Cedar Country

Red Blade Productions

Two small town guys discuss their views on the country music genre and its history.

  1. 02/06/2025

    Episode 20: RJ's Most-Listened-to Country (New and Old) of 2024

    RJ is back (albeit delayed, again) to share what country music he listened to the most in 2024, both from new releases and from all country (and related) music! Unlike the previous episode, this one is solely focused on that, and does not cover any country music charts from 2024. Note: this episode was recorded in mid-January 2025 Playlists of the music discussed [to be added later]: Most-Listened to New Country 2024 on Spotify Most-Listened to New Country 2024 on YouTube Most-Listened to All Country 2024 on Spotify Most-Listened to All Country 2024 on YouTube Howdy! Welcome to the Cedar Country podcast, where we talk about country music! Hosted by Ray (absent this episode) and RJ from the Dungeons & Dragons podcast Realms & Nerds! In our twentieth episode, RJ discusses what country (and related) music he listened to the most in 2024! Check out the Red Flannel Coffee Co. here for premium coffee! Join my Patreon! ADD COUNTRY & RELATED SONGS FOR US TO LISTEN TO AND DISCUSS (SPOTIFY) Join the Discord community! Listen to the Realms & Nerds podcast (contains explicit material) If you like what you hear, consider subscribing and leaving a thumbs-up/rating/review, and share our show with your friends! You can find a playlist of songs based on this episode over on our YouTube channel to listen to for yourselves as well! Thanks for listening! Podcast music by RJ Moore

    1h 26m

  2. 04/24/2023

    Episode 19: The Top Country Songs of 2022 (US, Australia, Americana, Bluegrass, and More)

    This episode was intended for release back in January, but was delayed several times, for which I apologize. The episode's length is due in part to the samples of each song in the chart countdowns. To listen to a shortened version of the episode without the song samples, listen to the episode on YouTube here (link to be added later). Check out the official full versions of the songs on Spotify or on YouTube here: Bluegrass Top 2022 on Spotify or YouTube Americana Airplay 2022 on Spotify or YouTube Australian Airplay 2022 on Spotify or YouTube U.S. Digital Sales 2022 on Spotify or YouTube U.S. Streaming 2022 on Spotify or YouTube U.S. Airplay 2022 on Spotify or YouTube U.S. Hot 100 2022 on Spotify or YouTube RJ's Favorite New Releases 2022 on Spotify or YouTube RJ's Favorites All Country 2022 on Spotify or YouTube Howdy! Welcome to the Cedar Country podcast, where we talk about country music! Hosted by Ray (absent this episode) and RJ from the Dungeons & Dragons podcast Realms & Nerds! In our nineteenth episode, RJ discusses country music news and concerts he attended since our last episode (first third of the episode), then goes into countdowns for the most-listened-to country music last year for several charts. Check out the Red Flannel Coffee Co. here for premium coffee! Check out the Christian Music Bros. Podcast here! Join my Patreon! ADD COUNTRY & RELATED SONGS FOR US TO LISTEN TO AND DISCUSS (SPOTIFY) LISTEN TO THE SONGS DISCUSSED (YOUTUBE) LISTEN TO THE SONGS DISCUSSED (SPOTIFY) [WILL ADD LATER] Join the Discord community! Listen to the Realms & Nerds podcast (contains explicit material) If you like what you hear, consider subscribing and leaving a thumbs-up/rating/review, and share our show with your friends! You can find a playlist of songs based on this episode over on our YouTube channel to listen to for yourselves as well! Thanks for listening! Intro, outro, and commercial break music by RJ Moore

    5h 47m

  3. 12/23/2021

    Episode 18: Listening to Spotify Collab Playlist Submissions & Some Country News Early 2021 (Recorded 6/15/2021)

