This singer songwriter originally from Long Island, NY first got attention with her cover of Dolly Parton's "Jolene." Dolly herself appeared in the video and performed the song on television with her a few times. Her debut single "Come To Jesus" is a beauty of a song and a 10 on the John Bommarito 1-10 scale.

Mindy stopped by Grove Studios in Ypsilanti on a night off to talk a bit about life and play a couple of songs from her great new album "Quiet Town"

Songs performed include:

"Jericho" (written by Mindy Smith and Matraca Berg)

"Come To Jesus" (written by Mindy Smith)

"I'd Rather Be A Bridge" (written by Mindy Smith and Kevin Scott Rhoads)

Learn more about Mindy here: https://mindysmithmusic.com/

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Huge thanks to Rick and the team at Grove Studios. Find out about the home of the podcast recordings here: https://grovestudios.space/

Another emerging artist from the rich Michigan music scene is my guest on this episode of Acoustic Alternatives. 18 year old Kanin Wren has already captivated large audiences as a tribute artist. Now she's ready to start releasing more of her original music. It's good. It's really good. Meet Kanin Wren from Dewitt, MI on this episode of Acoustic Alternatives.

Songs include:

Hell or Minnesota (written by Aron Rosing)

Could've Been (written by Kanin Wren)

I Was There (cowritten by Lauren Veil and Kanin Wren)

Cry Baby (written by Kanin Wren)

Learn more about Kanin Wren.

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Steven Page is not just another great guest to me. He sings on one of my top 15 albums of all time, Gordon. He's a multiple Juno award winner and Grammy nominee with his former band Barenaked Ladies. As part of that group he's sold over 15 million albums and singles and is in the Canadian Music Hall of Fame.

There is so much more I could have talked about with this gifted singer and songwriter. So many awesome experiences he's had that I didn't have time to ask about (opening for The Who for example), but I think if you are already a fan, you'll still learn a thing or two you didn't know. If you aren't already a fan, welcome to the club.

All songs written by Steven Page:

What a Good Boy (co written by Ed Robertson)

A New Shore (co written with Craig Northery)

The Golden Age of Doubling Down

Over Joy (co written with Stephen Duffy)

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