Mike Taylor

This Kent, Ohio based americana group is going to return to studio A to play before their show at Natalie's Coal Fired Pizza in Worthington the evening of July 12.

Their new release, " Silver Ribbon Dream~Songs And Stories Of The Ohio & Erie Canal", is available for purchase through their website.

It's actually a cd and a 28 page hardcover book. The 10 illustrations in the book visually interpret each of the 10 songs on the cd.

Gretchen Peters is coming to Central Ohio to perform at Natalie's Coal Fired Pizza in Worthington the evening of July 11th.

She also has a show coming up at Riverdog in Wakeman, Ohio the following night.

This two time grammy nominee has also picked up a Country Music Association song of the year award for her song "Independence  Day".

This Texas based singer/songwriter will be stopping by studio A to talk about her latest release, and play a few songs live, just a day after performing live on the program Mountain Stage with Larry Groce.

"Foxhole Prayers" was released late last year, and is available for purchase here.

Her first full length release, "Sparkler" came out back in 2003.

Dawn And Hawkes is Miranda Dawn and Chris Hawkes.

This duo from Austin Texas will be staying in Central Ohio after their show at Natalie's Coal Fired Pizza on June 18 to play in Studio A.

They also have a show coming up at Riverdog near Oberlin Ohio on June 20.

The last time they visited  WCBE  was back in 2014.

"The Other Side" is their latest release.

Over The Rhine is a collaboration between Linford Detweiler and Karin Bergquist.

They will be returning to Studio A to play a few songs and talk about their latest release, "Love & Revelation", which came out in March.

Currently on tour in support of that release, they will be stopping by WCBE between their shows in Lexington Kentucky and Kent Ohio.

It's been several years since they last played here at the station.

His new release, "Rising Star", is coming out on June 28, and you can pre-order it through his website, https://griffinhousemusic.com/.

He is in Ohio to play shows at 31 West in Newark the evening of June 12, and the Springfield Arts Festival on June 13.

Since moving to Nashville to start his career in music back in 2003, he has come out with at least 10 releases.

The Brother Brothers, currently based in Brooklyn, are identical twins David and Adam Moss.

"Some People I Know", their full length debut, came out in October of last year.

They're going to be performing at the Nelsonville Music Festival this weekend.

You can listen to this duo play some of their old-timey americana before the festival, right here on 90.5 FM and HD WCBE Columbus, 106.3 FM Newark, online at wcbe.org and on Apple Music.

This group is going to stop by studio A before their show at the Rumba Cafe the evening of May 16th, with Shiny Penny out of Indiana.

Now performing as a trio, this California based act also has shows in Minnesota and Illinois this week.

Run River North is Alex Hwang (guitar/vocals), Daniel Chae (guitar/vocals) and Sally Kang (keys/vocals).

She will be playing at Rambling House Soda the evening of May 15th.

Also coming up for her this week are shows in Illinois, Iowa and Minnesota.

Having been a winner of the Kerrville Folk Festival songwriting competition in 2009, and a fan favorite on the Voice back in season one, she is now touring in support of her new release, "Give Up Your Ghosts", which came out in February.

He will be stopping by studio A to perform before his show at The McConnell Arts Center the evening of May 10th.

Based in Texas, he is currently touring this part of the country with shows coming up in Michigan, Wisconsin and Iowa.

His latest release, "Land Of Doubt", is available for purchase through his website.

In addition to his career as a musician, he also does quite a bit of painting.

This Winnepeg based act is currently touring this part of the country, playing shows in Kentucky, Pennsylvania and The Central Ohio Folk Festival in Lewis Center, Ohio, which took place over the weekend.

The Small Glories is Cara Luft & JD Edwards.

They're getting ready to come out with a new release, “Assiniboine & the Red" on June 28.

Assiniboine is pronounced ‘uh-sin-uh-boin’.

This Central Ohio based act is coming out with a new release, "Boomerang", the same day as their visit to studio A.

The release show will be at Woodlands Tavern the evening of May 3rd.

Also performing at this event will be Jesse Henry & The High Definitions.

This West Virginia based singer/songwriter recently came out with two releases, recorded 32 years apart.

"Your Reflection Will Kill You" is the new one, recorded last year.

"1986 - The First Album" is the other one, recorded in 1986 but never released until now.

You can purchase those releases here.

This Central Ohio based act will be stopping by studio A before their album release show at Rambling House the evening of April 26th, with Bow Echo opening.

"By The Window" is the name of their new one.

You can listen to the first track, "Back To Ohio" here.

Touring extensively in April and May, he will be in town to play at Natalie's Coal Fired Pizza In Worthington  the evening of the 25th.

He will also be performing in Oberlin, Ohio on April 26.

Originally from Quebec, he has lived in many places, including Alaska, New Olreans and Paris.

