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Before we give thanks, we must rant.  This week, the guests take a back seat for the Southern Hang fellas to let loose.  Cotton, Red, Sherm, Neil and Will all get the mic for a short rant.  And then the episode goes where the episode needs to go. Chili Chese Fritos.  Rant. Time Changes.  Rant. Non-zipper Merge Truthers.  Rant. Speaker Phones in Public. Moving Sidewalks. Eurosteps.  Personal Space Invaders.  All get their own rant. Sit back and enjoy this one as the fellas go off the rails.

The Stews join Neil and Craig in the Southern Hang Tent following their electric set from the main stage Thursday at the & Beyond Festival in Louisville, KY. Festival stallwarts who have played Lollapalooza and Bonnaroo, Preston Hall, Blake Dobbs, Bennett Baugus, and Wyatt Griffith talk about their early days at Auburn University.  They discuss their breakout hit "Make it Out" that was featured in the Netflix Drama Outer Banks  and then go on to discuss what's next for the band. Enjoy the interview, then check out their new release Used To, their most recent single from their yet to be released new album.

Cheers!  The Bourbon King himself, Fred Minnick, steps into the Southern Hang tent live from the grounds of the & Beyond Festival in Louisville, KY. In this special episode, the world-renowned bourbon authority and author joins Will to talk all things bourbon, music, and, most importantly, his new book!  Fred talks about the stories behind "Bottom Shelf, How a Forgotten Brand of Bourbon Saved One Man's Life".   No spoilers in this episode description, you'll have to listen in for the amazing stories Fred shares. Enjoy!

Will gets some time with Kevin Galloway and Jon Grossman of Uncle Lucius fresh off their set from the & Beyond Festival in Louisville, KY. The guys refelct on renting a house and clearing out the living room furniture to record their new "saga" Open Eyes, Broken Heart. They talk roller coasters, touring, and their amazing live album cut in Gruene Hall featuring their streaming hit "Keep the Wolves Away".

Shelby Means classes up the Southern Hang Tent live from the & Beyond Festival in Louisville, KY bringing the style and musical chops to back it up. Born in Lexington, raised in Wyoming and Shelby and her Upright Bass made her way to Nashville at 23.  Shelby talks about her musical family background and early days in Nashville, and then goes into the special story of creating the side-project Sally & George with her husband Joel Timmons. Check out her solo work as well as projects with Della Mae, Molly Tuttle and the previously mentioned side-project Sally & George.

Will and Sherman sit down with Taylor Shuck of The Fretliners to discuss their new album "When the Kettle Sings".  The new album, produced by the one and only T Bone Burnett, drops October 23rd everywhere you get your music. You can feel the excitement from Taylor as he talks about working with legends like T Bone Burnett and Molly Tuttle.  And goes into a very cool story about T Bone wanting to create a similar vibe to the Oh Brother, Where Art Thou? Soundtrack with the same recording studio and same mic setup.   Taylor is one of the good ones in this business.  Enjoy this conversation as a preview, then go check out The Fretliners new tracks Silence Says It All, Josephina (with Molly Tuttle) and Stitch Up My Heart.  The full album  "When the Kettle Sings" drops on October 23rd.

Neil and Craig welcome Jason Scott and the High Heat in to the Southern Hang Tent from the And Beyond Festival in Louisville, Ky. Day 2 brought a lifetime of memories stacked one on top of the other.  And this interview with Jason Scott and the High Heat was one for the ages. Coming hot off their set on the Revival Stage on Friday afternoon, these guys couldn't have been nicer.  The guys talk about the early days of working with Red Dirt legends and growing up in the Oklahoma/Texas music scene.  And then Craig hits them with a series of questions from Uncle Joe. Check out the interview, then find their new album Play Boy.  These guys are on the rise!!!

