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Parthenon Huxley's music takes me back to highschool when I spent my weekends listening to bands like The Cars and The Beatles. 

His songs are infectious and tell great stories that make me feel understood.

Buy Kiss the Monster!

Reed Foehl is just one of those artists like Tom Petty and Neil Young: he tells a story.  His music typifies America and takes you back in time.

Reed's music can be heard in films like Spark, as well as many TV shows and commercials.  Perfect music for a Sunday afternoon.

Buy Stoned Beautiful!

Virginia Coalition's music will get in your head and stay there.  My friend John Porter sent me a copy of their "Sing Along" and it's been swimming through my thoughts ever since.

VaCo are on episode 7 of The Samantha Murphy Show along with their video director Tyler Shields and Rainn Wilson from The Office.

Love these guys!

Buy Home!

Gregory Alan Isakov is my favorite discovery since starting SMtv in early 2005.  One listen and you'll see why.

Gregory won the coveted Best Songwriter Award at the Telluride Festival in 2007.  His melodies will take you on the sweetest journey.

Buy That Sea, the Gambler!

Jonathan Coulton is without a doubt one of the smartest artists I've ever met.  He has single handedly launched his own career using the Internet and a cover of the song Baby Got Back.

I just love him! 

Buy Thing a Week!

Jonathan Coulton For the full show, http://www.smtvmusic.com.

Absolutely love this guy.  He exploded onto the Internet with his version of "Baby Got Back" and he hasn't stopped since.  He's the perfect example of what we're capable of through the wonders of technology.

I had the best time playing a show with him in Las Vegas during the Consumer Electronics Show and we're set to do it again in Austin during SxSW.  Yeeehaw!

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This show contains strong content. Eric Schwartz is the very talented President of NERFA (Northeast Regional Folk Alliance). Take a look at the video on his website www.ericschwartz.com

Nashville's Sarah Siskind writes songs that move me to tears. She wrote Allison Krauss's current single and Brill Frisell plays all the electric guitars on her stunning album "Covered." Buy it at www.sarahsiskind.com

Otis Gibbs is a force in the Americana world. A great songwriter with a heart of gold. It was my good fortune to meet up with him twice in my recent travels. We sat down in Nashville to record this show. Buy "One Day Our Whispers" by going to www.otisgibbs.com