Joe and the team are doing us music lovers a great public service with this podcast. Very organic and a wonderful dive into the people and music that make this region so special.

Joe Kendrick does a great job bringing entertaining and enlightening stories about the music and people of the South. I’ve lived in the South my whole life and Joe still manages to surprise me!!

“Southern Songs and Stories” is a cultural gem. The show not only features up and coming singer/songwriters but long forgotten stories like that of the Shelton Laurel massacre. A must listen!

Really enjoyed this podcast and the musical talent by Olivia Ellen Lloyd. Joe Kendrick asks some terrific and thoughtful questions.

Truly amazing quality podcast

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I love listening to this podcast while traveling as it instantly transports me to a sense of home. Great interviews, great music. The episodes recorded at Albino Skunk Fest truly capture the magic that makes that festival so unique.

I started with the War and Treaty episode and I was hooked within the first four minutes. Not only is the subject of this episode deep and moving but the podcast itself is wonderfully presented and exceptionally produced. You know you’re onto something great when you can’t wait to tell everyone you know about this new podcast you discovered. Can’t wait to hear more!

Green Acres episodes brought back so many memories from the 90’s. Great interviews and insight into some of my favorite bands and artists

And ... that means, we all win here! I have been shown so many great bands via this podcast. I love that about it. Not only are the episodes built so wonderfully, telling stories of the bands and interlacing interviews and music thoughtfully... but Joe does it in just the right way that makes you want to dig a little deeper after listening. Keep up the awesome work, Joe!

Listening to Joe talk about music is a real treat. He is clearly passionate about the story behind great music; the musicians and their lives which led to creating great music. And Joe has a fantastic vantage point knowing so much about the history of southern music as well as what’s happening today. Thanks for sharing Joe!

This is a fantastic podcast! Living in WNC for nearly 20 years and being a music publcist for ten, I hear a lot of stories from great folks in music and I love hearing these stories retold for everyone to hear on this platform! Plus more! Kendrick only selects the best in musical guests and they aways get an interesting angle. And Little King!! That story needed to be out there! Cannot wait to keep listening!

Check this podcast out. The music is excellent, but what I really love is the conversation about the people and stories behind it all.

Joe excels at getting you below the surface of the stories and the songs. His interviews capture a personal and intimate inside view of the soundscapes and scenery. Cut through the kudzu with Joe and enjoy these slow simmered stories about what makes music in this corner of the world so unique and worth hearing.

Joe Kendrick deserves 10 stars for his work producing these podcasts. His series gives thoughtful, relevant insight into our regional music scene. It takes an enormous amount of time and effort to produce these and they are beautifully done. I especially enjoyed the three part series about Green Acres and Love seeing this history documented and available for everyone to have a listen.

This show digs into the places and people that were driving forces in the evolution of southern music and culture. It keeps getting better and better and the music he digs from the archives and plays during the show is amazing and surprising. Check it out.

Ya'll need to check out this podcast that Joe Kendrick has put together. LIstening to Joe is like hangin out with a friend who has access to the bands and festivals we all want to learn more about. It's informative and fun to listen to. If your interested in what's happening in and around the NC music scene give it a listen.

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