"Walking The Floor" with Chris Shiflett

Shelby Lynne zooms on in to discuss her latest self-titled record, the pitfalls of the music biz, gardening, and of course, negativity!!

Writer Thomas Frank returns to the show today to chat about his latest book, "The People, No: A Brief History of Anti-Populism."

Lucinda Williams announces her run for the presidency on this weeks episode!!! (Not really but it got your attention, right???)

The Balladeer herself, Lori McKenna, zooms in from Massachusetts to reveal all her deepest, darkest songwriting secrets!!

Ketch Secor, lead singer of Old Crow Medicine Show, host of the Hartland Hootenanny, zooms in this week to explain the difference between bluegrass and old time music and to tune me up on Shiflett family history!!

From growing up out west to making music with Randy Newman, we cover it all with this weeks guest Brandy Clark!

What do you get when Willie Nelson, Bruce Springsteen and Guy Clark have a baby?? You get todays guest - Pat Green!!!!

The pride of Dixon, CA, Jon Pardi, zooms in on today's episode to discuss honky-tonk, happy cows and punk rock.

Ex-Black Crowes drummer, Steve Gorman, drops by to chit chat about his new autobiography, new band and tornados, but somehow we completely forget to talk about our beloved Arsenal!

I saw a tiger, and that tigers name was Midland. Actually it was two tigers and a rental-hawk, and their names were Jess, Cam and Mark.

Nashville ripper, Sadler Vaden, sits through not one, but two remote interviews with "Walking The Floor" chief luddite, Chris Shiflett!!!

Jonathan Wilson came by Walking The Floor world headquarters on the day his new record, "Dixie Blur," was released to chew the fat and talk about topless hippie girls that were high on mushrooms!!

Put your seatbelt on cuz Pokey LaFarge and I are about to go on a wild ride. The drink, the drugs, the women, the devil AND politics too - it's all here on this weeks Walking The Floor!!!

Nashville-based songwriter Luke Dick stops by to discuss his very personal, amazing documentary, "Red Dog" as well as loads of other cool things too!

Americana Music Association lifetime achievement award-winning Delbert McClinton gives us the full oral history of all things Delbert McClinton!!

Guitar-slingin' soul-singin' truant-officer-avoiding general badass, Marcus King, stops by Walking The Floor world headquarters for a good chin wag and a bash on Chris' acoustic.

We return from holiday hiatus with Texas songsmith, Robert Earl Keen, who by the way hosts his own great podcast, "Americana Podcast: The 51st State" and he drops his interview with Chris today too... so go find that thing when you're done with this one!

For Jack Ingram's second appearance on "Walking The Floor" we were "Ridin' High... again!!" See what I did there?!? Jack is the complete guest - great music, great stories, easy hang. Boom - enjoy!

Bangor, Northern Ireland-native Foy Vance discusses recording his latest couple records in Muscle Shoals and Memphis respectively, having Ed Sheeran as a label boss, and playing heavy metal festivals!

Former pro surfer turned writer, Jamie Brisick, joins us today to chat about his latest book "Dazzling Blue" as well as the joy of Hanoi Rocks and why you really shouldn't snort cocaine prior to boarding a long international flight.

From gospel to Elvis to producing hit records to running a Nashville label, Tony Brown has done just about everything you can do in Country Music and he tells us all about it in this super-sized interview!!

Mississippi-born, Nashville-based Country Music singer/songwriter Randy Houser swings by to discuss his life and latest album, "Magnolia," plus he goes deep on how a giant booty on the dance floor led to his first big cut as a songwriter!

Kendell Marvel, longtime Nashville songwriter and good friend of "Walking The Floor," discusses his new record, "Solid Gold Sounds," on todays episode!

Live from the Westin Nashville during AmericanaFest 2019, Yola discusses the white bro-tracy of Bristol, catching on fire, and the virtues of nerd-ism, on this weeks Walking The Floor!!!

Somehow amongst the cluster gnarl of AmericanaFest 2019, Todd and I found a quiet moment to have this wonderful conversation.

Todays episode is a special man on the street (man in a field??) roving reporter glimpse into the backstage life at Dierks Bentley's Seven Peaks Festival!!

Wesley & Jeremiah from The Lumineers came all the way from Denver by way of New Jersey via the entire world for this wonderful, first interview at the all-new and improved "Walking The Floor" World Headquarters!!!

John Paul White goes deep on songwriting, the disillusionment that comes with success, and his ultimate rebirth as a solo artist.

The boys from Quaker City Night Hawks bring their Texas boogie into "Walking The Floor's" temporary SXSW headquarters for a respite from the mayhem of Austin.

My new record "Hard Lessons" is out everywhere today June 14, 2019!!!!!!!!! Go buy it or stream it or whatever you do at chrisshiflettmusic.com!!!!

The music industry has been quite a journey for Cordova's Joe Firstman, but he's lived to tell the tale, right here on "Walking The Floor!"

Hayes Carll is one of the greatest songwriters out there today. Listen up for songwriting tips, sage wisdom and a lengthy discussion of his van.

Will Hoge is the people's champion!! Not one of those paper titlists...

Singer/songwriter Parker Millsap drops by Walking The Floor World Headquarters to discuss the joys of life in not-quite suburban Oklahoma, practicing fingerstyle on your high school binder, and of course, S.E. Hinton!!

Charlie Starr & Brit Turner from Atlanta's one and only Blackberry Smoke hang out with me in a hotel room and talk about guitars, record labels, the touring grind, etc...

Live from the Beer Garden stage at Luck Reunion 2019... it's Shakey Graves!!!

Go to chrisshiflettmusic.com today to pre-order my new record "Hard Lessons!!!"

American Aquarium frontman, BJ Barham, in his second visit to "Walking The Floor" riffs on politics, fatherhood, sobriety and what to do when your entire band quits!

Check out all the tour dates & ticket info on www.chrisshiflettmusic.com!!! Also, new track "This Ol' World" goes up in all the digital distros today!!!! Give it a spin!!

Garrett T. Capps was born in San Antone!!!!!

Shortly after this interview Shooter Jennings was abducted by aliens!!!

Rayland Baxter shares some pearls of wisdom on marathon writing sessions and voice memo song note organization.

8 division world champion boxer, Manny Pacquaio, invites Chris into his home for breakfast and guitar strumming!!

It's steak night at Walking The Floor with Mike And The Moonpies!!!

Ace Frehley drops into "Walking The Floor" world headquarters so Chris can ask him every question he ever wondered while staring at KISS posters on his wall in the 1970's.

Ben & Emily from Carolina Story sing powerful harmonies and know a lot about white water rafting!!!

Amid the cacophony of construction worker background noise, singer/songwriter Dawn Landes sits down for a chat about the making of her latest album, "Meet Me At The River" and how she pulled Fred Foster of Monument Records fame out of retirement to produce it.

Texas-bred, LA-based singer/songwriter Sam Morrow stops by WTF to discuss screamo, hip-hop, how Jesus called him to music, and the joys of early Robert Palmer.

Amanda Shires stops by "Walking The Floor" world headquarters to discuss her closet-turned-writing-room and to drop pearls of John Prine wisdom. Oh, and she also FaceTimes her husband Jason Isbell for a little gear talk.

Arkansas native Justin Moore stops by "Walking The Floor" world headquarters ahead of the release of his brand new single, "The Ones That Didn't Make It Back Home!"