What Dreamers Do

Whether or not you believe that our thoughts create our reality, I think we can all acknowledge that our attitudes and habitual thoughts can affect our quality of life.

I have had a lifelong fascinat…

This was a hard episode to record, because there are SO MANY songs I love.
And, full disclosure, this list might vary on any given day--just as yours likely would!

Some of these you will likely have h…

I love a good love story, so I decided to share the improbable story of how I met my true companion a bit later in life. (Even though we'd met as kids when my search for baklava in a town we'd both j…

So many dances in my childhood began with the caller shouting, "All join hands and circle to the left...!"
The community of loving hearts and lively music that I grew up in anchored my love of the ar…

In this episode, I interview longtime friend and accomplished Appalachian Clinical Herbalist Andrew Bentley of Lee County, Kentucky.

This is part two of two, where he shares more about what it's like…

In this episode, I interview longtime friend an accomplished Appalachian Clinical Herbalist Andrew Bentley of Lee County, Kentucky.
This is part one of two, where he shares his earliest experiences l…

As an artist who performs traditional Appalachian music and dance, I get lots of questions about the styles of music and dance that I play.
"You play banjo--does that mean you play bluegrass?"
"What's…

In this episode, I take you on a little trip through time and the backroads of Kentucky, across swinging bridges and up dirt roads to the tiny dwelling of my mother's mother, Ollie Gilbert Hudson. 

I …

In this episode, I take on a potentially sensitive subject: cultural insensitivity toward Appalachian people, as manifested in the musical community. This episode deals with what I see as respectful …

I was blessed with a mother and grandmother who were both incredibly generous. The older I get, the more I appreciate the sweet spirits they had and the way they lived their values via their actions-…

In this episode, I share some of my thoughts on songwriting and why I have a bit of impostor syndrome when it comes to calling myself a songwriter.
I also share tons of information that I normally gi…

In this episode, I explore the ways in which patriarchal and colonial thought systems affect the parts of ourselves we get to experience and express, and how we can begin to think of ways to be more …

Sometimes, when you're meant to hear a message, the universe will send it to you over and over again in a variety of ways. That's what happened to me this week with the message about how we all need …

Gratitude is something we often talk about in November in the US, but I truly believe it's important to cultivate all through the year.

In this episode, I tell some stories about how growing up in Ap…

Today we're talking about....CREATIVE HABITS!

You know, those things that you do to cultivate your creativity and keep your ideas flowing, no matter what your interests and skills are. 

In this episode…

“What’s this podcast all about? Who’s it for?” 
I’m sure those are some of the questions you have. 

In this debut episode, I talk about my origin story a bit: the family and community members that infl…

Hi, I’m Carla Gover, an Appalachian musician, flatfoot dancer, mama, and DREAMER from Kentucky. I'm on a mission to share fierce love, good humor, and inspiration to help you live a life of creative …