Conversations with amazing Artists from the archives

Dick Smothers of the Smothers Brothers

The gracious Dick Smothers is still funny and poignant. We talked way back during the Bush administration regime about the escalation of the Iraqi war, Pete Seeger's performance of "The Big Muddy" and reminisced about just how funny and political these to Brothers were.

Walter Mosley - Novelist 2019

My guest on this segment is one of my favorite authors Walter Mosley creator of the Easy Rawlins Detective series . Some of you may only know of his work through the movie Devil with the Blue Dress, with Denzel Washington , but he is much more than that . Walter Mosley is here on the occasion of the publishing of his latest novel “Down to the river unto the sea” which features yet another new memorable fictional Detective “Joe King Oliver”.   [https://soundcloud.com/tags/kevin%20gallaghers%20balagan]

Loudon Wainwright lll Interview/Retrospective With Kevin Gallagher

Bar none, Loudon Wainwright lll is one of my favorite artists. A one of a kind chronicler of the American condition. Funny, serious, poignant and just plain great. Listen in to what I consider one of my best interviews ever.

Eric Bibb - Bluesman and Folk artist new album Ridn'

Eric Bibbs music finds its way into my program more often than not. I love what he does. He speaks to my concerns about what's happening in the world today and does it with great songs. We'll talk about his follow-up to his multiple award-winning, critically acclaimed 2021 album, Dear America, Ridin' is a continuation of the vision that informs Bibb's artistry as a modern-day Blues troubadour.

Ben Harper w Kevin Gallagher April 2 2018

I’m pleased to say that the multitalented Ben Harper of Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals is my guest. (That is if everything goes just right and we connect by phone via Scotland- it did!.) Ben is on tour with the renowned blues harpist Charlie Musselwhite in support of their new April release , “No Mercy in this land”. Join me on listener supported radio WPKN (and now as a PODCAST) when Bluesman Ben Harper comes aboard to talk music.