Wick's Picks Podcast

Joslyn Hampton & Tiffany Finley

Master Musicians Festival Executive Director, Tiffany Finley, and Joslyn & The Sweet Compression frontwoman Joslyn Hampton join the program to preview the gathering's 33rd iteration taking place in Somerset come July. We also discussed the challenges that Joslyn has faced following her step father and bassist Marty Charter's death from brain cancer in 2022, new music, and much more. Wick's Picks is presented by Kentucky 811: Call Before You Dig and The Botany Bay: The Place To Buy Things To Do Stuff With.

Corduroy Brown

Huntington, West Virginia's feel good folk rocker Alan "Corduroy" Brown joins the program to preview this weekend's inaugural HoundStock Music Festival coming to Gatton Park (May 15-16), new music on the horizon, how a near death experience during COVID inspired his latest musical era, and more. We also hear three songs from Brown — the (currently) unreleased "Stranger" along with the singles "Fourth Avenue" and "Doin' My Best" — first done solo acoustic style live in studio and later on from full band recordings. Wick's Picks' initial broadcast can be heard via Hound FM Wednesdays at 8 p.m. and is sponsored by Kentucky 811 — Call Before You Dig — and The Botany Bay — The Place To Buy Things To Do Stuff With.

Taylor Lansdale

Mount Sterling, Ky. born singer Taylor Lansdale joins the program to preview his Wild Ride EP out May 7, how his upcoming trip to Texas for the Kerrville Folk Festival's songwriter competition came about, the circumstances that led to Abby Hamiltion harmonizing with him throughout his latest project, and more. Lansdale also performed two songs acoustic style — the currently unreleased "Zebco" and "Wild Ride". Additionally, we also preview the Wild Ride EP in it's entirety to close things out, so make sure to stick around until the end! Wick's Picks' initial broadcast can be heard via Hound FM Wednesdays at 8 p.m. and is sponsored by Kentucky 811 — Call Before You Dig — and The Botany Bay — The Place To Buy Things To Do Stuff With.

Olivia Peppiatt

Berea, Ky. based old-time musician and instructor Olivia Peppiatt joins the program to discuss her pathway to playing the fiddle, the differences between her projects Girl Scruggs and Jewelweed, how nature informs her music, what it means to be a champion of bluegrass music to future generations, and more. Peppiatt also performed three songs inside the Hound FM studio — a cover of fellow Kentuckian Jean Ritchie's "Edward", a reimagining of Clyde Davenport's fiddle tune "Cornstalk Fiddle And A Shoestring Bow", and her original "Dearing". Wick's Picks' initial broadcast can be heard via Hound FM Wednesdays at 8 p.m. and is sponsored by Kentucky 811 — Call Before You Dig — and The Botany Bay — The Place To Buy Things To Do Stuff With.

Jared Shoemaker

Richmond, Ky. based singer Jared Shoemaker joins the program to discuss his musical roots, journey to being on NBC music game show The Voice, favorite behind the scenes moments from his time filming it in LA, his bewilderment on making it to the semifinals, what his plans are following his conclusion on the show, and more. Wick's Picks' initial broadcast can be heard via Hound FM Wednesdays at 8 p.m. and is sponsored by Kentucky 811 — Call Before You Dig — and The Botany Bay — The Place To Buy Things To Do Stuff With.