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Journeys of Discovery with Tom Wilmer

Exploring the roots of Americana music with UK based Holler Magazine editors

By Tom Wilmer

Published November 7, 2022 at 10:00 PM PST

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Ross Jones (right) ciara Bains (center) visit with correspondent Tom Wilmer.jpeg — Editors at UK based Holler Country Magazine Ciara Bains (center) Ross Jones (right) visit with correspondent Tom Wilmer at Bristol Rhythm & Roots Music Festival in Bristol, Virginia.

Join correspondent Tom Wilmer reporting from Bristol, Virginia for a conversation with Ross Jones, editor, and Ciara Bains, assistant editor with the UK based digital magazine Holler—an inclusive digital platform with a focus on Country, Americana and Roots music.

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Tom Wilmer produces on-air content for Issues & Ideas airing over KCBX and is producer and host of the six-time Lowell Thomas award-winning NPR podcast Journeys of Discovery with Tom Wilmer. Recorded live on-location across America and around the world, the podcasts feature the arts, culture, music, nature, history, science, wine & spirits, brewpubs, and the culinary arts--everything from baseball to exploring South Pacific atolls to interviewing the real Santa Claus in the Arctic.

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