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Episodes

1. 10

   The Homegrown Playlist for 10/23/25

   Down Home Cookin’, a show I host Thursdays on WDBX 91.1 FM (http://www.wdbx.org) 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM plays American roots music and covers the music scene in Carbondale, IL. One of the show’s features that goes over real well is The Homegrown Playlist, seven consecutive songs each week by artists...

   Nov 23, 2025
2. 9

   Chris Chamness on Down Home Cookin’

   Back in February Chris Chamness appeared on Down Home Cookin ‘, my weekly radio show on WDBX FM in Carbondale, Illinois. We talked about his life and music, and he shared some of his songs. It turned out to be over twenty minutes of really good radio. And you can check it out below. Click […]

   Apr 7, 2024
3. 8

   Homegrown on WDBX

   Homegrown, the musical duo of Ruth Ann Levinson and Rick Droit, appeared live a month back on Lonesome Roy’s Radio Hoedown, which airs on WDBX FM 91.1 Fridays 11:00 AM to 1 PM. I happened to be sitting in that day for Loy Addington, the show’s legendary host, and loved it. The show was too […]

   Jul 30, 2023
4. 7

   The Homegrown Playlist

   The Homegrown Playlist is one of the most popular segments of Down Home Cookin’, which airs every Friday 1-3 PM Central time on WDBX 91.1 FM, Carbondale IL (www.wdbx.org). The segment is an extended playlist of the best acts from the region (and they are very, very good). Right up above this...

   Apr 24, 2023
5. 6

   May You Still Believe

   Maybe watching cable news makes it seem like there’s no hope: Democracy, justice, progress, escaping ecological calamity, even human decency are lost causes. But writing off all hope for everything good and/or hopeful is a self-fulfilling prophecy, that’s obvious. So, may you still believe.…

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   Mar 12, 2023
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   Rick Droit on WDBX

   Songwriter Rick Droit appeared on WDBX’s Lonesome Roy’s Radio Hoedown last spring, not long after his return to Southern Illinois after a couple decades in Austin, Texas.. In between conversation with Loy Addiington, the show’s host, Rick played acoustic versions of several of his originals. Rick...

   Oct 31, 2022
7. 4

   Regina Zavala & Stick Gilbert on WDBX

   In 2017 Regina Zavala journeyed to Carbondale from her native Honduras attend Southern Illinois University. She almost immediately joined into the local music scene. Her vocals, guitar works, and songwriting turned heads, and her charm made her friends everywhere. In Time she transferred from SIU...

   Sep 1, 2022