The Homegrown Back Room Sessions

Three fine people from the Carlisle PA area stopped in with Dodd back at the helm!

Peter Wile sits in again to highlight a great local talent, Tony Sheaffer. 

After a few years of hiding away, Dodd coaxed  Pale Barn Ghosts to come out and haunt the Back Room. With Peter Wile sitting in the host chair, he welcomes Thomas Roue, John Dolly, Klaus Funk, and Dean Vaccher to bring Pale Barn Ghosts back to life! 

Four wonderful and talented folks take the stage with their own style of sweet folk music. Guest host Ben Wenk talk to them about their lives, influences, and music. 

Opening Season 2 is a fantastic artist who has visited our hometown enough times that we count her as a local. Canyon comes to us with some great stories and beautiful music, and John Scott even guest-hosted! 

Season 1 concludes with a local band that started it all for Dodd: The Robbing Noll Band. Listen to all the great music and great stories between these guys and definitely check them out! Thanks to the band for coming back together and sharing time with us! Robbin Noll is: Rob Simon - Vocals Noll Slaybaugh - Guitar and vocals Mike Ford - Guitar and Vocals Jason Fetter - Bass Matt Graziosi - Drums Beth Edwards - Sax

Local all-stars appear on this weeks episode! Veterans of other great bands put together this ensemble and finally showcase their original music. Bekah Foster on lead vocals and guitar Daniel Kollars on lead guitar and vocals Steven Kollars on bass and vocals Jack Books on drums Bret Crawford on sax Find them here: https://www.facebook.com/twotoflymusic

Episode 15 brings in one of the busiest local talents that we've seen around here: Nick Andrew Staver. Dodd is back at the helm to interview him and get a deep dive into his music! You can find Nick here: https://www.nickandrewstaver.com/  

Episode 14 brings us Peter Wile to interview his friend Andrew Grimm and June Star. Hailing from Westminster and Baltimore Maryland, they brought some of the songs from their latest EP as well as that wonderful Americana sound like only they can. Find them Here: https://www.junestar.com/ Subscribe to their music here: https://junestar.bandcamp.com/subscribe No, really, subscribe to their music! June Star is: Andrew Grimm - Vocals, guitar, harmonica, Dave Hadley - Pedal Steel, Chris Iseli - Bass, Michael Zapeda - Guitar, David Bryson - Drums <...

Special guest host John Scott goes in depth with one of his former band mates: our multi-talented local artist Gena Lanette!

Episode 12 brings Mike Kell and his friends to The Back Room!

An incredible reunion with the awesome local Band Julian Fist! This sounded so good live, we hope that it sounds as good here! https://www.facebook.com/julianfist Check them out!! Julian Fist is: Mitch Taylor, Guitar and Lead Vocals Scott Michajluk, Lead Guitar and backing vocals Troy Lehman, Bass Guitar Kyle Taylor, Drums and backing vocals  

This week, though under the weather, Dodd interviews local singer/songwriter Aaron Getchell! If you'd like to listen to Aaron's introspective music you can find him here: https://soundcloud.com/aaron-getchell Enjoy!

Hailing from Jersey Shore PA, these guys bring their version of electric folk  down to us. Our local cider maker and musical talent Ben Wenk guest hosts! The band is Clark Mclane on acoustic and vocals, Shawn Carr on Guitar and vocals, Chris Stanonis on bass and vocals, and Tom Rainey on drums and vocals. https://www.facebook.com/clarkmclaneband http://www.clarkmclaneband.com/

Happy New Year 2025! In this episode we bring Brett G. Rudder back up north to rejoin The Gregorys and share their music and thoughts with us. https://soundcloud.com/thebgrudder https://www.youtube.com/@bgrudder https://www.facebook.com/thegregorysmusic/  

This week it's a full band! Cornerstone is led by singer/songwriter Evan Crider, with Mat Morris on Guitar and vocals, Troy Weishaar on Drums, and Dean Vaccher on bass. Set List: 01 The Water 02 Better Off 03 Again 04 Fly 05 Doubt 06 nighttime Sabotage 07 Strange 08 Reflecting Reflections 09 Fine 10 Bed of Clouds

This is one of Dodd's more extensive interviews, with local musician Drew Cooke.  You can find Drew at Drew Cooke Music

On this episode we invited David Sparrow to come up from Westminster Maryland to visit us. He has some fantastic music to share and some stories about his travels around the country. Enjoy! David Sparrow Music

This week we bring you Willeby Hayes from Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. He recounts some interesting stories about his songs and travels. Find him on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WillebyHayesOfficial/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/willebyhayesofficial/ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thewillebyhayes Drop any comments to us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61566208623105

This week Dodd presents Chuck Darwin & The Knuckledraggers from Biglerville, Pennsylvnaia. The Knuckledraggers are: Ben Wenk on guitar and vocals Dave Pickering on Banjo, Dobro, and vocals 'Cousin" Billy Jones on Harmonica, percussion and vocals Dean Vaccher on bass and vocals. Find them on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ChuckDarwinMusic Setlist: 01 Head of Steam 02 Summer Wine 03 Not Gentle On My Mind 04 Do Yo Dance 05 Old Friend Blues 06 Where The Wild Wind Blows <...