The Guest List presented by Poss Music Works
The Guest List is about songwriters, their most impactful songs, and the stories behind them. Bill Poss, a notable troubadour in his own right, is your host and executive producer. Each episode, we ask a traveling North American songwriter to perform their 5 most popular/requested songs -- all in front of a live, invite only, studio audience.
Garrett Burris is your audio engineer and producer. JJ Passalacqua with the weather.
It's right where you've always wanted to be - on The Guest List!
Presented by Poss Music Works, a 501 (c)3 NFP based out of Effingham, IL -- visit us at www.possmusicworks.com.
Poss Music Works presents Moccasin Creek Festival, Summer Sundown Music Festival, Little Grassy Get Down, Little Grassy Winter Songwriters' Retreat, one-off concerts, workshops, and kids' events throughout Central and Southern Illinois, with a mission to bring arts and culture tourism and cultural enrichment to our rural part of the world.
Episodes
44 episodes
Caleb Caudle
TODAY'S EPISODE: Caleb Caudle (Germanton, NC) joins us for the final episode of Season 4 today. Caleb's family approach to the music business is a big topic of this conversation, including he and his wife Lauren's new record label...
Mark Stuart
TODAY'S EPISODE: Mark Stuart (Nashville, TN) joins us for the 2nd to last episode of Season 4. Mark has lived many lives in music, from sideman to the stars, to road-dog singer-songwriter, to owner of his own record label, Gearle Records...
Bill Poss
TODAY'S EPISODE: We are back on location at the 4th annual Little Grassy Winter Songwriter Retreat in Makanda, IL. This time, we are interviewing our very own Bill Poss! We turned the tables from our previous episode and Hope Dunbar (fla...
Hope Dunbar
TODAY'S EPISODE: Hope Dunbar joins us live on location from the 4th annual Little Grassy Winter Songwriter Retreat in Makanda, IL. She was the head of the faculty at this year's retreat which featured 3 days of instruction, feedback, and...
Aaron Lee Tasjan
TODAY'S EPISODE: Aaron Lee Tasjan (Nashville, TN) joins us for a chat about his thoughts on songwriting, sobriety, and Snider (Todd that is). Aaron Lee has lived a thousand lives in the songwriting world and we were thrilled to let him s...
Chloe Kimes
Register now for Poss Music Works' 4th Annual Little Grassy Winter Songwriter Retreat!TODAY'S EPISODE: Chloe Kimes (Nashville, TN) does...
Shanna in a Dress
TODAY'S EPISODE: Shanna in a Dress (St. Louis, MO) joins us with 5 songs ranging from a goofy song about an honest dating profile, to a devastating take on loving someone through a fight with dementia. Shanna's energy is infectious and s...
Justin Rose w/ Tait Kelly
Moccasin Creek Festival 2026 1st Wave Announcement Hidden In Today's Episode!TODAY'S EPISODE: Justin Rose and Tait Kelly are mainstays of the STL music scene and you can find them traversing the festival circuit ea...
Hunter Peebles
TODAY'S EPISODE: Hunter Peebles is a sweet-singing, slick-songwriting, and seriously hard-working troubadour, headquartered in St. Louis, MO. You can find Hunter Peebles & the Moonlighters traversing the Midwest with their rauco...
Alex Thoele
TODAY'S EPISODE: Alex Thoele is a singer/songwriter from our very own neck of the woods (Teutopolis, IL) now residing in the great (and windy!) state of Colorado. Well known for his antics on stage with Chain Station and off stage around...
Sarah Beatty
TODAY'S EPISODE:Sarah Beatty joins us today from Ontario, Canada for an exciting episode of the podcast. Sarah was in Effingham, IL this past September for Summer Sundown Music Festival, seeing her perform at one of our PMW events fo...
The Local Honeys
TODAY'S EPISODE:We are thrilled to welcome The Local Honeys to episode 1 of season 4 of The Guest List! This episode was recorded in front of a live audience on Sunday, September 14, 2025 at Summer Sundown Music Festival on La...
Grant Peeples
TODAY'S EPISODE:Grant Peeples (Tallahassee, FL) is a singer/songwriter who got his start in live music at age 50, after a stretch of island living saw him build and manage his own small hotel. He turned to music at the urging of a fr...
Katie Dahl
NOTE: Today's episode features a SNEAK PEEK of the 2025 Little Grassy Get Down lineup! Be the first to know who is coming to Touch of Nature this October! You'll have to listen to the episode to find the announcement!TOD...
Lucas Wayne
TODAY'S EPISODE:Lucas Wayne (Carmi, IL) has crafted a catalog of witty, heartfelt, songs that range from honky-tonk rippers to folky ballads...all the way to country soul. The southern IL singer/songwriter has a unique tenor voice, a...
Jess Klein
TODAY'S EPISODE:With a career spanning 11 albums and several different cities-called-home across the years, Jess Klein has been churning out memorable and heartfelt songs since the early 2000s. Her stop on The Guest List tapped into ...
Pierce Crask
TODAY'S EPISODE:It's not often we get to feature a fingerstyle guitar player of Pierce Crask's ability and talent level on the show. But beyond the great songwriting and singing, today's episode features top level guitar playing. Pie...
My Politic
TODAY'S EPISODE:The songwriting duo My Politic joins us on today's episode for a look into how they've crafted such a large catalog of well articulated, thoughtful songs...and a full tour schedule, all while living 600 miles apart! K...
Carter and Connelley
TODAY'S EPISODE:Southern Illinois songwriting stalwarts, Carter and Connelley, join us for today's episode. The duo has been writing and playing music together for over 35 years and you can feel it while they're performing. The songs...
Mat Kuhlig
TODAY'S EPISODE:Enjoy today's episode with Mat Kuhlig, recorded Saturday, March 1st on location at the Little Grassy Winter Songwriter Retreat -- one of Poss Music Works' flagship events. Thanks to everyone who traveled to Makanda, I...
Bruce Moon
TODAY'S EPISODE:Bruce Moon joins us today from Bloomington, IL. Today's episode was a fun and thought-provoking episode to record. Bruce's heartfelt style brings his life story....well, to life! The songs are all emotionally evocativ...
Terry Klein
NOTE: Today's episode features a SNEAK PEEK of the 2025 Moccasin Creek Festival lineup! Be the first to know who is coming to Lake Sara this June 19-22! You'll have to listen to the episode to find the announcement!
Jacob Kuhns
TODAY'S EPISODE:Jacob Kuhns, of the Jacob Kuhns Experience, is a mainstay in our Effingham, IL area music scene. Jake is a prolific writer, often carrying around multiple notebooks full of new tunes and lyrics. He has also been behin...