Real Kentucky Music with Tim Parks

Most known for being the creator of Railbird but David Helmers is no stranger to the music world. David has such interesting stories about his upbringing and love and passion for music and artist. A true entrepreneur and innovator in a very hard business. Sit back and enjoy us shooting the fat in Dave’s man cave!

Jon Grace is a very familiar name in Eastern KY. The Bell County native has been a gem in his hometown. The creator of the Laurel Cove Music festival and many other music related ventures. As the Bell County tourism director he wears many hats. We are all lucky to have Jon in our region. Listen as Tim and Jon discuss music and tourism like they are at a backyard cookout!

You can’t get there from here! Those are the words of Eric Bolander. From the rural community of Lewis County, Mr Bolander has found his niche in the music community. From heavy metal to indie folk music Bo has carved out a great following regionally and even out of state. Full of personality and charisma it’s hard not to love Eric Bolander. Listen as he discusses a lit a bit of everything in this podcast.

Rye Davis is no stranger to the bright lights, from the pitching mounds of Tampa to the TV studio stages of Hollywood, he has entertain people from coast to coast. This down to earth cattleman from Pig, Kentucky has a larger than life presence, but don't be fooled by his giant stature, Rye is a kind soul. With a booming voice that harkens back to the days of Outlaw Country, Rye interweaves pure country gold with captivating banter that make his shows entertaining from sound check to encore.
Real Kentucky Music spent a blistering hot Summer morning at the Ponderosa Pines learning more about one of our favorite Kentucky artist. Uncovering stories of Davis's journey from minor league baseball success to becoming a singer songwriter. Though this weeks guest holds many titles, the one that he holds nearest to his heart is Dad.

The lyrics of John Prine echo through our minds when we think of our next guest "Daddy won't you take me back to Muhlenberg County." For Grayson Jenkins Muhlenberg Co. is not just a place but rather a place intime, a time when life was simple in that one room church were he attended regular Sunday services with his mother and grandmother. A time when a boys dream of being the next star in a CMT music video was just firminting and the path that was laid out before him hadn't yet been realized. Jenkins' success as a singer songwriter has not fell on deaf ears here in the bluegrass state and you can catch him playing the most intimate venues in the state, to seeing him on the stage at some of Kentuckys largest festivals. We enjoyed our time with Grayson and we hope that you do as well.