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PIECE OF CAKE Howdy Friends, with Celebrations & Sweet Creations I stepped onto “ hallowed ground” at the Bluebird Café in Nashville, Tennessee and had my first listening room experience. It was there that I heard more clearly than ever the stories and hearts behind the songs. I returned from that first trip to music city and began hosting “songwriters in the round” in various venues across where my songwriting buddies and I could present our tunes.

In late 2006 I walked into Dosey Does’ Big Barn for lunch, and knew I’d found a home. Over 150 shows later Real Life Real Music is still going behind the lives and songs of our favorite artists and broadcasting it all across our online and syndicated networks.

Take a look beneath the surface and you’ll see that Real Life is not just a radio program taped in front of a live studio audience. Throughout the year, in addition to our 24 tapings we work to develop the next generation of songwriters through our SELECT Songwriting Program and Songwriters Experience Summer Camps. These opportunities, designed for students 5th – 12th grades, have become a huge part of our year! And if you enjoy being inspired like I do, come check out any of our Student Artist Showcases to see how bright the future of music really is! And be sure and stop in for our newest addition, “The Filling Station”, held one Sunday evening a month at The Dosey Doe Music Café where we dig deeper into the spiritual truths behind special guest artists’ tunes.

We didn’t name our program Real Life Real Music because we needed a catchy name. It was born out of an acknowledgement and acceptance of all the REAL things in my life. Success, failure, contentment, restlessness, faithfulness, unfaithfulness, addiction, freedom, faith and doubt. And realizing that what I need more of in life is REAL conversations that provide REAL inspiration. So welcome to Real Life Real Music, where we explore those conversations with music as our beautiful backdrop.

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Kyle Hutton, singer/ and founder of RLRM was adopted at 6 weeks old. “I could have wound up anywhere,” he says, “which means I’m right where I’m supposed to be.” For Hutton that means writing, recording, producing, promoting and bringing RLRM to thousands of people each week. A self-professed inspiration junkie, his music explores the landscapes of hope and regret, redemption and addiction, faith and doubt. “I’m sure it’s rooted in the story of the beginning of my life, but I’ve always been for the underdog. I love songs, movies, books and stories that leave me inspired and cheering the main character on.” It’s the same hunger that brought about Real Life Real Music and influences the direction of every episode. “In my opinion the best songs are about the truth. Kyle writes Like the rising underdog, Hutton’s about the truth.” journey seems to be inching him — slowly toward his destination. His songs have been recorded by artists Roger Creager, Walt Wilkins, Perfect Stranger, and more. His four CDs, “Small Price to Pay,” “Coming Home,” “More Like “One listen and you get the Me,” and “Thank God for the Band,” house impression he lives by every Texas Music chart topping singles and word he writes and sings.” collaborations with songwriting heros like —The Dallas Morning News . In addition, as a partner at Red Tree Studios he has produced records along side the likes of Lloyd Maines (Dixie Chicks, Robert Earl “Kyle Hutton’s songs speak of Keen), Niko Bolas (Neil Young, Melissa what’s in his heart — his family Etheridge), and Harold Rubens (Steven and faith, his love of music and Curtis Chapman). the state of Texas .” Kyle lives outside with his wife —The Houston Chronicle Tara and sons Brooks, Casen and Carter. 5 kathryn pat HALLBERG GREEN February 5 February 19 Emotional, evocative, warm and It’s impossible to know your limits natural, firmly rooted in Americana without testing them. It’s a truth that with pop and country stylings lightly has employed in his career, layered on top. This describes Kathryn one that has propelled him to repeatedly Hallberg’s music. At just 18, Kathryn refashion his sound, his approach and is already an experienced musician; his own perception of who he is. He’s writing songs and performing since simultaneously a Grammy-nominated hit the age of 11. Kathryn’s accolades maker with an outsider reputation, a Texas include a Houston Press nomination inspiration and a mainstream country for Best Pop Artist in 2011, selection artist who can rock arena and stadium , , Jewel as a 2012 Ballad Tree Regional Finalist stages with the likes of and and . Appeared on such in the Kerrville New Folk Competition, . Each of those roles has national TV shows as Austin City Winner of the Texas Independent its own place. But each of them is too Limits, Jimmy Kimmel Live! and The notes Music Expo, two-time finalist at the small to define Pat Green, who after 15 Late Show With David Letterman. Songwriters Serenade, and a finalist years in the recording business has earned All of that is impressive. But it’s also in the International Songwriting the right to be everything Pat Green can history. Green may be recognized Competition. Kathryn’s second EP be. Without limitations. “I’d much rather for those past achievements, but “Nocturnal” is the latest step be me and comfortable in my own skin he doesn’t intend to be limited by in her musical journey, a five than trying to be five different guys to them as he continues to progress course, five star meal with get to the top,” he says. Green’s life and creatively. And that progress will incredible variety for the career have already been filled with rich come by simply testing what it musical palate. Produced by experiences. He’s co-written songs with means to be Pat Green. Kyle Hutton, the EP features musical contributions from Lloyd Maines (Dixie Chicks, ), and was mixed by Niko Bolas (Neil Young, ) notes at The Surf Shack in Los Angeles. “Nocturnal” shows Kathryn’s musical range while remaining true to the core of her musical essence. Kathryn is looking forward to combining her real world experience with the study of music in college, and to a future full of musical adventure. 6 7 sol driven TRAIN

