Friday, May 26, 2017

Updates

I just went through every page on the website and updated some things that needed to be updated. Not too much was updated, just little things that could turn into big things. We are still looking for more submissions, as our listener base is growing. We have three dedicated listeners from all over the world and many more listeners popping in and out through any given day. The listeners are there, so we need to entertain them.

We are now looking to add specialty shows. You can talk about almost anything that would be interesting to a listener. Just record it in .mp3 format and send it on over to indieradionashville@gmail.com. We will get it on the air within 24 hours!

Friday, April 21, 2017

Downtime

The radio has been down for about a week now. I have been busy with college and life events but I am working hard to get it back on the air. Since the computer's Windows updated it messed everything up and it will no longer connect to the server. I hope to figure this out within the next week! Until then, go back in time and listen to some of our podcasts from Soundcloud!

Tuesday, March 21, 2017

Few Hiccups with the station

The past three days have been hell trying to keep the radio station going. I was in the process of moving everything to a dedicated desktop computer that I picked up for $50. The mini laptop that was running the station since day one kept updating Windows without asking if I wanted to update and restart. Everything is now moved to the desktop computer and I will keep the mini laptop close by in case the other one goes down.

In other news, we might be changing directions with the radio station. Right now we are playing people from all around the world, which is great, but I would like to advertise local musicians and events that go on around Greencastle, PA. I really don't want to change the name, however, I believe it to be very necessary since Greencastle is nowhere near Nashville. I think we can play and advertise local musicians but keep playing folks from around the world. Anyone have any suggestions?

Tuesday, February 7, 2017

Goodbye Podcast, Hello Radio!

The podcasts were too time-consuming, which is why we haven't done one since June. That is now in the past for now, as we have an online radio station now! All of the music we receive can now just be added to the rotation. Check it out in the pop-up player!

Thursday, January 19, 2017

We haven't disappeared!

We are posting this update to first bring in the new year with Indie Radio Nashville and to also let our listeners know that we have not given up the podcast.

First of all, welcome to 2017! We have had a successful year in 2016 bringing you new music from around the world from musicians who should be heard. 2017 will be no different in that aspect. We thought that we would be releasing more podcasts than we did last year, but we lacked the musicians to promote. Not as many musicians answered our ads as we originally planned. We managed, however, to release five solid podcasts that were listened to by at least 100 people each. This next round we want to break that record and double it with the new episodes.

How are we going to be different in 2017? Our goals for 2017 are as followed:

* Improved podcast quality. (mastering skills needed)
* Quality discussions instead of just introducing musicians.
* To find a place for old podcasts to die that is assessable to everybody.
* Start an online radio station. (Still searching for a cheap host)
* Start artist interviews via skype or something.

We will just stop there for now because that is a long list to complete within a year. These are our goals and will help build our listener base. We want independent musicians to be the new mainstream and will do everything in our power to continue promoting real musicians like you. Check back with us every once in awhile and subscribe so you won't miss anything. Things are coming together for the first episode of the new year. Stay tuned...

Thursday, June 16, 2016

Show Five

Listen to Episode 5!

1) "Heart Like an Ocean" - Josh Gray - Nashville, TN

Josh Gray released his debut self-titled EP in late 2015. He recently moved to Nashville, TN and is working on a full length album. His lyric driven sound is a unique mixture of Blues, Folk, Country, and Bluegrass.

JoshGrayMusic.com
Josh on Facebook.

2) "Back To Country" - Matt Hundley - Nashville, TN

Matt Hundley has joined forces with other Nashville songwriters to rebel against the terrible "pop" country movement that is destroying the future of Country music. His song "Back To Country" pokes fun at the pop country and "bro" country movement.

Website
Matt's Facebook.


3) "My Fight" - Brandon Kent - Corpus Christi, TX

Brandon Kent released his first album this year and is donating 60% of the proceeds to charities supporting homeless veterans. Show Brandon your support and contribute to the cause by buying his album!

Website
Find on Facebook




4) "Another Day" - Bill Hudson - Idaho

Bill loves to write songs and has never gotten them out into the world, until now! Please support Bill and his wonderful music!









