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WNCW's More to the Story features the Kudzu Project interview with Daniel Conway, Program Coordinator for Henderson County's Adult Recovery Court. It's a program designed to help people break the cycle of addiction and incarceration by providing structure, treatment, and accountability.

In this episode, we dive into the backgrounds of some participants from the original sessions. It was reported that out of 300 applications, only 25 musicians were chosen for the original Asheville Sessions. Listen to learn about two of those musicians: James Dedrick Harris (fiddle) and Ernest Helton (banjo).

Jaclyn spoke with Laura Link about the organization and their performance of Alice in Wonderland.

Jaclyn talked with Maria Dunlavey about the Appalachian wild leek, also known as ramps. They discussed why the plant is protected, conservation efforts, and poaching.

Join us every Thursday evening when we spotlight one of favorite new releases between 8 and 9pm. This week it’s this North Carolina one we’ve enjoyed spinning for you the past month or so. It’s gotten strong reviews from the likes of Americana Highways, Paste, and Saving Country Music. Revelations was produced by River Shook, engineered and mixed by Ian Schreier and mastered by Brent Lambert. All songs written by Shook. Musicians on the album include Shook (vocals, rhythm and electric guitar), Blake Tallent (electric and acoustic guitar), Jack Foster (drums, percussion), Andrew Lambie (bass) and Nick Larimore (pedal steel).

This is the 9th album from the eclectic, funky jazz fusion collective fronted by guitarist Joe Marcinek. Joining him here are bassist Nate Edgar, keyboardist Kris Yunker, drummer Alan Evans, trombonist Brian Thomas, trumpeter Alex Lee-Clark, and saxophonist/flutist Jared Sims. The list of greats Joe has performed with over years is impressive: Bernie Worrell, George Porter Jr., Ivan Neville, Melvin Seals, moe., the Trey Anastasio Band, and more.

So, just how many albums has Willie Nelson released? This is his 152nd album according to Texas Monthly's interactive “All Willie Nelson Albums Ranked” list. But his full discography includes 100 studio albums (consisting of 74 solo studio albums and 26 collaborative studio albums), 14 live albums, 51 compilation albums and 41 video albums, plus a couple soundtracks. One number we’re more certain of is his age: 91! Produced by longtime musical collaborator Buddy Cannon, this new album showcases Willie (lead vocals, Trigger) accompanied by Mickey Raphael (harmonica), Bobby Terry (acoustic guitar, electric guitar, steel guitar), James Mitchell (electric guitar), Jim "Moose" Brown (Wurlitzer, B-3 organ, piano, synthesizer), Fred Eltringham (drums, percussion) and Barry Bales (upright bass); backing vocals are by Buddy and Melonie Cannon. And he’s on the road again, with his Outlaw Festival Music Tour that includes Charlotte on June 22nd, with Bob Dylan, Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, and Celisse.

Before recording this latest album, frontwoman Shannon Shaw’s fiancé, a good friend to all of the band, died in a car accident. The result is an album that explores the various stages of grief while keeping true to the music fans of the band expect. Working once again with producer and Easy Eye Sound label owner Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys, the group’s signature garage-soul sound remains intact and the instrumentals are surprisingly up-tempo for such a serious album. …Shannon and the Clams walk a tightrope on The Moon Is in the Wrong Place and, overall, they nail it. They don’t shy away from the weight of their primary subject but it never feels needlessly heavy. They produce their most mature album to date without losing sight of the low-tech garage rock that made them popular.” (No Depression). They play the Cat’s Cradle in Carrboro on June 4th, and the Orange Peel on Asheville on June 5th.

Andrew takes us in a bit of a different direction on this one, as he pays tribute to a lifelong love for mid-century, small group jazz he used to hear on the radio. Together with Ted Poor on drums, and Alan Hampton on bass – plus additional guitar from Jeff Parker and piano by Larry Goldings – Sunday Morning Put-On finds Andrew Bird paying direct homage to Cole Porter, Duke Ellington, Rodgers & Hart, and others. Andrew Bird plays Rabbit Rabbit in Asheville on July 18th, along with Nickel Creek and Mike Viola.

Jaclyn’s in for Julian this Thursday evening, and is ready to rhumba with you! Pokey’s one of those musicians whose work transcends any one or two genres. After crisscrossing the nation for the last half-decade looking for a home, Pokey LaFarge found himself in Mid-Coast Maine. Upon arriving, the Illinois-born singer/songwriter/actor (who also lived in Asheville for a time!) pursued a major life change, working 12-hour days on a local farm. Through that shift, he felt inspired to dive into his love of music from far-ranging eras and corners of the globe, including mambo, tropicália, rocksteady, and mid-century American rock-and-roll. “The songs that naturally come to me are upbeat and make you wanna dance or at least bop your head—they’re all very colorful,” says LaFarge. “I used to think of my music in dark blue, but now I see it in technicolor.”