Soul Country - Americana with a Groove

About Soul Country - Americana with a Groove

DJ/Filmmaker Ric Stewart brings a wham jam of Americana: swamp rock, Muscle Shoals, Stax and outlaw with a dash of alt. Soul Country offers fans an authentic storytelling platform with a laid-back indie vibe. The podcast ropes in tales and insights from hall of famers, top writers, sidemen and producers. Companion playlists based on each show's conversation are on spotify, video highlights and more information on programs and our origin story documentary "Blues Rock Hits Soul Country" at soulcountry.com

Publisher

Ace Production

Category

music

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

1 Mar 2022

Latest episode

18 May 2026

Latest episodes

22 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   18 May 2026

   Will McFarlane - Soul Country #13

   Will McFarlane is one of the great unsung heroes of the Muscle Shoals sound, catch him in #13 unpacking five decades of soul, country and R&B from the inside out. Guitarist for Bonnie Raitt from age 22 to 26, session ace for the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section, and a master of the compact lick, McFarlane rode the late 70s with Bonnie through Little Feat, Tom Waits, Muddy Waters and Buddy Guy before Jimmy Johnson of the Swampers called him down to Alabama. He never left. From there he cut tracks for Etta James (with Jerry Wexler producing and Steve Winwood duetting), Bobby Blue Bland, Little Milton, Johnnie Taylor, Bobby Rush and a deep run of Malaco sessions with Roger Hawkins and David Hood. He plays signature licks live, including Last Two Dollars, soul rhythm chops and two-string chord work, and breaks down the fatback feel, the art of listening on the floor, and why a Telecaster can cut a session at one dB and you'll still feel it. Also in the mix: Jesse Ed Davis and Taj Mahal changing his life at 19, Roy Nichols and Chet Atkins on serving the melody, the Allman Brothers and Lynyrd Skynyrd passing through Muscle Shoals, the country-soul continuum from Percy Sledge to Little Milton, and a beautiful bit on Roger Hawkins' snare, just a hair behind the beat, and that's everything. A conversation for guitar players, soul fans, and anyone who ever wondered who those small-print names in the liner notes were.

2. 

   3 Sept 2025

   Bobby Rush - Soul Country #2 Trailer (Video)

   The King of the Chitlin Circuit, Bobby Rush holds court with host Ric Stewart in Soul Country on country, comedy and blues. In this 1 minute trailer get a preview of the podcast get a flavor for Bobby's comedy, blues and funkiness as he plays a snatch of "I'm a Funky Bluesman." All that and more in Soul Country #2.

3. 

   3 Sept 2025

   Charlie McCoy - Soul Country #9 Trailer (Video)

   Dylan, Elvis and Orbison sideman Charlie McCoy is a hall of fame harmonica-centric multi-instrumentalist. Born in the same hospital where Hank Williams perished, McCoy brings his own mastery to many hits including "Take This Job and Shove It," "Delta Dawn," "Mohair Sam," "Guitar Man" and "The Boxer" among thousands of tracks. Elvis entrusted him on 13 albums and Dylan made him bandleader for 5 records waxed in Nashville.

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 34 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

55

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

32

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