In the studio today for a new Firehouse Session is Nora Jane Struthers accompanied by Joe Overton.  Nora Jane Struthers & The Party Line are here from Nashville, TN playing at local venue The Bishop whilst touring their new album “Wake”. We get the chance to chat with Struthers day 2 of her next hectic three month tour schedule across the USA.  Struthers chats to us about …

Joe Donnelly and the Indulgences play us some tracks from their new album “Everyday.” Joe is a middle school band director and the song themes are drawn from that experience. SONGS 1. Everyday 2. Step One 3. Workin’ 4. Mud Covered Toes 5. I’m Getting Tired Joe Donnelly: Electric Guitar, Saxophone, Keyboard, Guitar Vocal Kevin MacDowell (AKA Kid Kazooey): Electric …

Local Indiana boy Kenan Rainwater and company explore new songwriting territory and share with us new music from his new release “The River Flows”. 1. Doin’ Alright 2. Oh My, My 3. Let the River Flow 4. No Home without You 5. Indiana Holding You Hosted by Jar Turner Engineered by Dan Withered, Adam Reichle, and Ilze Akerbergs Produced by …

Irish singer-songwriter and bandleader Glen Hansard stopped by for a very special Firehouse Session before a sold-out show at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater. He is best-known for his work with The Frames and the Swell Season, as well as his lead role in the musical film Once, which won the Oscar for Best Original Song. Next month, Hansard releases a tribute …

Riley Baugus and Dirk Powell have been crossing musical paths since their teenage years. 30 years later they have officially teamed up as a duo, which brought them to Bloomington as part of the Lotus Blossoms series. They have just released their first duo album. “Tomorrow Morn”. On their visit to WFHB, they played old-time fiddle/banjo tunes, a Dock Boggs …

On this week’s Local Live, Chainsaw Mondays rocks us the folk out with their unique blend of rock n’ roll, blistering horns and lyrical wit. Chainsaw Mondays is: Tim Baker: Electric guitar and vocals Michael Pruitt: Bass Scott Currie: Drums Aaron Comforty: Trumpet Ben Fowler: Baritone Sax SONGS 1. Country Blues No. 2 2. Water Dries 3. Door on a …

The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band had the whole WFHB building shaking with their foot stomping country blues rave up. Playing three songs off their brand new album “So Delicious” they took us from the happy (Pot Roast and Kisses) to the angry (Scream At the Night) to the boastful and blistering (Front Porch Trained). These Brown County ambassadors of …

WFHB’s monthly Local Live REMOTE series breaks new ground inside the newly established Blockhouse studio with a special live performance by Peter Oren! Master of Ceremonies:  Jar Turner WFHB engineers: Jim Lang, Dan Withered Executive Producer is Jim Manion Originally aired live on February 4, 2015 in front of a live studio audience.

WFHB’s monthly Local Live REMOTE series breaks new ground inside the newly established Blockhouse studio with a special live performance by Water! SONGS 1. How Many Days 2. ¿Qué Hora es? 3. Quarter Til’ Ten 4. Looking For a Way 5. Get Down (Our Way) 6. Hanging Gardens Master of Ceremonies:  Jar Turner WFHB engineers: Jim Lang, Dan Withered Executive Producer …

Joining us for this week’s Local Live is the Batuquê Trio, blending Latin jazz styles, from the folkloric roots of Cuban and Brazilian music to contemporary trends in Afro-Cuban, Brazilian and Caribbean jazz. Batuquê Trio is: Jamaal Baptiste – piano. Natalie Boeyink – bass. Andy Smith – drums SONGS 1. “Samba Litoral” 2. “Gumbo de Forró” 3. “A menina nas ondas …