Michael Bryant runs the Walker Creek Music Camp. He visited Midday Music to talk about the Camp, and the upcoming Fundraising Concert in Sebastopol. He spoke with Doug Jayne and Kevin Russell.

This month, Spike Sikes gave us a deep dive into the life and career of Margo Guryan. She was an American singer-songwriter, who's first recorded work was in 1958. Guryan is perhaps best known for her 1960s song "Sunday Mornin'," which was a hit for both Spanky and Our Gang and Oliver. It's our best deep dive show yet! Have a listen!

Brian has been wanting to meet Victoria George for awhile now. She is based in the North Bay, but doesn't cross the Marin-Sonoma county line very often. She finally came in (with guitarist Dave Sampson in tow) to promote her show at Sweetwater as well as her upcoming new release "Wilderness".

Nina Gerber stopped by Studio A on her way to the sold out Sonoma County Bluegrass & Folk Festival in Sebastopol. She chatted with Midday Music guest host Michael O'Brien. Have a listen!

Water Tower is a young band from the bastion of bluegrass—Los Angeles. They swung through NorCal for a show at Hopmonk and decided to come by and play some tunes and chat with Brian.

John Courage is often called upon to accompany musicians as they tour. He's been all through the US and Europe, but he always finds his way back to Santa Rosa, where he grew up. John visited Brian in Studio A recently to talk about dual citizenship, upcoming gigs and, of course, guitars.

Spike Sikes dives deep into the catalog of Langston Hughes with Doug Jayne. Have a listen!

Jim Kweskin stopped by for a visit and some live performance in front of a live audience in Studio A. Have a listen!

Ben Morrison stopped by Studio A to visit with Brian ahead of his performance at Occidental Center for the Arts. Have a listen!

The Musers performed live in Studio A with an audience. Have a listen!

Gatlin is young singer-songwriter originally from Florida. She has just released her debut album “The Eldest Daughter.” She came to visit Brian in Studio A to play some songs and talk about growth, songwriting and discovering oneself. Have a listen!

Spike Sikes kicked off a new season of Deep Dives on Midday Music with Doug Jayne on KRCB FM! Doug & Spike checked out the music of Kenny Rankin, a fascinating musician. Have a listen!

Ramon Meraz stopped by to chat with Doug Jayne during Midday Music. Meraz plays the title role of Pancho Villa in the Raven Players' production of "Who Will Dance With Pancho Villa?" at the Raven Performing Arts Theater in Healdsburg, running from January 22–31, 2026.

Marcus Shelby from Healdsburg joined Doug Jayne via phone on Midday Music. They talked about Winterfest 2026 coming up January 29th in Healdsburg!

Leslie Mendelson lives in New York, but we get visits from her because her mom lives in Sonoma county. An accomplished artist, she has toured with Jackson Browne and her latest release “After the Party” was produced by music industry legend Peter Asher. Leslie sits down with Brian to talk about the Grateful Dead, the songwriting process and her mom’s proximity to the studio. She also graced us with a live performance.

Jeremy Cohen, founder of Quartet San Francisco joined Doug on Midday Music.

Sam Misner and Megan Smith visited Midday Music as a duo. They played a few tunes and talked about playing with the band at Hopmonk Sebastopol on Friday, January 16th.

Winona stopped by KRCB to play us some beautiful tunes on Midday Music with Doug Jayne. She has a show coming up January 11th at Sweetwater Music Hall.

Hailing from Oklahoma, Ken Pomeroy is a 23 year old talent of Cherokee descent. Her writing is wise beyond her years, probably because she started composing her own music when she was about 12. She was inspired by John Denver’s “Jet Plane” when she was just out of kindergarten. Ken’s major label debut “Cruel Joke” came out last year and it made many “Best-ofs” lists for 2025 (including Brian’s) She stopped into studio A as she kicked off a west coast tour. Have a listen!

