In Your Ear: Episode 12

Vishten

This In Your Ear episode brings to you the Acadian trio Vishten from eastern Canada’s Prince Edward Island for the entire hour. Sisters Emmanuelle and Pastelle LeBlanc and their “brother” Pascal Miousse captivated our audience with a fresh, creative take on a generations-old music tradition.

In Your Ear: Episode 11

“Guitar Superstar” Vicki Genfan

This In Your Ear program features Guitar Player Magazine’s first female “Guitar Superstar” Vicki Genfan, DC-based sax virtuoso Jeff Antoniuk and his Jazz Update and North Carolina’s versatile Harris Brothers - Reggie and Ryan - with much sought-after fiddler Nate Leath.

In Your Ear: Episode 10

Eliza Lynn

Artist featured in this installment of In Your Ear include singer/songwriter Jake Armerding, blues singer Eliza Lynn, and guitar dude Wayne Henderson.

In Your Ear offers a chance to discover new artists and appreciate the “in the moment” creativity, inspiration and soul of live music. Studio A is a “great room,” a haven for artists with intimate, friendly and informed audiences and peerless audio fidelity.

In Your Ear: Episode 9

Nedski & Mojo (Ned Luberecki & Stephen Mougin)

The line up for this episode of In Your Ear includes Steven Smith - string player and singer, Nedski and Mojo - a bluegrass duet, and ending with Iona - a traditional celtic band from the DC area.

In Your Ear: Episode 8

Phil Wiggins

This In Your Ear show features the finest Blues harmonica player on the planet, Phil Wiggins. The Pete Anderson Sextet pays tribute to jazz great Art Blakey. East of Monroe, a String-Folk-Bluegrass kind of band, rounds out this episode with fine harmony and instrumental work.

In Your Ear: Episode 7

Robbin Thompson

This In Your Ear show features a Connecticut couple who found love and music among the majestic Tetons in Jackson Hole Wyoming and who won a duet contest on A Prairie Home CompanionAnne & Pete Sibley. For years Peter Ostroushko was a fixture on Prairie Home Companion including a two year stint as music director.  He appeared on In Your Ear with exciting Russian-born guitarist Arkan Yushin on guitar.

In Your Ear: Episode 6

Duck Baker

The featured artist in this episode of In Your Ear include a former Richmonder who’s taken his finger-style guitar, his musical sensibilities and his wit all over the world, Duck Baker, and one of the most warm and engaging vocalists in all of Americana, Wil Maring, with her long-time musical partner Robert Bowlin on very tasteful fiddle and guitar, and finally a Yorktown native who once drove a delivery truck for the Richmond Times-Dispatch…with his knees…so he

In Your Ear: Episode 5

singer/songwriter Jonathan Byrd

This episode of In Your Ear features Tarheel tunesmith Jonathan Byrd, diatonic harmonica wizard and Flecktone Howard Levy with guitarist Chris Siebold, and Orange County’s own folk/pop standout Jesse Harper and friends. This show originally aired October 1, 2011 at 1:00 p.m. on WCVE Public Radio.

In Your Ear: Episode 4

Rembrandt of the Appalachian fiddle, Bruce Molsky

This episode of In Your Ear features the Rembrandt of the Appalachian fiddle, Bruce Molsky, hometown powerhouse James “Saxsmo” Gates, Jr. and the cream of our jazz community, and D.C. Grammy winning songwriter/piano man Jon Carroll. This show originally aired September 24th at 1:00 p.m. on WCVE Public Radio.

In Your Ear: Episode 3

Tony Furtado

This third episode of In Your Ear featured west coast banjo and slide guitar innovator and songwriter Tony Furtado, Shakespearean actress-turned singer/storyteller Amy Speace and groundbreaking progressive bluegrass band Cadillac Sky. This show originally aired September 17th at 1:00 p.m. on WCVE Public Radio.