The Living Archive of the Emerald Coast Music Scene
Interviews. Performances. Podcasts. Stories. More than a decade of local music history.
Since 2013, 30A Songwriter Radio has documented the musicians, songwriters, venues and moments that helped shape the sound of Florida’s Emerald Coast.
The Music Was Happening. We Recorded It.
What began as a local music podcast grew into years of conversations, original performances, photographs, videos, live events and friendships with musicians throughout South Walton, Destin, Fort Walton Beach, Panama City Beach and the greater Emerald Coast.
Some sessions happened in the living room. Others happened inside the 30A Songwriter Radio Music & Coffee shop. Many captured artists at important moments in their careers.
Today, this website remains online to preserve those voices, performances and stories for the musicians who made them, the people who were there, and anyone discovering them for the first time.
Inside the Archive
More than a traditional music blog, 30A Songwriter Radio is a record of a local music scene captured while it was happening.
Artist Interviews
Conversations with independent artists, songwriters and musicians who passed through the 30A Songwriter Radio studios.
Search ArtistsLive Performances
Original music performed in the studio, at the Coffee Shop and throughout the Emerald Coast.
Explore PerformancesThe Coffee Shop Years
The artists, performances, photographs and memories from 30A Songwriter Radio Music & Coffee.
Remember the Coffee ShopPodcasts & Audio
Revisit conversations and performances recorded during the original podcast years.
Search the ArchiveVenues & Local Music
Stories from the restaurants, bars, listening rooms, festivals and gathering places that gave local music a stage.
Read the StoriesMusic History
Remembering the people and moments that became part of the musical history of South Walton and the Emerald Coast.
Explore Local HistorySome Moments Are Worth Hearing Again
Dig back into interviews and performances recorded years ago and discover the artists who walked through our doors.
Breece Matarazzo
Breece stopped by the Coffee Shop to talk about his album Stingray and perform several original songs.
Revisit the SessionThe Stories Continued
We met many artists years ago. Some became lifelong friends. Others followed musical paths we could never have predicted. These stories reconnect today’s artist with the moments preserved in the original archive.
Emily Stuckey
Revisit one of our memorable early performances and catch up with Emily’s musical journey today.
Mose Wilson
From the Hotel Oscar years to his continued evolution as a songwriter and performer.
Derek Givans
A look back at one of the musicians who became part of the foundation and sound of 30A Songwriter Radio.
More Than a Radio Station
Eventually the microphones, cameras, musicians and listeners had a physical home: 30A Songwriter Radio Music & Coffee.
The shop became a gathering place for songwriters, working musicians and music lovers. Interviews became performances. Performances became friendships. Open mics introduced us to artists we might otherwise never have met.
Those years deserve their own place in this archive.
Revisit the Coffee ShopWho Are You Looking For?
Search more than a decade of interviews, performances, photographs, podcasts and stories.
The Archive Is Still Alive
We aren’t trying to become a daily music-news site. We still publish when there is a story worth preserving.
Butch The One-Eyed Drummer
Music, friendship and one of the familiar personalities from the 30A Songwriter Radio years.
Derek Givans — The Musician’s Musician
Remembering one of the musicians who helped shape the early personality of the show.
The Music and Evolution of Mose Wilson
An artist’s journey viewed through years of shared musical history.
Emily Stuckey: Where Is She Now?
Connecting today’s artist with one of the memorable performances preserved in the archive.
The Songs End. The Recordings Don’t Have To.
Musicians move away. Bands change. Venues close. Coffee shops change hands. Careers take unexpected turns. But the performances, interviews, photographs and stories captured along the way remain part of the history of this community.
That’s why 30A Songwriter Radio is still here.
Shannon Ireland & Josette Rhodes
30A Songwriter Radio