Homegrown Music is WVIA-FM's exclusive series which each week showcases the talents of regional contemporary music artists in recordings produced in the WVIA-FM studios by series host George Graham. Heard Tuesdays at 9:00 PM, Homegrown Music (HGM), presents new performances many weeks. A special feature duing August is a Homegrown Jazz segment on the 4th. Further information on Homegrown Music may be obtained via the World Wide Web at http://homegrownmusic.info and http://www.wvia.org/radio/homegrown-music

Aug. 3 Bob Malone. A witty singer-songwriter and impressive pianist Malone has toured the world and recorded with the A Cappella band The Bobs playing the Rhapsode in Blue. This encore from 2007 features some of his great original songs in a solo performance.

Bob Malone in the studio at WVIA

Aug. 4 Homegrown Jazz Special: Marko Marcinko Latin Jazz Quintet. Ubiquitous Northeastern Pennsylvania drummer, member of the David Liebman Group and artistic director of the Scranton Jazz Festival, Marko Marcinko leads his own quintet in a new session with creative Latin-influenced arrangements of jazz standards. (Group will be performing on August 7 at the Scranton Jazz Festival.) Note: Airtime: 7:00 PM during WVIA's All That Jazz.

Aug. 10 Celeste Triebeneck. Celtic-style vocalist Triebeneck performs traditional British-isles songs with guitarist Paul E. Mitchell. (Encore from 2008)

Aug. 17 Field House. Bluesy original music from a young Northeast PA group making their Homegrown Music debut.

John Ginty Band performing at WVIA

Aug. 24 John Ginty Band. Great roots rock from New Jersey keyboard man who has an active career as a studio musician, and as former member of the Robert Randolph Band. This archive recording from 2000 features a guest appearance by Neal Casal.

Aug. 31 Steven Gellman. Singer-songwriter Steven Gellman returns to Homegrown Music after a six year absence with an all-new collection of his thoughtful original songs in a solo acoustic setting.

Steven Gellman recording at WVIA

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