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 she lives for the type of songwriting and community we celebrate on the podcast. This is a special episode with an artist who is smack dab in her element talking shop about songs and life!

Shanna in a Dress: Esteemed Guest
Bill Poss: Host, Producer
Garrett Burris: Co-host, Producer
Emily Clark: Video, All the Other Things
JJ Passalacqua: Voiceovers, Spiritual Guidance

Do you want to attend a live taping of the podcast? Email possmusicworks@gmail.com to be added to the guest list.

We'll be recording most episodes at our intimate new venue, The Starlight Listening Room @ Poss Music Works HQ — 1915 S Banker St., Effingham IL. Doors open at 6:30pm. We ask that you arrive no later than 6:45pm to claim your seat. The show starts promptly at 7pm and goes to just after 9pm.

The Guest List presented by Poss Music Works 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. Emily Clark on the video. JJ Passalacqua with the weather.

It's right where you've always wanted to be - on The Guest List!

After the first set of 5 songs, we take a short break, and then the artist will play another 5 song set during which the audience (you!) can ask questions or make a request.

- No cover! (tips for the artist are encouraged)
- Buy merch directly from the artist
- Drawring Prizes
- BYOB
- Light Snacks Provided

UPCOMING SCHEDULE

1/29/26 -- Chloe Kimes
2/9/26 -- Aaron Lee Tasjan
2/28/26 -- Hope Dunbar (at the Little Grassy Winter Songwriter Retreat 2026)
3/1/26 -- Bill Passalacqua (at the LGWSR)
3/9/26 -- Mark Stuart
3/23/26 -- Robbie Fulks, musician
4/26/26 -- Gary Schoenberger

Subscribe to our show on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Podcasts, and Spotify. Tell your friends!

Presented by Poss Music Works, a 501 (c)3 NFP based out of Effingham, IL -- presenters of Moccasin Creek Festival, Summer Sundown Music Festival, Little Grassy Get Down, Little Grassy Winter Songwriter Retreat, one-off concerts, workshops, and kids' events throughout Central and Southern Illinois.

Our mission is to bring arts/culture tourism and cultural enrichment to our rural part of the world

Visit us at: www.PossMusicWorks.com.

Go see live music!

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 each year with their band Justin Rose & the Green Thumbs. This podcast episode sees them strip their 7 piece band's songs down to just 2: guitar and mandolin. Justin's heartfelt arrangements sound great in an acoustic setting and the guitar and mandolin picking are some of the finest we've had on the show.

Enjoy today's episode and follow Justin on social media! The band's new EP "Searching" is available everywhere you stream your music!

Justin Rose w/ Tait Kelly: Esteemed Guests
Bill Poss: Host, producer
Garrett Burris: Co-host, producer
Emily Clark: Video, all the other things
JJ Passalacqua: Voiceovers, Dog Wrangler

Do you want to attend a live taping of the podcast? Email possmusicworks@gmail.com to be added to the guest list.

The Guest List presented by Poss Music Works 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. Garrett Burris on the 1s and 2s. JJ Passalacqua with the news.

Each episode, we ask a traveling songwriter to perform their 5 most popular/requested songs -- all in front of a live, invite only, studio audience at the Poss Music Works headquarters in Effingham, IL.

It's right where you've always wanted to be - on The Guest List!

Thanks to our sponsor Village Wine & Gifts in Effingham, IL! Featuring live, local music every week and a great selection of wine, beer, spirits, and more. They've been huge supporters of local music and Poss Music Works is proud to work with them to bring you The Guest List!

Subscribe to our show on Apple Podcasts, Amazon Podcasts, and Spotify. Tell your friends!

Presented by Poss Music Works, a 501 (c)3 NFP based out of Effingham, IL -- presenters of 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.

Our mission is to bring arts/culture tourism and cultural enrichment to our rural part of the world

Visit us at: www.PossMusicWorks.com.

Go see live music!

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 raucous country sound, including a stop at Summer Sundown Music Festival 2025 this past September. And you can hear their new single "Bring Back My Heart" now anywhere you stream your music!

It was a blast to host Hunter as he is right in the thick of becoming a well-known artist in the Midwest Americana world. Enjoy this fun episode as we peel back the layers of his 5 most popular songs.

Hunter Peebles: Esteemed Guest
Bill Poss: Host, producer
Garrett Burris: Co-host, producer
Emily Clark: Video, all the other things
JJ Passalacqua: Voiceovers, Fabulous Shoes

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. Garrett Burris on the 1s and 2s. JJ Passalacqua with the news.

Each episode, we ask a traveling songwriter to perform their 5 most popular/requested songs -- all in front of a live, invite only, studio audience at the Poss Music Works headquarters in Effingham, IL.

It's right where you've always wanted to be - on The Guest List!

Thanks to our sponsor Village Wine & Gifts in Effingham, IL! Featuring live, local music every week and a great selection of wine, beer, spirits, and more. They've been huge supporters of local music and Poss Music Works is proud to work with them to bring you The Guest List!

Subscribe to our show on Apple Podcasts, Amazon Podcasts, and Spotify. Tell your friends!

Presented by Poss Music Works, a 501 (c)3 NFP based out of Effingham, IL -- presenters of 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.

Our mission is to bring arts/culture tourism and cultural enrichment to our rural part of the world

Visit us at: www.PossMusicWorks.com.

Go see live music!