March 12 Sol Driven Train’s music weaves through genres like images in a Tom Robbins paragraph. The band’s sonic schizophrenia absorbs songwriting influences like and Paul Simon, afro-caribbean rhythmic explorations, and funky New Orleans-style brass into earnest songs of life, love, loss, and long johns. The versatile five- notes piece band, based in Charleston, SC, features rotating lead vocalists, and multi-instrumental talent spread across horns, strings, and percussion. Combining rich varieties of American pop and into their own port-town sound, Sol Driven Train has carved out a unique musical identity within the burgeoning roots music scene. During the spring of 2000, a close circle of friends and family began gathering in college apartments in downtown Charleston to create sound and share in the joy of music. Through the course of over 12 years and over 1,000 live shows, this same spirit still guides Sol Driven Train through the rocky road of the music industry. 9 rankin TWINS

had a natural gift for capturing everyone’s attention. Fast-forward to today. April and Amy are still the charming, charismatic sisters everyone in Portland fell in love with. Only now, they are one of the hottest up-and-coming country artists in Texas with some impressive experience under their belt buckles. What used to be Christmas Eve performances in front of the family are now sold- out shows at Gruene Hall as an opener for Roger Creager. The trips March 26 to Portland dance halls have now Three out of 1,000. That’s how rare April transformed into headlining some and Amy Rankin entered the world as of the most famous music venues identical twins. Growing up in the small in Austin. Their first single off their Gulf coast town of Portland, Texas, the EP of the same name, “Headaches young, curly-haired duo proved at an early and Heartbreaks,” age that they were indeed a very unique reached number 41 pair. From performing their favorite on the Texas Charts. country tunes at family gatherings to line Now, the Rankin dancing at country dance halls with their Twins are more like parents in Portland, the Rankin Twins one out of a million.

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10 the TRISHAS plans to pursue a joint musical future — they didn’t even have a name, and wound up calling themselves The Trishas on a whim (it popped into their heads because they were covering a Welch-authored hit). But when magic happens, sometimes you have to give in to its power. No, it doesn’t hurt that they’re witty, charming, earthy and beautiful — but as Wilson notes, “We just happen April 9 to be four chicks.” It wasn’t as When Jamie Wilson, Liz Foster, if they planned that, either. Kelley Mickwee and Savannah “It just works when our voices Welch first shared a stage in January blend together,” she explains. 2009, their intention was simply to “Whenever there’s that perform a couple of songs as part of chemistry on stage, and a tribute to Savannah’s father, singer- chemistry otherwise, that’s songwriter Kevin Welch. They had no what makes it.”

