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...

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!

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?

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.

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!

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!