Joe Kendrick
Director of Programming and OperationsJoe Kendrick grew up far off in the woods in rural Stanfield, NC, where he acquired his first Sony Walkman, listened to both AM and FM radio from Charlotte, went to Nascar races at Charlotte Motor Speedway, attended a small Baptist church, read Rolling Stone, subscribed to cassette clubs, and played one very forgettable season of high school football. From there, Joe studied Journalism at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he was able to fulfill his dream of being a disc jockey at WXYC. He volunteered at WNCW soon after graduation.
After several years and two stints in radio on the coast in Wilmington, Joe was back in western NC where he returned to volunteering at WNCW while he started his first business, a landscape lighting franchise with Outdoor Lighting Perspectives. In 1999, he met his future wife Amy at the Isotope 217 concert at Vincent's Ear in Asheville, and a year later they wed. The landscape lighting business grew but so did Joe's presence on the radio, and the desire to follow his heart led him to sell his business in 2006. Soon thereafter, he garnered the morning host slot on WNCW and has been full time in Spindale ever since.
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Nitty Gritty Dirt Band founding member talks about the making of Will The Circle Be Unbroken, working with Earl Scruggs, Doc Watson, Maybelle Carter and other greats on the landmark album, his late brother Bill's key role in its creation, how he is playing out his own "fourth quarter" and more.
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An iconic musician touches on everything from his time with Bill Monroe to music theory and Buddhist philosophy.
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WNCW’s Joe Kendrick talked with Warren Haynes of Gov’t Mule in a wide-ranging conversation. Warren previews his upcoming shows in Asheville on 5/19 and 5/20, the making of Gov’t Mule’s forthcoming album Peace…Like A River, which features guest artists Billy F Gibbons of ZZ Top, Ivan Neville, Ruthie Foster, Celisse, and Billy Bob Thornton, talks about his plans for the 2023 Christmas Jam, and his memories of pitching against Cal Ripkin Jr. as a 13-year-old all-star in his hometown of Asheville, NC.
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Fusing the styles of their ancestors, John Cloyd Miller and Natalya Weinstein serve up a forward thinking roots music collection.
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When you think of places associated with psychedelia, you probably think of San Francisco or Woodstock, but have the Carolinas crossed your mind? No? Well, let's talk about that.
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Two prominent all female string bands at the top of their games
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In the right hands, wooden instruments can give an electric jolt; the roots music supergroup gives us a lesson in speed and intricacy.
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When Musical Worlds Collide, or Rather, Come Back Together, with Gangstagrass, Dan Tyminski, Kim Ruehl and Dr. Jordan Laney
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Bluegrass and progressive acoustic heroine Sierra Hull, with Zoe & Cloyd's Natalya Weinstein, Della Mae, Becky Buller and Claire Lynch relay the challenges and opportunities for women in the bluegrass and progressive acoustic music scene.
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In this episode we welcome Kristin Scott Benson, Travis Book, Alison Brown, Sam Bush, Jeff Hanna, Vince Herman, John McEuen, Jim Mills, Earl’s nephew J.T. Scruggs, Pete Wernick, and even my dad, who gives us a glimpse of what a Scruggs family gathering was like in the 1950s.