Country Feedback Playlist for May 4, 2025
Every Sunday at 11 a.m., our morning host Bob Mosolgo cues up an hour of alt-country, southern rock, Americana and classic country handpicked for Country Feedback.
Meet The Staff: Kirsten Rhodes
Get to know WNRN’s Events and Promotions Manager, Kirsten Rhodes.
Cowboy Junkies In-Studio Session
Cowboy Junkies are in the studio with us Friday at 3 p.m. as they discuss their most recent album, working with family, and which of Margo’s idols she may or may not have proposed to when they first met.
Tune in for their conversation with Jeff Sweatman at The Front Porch in Charlottesville, and get the full session on wnrn.org after it airs!
Trupa Trupa on World Cafe
What would it sound like if Thin Lizzy cut a disco record? That’s one of the questions Chicago singer-songwriter Neal Francis asked himself as he began working on his latest album Return to Zero. Hear what he came up with in an exclusive live mini concert from Neal Francis, on the next World Cafe.
Profile: Bridging Virginia
In response to Black business owners unable to access lending capital to survive the impact of COVID-19, Bridging Virginia’s current board chair raised $100,000 to help a credit union provide loans to 5 Black business owners in Richmond.
Now serving the entire state, Bridging Virginia’s loan clients are made up of 85% people of color, and 90% women of color. These loans give small businesses resources without credit card interest rates or payday loans—providing risk-tolerant capital at affordable rates.
Profile: CraveABLEs
As a special education teacher, Taylor Perkins saw the struggles her students faced in the workforce after graduation, and wanted an environment that could showcase those special abilities in the community.
Now executive director and founder of CraveABLEs, Taylor’s staff serves Lynchburg and the surrounding counties, and focuses on hiring people with various abilities. The 30 employees include able staff and support staff, who run the ice cream storefront, food truck, event room, and host field trips.
