The Bandwich Tapes

On this episode of The Bandwich Tapes, I sit down with country music legend Moe Bandy for a conversation that spans more than five decades of country music history. We talk about his latest album, Songs I Missed, a collection of classic country songs that he loved for years before finally having the opportunity to record them. Moe shares why revisiting these songs felt fresh all over again and reflects on what it means to honor the...

On this episode of The Bandwich Tapes, I sit down with Tropidelic drummer Rex Larkman to talk about the band’s new album, First Light, and the musical evolution behind it. Rex joined the Cleveland group in 2018, bringing the intensity of his punk and metal background into Tropidelic’s blend of reggae, rock, ska, funk, and hip-hop.

We dig into Rex’s growth as a drummer—from wanting to play everything to re...

On this episode of The Bandwich Tapes, I sit down with Darin and Brooke Aldridge to talk about Soul Condition, their first full gospel album in nearly two decades. Rooted in the churches and musical traditions of western North Carolina, the record feels both deeply familiar and unmistakably their own.

Darin and Brooke explain how they selected songs they had been saving for years, including material they sang when they first beg...

On this episode of The Bandwich Tapes, I sit down with Ruthie Foster to talk about her new album, Just Say Yes, and the musical journey that gave her such a powerful connection to songs, audiences, and the spirit inside a performance.

Ruthie takes me into the making of the record with co-writer and producer Tyler Bryant. We talk about the importance of a great rhythm section, how different drummers can reshape a singer’s p...

On this episode of The Bandwich Tapes, I sit down with pianist Floyd Domino for a conversation about Western swing, boogie-woogie, jazz, musical identity, and a career spent supporting some of the most important artists in music.

Floyd talks about beginning piano lessons at five years old, moving from classical study into jazz, and developing the unusual independence that allows his left hand to establish the foundation while hi...

On this episode of The Bandwich Tapes, I sit down with singer-songwriter Stephanie Rabus for a conversation about resilience, perseverance, and what it really looks like to build a music career one performance at a time.

Stephanie shares how she balances life between Nashville’s Broadway scene and weekends performing with her longtime cover band, Borderline, in the St. Louis area. We talk about the unique challenges of per...

On this episode of The Bandwich Tapes, I sit down with singer, songwriter, harmonica player, and bandleader Christopher Wyze for a conversation about creativity, discipline, mentorship, and discovering an entirely new musical life later in adulthood.

Christopher spent decades working as a professional writer and advertising executive before writing his first song in 2022. We talk about how those years of meeting deadlines, telli...

On this episode of The Bandwich Tapes, I sit down with multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, and producer Eliot Lewis for a conversation about rhythm, versatility, technology, and the experiences that shaped his remarkable career.

Eliot began as a drummer and still considers rhythm the foundation of everything he does. We talk about how that early connection to the drums influenced his work as a guitarist, bassist, keyboard...

On this episode of The Bandwich Tapes, I sit down with Barns Courtney for a wide-ranging conversation about performance, songwriting, musicianship, ambition, and the strange balance between control and chaos.

Barns talks about the solo acoustic shows he has been playing and how stripping away the band has changed his relationship with an audience.  Without a fixed stage plan, every night becomes more unpredictable, more con...

On this episode of The Bandwich Tapes, I sit down with Terri Lyne Carrington to discuss her remarkable career, her artistic evolution, and her ambitious new album, Trip the Night Fantastic. Widely recognized as one of the most influential drummers, composers, producers, and educators working today, Terri shares how groove, storytelling, and social consciousness have become inseparable parts of her creative voice.

We talk about t...

On this episode of The Bandwich Tapes, I sit down with singer, songwriter, producer, author, and visual artist Kelly Lang for a conversation about creativity, confidence, country music, and the experiences that have shaped her life and work.

Kelly and I begin by discussing the many forms her creativity takes, from songwriting and recording to painting, producing, and creating videos. She talks about learning to move between thos...

On this episode of The Bandwich Tapes, I sit down with country singer and songwriter Makenzie Phipps for a conversation about small-town roots, faith, songwriting, performance, and the experience of stepping onto one of music’s biggest television stages.

Makenzie grew up in Bluefield, Virginia, near the West Virginia line, and began singing in church when she was four years old. We talk about the support she still receives...

On this episode of The Bandwich Tapes, I sit down with brothers Jesse and Noah Bellamy to talk about their outstanding new album, The Sunshine Shop, and what it means to build music around family, trust, and years of playing together. We discuss why recording with the same band they tour with gives the album its live energy, and how they found a studio environment that captured their sound without overproducing it. 

Our con...

On this episode of The Bandwich Tapes, I sit down with country singer and songwriter Trey Calloway for a conversation about authenticity, tradition, performance, and the responsibility that comes with carrying country music forward.

Trey grew up singing in church, where he learned early how music can bring people together. We talk about the influence of his Pentecostal upbringing, watching his father preach, and how those experi...

On this episode of The Bandwich Tapes, I sit down with singer-songwriter Celeste Marie Wilson for a conversation about songwriting, identity, performance, and the long road toward becoming the artist she always wanted to be.

With her debut album, Southern American Princess, on the way, Celeste shares how the project has become more than just a collection of songs. We talk about embracing Southern roots after once wanting to esca...

On this episode of The Bandwich Tapes, I sit down with Los Angeles-based singer, songwriter, guitarist, and music director Evan Zee for a conversation that begins with musical connection and quickly opens into something deeper. I first found Evan while researching for another interview, tracing a path from Larry Goldings to Lila Forde and then to Evan. That kind of chain reaction is one of my favorite things about this show, and in...

On this episode of The Bandwich Tapes, I sit down with Deer Fellow, the Austin-based duo of Alyssa and Matt, for a conversation about harmony, songwriting, production, and the creative life of a working independent band.

Their new full-length album, Hues, is built around the idea of emotional color. We talk about how that concept developed, how songs from different points in their writing lives found a home together, and how video g...

On this episode of The Bandwich Tapes, I sit down with John Cowan, a musician whose voice has been part of my own musical memory since I first heard New Grass Revival as a kid at the Georgia Mountain Fair in Hiawassee, Georgia.

John and I talk about his early influences, from Paul McCartney and Duck Dunn to Leon Russell, and how he developed as both a singer and a bass player. We also dig into the specific challenge of singing lead ...

On this episode of The Bandwich Tapes, I sit down with singer, songwriter, producer, studio builder, and longtime Austin music figure Hank Alrich for a conversation about songs, sound, family, and the long arc of a creative life.

Hank talks about his early years as a working folk singer, his time building a recording studio inside Armadillo World Headquarters, and eventually taking the helm of that legendary Austin venue in the ...