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Veteran broadcaster & Musicologist Tony Peters hosts Icon Fetch, a long-running, music interview podcast, delving into a variety of genres to find the commonality among all people who create music.

  1. 442 - Maria Muldaur - New Album, One Hour Mama, salutes blues legend Victoria Spivey

    28/10/2025

    442 - Maria Muldaur - New Album, One Hour Mama, salutes blues legend Victoria Spivey

    You could say Maria Muldaur has done it all - blues, country, folk, rock, jazz, jug band, even kids music.  She’s also garnered many awards, including being nominated six times for Grammys.  Her latest project is a true labor of love.  One Hour Mama: The Blues of Victoria Spivey, out now on Nola Blue Records, gives Muldaur a chance to honor one of her mentors.  While Victoria Spivey is not a household name, she certainly paved the way for the freedom that female artists have today. Muldaur is also joined by a couple of old friends, Elvin Bishop and Taj Mahal.   Muldaur reveals how Spivey helped get her her first big break in the music business, and what words of wisdom she was given along the way.

    30 min
  2. 441 - Dar Williams - Latest Album, Hummingbird Highway

    03/10/2025

    441 - Dar Williams - Latest Album, Hummingbird Highway

    New England singer/songwriter Dar Williams has been putting out music for 35 years.  She’s also written several books, including What I Found in a Thousand Towns: A Traveling Musician's Guide to Rebuilding America's Communities – One Coffee Shop, Dog Run, & Open-Mic Night at a Time.  Her latest album, Hummingbird Highway, is a true, tour de force, covering everything from jangly folk, to breezy jazz, and bluegrass, and it’s out now on Righteous Babe Records. She talks about the wild diversity of inspiration that influenced the songs on the new record, including everything from olive trees of democracy to, of all things, drunken Santas!

    28 min
  3. 440 - Bob Cowsill of the Cowsills - New Archival Album, Cocaine Drain

    29/09/2025

    440 - Bob Cowsill of the Cowsills - New Archival Album, Cocaine Drain

    The Cowsills, an entire family of talented musicians, first hit the charts in 1967 with “The Rain, the Park & Other Things.”  Then came “We Can Fly,” “Indian Lake” and “Hair.”  The group was the inspiration for the hit TV series, The Partridge Family, then many years later, was the subject of their own documentary called Family Band.  Omnivore Recordings issued the groups excellent reunion album, Rhythm of the World in 2022, then dug back into the archives, issuing Global, an album that was originally supposed to come out in the mid 90’s.  But wait, there’s more. The “Cocaine Drain” Album, a long-bootlegged series of recordings done in the late 1970’s under the tutelage of famed producer Chuck Plotkin, but never officially released, until now.  The newly restored album also contains five additional bonus tracks.  The album is further proof that, although their hits dried up, the Cowsills continued to grow and create excellent music. We chat again with leader Bob Cowsill about the circumstances leading up to these recordings, working with Plotkin, who was pulled away from the sessions by Bruce Springsteen, and why, ultimately, these songs were never issued - until now.

    29 min
  4. 439 - Maia Sharp, New Album, Tomboy

    12/09/2025

    439 - Maia Sharp, New Album, Tomboy

    California native and Nashville transplant Maia Sharp has written songs for Cher and Tricia Yearwood and produced Art Garfunkel.  She’s held songwriting workshops as well. She’s also released a string of fantastic solo albums, and she seems to get better with every release.  Her 10th album, Tomboy, might be her most relaxed record to date.

    28 min
  5. 438 - Tad Robinson - New Album, Soul in Blue

    11/09/2025

    438 - Tad Robinson - New Album, Soul in Blue

    North Carolina singer & harmonica player Tad Robinson has been nominated 10 times for the Blues Music Awards, especially in the category of Soul Blues.  He’s been a frequent guest on this show, and he’s back with his first new record in six years called Soul in Blue on the famed Delmark Records out of Chicago. Among the ten songs on the new record are two obscure numbers, one by Wilson Pickett, and another by Arthur Adams.

    30 min
  6. 437 - Chris Stamey - New Album, Anything is Possible

    06/08/2025

    437 - Chris Stamey - New Album, Anything is Possible

    North Carolina native Chris Stamey has spent his life in music, which includes playing in the seminal band the Sneakers with famed producer, Mitch Easter, before forming the critically-acclaimed power pop quartet, the dB’s.  He’s issued several solo albums and duo projects with bandmate Peter Holsapple.  Starting in 2010, he was the musical director for a series of concerts honoring the music of Big Star’s Third, More recently, he’s teamed up with the Fellow Travelers to focus on mid-century music and the alternative supergroup, the Salt Collective.  Chris Stamey’s latest album, Anything is Possible is an homage to the music of his childhood, out now from Label 51 Recordings.  The album contains ten originals, and one timely cover, Brian Wilson’s “Don’t Talk (Put Your Head on My Shoulder). the album is full of guests, including members of the Lemon Twigs, Marshall Crenshaw and the aforementioned Mitch Easter.

    28 min
  7. 436 - Davina & the Vagabonds - Latest album, Shoot For the Moon, and Tour

    11/07/2025

    436 - Davina & the Vagabonds - Latest album, Shoot For the Moon, and Tour

    Davina & the Vagabonds take early 20th century jazz and blues as the foundation - then add soulful vocals, pop sensibilities and a touch of sassiness to come up with a sound uniquely their own.  Led by powerhouse Davina Sowers, the band has been wowing audiences with their fantastic live shows for two decades now.  They’ve also issued some fine studio albums - most recently, Shoot For the Moon, which came out in 2024.  The album stretches the boundaries of what the group had previously done - adding layered vocals, interesting percussion, and some clever covers to the mix.  The band is currently on the road, with stops in the Midwest, and even overseas.

    28 min
  8. 435 - Jock Bartley of Firefall, New Album, Friends & Family 2

    25/06/2025

    435 - Jock Bartley of Firefall, New Album, Friends & Family 2

    Firefall formed in 1974 in Boulder, Colorado - scoring hit songs with “You Are the Woman,” “Just Remember I Love You,” and “Strange Way.”  The band paid tribute to some of their favorite artists  with the release of Friends & Family in 2023.  Now, Firefall is back with Friends & Family 2, using the same blueprint - grabbing songs that some of the Firefall members played on, including the Byrds, Flying Burrito Brothers, and Dan Fogelberg.  In addition, they pick songs from bands that they toured with back in the day, including Fleetwood Mac, Pure Prairie League, America, Eddie Money, and others.  The group is joined by some very special guests, including Wynonna Judd and Richie Furay of Poco and Buffalo Springfield.  What we get is a dozen classic tunes done with a Firefall twist - with great guitar solos and harmonies.  We welcome back founding member, Jock Bartley.

    28 min
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Veteran broadcaster & Musicologist Tony Peters hosts Icon Fetch, a long-running, music interview podcast, delving into a variety of genres to find the commonality among all people who create music.

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  • Creator
    Tony Peters
  • Years Active
    2018 - 2025
  • Episodes
    438
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © Copyright Tony Peters
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