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Alabama News Center

Alabama News Center

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 Welcome to Notes from Home, a podcast where we dive into the stories about the music and musicians who have ties to Alabama. Join our hosts, Katherine Beshear and Ernie Williams, as they speak to those making their mark in the music industry. Hear from singers, songwriters, producers, radio personalities and musicians on how they started in the business, what inspires them and what lies ahead. Plus, don’t miss some very special performances. Watch the episodes here and/or listen to them wherever you get your podcasts.
Episodes
  • Browan Lollar

    Browan Lollar
    May 22 2023

    Browan Lollar is the guitar player for Birmingham’s St. Paul and the Broken Bones. Before that, he played guitar for several years with Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit. We sit down and speak with Lollar about his musical journey and how it helped him discover his talent for painting, which has been used on album covers.
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    35 mins
  • Martha's Trouble

    Martha's Trouble
    May 22 2023

    Both drawn to the powerful storytelling of music, Rob and Jen Slocum made their home in Opelika after a chance meeting in Houston set them on a path of love, marriage, and traveling the world as a duo in their folk-rock band Martha’s Troubles. From concerts to studio recordings, a monthly supper club, and the Opelika Songwriters’ Festival, find out about everything they do for their local music scene and beyond in this episode of Notes from Home. 
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    36 mins
  • Bobby Horton

    Bobby Horton
    May 22 2023

    Bobby Horton’s musical career has run the gamut from his gig of more than 50 years with the Alabama band Three on a String, to scoring music for documentaries from acclaimed filmmaker Ken Burns, to becoming a music historian. Find out if he’s still having fun and what’s next for him.
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    33 mins
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