Having shared stages with Muddy Waters, B. B. King, Dr. John, J. J. Cale and more, he has also been a guest on releases by Gurf Morlix, Ray Wylie Hubbard and others.

They're in town to play at Woodlands Tavern with Henhouse Prowlers the evening before their visit to WCBE.

You can also hear Henhouse Prowlers live from studio A Thursday April 18th at 11am.

This bluegrass based band from Peoria Illinois also incorporates elements of classic rock, jazz, classical, Hip-Hop and more into their performances.

They've played throughout the USA, Canada and the United Kingdom.

This Chicago based bluegrass act will be in town to play a show at Woodlands Tavern with The Way Down Wanderers out of Peoria Illinois the evening of April 18th.

The Way down Wanderers will stick around to perform live in studio A the following morning at 11am.

The Henhouse Prowlers have been making music for more than a decade, infusing musical styles from other parts of the world as well.

He will be stopping by to talk about his new release, "Practical".

The album release show will be at The Shrunken Head on April 12th, featuring  Jake Dunn & The Blackbirds, The Outside Voices and Joshua Powell.

Find out what he's been up to since he last performed at WCBE.

WCBE is looking forward to the return of The Shazzbots to studio A.

Their new release, "Lightspeed" is coming out on Friday March 1, but you can pre-order it today through this link.

They also have a live show coming up on March 2nd at Big Fun, at 672 North High Street.

"Note To Self,  The Paragon Project Vol. 3",  will be coming out on February 23.

The album release event is scheduled for the evening of the 23rd, at the King Arts Complex.

The Paragon Project is a group of musicians, artists and poets who attend the Fort Hayes Metropolitan Education Center.

They're getting ready to release "Travelogue" on the 20th of April.

They also have a series of shows  shows coming up at Bleu & Fig from Feb 14- 17 called Valentine's Daze.

The early shows will be  performed as a trio, and evening shows will be with the full band.

Check out Doc Robinson's return to studio A, right here on 90.5 FM and HD WCBE Columbus, 106.3 FM Newark, online at wcbe.org and on Apple Music.

This Chicago based alternative jazz trio will be in Columbus to perform at Copious Notes the evening of the 15th.

Led by Joe Policastro on Bass, his bandmates are Dave Miller on Guitar and Mikel Avery on Drums.

Thier new release, "Nothing Here Belongs",  just came out on the 8th of February, and it's available for purchase through their website.

He will be stopping by studio A before his band, Simo, plays at the Rumba Cafe the evening of the 5th

Also appearing at that show will be the Columbus based band Rat Motel.

He last visited studio A about a year ago.

Touring the Eastern US this month,  in March they will be headed off to Europe for a 5 week tour.

These guys have a show coming up at Adelphia Music Hall in Marietta Ohio the evening of January 11th, and then on the 12th their cd release show will take place at Olivers in Columbus.

The new EP, Daddy Long Leggin', is available for purchase here.

Her full length debut, "On My Way" is now out.

It's produced by grammy award winning Jim Tullio, who has worked with John Prine, Leonard Cohen, Rick Danko, Richie Havens, David Bromberg, Aretha Franklin and Mavis Staples to name a few.

She has been exposed to a wide array of music as the daughter of a music manager who has worked  with Dave Mason, Minnie Riperton and more.

WCBE is pleased to welcome The Farmer & Adele back to studio A.

The last time they visited WCBE was back in 2016.

Since then, they've been busy touring, and they also host a daily radio show.

Their Country-Western Christmas Party Tour will make a stop at Natalies Coal Fired Pizza In Worthington the evening of December 6th.

It will be a show of classics and original songs for the holidays.

WCBE is pleased to announce the return of Amy Ray to studio A.

Her last visit was back in 2008.

She will be in town to perform at Stuart's Opera House in Nelsonville the evening of the 13th.

"Holler", her latest solo effort, an americana based release, came out in late September.

WCBE is pleased to welcome This Brooklyn based four-piece band to studio A.

They released "Amends" on September 14th.

You can purchase that online here.

Currently on tour in support of that release, the columbus show will take place at Rumba Café the evening of the 2nd.

Other stops for them in late 2018 include shows in Pennsylvania, Massechussets, New York and New Hampshire.

WCBE is looking forward to the return of Mister Moon to studio A, before their show at Brothers Drake Meadery on Saturday, November 3rd, with Moira and Ghost Soul Trio.

Their last visit was July 14, 2017.

Since then, they've released the EP, "Codes".

This Columbus based act will be playing at Woodlands Tavern the evening of the 31st.

There's also a show coming up at Craft & Vinyl at 1806 W 5th Ave on November 2nd.

The band is fronted by Eric Rollin on vocals.

They play hip hop, funk and soul.

The first Mistar Anderson Release came out in February 2014.