5) "My Lord and I" - M. Steven Smith - Orlando, Florida

M. Steven started playing guitar as a young child and continued to play music all his life. He released his first record before graduating on the Holy Kiss label in Nashville. After finding out that he disliked the business side of music, he decided to leave and continue as an independent label.

Email M. Steven Smith.

Friday, March 18, 2016

Show Four

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Song 1: Jasy Stewart - "Room to Breath." - South Carolina

Reverbnation Account

Jasy Stewart is a singer/songwriter out of South Carolina, originally from Nashville, Tennessee. She is indeed the grand-daughter of country queen, Loretta Lynn.

We played Jasy on the last podcast, but that was just a demo she did for somebody. I told Jasy that we would play something that she would want played. The song that we included on this podcast is her real musical style so why not give it a listen?

Song 2:  C.J. Oswald - "Pill Bottle Blues." - Fredrick, MD













Facebook Page

C.J. Oswald (formerly Bats Dynamic Trio, Bats Dynamic String Band) brings an electric approach to song writing and defies genera labels infusing outlaw, rock, blues, jazz, folkwriteracca with jammy tendencies...& a story teller mentality...in short, you just do not know what you will get unless you go to a show.

Song 3: John Aulabaugh - Springfield, IL


Soundcloud Page

John is a singer/songwriter from Springfield, IL. John started writing songs at the young age of 51, after not picking up the guitar for nearly 25 years!

Song 3: Texas Twisters - "Lonesome" - Spokeane, WA


ReverbNation Account

Band formed in 2010 by front man, Rusty Brown.

Song 4: The Scarecrow Revival - "Never Going Back"


Facebook Page

We are Scarecrow Revival.

You'll find us hammering out Americana originals *and a couple very original covers), telling dark tales from the flat-lands.
The Revival is an acoustic trio - but don't confuse "acoustic" with "quiet." We roll through with the subtly of a freight train.
Download Album

Song 5: - Brandon Norris - "The Big Red Sun" - Excel, Alabama


Facebook Page

Not much about this fella neither! This song is my favorite out of all the songs on the podcast this time. To me he sounds like a dude in his 20s from Cali. Guess I was wrong! The thing is, you can feel his music. Feeling music separates you from other artists and makes you stick out.

Tuesday, January 12, 2016

Show Three

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Song 1: Tuesday Night Blues Band - "Blues about you Baby" - Centennial, Colorado

Band's Website

Tuesday Night Blues Band is made up of four veteran music makers. The band has over 200 years combined playing experience and has played every type of music with every type of band, since they started playing back in their younger days.

Song 2: Jasy Stewart - "Country Blue Jean Boy" - Mount Pleasant, South Carolina

Reverb Nation Account

Jasy Stewart is a singer/songwriter from South Carolina, originally from Nashville, Tennessee. She is also the granddaughter of country legend, Loretta Lynn. She perfers to play rock music, as you will find when you check out her ReverbNation account.

The song being sung, "Country Blue Jean Boy," was written by songwriter Tom Forson, from Nashville Tennessee.

Song 3: Brandon Kent - "The Older I Get" - Active U.S. Army

Facebook Page

From his Facebook:
"I don't know, I guess you could say I got tired of hearing all this crap on the radio that is passing for country these days."

Song 4: Steve Jack - "In My Old Room" - CT

Reverb Nation

From Steve's ReverbNation
"Steve Jack has been performing in the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC area for over twenty five years."

Song 5: David Lorango - "Leaves of November" - LA

Facebook Page
Website

From his website:

David Lorango is a country artist and songwriter currently living in Los Angeles. someone who the Ezaminer recently wrote is "bring out the country in Hollywood." David just released his debut EP "Ride All Night" in 2015, along with his first music video for his single "Leaves of November," which is rapidly racking up the views and streams.

Song 6: Phil Davis - "Love Me" - Pullman, Washington

Contact information is email only and I don't want to reveal his email to the web. He recorded this song on his iphone 6. His acoustics in the room must have been amazing!


Sunday, January 10, 2016

Can't stop listening!

