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Radio Heartland on The Current: Oct. 13, 2024

by Mike Pengra

October 13, 2024

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Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter and musician Billy Strings.
Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter and musician Billy Strings.Dana Trippe

This week, we’ll get to listen to a new EP from guitar-legend-to-be Billy Strings, as well as a gorgeous new release from Mindy Smith and a new record from Woody Platt, the former lead singer of the Steep Canyon Rangers. We’ll also lift a glass to Paul Simon and Ray Bonneville who are celebrating birthdays this weekend.

Program Playlist

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Award-winning Austin, Texas, singer-songwriter Ray Bonneville.
Rodney Bursiel
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Mindy Smith is a Long Island-born, Americana award-winning, Nashville-based singer-songwriter.
courtesy Silverleaf Booking Talent Agency
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Woody Platt, "Far Away With You"
Compass Records