CyberCountry: The Video Podcast

Almost every single country artist you speak to mentions their musical skills come from the experiences of the life they live. If that's the true measure of an artist's potential then rising country artist Ryan Weaver has a wealth of memories from which to draw. Also, how many country artists can you say fly helicopters for the U.S. Army? Let’s find out more about this country music high flyer in this CyberCountry Minute.

In a world where so much you see and hear sounds like it comes from the same place it’s good to know some things are different because they come from a simple, well founded beginning. Such is the case of DeLana Stevens who calls the great outdoors of Basin, Wyoming home. Basin might not be the kind of place you’d find the next country music star. Given time, though, that might change if DeLana has anything to say about it.

Every single member of the country music community knows that each part of their culture is built on the music carefully crafted by songwriters. The best songs are awarded special status each year by the Country Music Association during the CMA Awards. The Cracker Barrel Country Store has collected some of the best artists country has to offer to sing the winners of the CMA's "Songs of the Year" category on a new CD. To celebrate the release of this compilation country music's finest came to the Schermerhorn Symphony Center to give homage to the best songs of the past. Lance Yelvington tells us more.

Any songwriter will tell you the hard part of creating a song is getting the ideas in your head into some sort of manageable object. Zane Williams, winner of more song contests than you can shake a stick at as well as the Merlefest Chris Austin Song Contest, is a great example of what songs are created when you just let the songwriting process happen. He tells us more in this CyberCountry Minute.

They sound great and they're fun to watch. What's more, the Salt Miners put every piece of energy they have to work in order to let the audience have a great time. We find out more about the Salt Miners, what their prime mission is and more in this CyberCountry Minute.

Peter Bradley Adams gives his best to whatever audience is listening to his music. His music has been featured in films like Cameron Crowe's "Ellizabethtown". Peter took some time to tell us how he consistently gives fans his best in this CyberCountry Minute.

Michael Krejci says music is great therapy. He also thinks the music he writes gives him a great way to explore the world from his perspective. Michael tells us more about his melodic sound in this CyberCountry Minute.

You never get the impression this group has done anything other than make music together. The Little Country Giants is a great example of how bands are supposed to work. They take time out of their schedule to tell us more in this CyberCountry Minute.

He lives in Nashville. But Jordan Chassan began his musical journey to Music City in the early '70s in New York City. Jordan says he feels compelled every day to say something with his music. He tells us more in this CyberCountry Minute.

If you take an artist having the influences of the likes of Elvis, Jerry Lee Lewis, Bruce Springsteen and Steve Earle you just might come out with a musician like Drew Holcomb. Drew, a native of Memphis, TN, says he tries to portray what he sees in life through his music. We get a clearer picture of this masterful songwriter in this CyberCountry Minute.

Honesty with a touch of Johnny Cash and Emmylou Harris is what you hear when Diana Jones sings. You can also hear the old traditional country tones in her music. We find out more as Diana takes a break from performing at the Americana Folk Festival in this CyberCountry Minute.

The man loves music. This is obvious every time you hear his voice. B. Young tells us more about what makes his songs relevant to anyone who hears them in this CyberCountry feature.

They came. They saw. They laid around in the grass with their families and listened to some really fantastic Americana music! The gracious citizens of Burns, Tennessee played host to the Third Annual Americana Folk Festival at Montgomery Bell State Park October 21. Fans from all over made good use of the phenomenal fall weather to see musicians like Patty Griffin, Chely Wright, Ballhog!, Zane Williams, Little Country Giants as well as many, many more. Lance Yelvington takes us into this musical outdoor party.

Lucie Diamond's voice is pure country though her background isn't exactly what you think of when you think of the Grand Ole Opry. Her voice, though, does ring with the influence of country icons like Dolly Parton as well as other pop music influences. She's already won awards from the European Country Music Association for Female Vocalist of the Year & European Country Artist of the Year. From what Lucie says, too, the best is yet to come for her. In this story Lucie tells us what she likes about performing and the fans for whom she sings.

She’s not exactly the first thing to pop into your mind when you hear the words ‘country singer’. But Milton Keynes original Debbie Nunn is all that and more as she’s put her own original stamp on country from a British point of view.