Tasty Brew Music Radio Show

08/14/2025

Big doins' on KKFI 90.1 FM tomorrow August 15! I will have two pairs of tickets to give away on the Tasty Brew Music Radio Show for the Monday, August 18 Liam Purcell & Cane Mill Road show at Waldo Folk. I will have a conversation with Kelsey Waldon in the 11 am Central Hour in advance of her show at Knuckleheads Kansas City Thursday August 21. I will be hosting MidCoast LIVE tomorrow at Noon Central with special in studio musical guest Kristin Hamilton!

Liam Purcell & Cane Mill Road: Winning both industry awards and the hearts of fans across the world, Liam Purcell & Cane Mill Road lead listeners on a journey through their dynamic performances. Hailing from the small Appalachian town of Deep Gap, North Carolina, Purcell leans into his roots, including the legacy of Doc Watson, who lived less than a mile away, influencing the young picker through his powerful musicianship and storytelling. Along with the other brilliant musicians in Cane Mill Road, Liam blends tradition, innovation, and excellence into a truly one-of-a-kind musical experience.
"The future of bluegrass." - No Depression
"Making their mark on bluegrass and fueling the future" - Bluegrass Unlimited

Kelsey Waldon: In the six years since she signed to John Prine’s Oh Boy Records, Kelsey Waldon has earned wide praise for her “self-penned compositions [with] the patina of authenticity” (Rolling Stone). On her new album, Every Ghost, she confronts addiction, grief, generational trauma, and even herself — and comes through it stronger and at peace.
“There’s a lot of hard-earned healing on this record,” Waldon says of the nine-song project, recorded at Southern Grooves studio in Memphis with her band, The Muleskinners.

Kristin Hamilton: Kristin Hamilton is a Kansas City singer songwriter whose voice has been described as one that "stirs the soul". Her music is folk country tinged with the sweet flavor of bluegrass. Kristin's original music touches on topics of family & faith, grief & gratitude and will leave you with a warm heart.

Kristin Hamilton, formerly of Under The Big Oak Tree currently performs as a solo artist, as a duo with her daughter Lucy Gray, and with her star-studded honkytonk band, The Heat.

08/08/2025

As I head over to the station this morning, I am excited to share that after completing 15 years hosting Tasty Brew Music Radio Show on KKFI 90.1 FM, we finally have an official theme song! Earlier this summer I requested the Heartland Song Network put out an RFP to their membership for a theme song. I was heartened by and humbled by the response. The deadline was August 1 with the goal of debuting the theme beginning in September to kick off Year Sweet Sixteen!

Much gratitude to the Iowa duo The Weary Ramblers (Chad Elliott and Kathryn Severing Fox) for submitting the entry I have chosen to introduce each week’s show!

The Weary Ramblers bring years of experience to the stage with award-winning songwriting and chemistry. Chad Elliott (Woody Guthrie Song Contest & Kerrville Finalist; Iowa Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee) and Kathryn Fox (DownBeat winner & international touring artist) showcase multi-instrumental performances with tight harmonies and great storytelling.

Winners of 21st annual International Acoustic Music Awards in “Best Group/Duo” category!
Semi-finalists in the 2024 International Songwriting Competition!
Semi-finalists in the 2025 Unsigned Only Music Awards!
Nominees for 2025 Josie Music Awards for “Duo of the Year - Americana,” “Song of the Year - Americana Duo/Group/Collab” & “Music Video of the Year (Performance Focused/Duo-Group)”!
#1 on Contemporary Folk Album chart for 7 weeks! - Roots Music Report
“Pretty Lights of Denver” hit #1 on Contemporary Folk Song chart, overall Folk Song chart & Iowa Song chart! - Roots Music Report
Thank you to all the wonderful artists who took the time and made the effort to submit their entries!

Photo Credit: Natural Expression Photography

08/07/2025

Full schedule coming for the remainder of August on the Tasty Brew Music Radio Show on KKFI 90.1 FM! In addition to spinning the best in Americana/Roots Music, I will be welcoming the following guests to the show all of whom have shows in Kansas City during the month of August.

