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June 6, 2025

Martha Spencer – Mountain Music from the Blue Ridge

Martha Spencer is a singer-songwriter, mountain musician and dancer from the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia. She grew up in the musical Spencer family and learned to play several instruments (guitar, fiddle, banjo, bass, du...

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May 29, 2025

Daniel Cain – Kentucky Outlaw Country & Psychedelic Blues

Daniel Cain is a singer/songwriter from Stanford, Kentucky, USA. His music mirrors his Appalachian roots and family upbringing, so far, blending outlaw country, grassy folk, roots rock, and psychedelic blues. With influence f...

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May 9, 2025

Tori Forsyth – Australian Country Voice at Laurel Cove

Tori Forsyth is an Australian singer-songwriter, with her roots firmly in the Country music scene. Tori is playing this years Laurel Cove Festival in Kentucky - joining a stellar line-up. Tori is one to watch, so make sure yo...

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May 1, 2025

Kenny Feidler – Gritty Western Rock from the Rodeo Circuit

Kenny Feidler’s sound is dark, gritty, western rock n roll filled with thoughtful, honest songwriting. Feidler’s path to the stage started on the rodeo circuit, writing songs about the life and selling his music from the trun...

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April 25, 2025

Summer Dean – The Queen of Texas Country

Summer Dean is considered by most to be the reigning queen of Texas country music. Armed with three albums, constant tours, and a hot band behind her, Summer struts onto every stage with the confidence and vulnerability of a ...

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April 17, 2025

Presley Haile – Folk-Country with Heart from Texas

In this episode of The Rugged Revival Podcast, TJ and Ronnie sit down with rising Texas country and Americana artist Presley Haile for an in-depth conversation about songwriting, loss, resilience, and finding your voice. Hailing from Hamilton, Texas, Presley shares her journey from singing in Bapti…

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April 11, 2025

Champs of The Sun – Lexington’s Folk-Glam-Rock Mix

Champs of The Sun are a band from Lexington, Kentucky. Spearheaded by frontman, Mark Bell - Champs of The Sun can be described as being a bit Folk, with a touch of Glam Rock, Soulful, Punk, and good ol' Rock n Roll. A real bl...

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April 7, 2025

Nathan Bess – West Virginia Americana Songwriter

Nathan Bess is a singer-songwriter born and raised in the Charleston area of West Virginia. Influenced by Country, Americana, and Folk genres, he began his music career in 2024 with the release of two EPs titled “part 1” and ...

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March 30, 2025

Zac Wilkerson – Soulful Americana & Country Rock

Zac Wilkerson is a SOUL ROCKER from the COUNTRY. Powerful, soulful vocals and a driving guitar style combine with poignant songwriting to deliver a new take on Americana, Soul, Country, and Rock. Wilkerson stumbled into a car...

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March 21, 2025

Conrad Moore – Folk Stories of the Southern Working Man

Conrad Moore is a North Georgia native singer-songwriter who captures the soul of the working southern man. His songs have roots in folk storytelling which nod to the ups and downs of life, love, and the pursuit of happiness....

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March 13, 2025

Jacob Ryan Marshall – Young Texas Honky-Tonk Voice

Jacob Ryan Marshall has been playing music since he found his grandmother’s old Gibson guitar under the bed when he was three. He played his first two original songs in Nashville’s Bluebird Café at 15 and has been writing and...

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March 7, 2025

Zach Welch – Punk Cowboy Troubadour from Texas

Coming out of Forney Texas with stories of bad luck followed by worse decisions, Zach Welch sings his songs about heartbreak and self-loathing with an energy that’s just happy to be there. Claiming “this song made my mama cry...

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Feb. 28, 2025

Jesse Williams – Blues & Soul Music From North Georgia

Singer/songwriter/guitarist, Jesse Williams, is a mountain mama with roots grounded in Blues & Soul. Hailing from North Georgia with the deep belief that it’s best savored when simmered. Her melody medicine is an invitation o...

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Feb. 25, 2025

Addie Levy – Bluegrass Mandolin Virtuoso

Meet Addie Levy, a captivating American bluegrass-country artist who effortlessly weaves tradition and vision into exciting, progressive movements. Hailing from the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, Addie has emerged as a tru...

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Feb. 21, 2025

Kindred Valley – Indie Folk from West Virginia

Indie folk band Kindred Valley started when three friends with a passion for music met at Marshall University in 2020. Initially under the name Back Row Baptists, Blake Lacy, Noah Freeman and Brett McCoy met in Huntington, We...

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Feb. 13, 2025

Jonathan Peyton – Georgia Americana and Folk Storyteller

Jonathan Peyton is a singer/songwriter from Woodstock, Georgia. Jonathan writes emotion-evoking songs that tell a story and captivate audiences by their relatability and honesty. He says that “Writing music has become a way of processing through life and relating to others and their stories."Episod…

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Feb. 8, 2025

Leon Majcen – Florida Folk-Country from Bosnian Roots

In this episode of The Rugged Revival Podcast, we sit down with Americana songwriter Leon Majcen. From growing up in Florida to chasing music dreams in Nashville, Leon opens up about his early influences, the reality of life on the road, and how his music found its voice through fishing docks, hear…

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Jan. 21, 2025

Ritch Henderson – Marine Turned Southern Songwriter

Ritch Henderson is a Southern musician originally from Northern Alabama. Ritch joins the podcast and shares his incredible story, from being in the US Marines, to becoming a highly respected musician touring with the likes of...

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Jan. 17, 2025

Eli Cain – Georgia Americana from Housepainter to Artist

Eli Cain is a talented singer-songwriter from Watkinsville, Georgia. His journey from housepainter to a rising star in the music industry is awe inspiring. Come and join Eli and The Rugged Revival for a captivating conversati...

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Dec. 22, 2024

Bonus Episode – 2024 Recap & Plans for 2025

TJ & Ronnie recap 2024, the year we launched the podcast. We talk about the highlights and special moments, and discuss our plans for 2025!#musicpodcast #podcast #interview #countrymusic

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Dec. 4, 2024

Steel Saddle – Montreal Country-Rockers with Soulful Edge

Imagine if 1960s country-rock visionaries The Flying Burrito Brothers traveled to Muscle Shoals, Alabama’s fabled Fame Studios, home to recording artists like Aretha Franklin, Wilson Pickett, Etta James, and Joe Tex, to recor...

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Nov. 28, 2024

Brennan Edwards – Virginia Country-Bluegrass Folk

Brennan Edwards is a singer-songwriter hailing from Winchester, Virginia. His music is a heartfelt, relatable blend of country, bluegrass, and folk. All delivered with BE’s unmistakable, soulful voice. His new EP "Stones" is ...

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Nov. 24, 2024

Ricky Forbes – Storm Chasing & Netflix’s “Tornado Hunters”

Ricky Forbes is a man who stops at nothing to chase his passions. From documenting the wildest storms on the planet, to spending time with loved ones at home, Ricky's pursuits are all in the quest of a life well lived.For ove...

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Nov. 18, 2024

Jarrod Morris – Texas Horseshoer & Songwriter

Jarrod Morris is a horseshoer from Texas who writes songs while he's working. An indie sound and an old soul with a dedicated, modern songwriter’s heart. Jarrod is on a journey exploring different sounds and honest lyrics thr...

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