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Eastern Standard Preview for November 1, 2021

WEKU | By Tom Martin

Published November 1, 2021 at 5:00 AM EDT

This week on Eastern Standard: Music made in Kentucky, played in Kentucky. Touching bases with artists from across the state with recent or new releases. The hour includes the debut of a new Kentucky Music series by Crystal Jones and samplings from the works of nine artists including: Eric Bolander, Logan Halstead, Cole Chaney, Cody Lee Meece, Kiana & The Sun Kings, Don Rogers, Scott Whiddon, Kevin Holm Hudson and Joslyn & the Sweet Compression. How did they come up with that band name, “Sweet Compression”? You’re about to find out.

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Tom Martin hosts Eastern Standard, a weekly radio magazine of interviews and stories about interesting people, places, and things happening in the Commonwealth.

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