Just in time for Thanksgiving, Corbin In The Dell host Melissa Corbin tours a cranberry marsh at Vilas County Cranberry Farm in Wisconsin. Learn everything about cranberry farming from local grower Bob Winter, while Melissa shares her Spicy Citrus-Cranberry Salsa Recipe. (Recipe can be found on the blog.) The music on today's show was recorded live during Mile of Music at the Lawrence University Chapel, featuring another Wisconsin original- Cory Chisel. ... continue reading...
Spend Halloween Weekend In Saint Charles Missouri: Legends and Lanterns
Legends and Lanterns celebrates its second festival year in historic downtown Saint Charles, Missouri. In today's episode, Melissa Corbin catches up with the festival's creator and founder, Ryan Cooper. Listen in as they discuss why Jack Frost is a holiday celebrity, a certain famous mouse, and what to expect at this weekend's grand Halloween celebration in Missouri's original capital. Happy Halloween, Y'all! Special thanks to the Angry Villagers for an Uber ... continue reading...
Pedernales Brewing Company: Brewmaster Peter McFarlane Shares His Portfolio Before Judging At Great American Beer Festival
This weekend is the Great American Beer Festival happening in Denver, Colorado. Diploma Master Brewer and Vice President of Production at Pedernales Brewing Company, Peter McFarlane, has been going to the festival since 1989 and has been a judge off and on since 1992. He’s been asked to be a judge again this year. I swung by his neck of the woods in Fredericksburg, Texas this past summer. If you like to geek out like I do about the chemistry, craft and plain old good taste of beer, this ... continue reading...
Music City Food And Wine Festival: A Sip or Two with Preston Van Winkle and Friends
The Music City Food and Wine Festival happens this weekend in Nashville, Tennessee, and there’s still time to get tickets. All sorts of folks turn out for the event. Listen in as Preston Van Winkle shares his family’s history of their fine bourbon- Pappy Van Winkle. Some of Corbin In The Dell's favorite chefs and authors also talk about the farms and folks they care about. This episode’s music is courtesy of The Black Lillies, a Knoxville-based Americana ... continue reading...
Bonnie Whitmore: Getting To The Root Of It All At Mile of Music
It's Mile of Music this weekend in Appleton, Wisconsin where one of the most inclusive music festivals happens with the artists in mind. A most thought provoking songwriter, Bonnie Whitmore, will be included in the line-up. This is one voice of Americana which cannot be mistaken. On her latest album, Fuck With Sad Girls, Whitmore offers a certain Friedanesque soundtrack for a new generation of feminism. Listen in as she and I talk about why it's so important for us all to come together and ... continue reading...