Backroads Bluegrass & Beyond, PO Box 281, South Royalton, VT (2025)

12/14/2025

Join me LIVE Wednesday 12/17/2025 from 1 to 3 PM (EST) for another edition of Backroads Bluegrass & Beyond on WFVR-LP South Royalton, Vt. Broadcasting to the Upper White River Valley Watershed at 96.5 FM. Streaming Globally 24/7 @ www.wfvr.org Re-broadcasts Sundays from 7 to 9 PM, and ANYTIME YOU want to hear great Bluegrass & Americana by using our popular REPLAY option! Still officially not Winter yet, but you'd be hard pressed not to believe it's already here! This week my featured artist is the superbly talented Sierra Hull with 5 songs from her Grammy Nominated Album "A Tip-Toe Highwire"! Sierra is one of the hottest Bluegrass artists on the circuit today! Taking time from her band to assist Bela Fleck & the Flecktones on thier current "Jingle All the Way" tour! I'll also be playing brand new music from many of the artists pictured here, along with some great older numbers! Go to Royalton Community Radio on Facebook and Instagram to stay in tune with local and regional events and live music listings! We are an ALL VOLUENTEER non- Commercial station in our 13th year serving the Community and entertaing folks all around the world with unique programming you won't find anywhere else! Make WFVR-LP your go-to station! And remember: Bluegrass Rules!!!

12/07/2025

Join me LIVE Wednesday 12/10/2025 from 1 to 3 PM (EST) for another edition of Backroads Bluegrass & Beyond on WFVR-LP South Royalton, Vt. Broadcasting to the Upper White River Valley Watershed on 96.5 FM./ Streaming Globally 24/7 @ www.wfvr.org Re-broadcasts Sundays from 7 to 9 PM, and ANYTIME YOU want to hear some of the best Bluegrass playing on the airwaves today by using our popular Replay Option! We are in the middle of the holiday season, and we are enduring some extremamly cold weather this early in the Winter! Someting that will warm you from the inside out, is tuning in Royalton Community Radio anytime you want to get your fill of Great Community radio from our all Voluenteer Programmers covering every imaginable genre! This week I'm featuring two of the best Bluegrass Fiddle players in the world today! Jason Carter (formally of the Del McCoury Band) and Michael Cleveland (Flamekeeper) meld their talents in their 2025 release Carter & Cleveland, featuring songwriting and performances by Darrell Scott, John Hartford. Tim O'Brien and Del McCoury! After more than 30 years meeting and sharing countless stage appearences from festivals around the Country, they have teamed up for their Debut Release! I'll also be featuring new music from many of the artists pictured here, along with some good ole' favorites sure to warm the cockles of your heart! Join us on Facebook and Instagram and keep up with all the local happenings and concert listings! Please make WFVR-LP your go-to radio station for music you're never going to hear on Commercial broadcadsts! And remember: Bluegrass Rules!!!

12/01/2025

With Greg Blake – I just made it onto their weekly engagement list by being one of their top engagers! 🎉

11/30/2025

Join me LIVE Wednesday 12/03/2025 from 1 to 3 PM (EST) for another edition of Backroads Bluegrass & Beyond on WFVR-LP South Royalton, Vt. Broadcasting to the Upper White River Valley Watershed @ 96.5 FM. Streaming Gloabally 24/7 @ www.wfvr.org Re-broadcasts Sundays from 7 to 9 PM. And ANYTIME YOU want to hear great Bluegrass & Americana by using our popular REPLAY option. Hope everyone had a safe & happy Thanksgiving last week! On to Christmas and the end of another year! This week I continue to unwrap new music from many of the artists picturerd here, along with a special 5 song set featuring Bluegrass Artists Covers of Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band called Silver Bullet Bluegrass! Royalton Community Radio on Facebook and Instagram will keep you informed on all the events, concerts and happenings in the area, and beyond! Be sure to visit us soon, you'll be glad you did! And remember: Bluegrass Rules!!!

11/27/2025

Happy Thanksgiving to all my family and friends!!!

11/24/2025

Join me LIVE Wednesday 11/26/2025 from 1 to 3 PM (EST) for another edition of Backroads Bluegrass & Beyond on WFVR-LP South Royalton, Vt. Broadcasting to the Upper White River Valley Watershed @ 96.5 FM. Streaming Globally 24/7 @ www.wfvr.org Re-broadcasts Sundays from 7 to 9 PM. And ANYTIME YOU want to hear great Bluegrass & Americana by chosing the REPLAY option! It's Thanksgiving week and there is a definate vibe in the air of the holiday season that's quickly engulfing us! This week I continue to give thanks to all the new music being released by some of the artists pictured here along with some great older tunes sure to fill your Bluegrass appitite! Visit us at Royalton Community Radio on Facebook and Instagram to stay informed on all the events and happenings in our area and beyond! Also, tune in early @ 10:00 AM on Wednesday morning, I'll be filling in again for Dr. David Gabriel's Sonic Antidote one hour show. I'll be playing some music that reminds me of this time of year! Then, might as well keep us tuned in for Jim Rooney's "In it for the Long Run" program @ 11:00! Free Vermont Radio! Community Radio Of the People, By the People, and For the People! And remember: Bluegrass Rules!!!

11/22/2025

Americana legends Jim Rooney and Shawn Camp along with Vermont's own Colin McCaffery played for a sellout crowd at the Seven Stars Arts Center in Sharon, Vt. Friday night. Jim & Shawn had just returned from a week of performing in Gallway, Ireland! Shawn & Jim played tunes from The Ghost of Sis Draper along with a few Rooney favorites from his storied career! We danced and sang along, and cherrished every minute! Thank you gentlemen!