From Beats to Brews...Grammy nominated hip hop legends Nappy Roots visited the Southern Hang Tent at the & Beyond festival to talk about their meteoric rise in the hip hop world. They talk stories of how they formed, from their early days at WKU to their critical and commercial success in 2002 with Watermelon, Chicken and Gritz.  They also talk about new music on the horizon and their Atlantucky Brewing business with the new craft beer about to hit the market "Aw Naw Ale Naw". Fresh off their conversation with Gov. Andy Beshear, Fish Scales, Skinny DeVille, B. Stille and Clutch all join the show and let the stories fly.  From hip hop.  To hops.  To hoops.  This conversation goes all over the place and is one you won't want to miss.  Enjoy!

Ben Chapman sits down with Neil and Craig live from the grounds of the & Beyond Festival in Louisville, KY coming fresh off his blistering performance from the 100 Proof Stage. Ben is one the nicest guys in music and shares with the fellas what it's like writing songs with legends like Brent Cobb and Nicholas Jamerson.  He then shines when talking about his family life and his wife Meg and son George.  Neil and Craig make a plea for Ben to partake in the cult status Laurel Cove music festival, and...let's just say Ben is in if they'll have him.  Let's help make that happen!! Enjoy the conversation and then check out Feet on Fire wherever you stream your music!!

The fellas get back together to review a surreal (Bourbon) & Beyond experience.  Great performances, great stories, great friends.  And that "what the hell just happened" moment with Nappy Roots. The guys take a full lap around the festival, from early day standouts like the Stews, Congress the Band, Buffalo Traffic Jam and Ben Chapman to amazing late day sets from Hootie and Jason Isbell. They also prep the Southern Hang family for upcoming interviews from Stews, Shelby Means, Ben Chapman, Jason Scott and the High Heat, Nappy Roots (aw naw), Uncle Lucious and bourbon expert Fred Minnich.  They also provide a little background on the Kitchen Dwellers episode that already dropped.

The Southern Hang & Beyond interview series kicks off as Neil and Craig sit down with jamgrass band The Kitchen Dwellers just before their packed set at the & Beyond Festival in Louisville, KY. The guys talk about their cult favorite 2024 album Seven Devils, that amazing three song run of the title track, the Crow and the Raven, and Pendullum!  And Neil makes a shameless plea for the Crow and the Raven to make the setlist...spoiler alert...it did!! Shawn, Torrin, Joe and Max all sit down with the fellas for a fantastic interview, before Neil and Will witnessed them burn down the Bluegrass Situation Stage. Great band.  Great guys.  Enjoy the interview. If she′d just let herself fly a little lower I might tell the difference in a raven and a crow

The fellas take a break from festival week as new guy Will sits down with Matt Lorenz, aka The Suitcase Junket, to talk about his new album set to release October 2nd "To Go On".

Craig gets a geography lesson on Hindman, KY from americana artist Brit Taylor at last years Bourbon & Beyond.   Yes, that Hindman...immortalized in the iconic Nicholas Jamerson song. Also that Brit Taylor...who later returned to Louisville for the Waterfront 4th of July Celebration, sharing the stage with former guest Brian Dunne of Fantastic Cat.  Brit was great, and a fitting bonus episode as we lead up to an entire series of interviews from this year's festival.   Enjoy!!

Last year, Craig got a few minutes with indie country singer songwriter and TikTok sensation Bayker Blankenship. Bayker initially built an online following with covers of artists like Tyler Childers and Zach Bryan. He then went viral in 2024 with his original single, "Maxed Out" .  Enjoy this coversation as we look forward to a whole series of interviews with artists across all decades and genres as the fellas camped out at Bourbon & Beyond 2026,

The fellas get ready for a monster week by building out the perfect playlist to get ready for the four day festival.  Multiple decades, multiple genres, and multiple jaams.  Rock and Roll, Americana, some JamGrass, of course some 90s Alternative and even a little Classic Rock from the 70s. The guys pull from artists early in the bill to some of the biggest acts in the business.   Enjoy the podcat first.  And then check out the playlist... https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/southern-hang-b-b26/pl.u-pKWDLsq40PB