Inside Music #29 - Ben Hardesty (The Last Bison)

On this episode of INSIDE MUSIC, host James Shotwell calls Ben Hardesty, vocalist for The Last Bison, to discuss his band's work and how they're keeping American folk music alive in 2015. James hasn't had many folk artists on the show before, but the conversation moves quick and smooth as he and Ben talk about the band's early days in Virginia, the lasting importance of The Marshall Tucker Band, and the difficulties faced by the group as they made the transition back to the indepedent world after spending time on a major label. It's a big and broad conversation that could potentially double as an advertisement for Virginia tourism, but it's one of our favorite conversations to date. Enjoy!