DittyTV's Insights | Music Interviews
DittyTV's Insights is our music interview show for DittyTV, a 24/7 television network that produces and broadcasts music-focused entertainment including interviews, concerts, music videos, music news, artist profiles, album reviews, tour and festival coverage, and much more. Just tune in and enjoy world-class, handcrafted music entertainment from your favorite artists and artists you will love to discover. Part of Pantheon Podcasts.
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Drew Holcomb
We recently had the pleasure of talking with Drew Holcomb about his new album, Strangers No More released in early June. We caught up about Memphis, forming a band, meeting and marrying his wife Ellie, his highly successful music festival Moon River Festival and of course his amazing new album.
37 min
2
Ryan Young of Trampled by Turtles
Amy Wright chats with Ryan Young, the fiddle player from the festival favorite band from Duluth Minnesota, Trampled By Turtles.
49 min
3
Justin Kreutzman (Director of Let There Be Drums!)
Amy Wright talks with Justin Kreutzman about his new documentary film, Let There Be Drums.
50 min
4
Glen Phillips
Amy Wright chats with Glen Phillips about his new album, There is So Much Here, the origin of Toad the Wet Sprocket, life challenges and ultimate triumphs.
54 min
5
Kevn Kinney
Amy Wright catches up with Kevn Kinney about his 1st solo album in 10 years, and his first vinyl release since the 1990’s Think About It.
53 min
6
Ryan Dusick (Founding Drummer of Maroon 5)
We’re excited to have Ryan Dusick on the show. Ryan’s the former drummer and was a founding member of the band Maroon 5, one of the most popular groups in the world. Today, Ryan’s an Associate Marriage & Family Therapist, a mental health professional focusing on anxiety and sobriety. He’s also a published author with a new book out now titled Harder to Breathe: A Memoir of Making Maroon 5, Losing It All, and Finding Recovery.
46 min
7
Ken Casey (Dropkick Murphys)
Amy Wright connects on a call with Dropkick Murphys founder Ken Casey to learn about their new album, released September 30th via the band’s label Dummy Luck Music, This Machine Still Kills Fascists, in which they bring Woody Guthrie's lyrics to life.
48 min
8
Charlie Musselwhite
Amy Wright catches up with veteran bluesman and endearing artist Charlie Musselwhite. A Mississippi native born in the 40s, he came of age in Memphis, TN, right as rock and roll was clawing its way into existence and latching onto the hearts of young teenagers around the country, but it was the blues of Chicago that called Charlie’s name.
51 min
9
Pixies
Amy Wright conversates with David Lovering, Paz Lenchantin, and Joey Santiago of the iconic band the Pixies, a group that's influenced more bands and fans than most groups in the alt-rock world can claim.
27 min
10
The Brother Brothers
Amy Wright chats with Compass Records act The Brother Brothers, formed by twin brothers Adam and David Moss. They’re here today to discuss their brand-new album Cover to Cover, a covers project with selections from Tom T. Hall, Jackson Browne, James Taylor, Robert Earl Keen, and several others included.
44 min
11
Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer
Amy Wright chats with multi-Grammy award-winners Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer, who have just released a brand new 28-song album in collaboration with Tom Paxton that features world-class recordings of songs ranging bluegrass, folk, Country and various other flavors of American roots music.
50 min
12
Rhett Miller
Our guest this hour is acclaimed singer-songwriter and Old 97's bandleader Rhett Miller, who's here to discuss his latest solo album The Misfits.
53 min
13
S.G. Goodman
Today, you’ll get to sit in on Amy Wright’s recent conversation with Kentucky native and acclaimed singer-songwriter, S.G. Goodman. Goodman’s new album Teeth Marks was released in June of this year via verve Forecast.
40 min
14
Yola
Today we have the pleasure of presenting a conversation between Amy Wright and Yola, the six-time Grammy nominee who recently made her acting debut in the Baz Luhrmann-directed hit movie, Elvis, in which Yola powerfully portrays Sister Rosetta Tharpe, an elder of gospel music and arguably the true originator of rock and roll.
34 min
15
Andrew Farriss
Amy Wright talks with Andrew Farriss, co-founder and primary songwriter for INXS, a band that's sold over 50 million records worldwide.
46 min
16
Freedy Johnston
Amy Wright connects in conversation with Freedy Johnston, a visionary singer-songwriter who, for over 30 years, has been embraced equally by fans, critics, and most of all, his songwriting peers.
52 min
17
Elizabeth Cook
Amy Wright connects with Elizabeth Cook in conversation, covering her Florida roots, her music career as a woman in country, and much more. We’ve connected with Elizabeth a couple of times already, once in Nashville at The Purple Building and once at our studios in Memphis for the DittyTV Concert Series, so we’re glad to catch up again.
39 min
18
O.N.E The Duo
Amy Wright connects with O.N.E The Duo, an emerging mother/daughter duo formed by Tekitha and Prana Supreme — and their story is rooted in Hip-Hop royalty.
43 min
19
Jed Hilly
Amy Wright sits down with Jed Hilly, Executive Director of the Americana Music Association, which, since 1999, has helped American roots music assume an elevated place in the world.
43 min
20
G. Love
We're excited to have G. Love of G. Love and Special Sauce on the show, chatting with Amy Wright about his latest studio album, an album heavy on collaboration with some of Delta Blues and hip-hop's most well-respected artists, Philadelphia Mississippi.
44 min
21
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Amy Wright chats with members of internationally acclaimed American roots music group the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, including founding member Jeff Hanna.
44 min
22
Micah Nelson (Particle Kid)
Our guest on the show this hour is Micah Nelson, aka the Particle Kid, whose latest LP, Time Capsule, is an experimental, genre-bending work we highly recommend you hear. The album features contributions from from Margo Price, J Mascis, Jim James, Sean Ono Lennon, and Willie Nelson.
43 min
23
Joshua Fleming of Vandoliers
Amy Wright connects on a call with Joshua Fleming, founding member of one of Texas’ most notable country punk bands, the Vandoliers.
42 min
24
Joshua Hedley
Amy Wright sits down for a one-on-one conversation with Nashville-based artist Joshua Hedley. A recent signee to New West Records, Hedley is an ace fiddle player, guitarist, and country music singer-songwriter.
41 min
25
Jody Whelan of Oh Boy Records
Amy Wright catches up with Jody Whelan, the oldest son of the late and legendary singer-songwriter John Prine. Jody also runs the label that Prine co-founded, Oh Boy Records, the ins-and-outs of which he discusses in detail with Amy this hour.
44 min