Fred Hunter's Alabama

Fred Hunter is a storyteller in the truest Southern tradition — an oral historian who preserves the voices and places of Alabama through lived memory and vivid detail. Recently, we flipped the microp…

You'll enjoy my interview with Australian bluegrass sensation Kristy Cox. Kristy and her band Grasstime are bringing their unique flavor of bluegrass to Lookout Mountain on Saturday, June 14, at the …

When we set out to capture the essence of Alabama’s rich culture and traditions on our first podcast road trip for Fred Hunter’s Alabama, we knew there was no better stop than Kathleen Phillips’ kitc…

When I sat down to chat with Colleen Duffley of Andiamo Lodge, I knew we were in for a special conversation. Colleen, with her vibrant energy and captivating stories, is the kind of person who thrive…

They say the mark of a great song is when you can remember exactly where you were and what you were doing the first time you heard it. That was my experience with the music of a group I’d end up list…

I was honored to have Alabama Speaker of the House Nathaniel Ledbetter on the podcast recently. He has a big title and tremendous responsibility across the entire state, but just a few minutes into o…

Writer Charles McNair Lives High in the Andes, but His Roots are in South Alabama

My conversation with Charles McNair felt a little like a family reunion as we connected many dots in our common roots.…

Singer/songwriter Grace Pettis talks about her new album "Down To The Letter" with Fred Hunter.
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Grace's music is described as a little bit of folk, a little bit of country/Americana, and a whole lo…

Throughout his career as a performer, songwriter, and recording artist, Fort Payne native Pierce Pettis has been inside the hurricane they call the music business. But he is also an outsider, never a…

Let me tell you, I would not have imagined when I left Fyffe High School in 1971 that five decades later I’d be sitting on my sofa watching a guy from Geraldine playing guitar with Lynyrd Skynyrd on …

When I called Jerry Ellis a man of letters, he liked that so much he asked me to repeat it. But I really wasn’t kidding. The Fort Payne native and graduate of The University of Alabama has written ni…

After winding up Alabama 117 from Valley Head in DeKalb County, you arrive at a four-way intersection in the town of Mentone. On your right is the most charming calling card you can imagine: the Ment…

Sometimes you don’t realize how much your senses absorb when you’re growing up, but you find out later how those experiences shaped you.

Russell Gulley grew up on Southern gospel and shape note music.…

As a young DJ at his dream job in Myrtle Beach, Greg Fowler repeatedly read an ad encouraging people to visit The Bowery to hear a group who, at that time, was known as Wild Country. Little did he kn…