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Memories can be tricky…especially when you attain a certain vintage. While preparing this episode, I was hard pressed to remember the first time I met guitarist singer songwriter Chris Hudson and heard his indie Americana folk project…Gullywasher. Chris says we met on my show around 2018 when I was still holding down the Tuesday morning 6 am to 8 am slot. In the intervening years, I’ve lost count of the times I’ve enjoyed whatever iteration Gullywasher is in and was most pleased to finally capture Chris and bandmate Sam Wright on banjo and vocals for this episode.

Gullywasher, purveyors of indie, Americana and folk music, was founded in 2017 by guitarist,singer, songwriter Chris Hudson. The core trio includes Sam Wright on banjo and vocals and Matt Cathlina on the upright bass and vocals.

In this episode Chris and Sam share insights and selections from the latest Gullywasher project… Rustbelt Revelations Part 1… released in October 2024…six songs from a working class upbringing currently navigating a social media age that features surveillance capitalism, bitter political division and environmental concerns.

Contributing artists include Tasty Brew Favorites:

Brandon Day on Cello

Special vocal performances by Beth Watts Nelson and Kristin Hamilton

Marco Pascolini on pedal steel and

Jaisson Taylor on percussion.

Rust Belt Revelations Part 2 is scheduled for release in 2025.

Enjoy this conversation with musical interludes from Chris Hudson and Sam Wright from Kansas City’s own Gullywasher.