Don't Call Me Darlin'

About Don't Call Me Darlin'

Before social media, the women of bluegrass had a bright blue newsletter that showed up in the mailbox and said what no one would say out loud. In Don't Call Me Darlin', host Carolyn Kendrick and co-creator Tristan Scroggins hit the road to find the women Murphy Henry profiled decades ago, in a story about genre, identity, feminism, and the communities we built before the internet. What can our foremothers teach us about how to challenge the system? And when should we challenge our own expectations? In conversations with legends such as Alice Gerrard, Kristin Scott Benson, Laurie Lewis, Missy Raines, Alison Brown, Rhonda Vincent, Sierra Hull, Bronwyn Keith-Hynes, and many more, our hosts learn how tradition can bring community together and how it can break it apart. On this road trip, Bluegrass music becomes an unlikely catalyst for exploring the paradoxical world of bluegrass, an American art form with American problems, strengths, and growing pains. Don't Call Me Darlin' is distributed by The Bluegrass Situation Podcast Network.

Publisher

Carolyn Kendrick & Tristan Scroggins

Category

arts

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

11 Dec 2025

Latest episode

2 Nov 2026

Latest episodes

6 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   2 Nov 2026

   Murphy

   Host Carolyn Kendrick interviews feminist writer and musician Murphy Hicks Henry about her groundbreaking "Women in Bluegrass" newsletter and its lasting impact.

2. 

   19 Oct 2026

   Bonus: Behind the Scenes Q+A

   Welcome to our first bonus episode: a behind the scenes Q+A with Don’t Call Me Darlin’ creators Carolyn Kendrick and Tristan Scroggins. We’re making this first round of bonus episodes available for everyone to listen to for free. But if you enjoy this conversation and want to hear more full-length interviews in the future, while also supporting the making of this show, please consider subscribing through Patreon or Apple Podcasts. Don’t Call Me Darlin’ is based on the Women in Bluegrass newsletter that was published quarterly from 1994–2003 by Murphy Hicks Henry. More information about Murphy, including how to purchase her book Pretty Good for a Girl: Women in Bluegrass, can be found at https://www.murphymethod.com/ Sources and citations for today’s episode. Read the Women in Bluegrass digital archive, created by Tristan Scroggins: womeninbluegrassarchive.org To help support the archive, consider making a tax-deductible donation at: https://fundraising.fracturedatlas.org/the-women-in-bluegrass-archive-project For more information on our hosts and their other ongoing projects, please visit: Carolyn Kendrick: https://www.carolynkendrick.com/ Tristan Scroggins: https://www.tristanscroggins.com/ Follow Don’t Call Me Darlin’ on social media: https://linktr.ee/dontcallmedarlin Interested in sponsoring us? Contact BGS: https://bit.ly/sponsorBGSpods Underwriting Inquiries: info@womeninbluegrassarchive.org

3. 

   19 Oct 2026

   Bonus Episode: Rhonda Vincent

   Host Tristan Scroggins interviews bluegrass icon Rhonda Vincent about her legendary career and musical journey.

4. 

   19 Oct 2026

   Lost Girl

   Host Carolyn Kendrick and co-creator Tristan Scroggins interview bluegrass legends about women's experiences and community within the genre.

5. 

   15 Oct 2026

   Coming Oct 19th: Don't Call Me Darlin'

   Host Carolyn Kendrick and co-creator Tristan Scroggins interview bluegrass legends about genre, identity, and feminism, exploring how tradition builds and breaks community.

6. 

   11 Dec 2025

   Don't Call Me Darlin': Coming 2026

   Tristan Scroggins and Carolyn Kendrick introduce their upcoming narrative journalism podcast, "Don't Call Me Darlin'," exploring music, feminism, and community.

Who has been a guest on Don't Call Me Darlin'

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• Murphy Hicks Henry
• Rhonda Vincent
• Kathy Kallick
• Missy Raines
• Laurie Lewis

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

12 ratings

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