Max Gomez is a singer-songwriter from Taos, New Mexico. He is no stranger to Sonoma county having performed at such venues as the Mystic, Lagunitas and most recently Little Saint. His newest release “Memory Mountain” is filled with lush and life-affirming tunes. He gets to hang with legends like Joe Ely and Michael Martin Murphy. Max stopped by Studio A to play some tunes and tell us about attending Julia Robert’s New Year’s Eve party last year.

Emily Jane White & Odessa Chen paid us a visit to promote their show in San Rafael this Saturday.We were able to premiere a tune from Odessa that had yet to be released.

Andrea von Kampen and Emily Scott Robinson stopped by to play a few tunes, a few laughs, and to talk about their upcoming concerts. Hava a listen!

Jim Lauderdale came for a visit to our new studio during his recent west coast swing. He spent some time in L.A. back in the day and Brian talks with him about the Palomino, the hub of country music in Southern California, and we get a live preview of his new release!

Josh Windmiller will be performing with his band The Crux on November 7th at the San Francisco Leonard Cohen Festival. Hear all about the show!

Perla Batalla joined Doug Jayne for Midday Music. She talks about her upcoming performance, A Letter to Leonard Cohen - A Tribute to a Friend, Saturday, November 8th at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. Have a listen!

Young Nashville artist Maisy visited Morning Music and played a few songs. Have a listen!

Brian has always been an advocate for music education so it was an honor to host Dr. Rudolf Budginas and students from the songwriting program at SRJC. The kids were amazing!

It's the monthly installment of Doug Jayne's Deep Dive with Spike Sikes on Midday Music. Have a listen!

Noel Yates, Diane Beyer, David Rosen and Dan Fein are Totally Incorrect. They will present their version of a tribute to the late great Tom Lehrer on October 11, at 7:30, at the Sebastopol Center for the Arts. Three of the four stopped by to share a few songs and stories. Have a listen!

Max Gomez has performed in our area a bunch of times. He regularly plays Little Saint in Healdsburg and has headlined at Lagunitas Brewery. On his way to Hardly Strictly Bluegrass this year he stopped in for a visit with Brian in our new Studio A and brought a documentary film crew with him. Have a listen!

Fingerstyle guitar champion Richard Smith, gypsy jazz virtuoso Joscho Stephan, and brilliant multi-instrumentalist Rory Hoffman are the Transatlantic Guitar Trio. They stopped by Studio A to play a few tunes and chat about their ongoing tour. Have a listen!

Fantastic Negrito joins Doug Jayne on KRCB 104.9 FM. Fantastic just finished a European Tour (he was in Germany on the recording) and will be coming to Napa on September 13, as part of the Blue Note Summer Sessions. Have a listen!

Emma Swift is a native of Australia but has lived in Nashville since 2013. We were thrilled that before her music career she was a radio host. In 2020 Emma released a brilliant album of Bob Dylan covers Blonde on the Tracks. She has recorded and toured extensively with her partner Robyn Hitchcock. Emma brought in some guitar pickers and performed some songs from her new release The Resurection Game and bonded with Brian over each others kitties.

Greg Loiacono is known as a co-founder of the popular band the Mother Hips, formed with partner Tim Bluhm when they were students at Chico State. He has also had a great solo career, putting out several albums under his name. Now a new project -Stingray is in the works. Featuring some of the Bay Area's top talent, they are working on the first collection of tunes and will be performing at Hopmonk Sebastopol this weekend.

This week's episode with Michael Field showcases our local TV production, Climate California. Director Charles Loi, and co-producers Jeremy Jue, Hannah Lee, and Miguel Brierley talk about their Emmy Award-winning series.

Joelton Mayfield grew up in Texas, singing and playing in church. He was disillusioned by folks not practicing what they learned on Sunday during the week and began writing songs. Moving to Nashville ten years ago for college, he first studied the business of music, but switched majors to English. Joelton also studied the songwriters in his adopted home town. His debut album Crowd Pleaser is set for release this fall. He stopped into Studio A to play some tunes and chat with Brian.

