Leah Blevins

Owsley County singer Randon Neeley joins the program to talk about how he wound up opening a show for Tyler Childers in Nashville last month, his new album Hungry Dogs, plans for 2027 and more.Wick's Picks is presented by Kentucky 811: "Call Before You Dig" and The Botany Bay: "The Place To Buy Things To Do Stuff With".

Lexington singer-songwriter Warren Byrom joins the program to discuss the geographical triad that inspired his new album Joydogs, how drawing compliments his music, how the project's title track stems from a poem by Mary Ann Taylor-Hall, and more.Wick's Picks is presented by Kentucky 811: "Call Before You Dig" and The Botany Bay: "The Place To Buy Things To Do Stuff With".

Kickin It On The Creek founder and newly minted Kentucky Music Hall of Famer, Byron Roberts, and the Hall's executive director, Jessica Blankenship, join the program to recap the 2026 induction ceremony that took place Oct. 24.Wick's Picks is presented by Kentucky 811: "Call Before You Dig" and The Botany Bay: "The Place To Buy Things To Do Stuff With".

Louisville based singer Ryan Anderson (Bendigo Fletcher, Moose Loon) joins the program to talk about the origins of his new album 'Out On The Edge Of Everything', 2-bit music videos, intimate park concerts, home recordings and more.Wick's Picks is presented by Kentucky 811: "Call Before You Dig" and The Botany Bay: "The Place To Buy Things To Do Stuff With".

Monticello, KY based singer Elvie Shane joins the program to talk about the origins of his new record 'With The Wind', returning to Kentucky after a decade in Nashville, his no. 1 hit "My Boy" and the illusion of success, how his passion for photography compliments his music, and more.Wick's Picks is presented by Kentucky 811: "Call Before You Dig" and The Botany Bay: "The Place To Buy Things To Do Stuff With".

Kansas City-based folk singer and poet Willi Carlisle joins the program to discuss the Kentucky connections that run throughout his forthcoming album The Universal Bubba — from Tyler Childers & The Food Stamps to Kenny Miles (Wayne Graham) — along with how he's trying to assist local mutual aid efforts on each of his upcoming tour stops, his kinship with Nat Myers, and more.Wick's Picks is presented by Kentucky 811: "Call Before You Dig" and The Botany Bay: "The Place To Buy Things To Do Stuff With".

Harlan Cecil (guitar) and Liam McGee (producer) from Lexington-based rock group Sour Cream join the program to discuss the band's first record in six years — Revenge Of The Tweakers — along with the band's ties to acts like Black Stone Cherry and The Kentucky Headhunters, how working on a motorcycle is similar to nurturing a music career, and more.Wick's Picks is presented by Kentucky 811: "Call Before You Dig" and The Botany Bay: "The Place To Buy Things To Do Stuff With".

Singer-songwriter and member of Hot Brown Smackdown, Ellie Ruth, and The Moonshiners Ball's Travis Young join the program to preview this year's festival, talk about Ruth's orchestral roots, her experience performing in Scott T. Smith's band on the road with Tyler Childers, and more.Wick's Picks is presented by Kentucky 811: "Call Before You Dig" and The Botany Bay: "The Place To Buy Things To Do Stuff With".

Sandy Hook, Ky. born, Nashville based singer-songwriter Leah Blevins joins the program to discuss the origins of her record All Dressed Up, how she came to release it on Dan Auerbach's Easy Eye Sound, the story behind her co-write with the late Ronnie Bowman, the influence of Loretta Lynn and Dolly Parton on her music, and much more.Wick's Picks is presented by Kentucky 811: "Call Before You Dig" and The Botany Bay: "The Place To Buy Things To Do Stuff With".

Western Kentucky singer-songwriter Tony Logue returns to the program to preview his forthcoming record Sixty Cycle Hum, how Chris Knight's Enough Rope inspired him to pursue music, his top literary influences, and more.Wick's Picks is presented by Kentucky 811: "Call Before You Dig" and The Botany Bay: "The Place To Buy Things To Do Stuff With".