I am currently listening to the lineup we are going to be playing next week. You know music is good when you have headphones on and get lost inside. Music is suppose to move you and get you thinking about what the lyrics mean. Some music can take you back to your childhood, spark new ideas for your future, and in some cases, save you from making mistakes.

Podcast will be recorded tomorrow night most likely. I think we have around 9 songs this time around, so it will be almost an hour long! The more episodes we release, the closer we get to our max storage space on SoundCloud. I am going to have to take old episodes down to put new ones up. I am currently looking for a place to store the old ones so we can listen back to all the great artists we have played. If you come across any good hosts that are free, please get in contact with me!

Tuesday, December 22, 2015

Online Radio Station

We have released 2 podcasts so far on Indie Radio Nashville. To this posting, we have had 70 listens on the first podcast and 19 listens on the second podcast. Hardly enough material to run a 24/7 rotation online. I think musicians get more exposure if we are limited to 6 songs per podcast, yet I think an online radio station would be a cool idea.

My goal in the end is to have enough material to run an indie radio station. I want to have charts and everything to help get exposure. As I am waiting for more material, I am looking for online radio hosts that are free, because running an online radio station can be pricey. What do you guys think? Know of any free hosts?

Monday, December 14, 2015

Show Two

Welcome back to Indie Radio Nashville! We have posted our second show to SoundCloud and hope to get some feedback from the listeners! We are featuring 6 artists from around the world, much like the last podcast. These musicians are independent musicians and appreciate comments from their fans.

Listen here.

Song 1: Mountain Ride - "Long Gone" - Waynesboro, PA
Mountain Ride on Facebook
Mountain Ride Bluegrass website

Mountain Ride is a Pennsylvania bluegrass band fancying both progressive and traditional facets.

Song 2: Jason Kabler - "Livin' Like a King" - Nashville, TN (Greencastle, PA native)
Jason Kabler on Facebook
Jason's Website

Jason Kabler is a singer/songwriter who grew up in Greencastle, PA. He currently resides in Nashville, TN.

Song 3:The Vince Johnson Band - "Every Car Behind Me is a Cop" - Vancouver, WA
Reverbnation Account

See Reverbnation account for his bio.

Song 4: Steel Blossoms - "Love, Love, Love" - Pittsburg, PA (Currently resides in Nashville, TN)
Steel Bossoms on Facebook
Official Steel Blossoms Website

Steel Blossoms duo  is located in Nashville, TN. They hope to reach people through their original lyrics.

Song 5: Tori Anderson & Possum Holler - "What if Jesus Comes Back Like That" - Berkeley Springs, WV
Find them on Facebook
Possum Holler on Soundcloud

Tori Anderson and her husband, Michael, were founders and, for more than 20 years, lead singers of the Possum Holler band. She also was host of “High Noon Saloon” on 104.7 WAYZ country radio. (Record Herald)

Song 6: Corey Rains - "Sail Away" - Marion, PA
Corey Rains on Facebook
Corey Rains on Soundcloud

Corey Rains is a singer/songwriter who currently resides in Marion, PA. He has a album for download on Soundcloud if you like him!


Wednesday, October 28, 2015

Indie Radio Nashville - Show One

Welcome to Indie Radio Nashville! We have finally released our first podcast with some great musicians! Below is the lineup as it is played in the podcast with information pertaining to the musician. Please click the links and support their music!

Here is Episode 1: Episode One

Song 1: Josh Gray - "Mortality Blues" - Fredrick, MD

Find Josh on Facebook!
SoundCloud
YouTube
Twitter
Website

From his website: 

"Josh Gray is a folk singer from Frederick, MD. He recently released his debut EP October 2015. His music contains elements of folk, blues, bluegrass, and country."

"At the urging of several close friends, he started playing out and found he really enjoyed it. He's been called a natural storyteller and honed his signature style playing open mics and venues all over Maryland, DC, and Pennsylvania. Since then, he's gone on to headline and perform all over. Future plans include a full length album and touring."

I've had the pleasure of playing music with this guy! Please buy his album from his website and support his new release!

