The Boston Chris Podcast

Welcome to Episode 117 featuring singer/songwriter Ruthie Craft originally from Fox Island, WA

You DON'T want to miss this never before seen, in-depth look into the life & art of Ruthie Craft

We chatted with growing up in Washington state, how music helped her cope with Tourette's and anxiety, the destructive nature of our inner voices, the things she learned from her marriage and subsequent divorce, finding her euphoria...

Welcome to Episode 116 featuring singer/songwriter Francesca Tarantino from Orlando, FL

You DON'T want to miss this never before seen, in-depth look into the life & art of Francesca T. Music

We chatted with Francesca about growing up in Pennsyvlvania & Florida, the Central Florida music scene, her classic rock influences, mixing classic rock with her modern pop influences, how she started writing, how she uses her vocals in ...

Welcome to Episode 115 featuring singer/songwriter Presley Haile from Hamilton, TX You DON'T want to miss this never before seen, in-depth look into the life & art of Presley Haile We chatted with Presley about her new single & EP, growing up in Hamilton, TX, the loss of her brother, the impact of Nick Brumley on her music and life, the role of her vocals in her songwriting, finding personal time throughout the chaos of...

Welcome to Episode 114 featuring singer/songwriter Nick Brumley from Hamilton, TX You DON'T want to miss this never before seen, in-depth look into the life & art of Nick BrumleyWe chatted with Nick about his latest single and album, moving around a lot as a kid, how he got started loving music, what inspired him to write, how he used music as therapy, the art of writing emotionally charged songs, how he met Presley Haile, ...

Welcome to Episode 113 featuring singer/songwriter BettySoo originally from Spring, TXYou DON'T want to miss this never before seen, in-depth look into the life & art of BettySooWe chatted with BettySoo about growing up in the suburbs of Houston, being the daughter of first generation of Korean-Americans, how the Korean culture shaped her music if at all, having a different reaction to music than most, getting a late start ...

Welcome to Episode 112 featuring singer/songwriter Jacquie Roar from Portland, OR You DON'T want to miss this never before seen, in-depth look into the life & art of Jacquie RoarWe chatted with Jacquie about her experience on The Voice, her daughter being the catalyst to follow her dream, her songwriting process, writing in Nashville and learning compromise in the writing room, her new single "Other Side" being a ...

Welcome to Episode 111 featuring singer/songwriter Brett Sheroky originally from Belleville, IL You DON'T want to miss this never before seen, in-depth look into the life & art of Brett SherokyWe chatted with Brett about growing up near St. Louis, how music helped pull him from the grief of the loss of his dad, his wife being the impetus to him moving to Nashville, his child being the reason for his return to music, his per...

Welcome to Episode 110 featuring powerhouse mother/daughter duo HuneyFire You DON'T want to miss this never before seen, in-depth look into the life & art of HuneyFire We chatted with Cheaza & Marriana from HuneyFire about being multi-generational musicians/artists, Cheaza being the daughter of Barbara Cook of The Ikettes, Marriana being the daughter of Cheaza and Alfred from All-4-One, how learning the business from th...

Welcome to Episode 109 featuring singer/songwriter, incredible vocalist & recording artist Ian Flanigan originally from Saugerties, NYYou DON'T want to miss this never before seen, in-depth look into the life & art of Ian FlaniganWe chatted with Ian about growing up in Saugerties, NY, the impact of Woodstock on his musical influences, how his time on The Voice helped him as an artist, his incredible vocals, his writing ...

Welcome to Episode 108 featuring 2 time Texas #1 artist and the 2025 TRRMA New Female Vocalist of the Year, Tori Martin originally from Azle, TX You DON'T want to miss this never before seen, in-depth look into the life & art of Tori MartinWe chatted with Tori about growing up in a large, military family, the impact of D/FW on her music, playing Opries at a young age, the impact of Bill Warner on her career, her 2 number 1 ...

Welcome to Episode 107 featuring singer/songwriter & country recording artist John PayCheck originally from Nashville, TN You DON'T want to miss this never before seen, in-depth look into the life & art of John PayCheckWe chatted with John about growing up in the Nashville area, being the son of Outlaw Country legend Johnny PayCheck, being in a heavy metal band, learning the business as a roadie for his dad, forging his...

Welcome to Episode 106 featuring singer/songwriter & prolific harmony singer Kristi Grider originally from Kerrville, TXYou DON'T want to miss this never before seen, in-depth look into the life & art of Kristi GriderWe chatted with Kristi about growing up in Kerrville, TX, how she got involved in music early on, going to Baylor for Music performance, the impact of her husband Josh on her, her incredible EP "All Ri...

Welcome to Episode 105 featuring legendary Country Music Outlaw Lacy J Dalton originally from Bloomsburg, PAYou DON'T want to miss this never before seen, in-depth look into the life & art of Lacy J. DaltonWe chatted with Lacy about growing up in Bloomsburg, PA, her incredible parents, starting out in Folk music, her starts in Los Angeles, CA, some incredible stories about Willie & Waylon, being one of the only ORIGINAL...

Welcome to Episode 104 featuring Blues singer/songwriter Christopher Wyze originally from Indianapolis, INYou DON'T want to miss this never before seen, in-depth look into the life & art of Christopher WyzeWe chatted with Chris about his upbringing in Southern Indiana, how music found him, the role of musical theater early on, his 35 year hiatus from music, coming back as a cover band frontman, the impact of Ralph Carter &a...

Welcome to Episode 103 featuring singer/songwriter ANDIE KAY JOYNER originally from Edgewood, TXYou DON'T want to miss this never before seen, in-depth look into the life & art of Andie Kay JoynerWe chatted with Andie Kay about her growing up in East Texas, being in bands starting at the age of 10, the bluegrass influence on her, her incredible vocals, the art of harmony, her songwriting, her awesome collaboration in Blackt...

Welcome to Episode 102 featuring incredible vocalist & rock powerhouse Samiah from Washington, D.C.You DON'T want to miss this never before seen, in-depth look into the life & art of SamiahWe chatted with Samiah about growing up in the Washington DC area, the music scene there, growing up in a large family, how that helped her, finding music, switching to vocals and never looking back, her songwriting process, going to ...

Welcome to Episode 101 featuring singer/songwriter & #1 Texas artist Tristan Roberson originally from Frisco, TXYou DON'T want to miss this never before seen, in-depth look into the life & art of Tristan Roberson!We chatted with Tristan about growing up in the metroplex in Frisco, TX, how music found him, how consistency on Tik Tok got him started, being a multi-instrumentalist, learning to write songs at a young age, c...

Welcome to Episode 100 featuring singer/songwriter & independent recording artist Jessee Lee Music originally from Franklin, TNYou DON'T want to miss this never before seen, in-depth look into the life & art of Jessee Lee!We chatted with Jessee about growing up near Nashville, being a 4th generation musician, rebelling against both music and Country music a bit when she was younger, the lessons learned from her legendar...

Welcome to Episode 99 featuring incredible vocalist & one half of The Righteous Brothers, Bucky Heard! originally from Dadeville, ALYou DON'T want to miss this never before seen, in-depth look into the life & art of Bucky Heard!We chatted with Bucky about growing up in Dadeville, AL, his first memories of music, how music hit different for him at a young age, his education changing from Geology to Theater Performance, b...