11/16/2025

Join me LIVE Wednesday 11/19/2025 from 1 to 3 PM (EST) for another edition of Backroads Bluegrass & Beyond on WFVR-LP South Royalton, Vt. Broadcasting to the Upper White River Valley Watershed at 96.5 FM, Streaming Gloabally 24/7 @ www.wfvr.org Re-broadcasts Sundays from 7 to 9 PM and ANYTIME YOU want a Bluegrass experience like no other by using our popular REPLY option!! Hard to believe that next week is Thanksgiving! Snow is here, but that dosen't stop the resiliant locals to greet the season head on! This week I'm featuring the fabulous Shawn Camp's new release The Ghost of Sis Draper! (scan QR Code in photo's for the story!) Shawn & Jim Rooney are in Ireland as we speak performing in a community center in the village that they performed in for 30 years! And they will be travelling back to Sharon, Vt. for a performance @ the Seven Stars Arts Center Friday November 21st @ 7 PM! (tickets still available, but I wouldn't dally!) I'll be playing the first 4 cuts as a teaser for you to check out the rest of the Amazing work Shawn and the late Guy Clark that they have been working on since the late 90's! Then more NEW RELEASES from many of the artists pictured here! Royalton Community Radio on Facebook and Instagram is a great way to keep up with Live music and events in the Upper Valley and beyond! Looking forward to seeing some of you at the show! And remember: Bluegrass Rules!!

11/09/2025

Join me LIVE Wednesday 11/12/2025 from 1 to 3 PM (EST) for another edition of Backroads Bluegrass & Beyond on WFVR-LP South Royalton, Vt. Broadcasting to the Upper White River Valley Watershed @ 96.5 FM Streaming Gloabally 24/7 @ www.wfvr.org Re-broadcasts Sundays from 7 to 9 PM, and ANYTIME YOU want to listen to one of the fastest growing Bluegrass shows on the interwebs by using the REPLAY option! We had our first trace of snow here in Vermont, the beginning of the "Dark" season! Our thoughts turn to Winter survival here in the North Country and that includes treating yourself to great music to keep your spirits and heart warm! Our all Volunteer programming staff will keep you informed and entertained on our beloved Royalton Community Radio station availabe to view on Facebook and Instagram.
This week I pay tribute to my friends Joe Newberry & Mike Compton with an opening 4 song set! Scan the QR (in the photos) for info on them! And I continue to introduce the newest music being released by many of the artists pictured here! Make BB&B your go-to program to find out what Bluegrass is really all about! And remember: Bluegrass Rules!!!

11/02/2025

Join me LIVE Wednesday 11/05/2025 from 1 to 3 PM (EST) for another edition of Backroads Bluegrass & Beyond on WFVR-LP South Royalton, Vt. Broadcasting to the Upper White River Valley Watershed on 96.5 FM, Streaming Gloabally 24/7 @ www.wfvr.org Rebroadcasts Sundays from 7 to 9 PM and ANYTIME YOU want to hear one of the fastest growing Bluegrass shows in Vermont (and beyond!) by going to the MENU and hit the Replay option and choose Backroads Bluegrass! This week I'm re-visiting the artists of the Dark Shadow Recording Studio Owned by Stephen & Jana Mougin in Goodlettsville, Tennessee. I had the pleasure of getting a personal tour of the State-of-the-art recording studio by Stephen who personally came to pick me up @ my hotel! They had just gotten back from the IBMA's and had much to catch up on, but they still made time for me! I'm eternally grateful for the hospitality of Nashville's Bluegrass power duo! This is my second nod to the fine artists on the Dark Shadow lable, filled with new material and some great early efforts from the beginnings of their journey! A special congratualtions to Stephen Mougin for winning the Sound Engineer of the Year Award in the 2025 IBMA"S in Chattanooga,TN! You don't want to miss this one! Come join the Royalton Community Radio Family on Facebook and Instagram so you never miss a beat on events, and concerts and much more! And remember: Bluegrass Rules!!

11/01/2025

It was an honor to have Jim Rooney and Bill Hearn in the "Jim Rooney long Run Studio" Live on Backroads Bluegrass & Beyond on WFVR-LP South Royalton, Vt. www.wfvr.org Jim produced Bill and Bonnie Hearns 1997 Diamonds in the Rough alblum.

10/26/2025

Join me LIVE Wednesday 10/29/2025 from 1 to 3 PM (EST) for another edition of Backroads Bluegrass & Beyond on WFVR-LP South Royalton, Vt. Broadcasting to the Upper White River Valley Watershed on 96.5 FM. Streaming Gloabally 24/7 @ www.wfvr.org Re-broadcasts Sundays from 7 to 9 PM, and ANYTIME YOU want to listen to great Bluegrass & Americana by going to the Menu tab, hit REPLAY and choose Backroads Bluegrass! Last week of the long month of October, Halloween is 2 days away, and the unpredictable month of November will soon be upon us! Fear not! Royalton Community Radio is here to keep you entertained and informed by our all voluenteer staff of programmers who love Community Radio! Join our family on Facebook and Instagram so you never miss a beat of what's happening in Central Vermont, and beyond! This week I continue to unveil the newest music by the amazing artists pictured here, along with not so new gems that will keep your toes tapping and your spirits high! Make BB&B part of your radio repertoire every week and spread the word of Bluegrass far and wide! And remember: Bluegrass Rules!!!

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