    Howdy! Welcome to the Cedar Country podcast, where we talk about country music! Hosted by Ray and RJ from the Dungeons & Dragons podcast Realms & Nerds! In our eighteenth episode, RJ reads some country news from the first half of 2021, as well as listing off some then-newly released music. Ray and RJ then listen to songs added to our collaborative Spotify playlist and briefly discuss them. You can find the playlist to add songs below, as well as playlists through Spotify and YouTube to listen to the songs discussed in today's episode. ADD COUNTRY & RELATED SONGS FOR US TO LISTEN TO AND DISCUSS (SPOTIFY) LISTEN TO THE SONGS DISCUSSED (YOUTUBE) LISTEN TO THE SONGS DISCUSSED (SPOTIFY) [WILL ADD LATER] Join the Discord community! Listen to the Realms & Nerds podcast (contains explicit material) If you like what you hear, consider subscribing and leaving a thumbs-up/rating/review, and share our show with your friends! You can find a playlist of songs based on this episode over on our YouTube channel to listen to for yourselves as well! Thanks for listening! Intro, outro, and commercial break music by RJ Moore

    58 min

  4. 12/05/2021

    Episode 17: Ray Bought Some Records, RJ Bought Some CDs; Vinyl vs Digital (Recorded 9/10/2020)

    Howdy! Welcome to the Cedar Country podcast, where we talk about country music! Hosted by Ray and RJ from the Dungeons & Dragons podcast Realms & Nerds! In our seventeenth episode, we discuss some new music we got! Ray bought some used vinyls while antiquing, and RJ bought some CDs at the store. RJ also discusses the analog/digital format "war". Join the Discord community! https://discord.gg/qcv2dx2 Listen to the Realms & Nerds podcast (contains explicit material): https://realmsnerds.podbean.com If you like what you hear, consider subscribing and leaving a thumbs-up/rating/review, and share our show with your friends! You can find a playlist of songs based on this episode over on our YouTube channel to listen to for yourselves as well! Thanks for listening! Intro, outro, and commercial break music by RJ Moore

    58 min

  5. 11/06/2021

    Episode 16: Country Songs You Didn‘t Know Were Covers! (Plus RJ‘s Day and Related Stuff) (Recorded 2020/08/29)

    Howdy! Welcome to the Cedar Country podcast, where we talk about country music! Hosted by Ray and RJ from the Dungeons & Dragons podcast Realms & Nerds! In our sixteenth episode, RJ relates his (sort of) interesting day leading up to recording and brief thoughts on music formats, and then Ray and RJ share country songs that are covers! Join the Discord community! https://discord.gg/qcv2dx2 Listen to the Realms & Nerds podcast (contains explicit material): https://realmsnerds.podbean.com If you like what you hear, consider subscribing and leaving a thumbs-up/rating/review, and share our show with your friends! You can find a playlist of songs based on this episode over on our YouTube channel to listen to for yourselves as well! Thanks for listening! Intro, outro, and commercial break music by RJ Moore

    53 min

  6. 07/27/2021

    Episode 15: Blue Collar Comedy Tour, COVID-19, ACM Awards 2020 - The Social Distance Episode (Recorded 03/19/2020)

    Howdy! Welcome to the Cedar Country podcast, where we talk about country music! Hosted by Ray and RJ from the Dungeons & Dragons podcast Realms & Nerds! Apologies: This episode was recorded toward the beginning of the Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic back, and to keep us socially distanced and simultaneously test remote recording quality, Ray's audio was recorded over a video call, hence the lower quality of his microphone. In our fifteenth episode, Ray and RJ discuss: The Blue Collar Comedy Tour & Grand Rapids' annual LaughFest event, cancellations of and changes to events and shows due to the pandemic, Brad & Kimberley Paisley's Instagram & Facebook livestream concert, The Grand Ole Opry, the 2020 ACM Awards, and new music the week of 3/19/2020. GILDA'S CLUB: Gilda's Club (officially the Cancer Support Community as of 2009, although most branches still go by Gilda's Club) is a non-profit community organization for people with cancer, their friends, and families. There are locations across the U.S. and Canada. Gilda's Club Grand Rapids, MI: https://www.cancersupportcommunity.org/location/gildas-club-grand-rapids LAUGHFEST: Gilda's LaughFest is a 10-day comedy festival held every March in Grand Rapids, MI in support of Gilda's Club/Cancer Support Community. Visit their website here: https://www.laughfestgr.org Join the Discord community! https://discord.gg/qcv2dx2 Listen to the Realms & Nerds podcast (contains explicit material): https://realmsnerds.podbean.com If you like what you hear, consider subscribing and leaving a thumbs-up/rating/review, and share our show with your friends! You can find a playlist of songs based on this episode over on our YouTube channel to listen to for yourselves as well! Thanks for listening! Intro, outro, and commercial break music by RJ Moore

    39 min
  7. Episode 14: COUNTRY ARTIST INTERVIEW: Daniel Borge and His New Single, "Time"!