Song 2: Corey Rains - "Sweet Carolina" - Marion, Pennsylvania
Like Corey on Facebook!
Download his Full Album for FREE!

Corey Rains is a local guy here around Greencastle, PA. He's actually my uncle too, but I've always love his music since I was a kid. You can download his full album for free on Soundcloud!

Song 3: Shawn Bare Nelson - "Just Curious" - York Haven, Pennsylvania
Shawn's ReverbNation account

"A lover of music: Country, Rock, Jam Band, Acoustic, Jazz, R&B, and Blues, Shawn is a singer/songwriter that performs solo acoustic and electric with his band "Bare Creek Junction."

Song 4: Zack Williamson - "Over the Rainbow" 
Zack's ReverbNation Account

"At one point or another Z Dub has been a professional singer, guitar player, trombone player, drummer and/or keyboardist with commercially successful bands, in a variety of genres from Celtic/Alternative to Punkrock/Reggae to Salsa/Funk. These days, he is a nationally-touring solo artist."

Song 5: Mark Piper - "Hero" - New York
Find Mark on Facebook!

"Mark has performed Rockabilly, Western Swing, and Drinking songs for well over 40 years now and currently hosts ADKs most visted OPEN MIC at Witherbees."

Song 6: Latimore Sky - "Rain" - Gettysburg, PA
Latimore Sky on Facebook!

Latimore Sky is a band coming out of the Gettysburg area that plays rock and roll the way it should be. Originals and covers that rock!

The ends the line-up of Show One. Please click the links and support these musicians! If you are a musician and would like to send me some original material please send it to bmroyer@gmail.com.

Sunday, October 11, 2015

Currently working on a release

I've been working on episode one for a few days now and should have it finished before the end of October. I've been looking for places to upload the podcast so everyone could listen to it. Soundcloud was my first option, but I think you need an account to listen. I'm still on the lookout for more options.

I am also still accepting submissions so I can play your music on the podcast. Just let me know!

Thursday, August 28, 2014

Submissions Open

Indie Radio Nashville is preparing for its first ever podcast! Currently, we have opened up submissions for new music to be played on our podcast. We also feature all of the artists that we play, so it would be great if you would also provide a short bio, and some pictures with your submission. Submissions will be open until September 28, 2014, so be sure to get yours in as soon as you can.

To send your submission just send an email to bmroyer@gmail.com. If you would rather send a cd through the mail, then just email us and we can go from there!

Thursday, August 7, 2014

Some Changes

Instead of the streaming radio player, we will be switching to podcasts. Caster.fm has changed their format and now show ads when you try to play the radio. So instead of upgrading to a $80 a month plan, we will just do podcasts, until I find something better. Expect the first podcast later this month. We will then have one podcast per month depending on how many song submissions we get.

Thursday, June 5, 2014

Some updates!

Just finished touching up the website. I've changed the layout the best I could and added the radio player from Caster.fm. The radio is currently live, though I'm still not sure how I'm going to work the shows. We currently don't have enough music to play all day long. If you stay on the website and listen you will find out quickly we have repeat artists and songs. So should we just let it play over and over or just have a weekly show?

I guess for now I will just let it play. I will be away for awhile thinking of what Indie Radio Nashville is going to become. I will be adding pages in the coming days and hopefully an artist page filled with the artists we play on Indie Radio Nashville. If you want your music played on this radio station be sure to comment in this thread! That's it for now everyone. Take care!

Tuesday, May 13, 2014

Welcome to Indie Radio Nashville

Indie Radio Nashville is back but this time with a blog! I've been really busy in the last couple of months but I really wanted a place for Indie Radio Nashville where you can listen to music, and read about the artists. I think this will be a great way for fans to connect with their favorite artists plus give the artists more exposure. I also want to do some interviews for the blog and a music chart that is controlled by the listeners.
There is currently alot going on here at Indie Radio Nashville and I 'm trying to come up with some more ideas. If you have any ideas please don't hesitate to email me! Also remember that if you want your music played on Indie Radio Nashville all you need to do is email me with your mp3 and a brief bio of yourself. You must own all the rights to the music to get played! Hope everyone enjoys the new blog, thanks for listening!