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Taproot Radio is radio show featuring roots rock, alt.country, deep blues, and righteous soul music. Visit the web site for music reviews and videos.

Taproot Radio Live airs on Monday nights at 9pm Eastern Time on WCOM in Carrboro, NC. Listeners can tune into the live show via their webcast stream.

The Taproot Radio Podcast features interviews and music from roots music artists of all styles and genres.

The Taproot Radio Music Stream is a 24x7 music stream featuring the each week's rotation for online listening absolutely for free.

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TPR#75 Red Molly - Interview and Music

On episode 75 of the Taproot Podcast, Laurie MacAllister, Abbie Gardner, and Molly Venter of Red Molly talk about their music backgrounds, the appeal of female trios, the excitement of playing Merlefest, the appeal their music has for the NYC coffeehouse crowd, and the stories behind three of their songs on the CD Light In The Sky.

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Posted on February 13, 2012 at 12:30am

TPR#74 Hymn For Her

>On episode 74 of the Taproot Podcast, Lucy Tight and Wayne Waxing from Hymn For Her talk about how they met and started making music together; their evolution from folk duo to lo-fi rock band; and recording in their airstream trailer.

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Posted on February 6, 2012 at 5:30am — 1 Comment

TPR#73 Lincoln Durham - Interview and Music

On episode 73 of the Taproot Podcast, Lincoln Durham talks about his residency at Gruene Hall, why he can't write love songs, his long path from playing fiddle to Son House and Fred McDowell, and why he wrote a creepy songs about ne'er-do-well characters playing forty two.

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Posted on January 30, 2012 at 12:30am — 1 Comment

TPR#72 Lee Briante from The Far West - Interview and Music

On episode 72 of the Taproot Podcast, Lee Briante of The Far West talks about the importance of having video and internet media available for today's audience; how it made him feel to move to Los Angeles; and how recording in an American Legion hall brought their debut self-titled CD to life.

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Posted on January 23, 2012 at 12:30am

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TPR#75 Red Molly - Interview and Music

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Calvin Powers commented on Darius Rips's blog post 'Review: Red Molly - Light in the Sky'

You can listen to the women of Red Molly discuss their music and listen to three tracks from Light In The Sky on episode 75 of the Taproot Podcast.

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Johnny Lowebow commented on Calvin Powers's blog post 'TPR#74 Hymn For Her'

Thanks for the profile! Great folks.

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TPR#74 Hymn For Her

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TPR#74 Hymn For Her

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Calvin Powers commented on Julie Wenger Watson's blog post 'Lincoln Durham Talks about Ray Wylie Hubbard co-produced CD that Debuts Today'

I interviewed Lincoln Durham on episode 73 of the Taproot Podcast, and he told me about how he developed the one man band sound he uses today and what it was like to see Scott H. Biram play for the first time. Very interesting guy.

Feb 3

Calvin Powers commented on John Davy's blog post 'John Lilly - Cold Comfort'

John Lilly's Hank Williams tribute concerts are a great addition to the world of country music. You can hear him talk about these concerts and hear him talk about the songs from Cold Comfort on episode 71 of the Taproot Podcast.

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TPR#73 Lincoln Durham - Interview and Music

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Julie Wenger Watson commented on Calvin Powers's blog post 'TPR#73 Lincoln Durham - Interview and Music'

Glad to know about these broadcasts! Your show sounds fantastic. I'm really enjoying Lincoln Durham's new CD. Thanks!

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TPR#73 Lincoln Durham - Interview and Music

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TPR#72 Lee Briante from The Far West - Interview and Music

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TPR#72 Lee Briante from The Far West - Interview and Music

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TPR#71 John Lilly - Interview and Music

On episode 71 of the Taproot Podcast, John Lilly talks about meeting Bill Kirchen and Bill's help on his most recent CD, Cold Comfort; how he funded the CD by winning a songwriting contest; working at the Country Music Hall…See More

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TPR#71 John Lilly - Interview and Music

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TPR#70 Lydia Loveless - Interview and Music

On episode 70 of the Taproot Podcast, Lydia Loveless talks about how much she enjoyed going into the sound booth to “scream until I almost passed out” when recording her CD, Indestructible Machine; her admiration for the songwriting of Sunny Sweeney and the guitar work of James Wilsey; her advice to aspiring artists; and why punk rock wasn't a rebellion for her. …See More

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At 8:55am on March 16, 2010, Paul Masson said…: Calvin,

Thanks for the add. Hope you enjoy the songs.

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At 6:40pm on September 21, 2009, Jack Tempchin said…: welcome aboard Taproot- sounding good...!

At 11:55am on August 5, 2009, No Depression said…: Hi Calvin - Welcome to the No Depression community! We hope you're finding everything okay. Please let us know if you have any questions or feedback (here are some FAQs in case anything's confusing). Thanks for joining. Cheers!
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