    05/27/2021

    Episode 14: COUNTRY ARTIST INTERVIEW: Daniel Borge and His New Single, "Time"!

    Howdy! Welcome to this very special episode of the Cedar Country podcast, where we talk about country music! Hosted by Ray and RJ from the Dungeons and Dragons podcast, "Realms & Nerds"! On this episode of the show, we had the absolute pleasure of interviewing up-and-coming country music artist Daniel Borge, who is gearing up to release his next single, "Time", releasing tomorrow, Friday, May 28, 2021! From the song's press release: "...“Time” tells a thought-provoking and relatable story of a narrator experiencing regret and wanting to go back in time. Borge and Branch put a clever spin on the concept, personifying “time” as a man that the narrator wishes he could reason with to turn the back the clock... The mid-tempo country track features modern, radio-ready production as well as a melody that evokes nostalgia. “Time” also highlights Borge’s rich voice and ability to convey emotions with his vocal delivery. Borge said his feelings about this past year inspired him to write the song with Branch. He explained, “I believe the lyrics are especially relatable because of the pandemic. We ́ve all had a lot of extra time to think and reflect on life and the choices we’ve made in the past...”“Time” follows Borge’s previous singles, “There I Was” and “Room 208,” all three of which Borge plans to include in his upcoming album, due out later this year." Apologies for the audio balance issues during the interview. RJ accidentally had the volume settings reversed, so Daniel may be a little hard to hear at points. This is definitely something we'll fix for any other interviews we may have on the show. We had a wonderful time interviewing Daniel on the show, and think that this song is definitely worth your time! We'd also love to hear it get played on the radio. Let your local country stations know about the song! Help it rise on the streaming charts as well! PRE-SAVE TIME HERE: https://orcd.co/danielborge-time-presave FOLLOW DANIEL ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND MORE: Instagram Facebook Twitter YouTube Spotify Website Thanks for listening! If you like the podcast, be sure to subscribe/follow for more, and share the show with others you think may like it as well! Join the Red Blade Productions Discord community: https://discord.gg/qcv2dx2 You can find a playlist of songs based on this episode over on our YouTube channel to listen to for yourselves as well! "Time" by Daniel Borge. Used with permission. Intro, outro, and commercial break music by RJ Moore.

    52 min

  8. 05/25/2021

    Episode 13: Ray's First Country Concert - Garth Brooks in Detroit, February 22 (Recorded 02/23/2020)

    Howdy! Welcome to the Cedar Country podcast, where we talk about country music! Hosted by Ray and RJ from the Dungeons & Dragons podcast Realms & Nerds! ANNOUNCEMENT: PLEASE KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR OUR NEXT EPISODE! IT'S A HUGE EPISODE FOR US! WILL BE RELEASED ON WEDNESDAY OR THURSDAY! Apologies: This episode was recorded during a timeframe when our microphone mixing board accidentally had some knobs turned up on some reverb effects, which can't be removed easily in post, so that's why things sound echoey at points. In our thirteenth episode, Ray tells RJ about his experience at the Garth Brooks concert at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan on February 22, 2020. This was the last episode recorded prior to the COVID-19 outbreak in 2020, and therefore includes discussion of then-upcoming events that may have been cancelled, postponed, or altered due to the pandemic. Join the Discord community! https://discord.gg/qcv2dx2 If you like what you hear, consider subscribing and leaving a thumbs-up/rating/review, and share our show with your friends! You can find a playlist of songs based on this episode over on our YouTube channel to listen to for yourselves as well! Thanks for listening! Intro, outro, and commercial break music by RJ Moore

    30 min
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Two small town guys discuss their views on the country music genre and its history.

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  • Creator
    Red Blade Productions
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2025
  • Episodes
    21
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © Copyright 2020 All rights reserved.
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    Cedar Country