Terrier is a pandemic era project by Ben Morrison (Brothers Comatose) and Erika Tietjen (T Sisters, Moonalice), The married couple started live streaming from home while lock down prevailed and found it so rewarding they decided to form the group. Both have busy schedules with their own bands, plus Ben & Erika have two little ones so it’s a treat when they can get together for a chat and a couple of tunes in Studio A.

Doug chats with journalist, critic, and biographer Peter Ames Carlin. His latest book, TONIGHT IN JUNGLELAND - THE MAKING OF BORN TO RUN is available now. Have a listen!

Doug Jayne plays an interview he recorded with Eliza. She is performing at the Occidental Center for the Arts on Saturday, August 16th. Have a listen!

Sean Hayes spent decades in San Francisco before his family moved to Petaluma. Originally from North Carolina, his delivery evokes warm summer nights, fireflies and sippin' whiskey. Fresh off a welcoming performance at the Rivertown Revival, he is headlining this weekend's Gravenstein Apple Fair. Sean speaks with Brian, plays a couple of tunes and expresses his excitement about visiting Ragle Ranch Park for the first time.

Amy Berg is the Director of a new documentary about Jeff Buckley, It's Never Over: Jeff Buckley, coming August 8th to the Rialto Cinemas in Sebastopol. Have a listen!

Fede Petro is a singer-songwriter born and raised in Buenos Aires, Argentina (a city Brian has visited and loves). Now based in Los Angeles, the name of his current project is "Midnight Gaucho". Fede chats about his roots, busking in San Francisco, and how it's tough to be a vegetarian in a country known for its pampas filled with cattle.

AC Lewis from the band Children of Lucy joined Doug on Midday Music. Have a listen!

Tom and Megan from The Musers joined Doug to play a couple of songs including a beautiful new one called, "Put It Down." Have a listen!

Spike Sikes joined Doug for a "Deep-Dive" into the music of Louis Jordan. Have a listen!

Judi Jaeger and Bob Reid perform and record as Jaeger & Reid. They came to Studio A to play some songs and have a conversation with Doug. Have a listen!

Doug spoke with Guitarist Kenny Wayne Shepherd about the new album and current tour with Blues Legend Bobby Rush. Have a listen!

Doug Jayne speaks with Director Elliot Kirschner and Executive Producer Heather Kinlaw Lofthouse about their new film, The Last Class. The film follows the final semester of Robert Reich's 40 + years as a teacher. Have a listen!

John Cowan chatted with Brian on Morning Music. He's got a lot going on. Have a listen.

Dave Alvin is no stranger to NorCal and he's back with three shows this summer. Growing up in Downey in Southern California, he learned his craft by seeing all the blues greats. He and brother Phil formed the Blasters in the seventies, and he's had many bands since including the Guilty Ones, Dave and Jimmie Dale Gilmore, and the Third Mind. He talks with Brian about song structure, great singers and more.

Don Cusic wrote a biography of Chet Atkins. He chatted with Doug Jayne on Midday Music.

Jim Wilder is founder of Sunflowers Across America. It's a grassroots effort to spread flowers as a symbol of hope and resistance, across our divided nation, starting with Sonoma County.

Chuck Prophet is a good friend to the station. He's helping out with our Summer Fundraiser by donating a pair of tickets to the 3rd annual Summertime Thing music festival 6/28 at the Rio Nido Roadhouse. Listen to his chat with Brian about the festival, upcoming tour plans and more.

Marcus Shelby by phone and Gayle Okumura-Sullivan in person both joined Doug to discuss this year's Healdsburg Jazz Festival lineup. Have a listen!

Mr. Music Jim Corbett chats with Doug about the upcoming Peacetown free summer concert series in Sebastopol's Ives Park.

The High Sonomen are a busy bunch of guys! Paul Riley, Dave Hooper, Dave Hamilton, and Randy Burrows joined Doug for some live music and conversation. Have a listen!