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12 collin walt wilkins & the RAYE MYSTIQUEROS

April 23 is nothing if not passionate. His fiery delivery has made country standards of such searing ballads as “Love, Me,” “In This Life,” “” and “Little Rock.” Always an electrifying showman, he has also blazed through such vivid rockers as “My Kind of Girl,” “That’s My Story,” “” and “I Want You Bad.” Collin shot to fame with “Love, Me” in 1991. That set the Small and drummer Ray Rodriguez cornerstone for a career built on May 7 make up the core of the band and are meaningful songs. “Little Rock” -born Walt Wilkins has joined by a swirling mix of amazingly was an anthem for the recovery notes been called a genius, more than talented friends, original MQ Marcus community. “Not That Different” once, and a writer the caliber of Eldridge, Corby Schaub, Brian pleaded for tolerance. “In This Life” John Steinbeck and his voice as Langlinais and Jimmy Davis to name a became a wedding favorite. He comfortable as a pair of old blue few. The music of The Mystiqueros is won awards for the child advocacy jeans, and he is, and has, all of highly reminiscent of 70s video “.” Five that. With The Mystiqueros, Wilkins from Texas and the West Coast and times nominated as country has created something of a Texas Hill and soul that members grew up music’s Male Vocalist of the Year, Country super-group that features listening to and features high-quality Collin Raye has consistently used great singers and songwriters. On songwriting and musicianship, rhythm, his stardom to advance social stage and in the studio, Wilkins, Bill and vocal arrangements. causes. Among the organizations he has supported are Boys Town, First Steps, Al-Anon, Special Olympics, Country Cares About AIDS, Catholic Relief Services, Parade of Pennies, Vanderbilt notes Children’s Hospital, and more. At the 2001 Country Radio Seminar, presented Collin Raye with the organization’s Humanitarian of the Year award in recognition of Collin’s issue-oriented music and his tireless charity work. 14 15 willy & cody braun of RECKLESS KELLY

May 21 For fifteen years Willy and Cody Braun of Reckless Kelly have been doing things their way, bucking the mainstream system and playing by their own rules, straddling the fence between country and rock as if they built it themselves. Throughout the years their old school approach to recording has always adhered to one main objective: make each record better than the last. Their latest effort, “Good Luck & True Love” is no exception to this rule. Recorded in an old farmhouse- notes turned studio in Austin, Texas, and released on the band’s new independent label “No Big Deal Records,” “Good Luck & True Love” is pure, driving, uncut Reckless Kelly. The songs are all written or co-written by front man Willy Braun and range in subject matter from road songs, (“Weatherbeaten Soul,” “Hit The Ground Running”) to songs about music, (“New Moon Over Nashville,” “I Stayed Up All Night Again”) and songs about good old-fashioned heartbreak (“Guarded Heart,” “She Likes Money, He Likes Love,” and “I Never Liked St. Valentine”). The is the ninth in RK’s ever-growing catalogue and is the third they have produced by themselves. 17

June 4 Singer/songwriter Cory Morrow was born and raised in Texas, and he’s become a legend in the Lone Star State. Morrow was born in Houston on May 1, 1971, and began learning to play guitar when he was 15 on an instrument his stepfather won in a coin toss in a Mexican border town. Originally a fan of hard rock acts like ZZ Top and Led Zeppelin, Morrow started writing songs in high school, but while studying at in Lubbock, he developed a taste for Lone Star singer/songwriters such as and Robert Earl college and migrated south to Austin Keen. Inspired to give where he would pursue a career making expression to his own music. Fifteen years, and thousands of emotions, Morrow live shows later, Morrow has emerged began penning guitar- as one of the Lone Star State’s best- 10 Decorated Model Homes & Information Center Open Daily based compositions in loved artists. As an independent artist, a similarly stripped down, organic he has moved 200,000 discs through his Homes from the $150s to over $1 million by Frontier Custom Builders style. In 1993, he pulled out of own WriteOn label. Lennar Highland Homes | Trendmaker Homes | Triumph Homes

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19 the dirty river BOYS renowned for their rousing live shows which feature the boys’ winning four-part harmonies and stout acoustic instrumentation. It takes determination and talent to make waves when you come from the dust and dirt of El Paso, but the Dirty River Boys are continually proving they are up to the challenge. By utilizing traditional folk instruments with rock and bluegrass arrangements, they are blazing a trail paved by their own, unique June 25 style of music. The Dirty You can tell a lot about a group of River Boys style blows away musicians by the name they give any preconceived notions of themselves. The Dirty River Boys what acoustic music can be. make music with the type of sound Harmonicas and cut and texture that is soaked in the realities melodies that blend with furious of the hard-scrabble city they call home in licks spilling from guitars and the far west Texas desert. Members Nino alongside explosive Cooper, Travis Stearns, Marco Gutierrez percussive rhythms all combined and newest member Colton James on to create a whirling dervish of stand-up bass/ have become quickly musicality.

