... Read More

Music Spotlight: Bettin’ On The Mule

Feb 26, 2024 at 12:26 pm by Bethany Bowman

Anyone who follows my blog knows I like a good hometown rockin’ country band. When I first heard Bettin’ On the Mule, (BOTM) from Rockmart, Georgia, I instantly lo.... Read More

Music Spotlight: Due West

Feb 23, 2024 at 07:00 am by Bethany Bowman

Due West is a trio of country musicians who met at a house party in 2004. Tim Gates, Matt Lopez, and Brad Hull are from the western U.S., but like many aspiring artists, the.... Read More