Scott T. Smith is a singer/songwriter with boundless vocals accompanied by his rootsy acoustic guitar. His songs set the stage for cinematic reflections that perfectly compliment a heartland road trip. Growing up in Hurricane, West Virginia, he made the move to Louisville to further his musical inspiration and develop as an artist. He has released the EP, Wanted Man and appears on the Lift Up Louisville single that features over twenty artists with ties to the Louisville music scene. This is part of our short series featuring emerging artists on the Louisville, Kentucky, music scene.

Check out his Instagram: @scottlikesthis 

Taylor Shuck, a Nashville based artist, hails from Louisville, KY. His songwriting and musicianship skillfully blends banjo with a vast array of music styles including Bluegrass, Jazz, Funk, and Classical music.  Taylor has performed with local and national artists including Tiffany Williams, Nicholas Jamerson (Sundy Best), Hillhouse, and Mama Said String Band.  This is part of our short series featuring emerging artists on the Louisville, Kentucky music scene. 

In this episode of the Musicians Mobile Show, we learn about the Kanun, a stringed instrument of Turkish folklore music, from artist Wepa Ylyas, who finds ways to take traditional sounds into the future.

Highlights include:

-how the instrument is tuned

-incredible demonstrations of the Kanun in action

Follow Wepa on Instagram at @wepaylyas