August 8 - Cara Cappola
August 15 - Kelsey Waldon
August 16 - Paul Thorn with June Bug on The Blues Kitchen
August 22 - Max Baca of Los Texmaniacs
August 29 - Tica Perri

07/29/2025

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07/23/2025

On this Friday's (July 28) Tasty Brew Music Radio Show on KKFI 90.1 FM in the 11 am Central hour I am honored to welcome another amazing Ft. Worth, Texas songwriter to the airwaves. What's in the ding dang water down there Ft. Worth? I mean come on.... Jack Barksdale Jason Eady Tipps and Obermiller

“Stefan Prigmore sounds like
Jon Dee Graham ate John Prine
for lunch. The end result feels
like hanging out in your
favorite bar, drinking a cold
brew, watching the darkened
stage and hanging on to each
syllable of the song for twists
and turns you can’t imagine
coming...because you can’t."
-Sara Hickman

Stefan Prigmore is in the Heartland for some Lawrence and KCK shows and has graciously agreed to come in and share a sample of what Sara Hickman is talking about....

Stefan Prigmore is, as they say, the real deal. Tune in this Friday from 10 am til Noon Central. Stefan joins me at 11 am.

https://www.stefanprigmore.net/

Also mark your calendar for Friday, August 15 when I welcome Oh Boy Records artist Kelsey Waldon to the Tasty Brew Music Radio Show. I'm hosting MidCoast LIVE on August 15 with my in studio guest Kristin Hamilton!. And on August 16, June Bug John Stuerke and I are welcoming Paul Thorn to The Blues Kitchen on KKFI 90.1 FM in the 10 am hour!

Photo Credit for Paul Thorn: Jeff Fasano

07/16/2025

UPDATE: YOU DID IT! We/you raised $1900+ this morning for community radio. Thank you from the bottom of my bustin' with relief heart!

Friends and listeners of the Tasty Brew Music Radio Show. I have one show to do with a $1500 goal this Friday from 10 am until Noon Central for this KKFI Summer 2025 Pledge Drive. I wrestled whether to do a FB Fundraiser again this time but so many other DJs are doing one this time, I decided to punt. I understand there a good number of causes and crowd funding projects in play right now; I myself donated to three crowd funds and two flood relief efforts so far this month. It takes a village.

I’m once again asking the village for support. The village includes friends, family, musicians, venues, and organizations I have supported, debuted and showcased for the last 15 years as a volunteer broadcaster. If you cannot tune in this Friday, July 18, 2025 while I’m on the air between 10 am and Noon Central, you can still support the show’s goal by noting on your online or text entry that you would ask your donation be in support of The Tasty Brew.

Joining me on this week’s show are Chuck and Phil from the Waldo Folk Listening Room Series. https://www.waldofolk.com

You can donate online here: https://secure.qgiv.com/for/2sopct

You can donate via text following the instructions in the photo below.

Thank you for supporting me all these years on The Tasty Brew Music Radio Show!

KKFI 90.1FM Summer Pledge Drive is going on! Go to KKFI.org and click on the Donate button in the top right-hand corner to donate. Please support your Community Radio Station!!

07/10/2025

The gobsmacks are few and far between these days but Jack Barksdale does it for me...right between the eyes and through the heart. He joins me on tomorrow's show (Friday, July 11 in the 11 am hour[Central]) for a chat. Tune in KKFI 90.1 FM or join us online at kkfi.org. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEDGo5ye-rg&t=285s

The Marty Music Podcast is back with an unforgettable episode featuring my new friend, ! Jack, a 17-year-old folk and blues guitar prodigy from...

07/08/2025

No surprise… lots of new Roots Music releases on this week’s Tasty Brew Music Radio Show! Host Diana Linn will be speaking to Georgia’s Mary Kate Farmer and Texas songwriter Jack Barksdale… both touring through town at Guitars and Cadillacs (Mary Kate Friday and Saturday July 11 and 12)and Knuckleheads (Jack on Monday July 14) respectively.