Stella Heath has been a good friend to the station for many years. She began singing gypsy jazz (in French)! She then branched out with classic standards. Heath developed a presentation on the life and music of Billie Holiday, and has since performed shows featuring tunes from Nat King Cole and Ella Fitzgerald. Accompanied by guitarist Ian Scherer and Robby Elfman on sax and clarinet, Stella brought some class to Studio A. Have a listen!

Long time friend of KRCB, Lucy Kaplansky joined Doug on the phone from NYC. Have a listen!

Taylor Rae is a NorCal girl. Growing up in the Santa Cruz mountains, she discovered her fondness for all kinds of music, from folk and jazz to psychedelic. These influences were heard on her debut album Mad Twenties. She visited Brian in Studio A to promote that record, and now she's back with a new release The Void. Now based in Austin, her immediate family has also relocated to Texas. Have a listen!

Tamara Klamner joined Doug for some music and conversation. They spoke about her upcoming performance at the Sonoma Wild Music Festival at SOMO Village Event Center on June 7th. Have a listen!

Caregiver Jessica Guthrie joined Doug to talk about the film, "Caregiving" and more. The film premieres June 24 on PBS. Check your local listings.

Robert Lunceford and Mimi Pirard from the group SonoMusette joined Doug in Studio A. Merci! Have a listen!

Singer-songwriters John Courage and Jacob (from Jacob) join The Lost Church's Bryce Dow-Williamson and Doug on Midday Music. Lots of new stuff to talk about. Have a listen!

Brian welcomed KC Turner to Morning Music. They talked about this year's Hopmonk Cookout Concert series. Have a listen!

Noah Dorrance of Bloodroot Wines is hosting The Ramble featuring Ziggy Marley and others. He joined Brian for a chat about the June 7th event. Have a listen!

Ken Risling, Oona Risling-Sholl, and Avery Risling-Sholl visit Doug in Studio A for some songs and conversation. Have a listen!

Singer-songwriter Mike Hellman joined Doug for a few songs, some yakking, and a turn at playing DJ! Have a listen!

Gillian Eichenberger is an actor, a teacher, and lead singer in the Taylor Swift Tribute band, "Swifty." She recently spoke with Doug on Midday Music. Have a listen!

Brendan Smith and Blair Hardman joined Doug for song and conversation. Have a listen.

Jeff Plankenhorn is a welcome visitor to Studio A. He just made another appearance on the Morning Music show with Brian. As J Plank, the guitarist and songwriter has put together a new album, The Bend, set for release in July. He shared several tunes with us as he makes his way down the coast including a stop at the Cloverdale Arts Alliance. Have a listen!

Preacher Boy is the nom de plume of Christopher Watkins. He's been making records under this name for thirty years. His latest Ghost Notes has just been released. He spent time with Brian in Studio A playing some tunes and talking about higher education. He has a MFA in poetry. Preacher Boy has also put out a companion book Ghost Notes -Songs and Stories. Have a listen!

Wreckless Strangers is a powerful soul stirring band from the North Bay. David, Amber and Mick joined Brian in Studio A to play some music (including a brand new tune) and talk about their upcoming Hopmonk show 5/31. The latest EP Blue Sky Fantasy is now available.

Local singer-songwriters Rick Fitch, Dave Hamilton and Kevin Hutchinson visit KRCB to celebrate the music of John Prine.

It's always a pleasure hosting our friend David Luning. His visits are getting more scarce as he is spending more time in L.A. We've been following his progress as an artist since the beginning and it's been a thrill to see his progress. He chats with Brian and plays some live music in advance of his show this weekend at Hopmonk Sebastopol.

Poets Jack Crimmins, Bill Vartnaw and Gwynn O'Gara join Doug on Midday Music to celebrate National Poetry Month. Have a listen!

Poets Timothy Williams and Dave Seter join Doug in Studio A to read some poems and talk about their craft.

Sebastopol's own John Duran reads from his new book of Haikus: Decomprosed. Have a listen!

