In this episode of Songwriters & Tour Riders, hear Mike McClure, JJ Lester, and Kelley Green talk about what it was like returning to the studio for their latest album, playing Stillwater, and why they prefer being called the "uncles" of the Red Dirt scene.

In this episode, hear folk singer Willi Carlisle talk about his new album, moving to Arkansas, and his favorite Oklahoma story.

In this episode, hear King Cabbage Brass Band founder Gregory Fallis talk about the culture of Mardi Gras and New Orleans brass band music, and starting his own brass band in Tulsa.

Punk band Skating Polly have released a double LP titled Chaos County Line. Hear Kelli Mayo talk about writing the album, and how after years of being in a band with her siblings, they're finally getting more honest with their lyrics.

Kyle Bradley was raised in Piedmont, Oklahoma. His alter-ego, Thunder Jackson, was born in Los Angeles, California, after years of playing in smoky bars and busking since he was a teenager.

The Lone Bellow's lead singer and guitarist, Zach Williams, spoke with Matthew Viriyapah just before they started their first tour of 2023. Their latest album is titled Love Songs for Losers and was recorded in Roy Orbison's former home.

Folk music duo Companion released their debut album "Second Day of Spring" in May 2022. Companion is made up of identical twins, Jo and Sophia Babb, who were raised in Norman, Oklahoma, and have been performing together since they were 15 years old.

North Carolina country artist Sarah Shook & The Disarmers released their latest album, Nightroamer, in February. In this episode, hear Sarah talk about being LGTBQ in country music, getting sober, and the first time they met a non-binary person.

Kaitlin Butts is a singer-songwriter from Tulsa, Oklahoma. Her latest album, What Else Can She Do, is a collage of different female characters who tackle that question and draw from parts of the country artist's own life.

Jason Scott and the High Heat are an Oklahoma band fronted by singer-songwriter Jason Scott. He grew up Pentecostal and was once a youth and worship pastor. Now as a musician, he is writing songs while his bandmates joke about him once never having heard songs like 'Stairway to Heaven'.