Musician Spotlight: Barbara Nesbitt

Musician Spotlight: Barbara Nesbitt

How did you get your (musical) start? What inspired you to start playing music in the first place? My mother was a musician and a band director. She disappeared from our lives when I was very young and music became a thing that made me feel connected to her.  I would...
Musician Spotlight: Robert A. Kraft

Musician Spotlight: Robert A. Kraft

How did you get your (musical) start? What inspired you to start playing music in the first place? I grew up in a musical household. My older siblings all played instruments and sang, and I learned the fundamentals of harmony and rhythm sitting around the living room...
Musician Spotlight: Nick Adamo

Musician Spotlight: Nick Adamo

How did you get your (musical) start? What inspired you to start playing music in the first place? I’m an only child raised by a single mother with a beautiful singing voice. I would quietly imitate her vocal melodies humming to myself as a child. It wasn’t until...
Musician Spotlight: Van Wilks

Musician Spotlight: Van Wilks

How did you get your musical start? What inspired you to start playing music in the first place? Like most Texas teens in the ‘60’s, I was inspired by the Beatles and the English Invasion. From there I studied where they got their music and discovered it was mostly...
Musician Spotlight: Phil Hurley

Musician Spotlight: Phil Hurley

In Austin, Phil continued his success playing guitar with Jimmy LaFave, and recording with artists such as Hal Ketchum and Wendi Waldman. He released his solo album “Nowhere Left To Run,” produced by Chris Gage in 2019. His second solo album is currently under...