For fifteen years, Austin-based band Reckless Kelly has been travelling a road that runs somewhere between the realms of country and rock.

Picking favorite tunes by Guy Clark is more an exercise in what to leave out, rather than what to include. The songwriting legend is entering his seventh decade, still at the top of his game.

Imagine this: A genuine yet cynical folk artist, surrounded by buzz bin hits from the '90s, but ultimately a brilliant storyteller. That's Todd Snider, and he's here to stay.  

With a percussive guitar attack and a breathy, vulnerable delivery, Gina Holsopple is carving out her own niche in the contemporary folk scene.

The Bob Dylan news site, Expecting Rain, reports that Jack Hardy has passed away at the age of 63. Very sad news.

Fred Eaglesmith is one of those rare musicians who can take the traditional themes of love, loss and heartache found in country music and give them a whole new life of their own.

There must be something in the water in Lubbock, Texas, and whatever it is, Terry Allen has soaked it deep into his soul. Conceptual artist, photographer, sculptor and legendary songwriter, Allen has an imagination that's as wide and rugged as the West Texas plains.

I've said this before: No radio show has had a bigger influence on my record collection or, for better or worse, the direction of my life than Songwriters Showcase. That's the program Larry Weir founded back in the early days of KDHX, and which you can still hear, as helmed by his friend Ed Becker, on 88.1 every Sunday at 10 a.m. Central.

It's been a long road from those front porch pickin' days of his College Station, Tx. youth, but Robert Earl Keen hasn't lost his wit, poetry, or down-to-earth twang. The legendary musician and his veteran band joined Songwriters Showcase for an exclusive performance, highlighting songs from his 2009 album The Rose Hotel.

Over the last twenty years, Ellis Paul has gone from worthy Boston folk student, to premiere contemporary folk troubadour. Paul, along with guitarist Adam Ezra, brought his thinking man's folk to Songwriters Showcase for a live performance and interview.

Salt of the Earth serves up a lyrical folk sound you can "savor like your mama's pie." The homegrown St. Louis band performed songs from its 2009 album, So Sing to Me, live on Songwriters Showcase.

DADDY is not your father's super group. Fronted by celebrated songwriters Tommy Womack and Will Kimbrough, and backed by one of the baddest rhythm sections in East Nashville, the band brings the rock. But for this live session, Womack and Kimbrough eased back for a duo acoustic set.

On tour with the legendary Fred Eaglesmith, Tasmania-born singer and songwriter Audrey Auld stopped by the Magnolia Avenue Studios for a set of evocative, reflective tunes and stories on Songwriters Showcase. 

My colleague and friend Larry Weir -- who passed away on January 13, 2010 -- didn't just make an impact here at KDHX -- he represented the heart and soul of the station. As one of the first five employees, Larry helped shape what this organization has become.

Legendary Greenwich Village song-guru Jack Hardy brought his wit and wisdom to the studios of KDHX. Hardy's mythic, Celtic-influenced music has a legacy stretching from the '70s to the present.

February 15, 2008
Songwriters' Showcase

With humor and delicate humanism, Nashville singer-songwriter Mare Wakefield spun her stories and lyrics on Songwriters Showcase.