Laurie Lewis and Nina Gerber grace Studio A with some tunes and conversation on Midday Music with Doug Jayne. Have a listen!

Members of the band Mood Jungle join instructor Jake Stillman and some of his students in Studio A to discuss Don't Flunk Me Records on Midday Music with Doug Jayne. Have a listen!

Preston Booker and Shaun Bond from the band Half-Mile High joined Doug on Midday Music

Musician Kiranjot Kaur and friends joined Doug for Midday Music. Have a listen!

Matt Andersen joined Doug Jayne in Studio A for a snappy conversation and some live music. Have a listen!

The last time Mindy Smith was in the North Bay was 2012. Her new album "Quiet Town" is her first in a dozen years. Where's she been? Brian gets to the bottom of this in a insightful conversation with Mindy before her return this weekend.

Stella Heath stops by Studio A to talk about her upcoming performance at the Luther Burbank Center for the Arts, The Billie Holiday Project. She is accompanied on the piano by Neil Fontano.

Rockin' singer-songwriter Willie Nile plays a sold-out show at the Hopmonk Novato on March 9th. He called in Sunday to chat with Michael about the show, where it all began, and how things are going today. Have a listen!

Dana Frankel from the bluegrass band Mission Blue stopped by Midday Music to chat with Doug and share a song or two. Have a listen!

Teresa Clark joined Doug Jayne for a quick visit ahead of her performance at Occidental Center for the Arts on Sunday March 9th at 3:00pm. Have a listen!

Fence at the Top is a non-profit, comprehensive mentoring program for at-risk youth in Sonoma County. Executive Director Honor Jackson joins Doug Jayne to talk about why they do what they do, what you can do to help, and a bit of personal history about growing up in Marin County. Honor is among those receiving an award at the Black 2 the Future Community Awards Ceremony & Concert this weekend at the Sebastopol Center for the Arts. Have a listen!

Audio Angel and Josh Windmiller joined Doug Jayne in the Studio during Midday Music to discuss Black 2 the Future. Have a listen!

Jazz musician Greg Johnson spoke with Doug on Midday Music. Have a listen!

Filmmaker Kathleen McCallum joined Doug in Studio A to talk about her new documentary that follows the story of local musician, Willard Blackwell. Willard is in a hopeful battle against ALS.

The Musers stopped by for Midday Music to talk about their upcoming shows and to play a few tunes. Have a listen!

Katie Phillips and Karen Joy Brown stop by for Midday Music.

Musicians Brendan Smith and Blair Hardman joined Doug for Midday Music. Brendan played some songs, including some new ones.

David Luning is preparing for his annual pair of shows at Hopmonk Sebastopol this Friday and Saturday. He is also celebrating the release of his new album "Lessons". He and Brian go way back, so it's always a treat to have him in. We featured the new work and he played live for us.

The Music Heals International Annual Benefit Concert features Joan Osborne as well as a Fare Thee Well to Phil Lesh, plus Special Guests. The sold out show is Monday, December 9th at Sweetwater Music Hall. Joan chats with Doug on the phone about the event and shares a few stories and memories of Phil. Women Rock, Music Heals!! benefits Music Heals International. The tribute to Phil and Friends features David Nelson, Melvin Seals, Jay Lane, Dan “Lebo” Lebowitz, Pete Sears, Barry Sless, Mookie Siegel, Elliott Peck, and Special Guests.

Listen to their live KRCB performance.

Doug talks with Marcus Shelby, the artistic director of Healdsburg Jazz. Marcus has a long history with Healdsburg, going back to when he was a kid.

Public Radio Music Day was Wednesday, October 23rd, 2024. Doug welcomed Sarah Baker, Spike Sikes, Josh Windmiller & Rashida (Audio Angel), and Ellie James with Nick Carico. Hear the interviews below! Sarah Baker Spike Sikes (w/ more Sarah Baker) Josh Windmiller & Rashida (Audio Angel) Ellie James & Nick Carico

Tom & Megan from The Musers came by Studio A to spread some of their feel-good music.