Bill Metts's guest appearances

Bill Metts

Gulf Coast Live

Three Song Stories

Gulf Coast Life

The Fran Snyder Podcast

Gulf Coast Life: Arts Edition with John Davis

Max Hatt

Jack Massing

Spencer Elles

Robert Bidney

John Davis

Les Stroud

Rita Rudner

Mike Martin

David Baker

Scott Miller

Joy Ike

Marc Davis

William Wegman

Justin Anderson

Jerry Mitchell

OwlTail

Singer/songwriters Bill Metts and Bruce Gallant perform as a duo at venues throughout Southwest Florida. The two met through the Americana Community Music Association in Fort Myers where they’ve each spent years leading the organization’s singer/songwriter circle. Metts is also co-founder and Vice President of the nonprofit Hope By Song, where Gallant also serves as Recruitment Director.Metts and Gallant stopped by the WGCU studios to perform live! We’ll learn their original tunes and gain insight into their individual approaches to songwriting.

Encore: Bill Metts and Bruce Gallant Perform Live in Studio!

Fran Snyder

Bill tells Fran about:  Providence Rhode Island in the mid 60s.the fun way he picked up guitarTaj Mahal's early influence on him as a musicianMississippi John Hurt as a fingerstyle heroMeeting and getting the nod from Thom Bresh at the Commodore in NashvilleAmericana Community Music Association Hope by Song - helping people with trauma turn pain into songsHow singing songs over and over can shape your characterSilver linings in 2020 - The Long and Short of It, his americana string band.Going back to basics on his next project billmetts.bandcamp.com https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJSDs6xFfAq-lw4qm1L2FJg Fran Snyder Podcast is brought to you byListeningRoomNetwork.com and https://AmericanaCMA.org​

Bill tells Fran about:  Providence Rhode Island in the mid 60s. the fun way he picked up guitar Taj Mahal's early influence on him as a musician Mississippi John Hurt as a fingerstyle hero Meeting and getting the nod from Thom Bresh at the Commodore in Nashville Americana Community Music Association  Hope by Song - helping people with trauma turn pain into songs How singing songs over and over can shape your character Silver linings in 2020 - The Long and Short of It, his americana string band. Going back to basics on his next project <a href="http://billmetts.bandcamp.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">billmetts.bandcamp.com</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJSDs6xFfAq-lw4qm1L2FJg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJSDs6xFfAq-lw4qm1L2FJg</a> Fran Snyder Podcast is brought to you by <a href="http://ListeningRoomNetwork.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ListeningRoomNetwork.com</a> and <a href="https://AmericanaCMA.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://AmericanaCMA.org</a>​

Fran Snyder Podcast: Bill Metts - Getting Off the Wheel with songs that heal.

Our guest today is musician Bill Metts. Bill started playing finger-style guitar during the Country Blues revival of the 1960s when he fell in love with the music of Taj Mahal, Mississippi John Hurt, Doc Watson and others of that ilk. ----more---- He says just about everything that he’s done since then has been in that down home finger-picking style, which he is a master of I assure you. Bill says he began to understand the power inherent in music while playing at senior centers and nursing homes in Massachusetts. He began more seriously dabbling in the art of songwriting after moving to Florida in 2004. These days he says he mostly uses music for personal enjoyment and to make a little money, but his main focus is to use songs to better our community through the not for profit organization Hope by Song, which helps those whose stories of abuse, addiction, homelessness or PTSD have not yet been heard by inspiring them to tell their stories...the words of which are then used create songs of struggle and hope, which are then used to educate others who might be dealing with similar issues. It’s truly emblematic of the power of music...and just one of the reasons I’ve wanted to get Bill in our guest chair since launching this podcast.

Our guest today is musician Bill Metts. Bill started playing finger-style guitar during the Country Blues revival of the 1960s when he fell in love with the music of Taj Mahal, Mississippi John Hurt, Doc Watson and others of that ilk. ----more---- He says just about everything that he’s done since then has been in that down home finger-picking style, which he is a master of I assure you. Bill says he began to understand the power inherent in music while playing at senior centers and nursing homes in Massachusetts. He began more seriously dabbling in the art of songwriting after moving to Florida in 2004. These days he says he mostly uses music for personal enjoyment and to make a little money, but his main focus is to use songs to better our community through the not for profit organization Hope by Song, which helps those whose stories of abuse, addiction, homelessness or PTSD have not yet been heard by inspiring them to tell their stories...the words of which are then used create songs of struggle and hope, which are then used to educate others who might be dealing with similar issues. It’s truly emblematic of the power of music...and just one of the reasons I’ve wanted to get Bill in our guest chair since launching this podcast.

Episode 46 - Bill Metts