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finest stages in music. Three studio and hundreds of shows later, they’ve evolved as musicians and broadened their sound. The Heathens got their start in late 2005 when a group of likeminded songwriters established residency gigs on the same night of the week at Momo’s, a club on Austin’s famous Sixth Street. Friendship, sit-ins and harmony jags gelled into something quite rare: a band with multiple front-men including Jurdi and Quist, each with enough humility and passion July 2 to invest in the larger project. The Since emerging as a favorite sum transcended the parts, and new live band out of Austin, very quickly, word spread about Texas in the late 2000s, the Band of TBoH’s special chemistry. The Heathens’ Ed Jurdi and Gordy Quist have strong voices up front all played a toured relentlessly, building a devout role, whether as leaders or locked following and landing on some of the together in harmony.

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the Pine Curtain, in 2003, and his third, Conviction, in 2005. The modest success of the albums and his hard work as a touring act began to pay off as people started to notice and he started making the Texas Chart. Rhyder’s next album, Live, boosted him to national recognition as he made the coveted #1 spot on the Chart with his single “Before I Knew Your Name.” The next year, 2008, he released another studio album, Every Night, which finally cracked the Billboard July 16 US Country Charts at #53. His 2010 From the town of Carthage, Rhyder album, Head Above Water, has grew up near the Texas/Louisiana border been his most successful so far, and attended school at the University peaking at #41. It also spawned of Texas at Tyler. He has mixed a little another #1 Texas Country Music bit of Red Dirt with a little bit of Texas Chart single, “Rock Angel.” That Country to make a unique sound that is brings his total chart topping singles getting him some well-deserved acclaim. to 17, with three Top 20 singles, He released his first CD, Because She two Top 10 singles, three Top 5 Loves Me, in 2001, his second, Behind singles, and two #1 singles.

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24 Past Performers (In order of appearance)

Roger Creager Brian Burns Monte Montgomery Trent Willmon Fred Eaglesmith Jamie Richards Rick Trevino Foster & Lloyd David Ball Gordy Quist Brian White Dub Miller * Max Stalling Rodney Hayden Shellee Coley Adam Carroll* Shake Russell Rosehill Kristen Kelly* Susan Gibson Shelley King Scott Brown Johnny Cooper Owen Temple Idgy Vaughn Brison Bursey Gretchen Peters Leroy Parnell Dale Watson Gary Kyle Max Stalling Terri Hendrix Jarrod Birmingham Ezra Charles Lori McKenna Templeton Perfect Stranger Paul Thorn Thompson John Evans Chuck Allen Floyd Janie Fricke Dream. Walt & Tina Wilkins Micky Braun Jody Booth Radney Foster Jason Allen The Trishas Stone Coyotes Build. Brennen Leigh Michael Hearne Bayou Roux Bonnie Bishop Randy Rogers Mark Jones Pauline Reese Larry Joe Taylor Kevin Welch Josh Ward The Band of Fred Andrews Mason Lankford Scooter Brown Band Heathens Chris Wall Amber Digby Clayton Gardner Paul Overstreet Matt Hillyer Enjoy. Drew Womack Jason Boland Kelly McGuire Tres Womack Michael Martin Six Market Blvd John Arthur Murphey Leroy Parnell Thom Shepherd Martinez Dean Dillon Kevin Russell Gary P. Nunn Walt Wilkins Sean McConnell Charlie Montague Ryan Turner Radney Foster Chris Thomas King Bri Bagwell* Brandon Rhyder Tony Arata The Departed* Doug Moreland Kelly Austin Curtis Marcia Ball Kylie Rae Harris* Custom Pools - Spas Porter Howell Kathryn Hallberg Zane Williams* Pergolas - Outdoor Living Colby Miller Jason Cassidy Josh Grider* Deryl Dodd B.J. Thomas Jason Eady* Summer Kitchens & More! Terri Hendrix Brian White Green Mike McClure Folk Family Revival Cory Morrow John McEuen Rosehill 281.830.5404 Dana Cooper Granger Smith www.piercepoolsco.com Hal Ketchum Guy Forsyth *MusicFest tapings

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