The Georgia Songbirds features a Top 10 each week plus new songs to try and break into that top 10.  Listen every Friday at 5pm central on WFMC Jams by clicking the Listen Live link at the top of this page.

The Georgia Songbirds Weekly Top 10 Countdown is open to Independent Artists. Each week 14 songs are played and voted on by fan votes. 10 continue on and 4 new songs are introduced. We are played on 3 online radio stations in 54 countries, and I release the countdown as a podcast episode as well and will be on all major streaming platforms. There is also Spotify Playlists that all entrants will be added to when their song is introduced. Plus I make a YouTube video introducing all the artists in the countdown.  

Visit https://www.georgiasongbirds.com/ for details on how to cast your vote or submit music for consideration.

This week's special guest is Macartney Reinhardt, a 14 year old singer songwriter from Georgia. Listen in as we talk about Music, school, her goals, movies and so much more. She even plays us a few songs.

Teen pop-country recording artist Macartney Reinhardt is quickly catching the eye of industry executives and music lovers with her powerhouse vocals, her soulful, bluesy twang, and lyrics that come straight from the heart.

As part of a multi-generational musical family Macartney was exposed to a variety of styles and genres from an early age. The Atlanta, GA. native was captivated watching her dad perform when she was a toddler, and started singing along while he played guitar. At just 5 years old she knew she wanted to be a singer and knew she always wanted music at the center of her life.

This rising recording artist has performed all over Georgia in venues both small and large, from clubs to large outdoor events and music competitions. Macartney was one of just five musicians nominated for Teen Artist of the Year at the Georgia Country Awards, which honors the very best country musicians in the state. She performed in front of industry professionals and peers at the event, known as the “CMAs” of Georgia. In 2020, Macartney was chosen to compete in Georgia Has Talent, then in 2021 she was selected again as a contestant for the showcase event.

This week's menu features the musical debut of tattoo artist, model and classically trained pianist L.A's Kat Von D.   Long before the history-making tattoos, ubiquitous television shows, best-selling books, and influential beauty empire, Kat Von D sat down at a piano for nearly two hours a day and played. In essence, music became her first creative language and most trusted outlet. Classical training and a deep appreciation for music of all genres essentially underscored her life. She studied voice under Ken Tamplin six days per week, strengthening her vocals. In 2012, she began writing with Linda Perry. Following this experience, Kat continued to write on her own, sitting at the piano and summoning songs from raw emotion. During 2014, she retreated to London to record the original mix of what would become her full-length debut album Love Made Me Do It.  It's a pastiche of shapeshifting analog synths, post-punk dreamscapes, gothic hues, and shy pop magnetism, with eleven songs that echo the eternal will of the perennially brokenhearted to love until death.  We talk with Kat about her music and if pineapple is OK on pizza on this week's Blue Plate Special.

This week music from Steel Standing, Kerosene Drifters, Naomi K, Pamela Hopkins and more.  

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