Mary Kate Farmer (aka “MK”), originally from Olathe, Kansas, is a Georgia-based country music artist and songwriter. She’s a two-time winner of Georgia Country’s Female Artist of the Year. She’s known for her energetic stage presence, compelling songwriting, and influences from her roots and country/rock upbringing.

Jack Barksdale is a Texas-based singer-songwriter who plays folk, blues, and Americana music. He started performing original songs at age nine (he’s now seventeen) and has shared the stage with notable artists like Ray Wylie Hubbard and Wynonna Judd. Barksdale’s soulful voice and guitar skills are known for paying homage to country music’s influence. His work is inspired by legends like Townes Van Zandt, Guy Clark, and Johnny Cash.

https://kkfi.org/program-episodes/the-tasty-brew-welcomes-mary-kate-farmer-and-jack-barksdale/

07/02/2025

Host Diana Linn promises to spin a very tasty playlist for your listening pleasure to kick off your Fourth of July weekend! New music from your favorite known and soon to be known Americana/Root artists are on deck including new music from the likes of Patty Griffin, Rodney Crowell, Lukas Nelson, Willi Carlisle and Kelsey Waldon and Heartland favorites Elexa Dawson, Olivia Fox and The Magi! Tunes honoring the 4th of July, artists set to play Kansas City in the coming days like Sam Lewis (Waldo Tap Room for Waldo Folk!) and Jack Barksdale (Knuckleheads) and nominees for this Fall’s Americanafest 2025 Awards!

Host Diana Linn promises to spin a very tasty playlist for your listening pleasure to kick off your Fourth of July weekend!

06/25/2025

Danielle Anderson aka Danielle Ate the Sandwich is a very talented artist. She recently filled in as host for the Heartland Song Network’s monthly song salon (The Song Sanctuary) at Kansas City’s PH Coffee. A gentleman named Jesse Jack Sample from Toronto, KS attended and blew everyone, including Danielle, away with his amazing contributions to the afternoon. She immediately contacted me as she thought Jesse was a great candidate for inclusion on the Tasty Brew Music Radio Show’s rotation. She was right and with some back and forth, we were able to come up with a date for Jesse to come in and share his stories with our KKFI audience.

Sample began his musical journey in the Wichita rock scene but then paused to raise a family and live a quieter life. In recent years he’s found himself living in Toronto, Kansas a place more in tune with the country sounds heard on his album “King of the Plains.”

For a time he operated a bait shop/music venue in Toronto, a difficult venture to sustain in a small town. Building an audience is difficult within an urban center; super challenging from a place like Toronto, KS. Tune in this Friday, June 27, 2025 from 10 am to Noon Central to hear Jesse live in the studio during the 11 am hour (he’s bringing his fiddle and bass player).

This week I’m also featuring music from the Americana Music Association’s 2025 nominees for Best Emerging Artist, new offerings from Lukas Nelson’s debut solo album, James McMurtry, and much more!

06/18/2025

Fantastic music from the Heartland is on my mind for this week's shows. I'm also hosting MidCoast LIVE this Friday from Noon to 1 pm Central on KKFI 90.1 FM.

This week's Tasty Brew Music Radio Show guest in the 11 am Central Hour is Jesse Harris and joins me at Noon Central on MidCoast LIVE!

What will Jesse and I talk about?? Well, I'm hoping we chat about the remastered and soon to be re-released Gypsy Sparrows songs coming back out to streaming platforms!!! Or maybe with a little arm twisting Jesse will share details about the upcoming show he has with the original Gypsy Sparrow, Jeff Perkins, at the Shamrock Hills Vineyard and Winery amphitheater Saturday June 28th! He's bringing his guitar so there will be tuneage!

As for Flanner Laycock and Schrock... a full hour of performance with very little talking on MidCoast LIVE. This very talented Harrisonville, Mo based trio has a new record out that is on rotation at my home... check out Postcards from Gehenna, Missouri! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsY_Auqw9W8