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 and is broadcast Tuesdays at 9:00 PM and Saturdays at 6 PM on WVIA-HD2. Further information on Homegrown Music may be obtained via the World Wide Web at http://homegrownmusic.info and http://www.wvia.org/radio/local/homegrown-music/

Dec. 7 The Jim Gilmour Band. A fine singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist and producer, whose 2006 album Quarterline was featured on the Mixed Bag weekly album review at the time, Jim Gilmour brought his group to appear on Homegrown Music to perform his thoughtful and appealing songs. Their 2006 session is featured in this Encore.

The Jim Gilmour Band at WVIA in 2006.

Dec. 14 Pavlov’s Dawgs. A very eclectic bluegrass band from the Lehigh Valley, the group was known for their high original interpretations of music from outside the realm of bluegrass such as Talking Heads, The Rolling Stones and Bob Marley. The group make three appearances on the series in the 1990s, and this encore features a cross section of their memorable and good-spirited music.

Dec. 21 A Homegrown Music Christmas Anthology. Series host George Graham presents a collection of mostly original holiday music from the Homegrown Music archive.

Dec. 28 Chet Vincent and Birdwatcher. From Western PA, rock singer-songwriter Chet Vincent has been the leader of The Big Bend, which released an album in 2016. Now working under his own name, Vincent released “Where the Earth Opens Wide” in 2018 which has been been featured on WVIA’s Mixed Bag. Vincent and his four-piece band are heard in their 2019 Homegrown Music debut with a set of original music not on heard on the album.

Cht Vincent and Birdwatcher at WVIA in 2019

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