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Words and Music

  • Joanne Shaw Taylor joins host Jessie Scott to discuss her upcoming album, discovering the blues, being a female guitar player, and working with Joe Bonamassa.
  • Joe Bonamassa chats with host Jessie Scott about his Keeping the Blues Alive Foundation, the seeds of blues in other genres, and his label Journeyman Records. Plus, watch clips from his 2023 ACL Live performance.
  • Boy Golden talks about his upcoming projects, growing up in Manitoba, and the story behind his moniker. The band performs "Aging Mr. Riley", "Blue Hills", and "Mountain Road", live from The Purple Building in East Nashville.
  • Kevn Kinney of Drivin' N' Cryin' chats with host Jessie Scott about his latest complication record, busking on MacDougal Street, and his philosophy on folk music. Kinney performs 'Ian McLagan', 'Fly Me Courageous', and 'I Wonder' live from The Purple Building in East Nashville.
  • Host Jessie Scott is joined by Adeem the Artist and Darling West at The Purple Building in East Nashville for a special AmericanaFest double feature.
  • Bill Payne of Little Feat joins host Jessie Scott for a special 100th episode of Words & Music.
  • Watch Ghost Hound's live performance at The Purple Building in East Nashville for WMOT's Words & Music series.
  • Singer-songwriter Brandy Clark sits down with Jessie Scott at The Purple Building in East Nashville to discuss her self-titled album and perform four songs from the new record.
  • Raul Malo of The Mavericks joins Jessie Scott at The Purple Building in East Nashville to discuss his latest instrumental album 'Say Less'. Malo also plays three of his favorite Mavericks tunes.
  • Jessie Scott chats with Warren Haynes of Gov't Mule from The Purple Building in East Nashville about his latest record 'Peace Like A River'.