Beth Lee talks about Lucinda Williams' and Wanda Jackson's influence on Beth Lee and the Breakups and the pros and cons of working in Austin. Plus roots rock from The Del Lords, rockabilly from Wayne Hancock, stringband music from Steel Wheels, folk-rap from Alex Culbreth and the Dead Country Stars, southern rock from Deadstring Brothers, soul music from the Ruff Kutt Blues Band, rock and roll from Javi Garcia.

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Maya Lerman from Maya and the Ruins talks about recording in Lafayette, working as a music archivist, and tying songs together with her voice.

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Carrie Rodriguez talks about working fiddles into her songs, the influence New York had on her music, and channeling Alejandro Escovedo.

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Hannah Thomas talks about Georgia being a musical mashup, admiring Steve Earle, and listening to the highway men growing up.

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Steve Dawson of Dolly Varden talks to Rick Cornell about why he moved to Chicago, listening to sad songs in the 70's and taking his own song writing advice.

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Ryan Bailey of The Riverbreaks talks to Rick Cornell about his time in Chapel Hill, rebelling against country music, and writing songs in the jungle.

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Ben Plaase of The Howlin' Brothers talks about driving more than playing, playing the upright bass and making New Yorkers dance to bluegrass.

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Alex Culbreth talks about getting rowdy with the Dead Country Stars, who inspires his punchy writing style, and his folk-rap song.

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Amanda Pearcy talks to Rick Cornell about the quintessential Texas small town, her favorite listening room venue, and her tribute to party dolls.

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Rachel Brooke talks about what the blues has that modern music doesn't, her Fats Domino cover, and why she included a xylophone on A Killer's Dream.

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Steve Storms and Steve Celestini of the Gravy Boys talk about how to make the apocalypse fun and keeping a band together with brutal honesty.

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Michael Rank, Ron Bartholomew, and Marc Smith play songs from In The Weeds and a new song from Michael's Valentine's Day Trifecta.

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Jon Shain talks about the Piedmont Blues, making slow songs interesting, how Ordinary Cats got electrified, and his ambiguous duet.

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Amanda Cevallos talks to Rick Cornell about singing Tejano music, her Doug Sahm show, playing the Broken Spoke and why she wears a cowboy hat.

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Mary Gauthier talks about the joy of house concerts, the sugar cane industry, hobo kings, and her song about the wheel of eternity.

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Ben Ringel of The Delta Saints talks about his homage to Robert Johnson, his bucket list gig, and playing a gig in a bull fighting stadium. Plus music from Reverend Freakchild, Dukes of Dixieland, Aaron Neville, Mark Robinson, Rob Lutes, Dale Watson, Willie Nelson, and Mary Gauthier.

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Bettye LaVette talks about adlibbing Dylan lyrics; seeing Motown stars broke drunk and naked; and interpreting songs vs and covering them.

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Caleb Caudle talks about writing solo, his "wordiest and most unnecessary song title," and why he called his latest album Tobacco Town.

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Tokyo Rosenthal talks about writing about jet lag and getting laid off; working with fiddle and pedal steel players; and his Irish roots.

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Rich Mahan talks about why he name checked Bobby Bare on his album, his song to help guys get laid, and getting in trouble in lower Alabama.

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Best of 2012 Americana Part 2, featuring music from Malcolm Holcombe, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Beth McKee, Bonnie Bishop, Junior Brown and more.

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Best of 2012 Americana, part 1, featuring music from Lincoln Durham, Rachel Harrington, James Hand, Lydia Loveless, Bettye LaVette and more.

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Holly Golightly on her travels from punk to blues,singing songs into her hairbrush for 20 years, and the downside of million dollar checks.

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Rod Picott plays a house concert in Durham, telling stories about meeting Slaid Cleaves, his father, and the pitfalls of writing songs for girlfriends.

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James Hand talks about writing songs before he could write, how his songs help people dance, and playing for $15 a night and a free beer.

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Junior Brown talks about the triple meaning behind the name of Volume Ten, his new "pedal guit-steel", and his tribute to Buddy Charleton.

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Pete Pawsey from Radar's Clowns of Sedation on knowing "different hymns from y'all," his Stones/Muscle Shoals moment, and the importance of Sippie Wallace.

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Bonnie Bishop on learning to sing soul music in Mississippi, Bonnie Raitt covering her song, the joy of cooking, and her voice made for vinyl.

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AJ Downing talks about his vocal style, being frustrated with today's politics, his move to Austin, and having a good day come hell or high water.

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Mark Cutler on his musical evolution from the Raindogs, Venus of Avenue D and other favorite covers, and how he learned to invite the muse.

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Ronny Elliott talks about his Forrest Gump-like luck to play with his musical heroes, seeing the Beatles on Jack Parr, and his non-fiction songs.

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Casey Cainan talks about growing up in the circus, how he turns his personal stories into universal songs, and his favorite gigs in Paris, Texas.

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Lee Bains III talks about his early Ramones/Fugazi/punk influences, his Hi Records-style sound, and what Flannery O'Connor taught him about Alabama.

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Malcolm Holcombe on time capsules on roller skates, living your history, pulling cars out of ditches, and hoping to get out of gigs alive.

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Andy Bean of the Two Man Gentlemen Band on sounding like Slim and Slam, de jacketing at shows, and how his Tin Pan Alley show is like an AC/DC show.

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Lisa Biales plays 3 tracks from Just Like Honey and talks about her first gig, how she learned to project her voice in noisy crowds, and how she met her blues sister.

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