Live songs from a working Appalachian scene.
Appalachian Artists LIVE! is a warm in-studio showcase for musicians tied to Appalachia and the Tri-Cities. Episodes move between live performances, origin stories, venue chatter, recording plans, and the small details that make a local music community feel lived in.
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Appalachian Artists LIVE! is a live studio showcase for the musicians moving through Appalachia and the Tri-Cities. The format is simple. A guest performs, Kevin Edwards asks a few direct questions, and the conversation opens into the places, people, records, instruments, and memories behind the songs. That patience is the show's charm. Darian & Cancion talk through blues influences, early singing, upcoming recordings, and how listeners can follow their work. Sandra Lambert brings personal history into the room, from horseback childhood memories to a local murder ballad shaped by a true story. Space Freak shifts the tone toward funk, jam-band improvisation, releases, awards, and the physical charge of a live crowd. Cash Haugh's episode feels like a porch conversation with a guitar nearby, touching local places, another musician, and familiar country songs. Sylvia Pasiflora arrives from Nashville with an ukulele and lyrics set to an old bluegrass melody. The SOHA Singer-Songwriters Round widens the table, letting Mary Muncy, Julia Maggard, and Jonathan Short trade songs and stories in sequence. The show is not trying to sound slick. It is better when it sounds local. Station IDs, fundraiser notes, venue names, social handles, and small moments of tuning or stage banter remain part of the texture. Performances often carry the emotional center. The interviews mostly give those performances context. A song can lead to blues influences, a Space Shuttle Challenger remembrance, a family cemetery, a new album, or a place to hear someone play next weekend. The pacing stays measured. It gives artists enough room to be nervous, funny, proud, and specific. For listeners, the appeal is discovery with a human face. Appalachian Artists LIVE! makes regional music feel connected, not isolated, and treats each studio visit as one more thread in a working local scene.
Made for: For listeners who like regional roots music, singer-songwriter stories, local radio texture, and performances that still carry the room around them. It especially suits people curious about Appalachian artists before they appear on larger stages.
What sets it apart: The show keeps the practical grain of local music intact: venue names, recording plans, social handles, radio breaks, instrument talk, and generous time for full performances. It feels less like music publicity and more like a scene documenting itself in real time.
Kevin Edwards hosts Appalachian Artists Live, a live in studio show featuring local artists performing original music, covers and interviews. Kevin has been following and promoting local artists for over 5 years throughout the Tri-Cities.
Based on 5 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Live performances and practical conversation give regional musicians space to reveal how their songs, influences, and working relationships come together.
Appalachian Artists LIVE! lets musicians establish themselves through performance before Kevin Edwards draws out the work around the songs. Originals and covers share the program with direct conversations about songwriting, influences, instruments, recording plans, and places to…
A regional songwriters' circle lands in Kevin Edwards's studio, and you get the songs plus their backstories.
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Short reviews from the PlayNext desk, based on the episodes we processed.
A live set with blues roots, easy back-and-forth, and a closing song that fits.
Appalachian Artists Live! feels like a warm room with the door open, giving Kevin Edwards and his guests enough space to settle in, tell how they met, and ease into "Tuesday Night." The mix works because the set and the talk stay close to each other: a first joke, a tuner…
A warm live set that keeps the songs rooted in place and the stories close to the surface.
Sandra Lambert's appearance on Appalachian Artists Live feels grounded because Kevin Edwards lets her take her time with where the songs come from.
A loose, local set where songs, scene talk, and small-town radio stay close to the ground.
Appalachian Artists Live gives a local musician time to settle in, and Kevin Edwards frames the hour with an easy, unhurried touch. He opens as host, points to the W.E.H.C.
A live in-studio round where songs and backstories take the lead.
Appalachian Artists Live presents a live in-studio set from local musicians, with Kevin Edwards hosting from W.E.H.C. at Emory & Henry University. The SOHA Singer-Songwriters Round with Mary Muncy, Julia Maggard, and Jonathan Short gives the hour its center.
A local-rock session where live covers lead into easy, musician-minded conversation.
The No Daddies' turn on Appalachian Artists Live works best when the music and shop talk feed each other. After opening with the Blasters' "Dark Night" and moving into "Mama Don't Allow," the set settles into a relaxed conversation about how the players handle instruments and…
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Darian and Kencion sit down with Kevin Edwards for a live in-studio set on Appalachian Artists Live.
Kevin Edwards welcomes Sandra Lambert into the WEHC studio for a live visit built around songs and conversation.
This episode of Appalachian Artists Live features host Kevin Edwards introducing special guest Space Freak from Beckley, West Virginia, who performs their song 'Strut' in a live studio setting.
Kevin Edwards opens Appalachian Artists Live!
Host Kevin Edwards interviews ukulele singer-songwriter Sylvia Pasiflora, who performs a bluegrass-inspired original song.
This episode features an interview with musician Quinn Crowe on the Appalachian Artists Live show, hosted by Kevin Edwards, focusing on local music in the Tri-Cities area.
Kevin Edwards hosts from the W.E.H.C.
Host Kevin Edwards introduces a live in-studio performance and interview with local musician Raleigh Adams, who sings 'Stay' by Rihanna.
Host Kevin Edwards introduces a live in-studio performance by local artist Alexis May, who plays an original song.
Host Kevin Edwards introduces a live in-studio performance and interview with the band Bots and Matches.
A live in-studio show featuring local musicians performing original music, covers, and interviews, hosted by Kevin Edwards.
Appalachian Artists Live host Kevin Edwards interviews Greenville-area band the No Daddies at W-E-H-C 90.7.
A live radio show featuring local musicians performing original music and covers, with host Kevin Edwards.
Host Kevin Edwards introduces and interviews local musician Pacer Fisher, who performs an original song in the studio.
Host Kevin Edwards interviews singer Madison Lundford, who performs her original song 'Appalachia' and discusses its personal meaning and connection to Hurricane Helene.
Host Kevin Edwards introduces a live in-studio performance and interview with the band Eye Candy.
Kevin Edwards hosts a live radio show featuring local musicians performing original songs and covers, with interviews.
A live radio show featuring a performance and interview with the duo Zach and Blue from Nashville.
Host Kevin Edwards introduces and interviews local musician Justice Perry, who performs original songs live in the studio.
A live radio show featuring a singer-songwriter round with local Appalachian musicians performing original songs and interviews.
Host Kevin Edwards introduces a live in-studio performance by Landon Camper and the Pop-Ups on Appalachian Artists LIVE.
Host Kevin Edwards introduces a live in-studio performance and interview with local musician Charlie Maples.
Kevin Edwards hosts a live radio show featuring local musicians performing original music and covers, with interviews.
Host Kevin Edwards introduces a live in-studio performance and interview with local musician R.J.
Host Kevin Edwards introduces a live in-studio performance by local musician Benny Haggerty, who plays an original song called Gambling Blues.
A live radio show featuring local musicians performing original music and covers, with interviews hosted by Kevin Edwards.
Kevin Edwards hosts a live radio show featuring local musicians performing original music and covers, with a giveaway for a music festival.
A live radio show featuring local musicians performing original music and covers, with interviews hosted by Kevin Edwards.
This episode of Appalachian Artists Live features host Kevin Edwards interviewing local musician Jake Dwyer, who performs his song 'Thinking of You'.
This episode of Appalachian Artists Live features host Kevin Edwards interviewing local musician Chris Lohman, who performs original songs and covers, including starting with Memphis Walkers.
This episode of Appalachian Artists Live features host Kevin Edwards interviewing local musician Chuck, who discusses connections to musicians like Townes Earle and Steve Earle.