The Homegrown Back Room Sessions
Trucker, music-lover, and HomeGrown Fest’s own founder, Dodd, brings musicians and songwriters to his back room for great music and insightful conversations. Join him as he shares time with up and coming original artists around Adams County, Pennsylvania. Sponsored and recorded by Guernsey Beat Records. Produced by West Middle Media.
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Episodes
Tuesday Dec 16, 2025
Tuesday Dec 16, 2025
After a few years of hiding away, Dodd coaxed Pale Barn Ghosts to come out and haunt the Back Room. With Peter Wile sitting in the host chair, he welcomes Thomas Roue, John Dolly, Klaus Funk, and Dean Vaccher to bring Pale Barn Ghosts back to life!
Monday Nov 17, 2025
Monday Nov 17, 2025
Four wonderful and talented folks take the stage with their own style of sweet folk music. Guest host Ben Wenk talk to them about their lives, influences, and music.
Monday Oct 27, 2025
Monday Oct 27, 2025
Opening Season 2 is a fantastic artist who has visited our hometown enough times that we count her as a local. Canyon comes to us with some great stories and beautiful music, and John Scott even guest-hosted!
Tuesday May 20, 2025
Tuesday May 20, 2025
Season 1 concludes with a local band that started it all for Dodd: The Robbing Noll Band. Listen to all the great music and great stories between these guys and definitely check them out! Thanks to the band for coming back together and sharing time with us!
Robbin Noll is:
Rob Simon - Vocals
Noll Slaybaugh - Guitar and vocals
Mike Ford - Guitar and Vocals
Jason Fetter - Bass
Matt Graziosi - Drums
Beth Edwards - Sax
Saturday May 03, 2025
Saturday May 03, 2025
Local all-stars appear on this weeks episode! Veterans of other great bands put together this ensemble and finally showcase their original music.
Bekah Foster on lead vocals and guitar
Daniel Kollars on lead guitar and vocals
Steven Kollars on bass and vocals
Jack Books on drums
Bret Crawford on sax
Find them here: https://www.facebook.com/twotoflymusic
Friday Apr 11, 2025
Friday Apr 11, 2025
Episode 15 brings in one of the busiest local talents that we've seen around here: Nick Andrew Staver. Dodd is back at the helm to interview him and get a deep dive into his music!
You can find Nick here: https://www.nickandrewstaver.com/
Friday Mar 28, 2025
Friday Mar 28, 2025
Episode 14 brings us Peter Wile to interview his friend Andrew Grimm and June Star. Hailing from Westminster and Baltimore Maryland, they brought some of the songs from their latest EP as well as that wonderful Americana sound like only they can.
Find them Here: https://www.junestar.com/
Subscribe to their music here: https://junestar.bandcamp.com/subscribe
No, really, subscribe to their music!
June Star is: Andrew Grimm - Vocals, guitar, harmonica, Dave Hadley - Pedal Steel, Chris Iseli - Bass, Michael Zapeda - Guitar, David Bryson - Drums
Sunday Mar 16, 2025
Sunday Mar 16, 2025
Special guest host John Scott goes in depth with one of his former band mates: our multi-talented local artist Gena Lanette!
Thursday Mar 06, 2025
Monday Feb 17, 2025
Monday Feb 17, 2025
An incredible reunion with the awesome local Band Julian Fist! This sounded so good live, we hope that it sounds as good here!
https://www.facebook.com/julianfist
Check them out!!
Julian Fist is:
Mitch Taylor, Guitar and Lead Vocals
Scott Michajluk, Lead Guitar and backing vocals
Troy Lehman, Bass Guitar
Kyle Taylor, Drums and backing vocals