(Click the player above to listen) Bill Carter is one of those songwriters who other songwriters go to for wisdom. After more than 40 years, he's still driven to craft songs that last, songs that have "penetrating magic in the imagination.

Our guest today is Joshua Fleming of Vandoliers, one of our Bands to Watch in 2017. The Texas-based outfit traditional country music conventions with the energy of punk. That potent mixture stems from Fleming,

Alabaman turned Texan Paul Nipper is one of the up-and-coming country artists in the Austin music scene. Earlier this year, we named him one of our Artists to Watch. Fans who appreciate road-weathered songwriters of the 70s,

The Wide Open Country Podcast is back in action. We will have new episodes rolling out every Thursday. Check in each week to hear new conversations and performances with emerging and legacy country artists from all across the world of country music.

The Steel Wheels are an Americana group from the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia. Their new album, Wild As We Came Here, is out this Friday (May 5). Their music fuses the spirit of Appalachian mountain music with elements of modern Americana.

Curtis Grimes is a country artist from Texas and a season one contestant on The Voice. Grimes has released four studio albums, including his recent project Undeniably Country. Grimes grew up in Gilmer, a small town in northeast Texas that has produced ...

The Drugstore Gypsies are a Southern band from East Texas. They recently released their debut album, and are currently tour Texas and the Southwest region. The group is heavily inspired by the rock groups of the 1970s and 80s,

Cody Sparks is an emerging Texas country artist. He leads the Cody Sparks Band, a three-piece outfit based out of Austin. A newcomer to the scene, Sparks is steadily rising in a notoriously difficult business to navigate.

Jeremy Steding has been a fixture of the Texas country music scene for a nearly a decade. He recently debuted his new album, Odessa, a collection of songs that Steding says are his best to date. He is currently on tour through the Lone Star State.

Aaron McDonnell is a country artist from Oregon who has relocated to Austin, Texas. He performs around the Lone Star State with his wife Dani McDonnell and their band, the Neon Eagles. McDonnell's music is inspired by various forms of traditional count...