An All New Episode Of Insights Airs Wednesday @ 2PM Featuring: Liam Russell: At 30, Liam Russell has been writing and performing for more than half his life. His childhood was spent backstage at folk festivals with his dad (singer-songwriter Brent Titcomb) where he was deeply influenced by the commitment to craftsmanship and the dedicated way his father’s generation lived and breathed their art. Liam signed to a major label at age 15, touring and performing steadily thereafter. After a decade on the road honing his live skills and trying to satisfy the competing demands of a label, ...More
The Workaday World of the Exotic Dangers
By Tim W. Jackson Daniel Crisler—songwriter, guitarist, and vocalist for Exotic Dangers—was cleaning up after the workday. He swept the floor. He made sure all the instruments of his job were clean ...More
5 Questions with The South Austin Moonlighters
If you don't know this talented band then you definitely should. Founded in, you guessed it, Austin, Texas, The South Austin Moonlighters consist of Lonnie Trevino Jr. (bass and vocals), Phil Hurley ...More
Get to Know: Doug Easley
We love letting you get a peek behind the scenes at some of the special people who work at DittyTV. One such person is legendary in the Memphis music scene. Doug Easley is a musician—and a good ...More
New Retail and Performance Space: Vibe & Dime
DittyTV, the Memphis-based television network dedicated to Americana and Roots music, has opened its new merch/vinyl record store and performance space, the Vibe & Dime, located at 510 S. Main ...More
Get to Know: Mark Edgar Stuart
DittyTV viewers might recognize Mark Edgar Stuart as "the floating chair guy" who tells you about the studios and albums we love. But he's a lot more than that! While those contributions are ...More
5 Questions with Fate McAfee
Kentucky-based Fate McAfee played an amazing set for the DittyTV Concert Series recently and we're happy to present it to you this week. The premiere airs Wednesday, May 15 at 8 p.m. CDT. If you miss ...More
Introducing The Ditty Foundation
We obviously love Americana and Roots music. We revere and respect the past and we're excited about the future. So now we invite you to join us in the commitment to the preservation, development, and ...More
Get to Know: Sam Shansky
You may know Sam Shansky from the DittyTV News segments or you perhaps have seen him filling in for host Amy Wright on Insights. Sam is a do-it-all kind of guy and a valuable member of the DittyTV ...More
5 Questions with Liam Russell
Liam Russell performs on the DittyTV stage for a Concert Series premiere Sunday, May 12 at 8 p.m. CDT. His father, Brent Titcomb, was a Canadian musician and actor who had songs recorded by the likes ...More
5 Questions with Skylar Gudasz
Hailing from Ashland, Va., but a resident of North Carolina's Research Triangle since her days at the University of North Carolina, Skylar Gudasz brings her considerable talents to the DittyTV stage ...More
Jon Spencer Sings the Hits on DittyTV
By Tim W. Jackson Jon Spencer has an appreciation of roots music. Whether it's blues or rock and roll or rockabilly (even psychobilly), he somehow chaotically churns them all up and puts out an ...More
Get to Know a VJ: Amy Wright
You might see Amy Wright hosting The Curve or perhaps leading the interviews on Insights. You may hear her voice on a few DittyTV voiceovers. But Amy is fully immersed in DittyTV in ways you may not ...More
Get to Know a VJ: Conner Booth
Conner is another of our VJs who is a Memphis native and a musician. He hosts the show Stand By Your Van, which can be seen daily at noon and midnight Central time. We think of the show as the ...More
Muscle Shoals Sound Studio Turns 50
By Tim W. Jackson In April 1969 Cher recorded her first solo album in a brand-new studio opened by a group of studio musicians in Northwest Alabama. The album, released in June of that year, was ...More
5 Questions with Chad Richard
First, it's pronounced REE-shard. And if you don't know Chad Richard, you should. His new album, Worthy Cause, releases April 26 and is a wonderful mix of Cajun, Texas swing, a bit of blues, and some ...More
Will Kimbrough: “I Like It Down Here”
By Tim W. Jackson Will Kimbrough’s musical career dates back to the 1980s. He’s part of Daddy, Willie Sugarcapps, and Emmylou Harris’ Red Dirt Boys. Back in the day, the Mobile, Ala., native led a ...More
The Prescriptions Debut “Hollywood Gold”
By Tim W. Jackson If you take the great alt-country albums of the mid 1990s and converge them with the “the” bands of the late 1990s (The Strokes, The Shins, The Eels, etc.) you get an idea of the ...More
5 Questions with Erin Rae
Be sure to catch Erin Rae in her Wednesday, April 17, Concert Series premiere at 8 p.m. CT. She's a folk-indie act still riding high on her 2018 album Putting on Airs and preparing for a tour with ...More
Get to Know a VJ: Nick Black
Nick Black hosts the show Soul Side, which airs daily at 9 a.m. and p.m. CT. If you like soul music then Nick is the perfect conductor to take you on an hour-long ride with lots of great music videos. ...More
Review: Adam Carroll’s “I Walked in Them Shoes”
By Tim W. Jackson In most music circles Adam Carroll is not a household name but if you love good songwriting he should rank high on your list. The Texas troubadour releases his new album, I Walked ...More
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