Singer/Songwriter Andy Rumsey joins us in the studio to talk about how music gave him an outlet for his internal emotional life the way nothing else could, and why he believes in music and connection as a pathway to help heal and teach in an uncertain world. Andy brings an unplugged acoustic set of music from his back catalog, an acapella A-HA cover, and more. KSPS PBS is the Public Broadcast TV Station for the Inland Northwest across Eastern Washington, North Idaho, Western Montana, as well as parts of BC, Alberta and Saskatchewan Canada. This Podcast offers an in depth interview with performing artists from Inland Sessions, our weekly half-hour showcase featuring original music being written/performed across the heart of this region, highlighting new, emerging, and career musicians, poets, and dancers, alongside professional traditionalists and classical specialists. Top local and regional performers, alongside a new generation of artists every Monday at 7:30p PST on KSPS (check your local listings for channel) and can be streamed live, or watched on-demand at ksps.org. KSPS is a non-profit community media organization, devoted to enriching the community with high quality and locally-created programming intermixed with national and international programs you already know and love, showcasing the stories, people, and experiences that make the Inland Northwest unique.

Tango Volcado is a classically-styled Tango ensemble featuring Jody Graves on piano, Patricia Bartell on accordion, Eugene Jablonsky on upright bass, and Tana Bland on violin and viola. These musicians include world champion musicians, cultural ambassadors, and respected music educators on the world's stage. This is an opportunity to meet each respected member as an individual, and learn how they were each introduced to music, and have since explored music and teaching music as a way to express themselves and explore the world through their ability to deliver extraordinary and heartfelt performances to audiences near and far. You will hear short selections from Tango Volcado's performance on Inland Sessions recorded in July 2025, and premiering on KSPS-PBS on 10/20/2025. To watch Tango Volcado on KSPS, to watch other episodes, or to find more podcasts like this go to ksps.org/inlandsessions You can support Inland Sessions, Public Broadcast, and celebrate access to world-class music performances by becoming a sustaining KSPS member anytime at ksps.org

Kent Ueland stops by the studio to talk about and share some of his intimate and raw folk-based country music project The Holy Broke, which he brought to the KSPS PBS studios in Spokane, Washington for Inland Sessions. His full half-hour studio performance premieres on October 13th 7:30pm Pacific on KSPS from your digital tuner in the Pacific Northwest or streaming live and on demand at ksps.org/inlandsessions. This episode includes exclusive acoustic performances of his songs "TV" and "Amen", as well as a chance to talk about his pathway to and through music.