News Talk 94.1 Whence We Came

Whence We Came

News Talk 94.1/AM 1600 presents Whence We Came, hosted by the Upper Cumberland’s own John Owen. Each week, John will trace the history of our nation through the eyes, ears, and stories of Upper Cumberland residents. The hour is spent painting a picture of family members, their remembrances, and a look at life in our region.

The show airs each Sunday at 2pm on News Talk 94.1 and will be available on demand every Sunday afternoon.
Weekly English United States Personal Journals · Documentary
73 Episodes
40 – 60

Whence We Came: Brenda Farley, Wife of Doug Farley

On this week's edition of Whence We Came - Host John Owen meets with Brenda Farley, Doug Farley's wife. Brenda talks about living with her grandparents on their farmland, different jobs that she held like cutting hair full-time in a salon, a series of injuries Justin had spanning between high…
7 May 2023 50 min

Whence We Came: Doug Farley's Kids

On this week's edition of Whence We Came - Host John Owen visits with Doug Farley for the third and final installment. The two men talk about his Doug's son Justin as a two sport athlete well into high school, Tyler picking up baseball starting in high school and playing…
30 Apr 2023 56 min

Whence We Came: Doug Farley Pt. 2

On this week's edition of Whence We Came - Host John Owen sits back down with his friend Doug Farley. They pick up with discussing a memorial race for a drag racer out of Jamestown Jimmy Sweet Sr., teaching the computer program GM released in 1981 that would help diagnose…
23 Apr 2023 41 min

Whence We Came: Doug Farley Pt. 1

On this week's edition of Whence We Came - Host John Owen meets with a friend of his, Doug Farley. The duo discuss Doug's family growing up and what his parents did and his older brother, memories of riding his bike to Capshaw for school every day, dealing with being…
16 Apr 2023 45 min

Whence We Came: Putting A Bow on the Cluster Pluckers

On this week's edition of Whence We Came - Host John Owen visits with Dale and Kris Ballinger one more time as they tie loose ends and wrap up life on the Cluster Pluckers. The three discuss the music the Cluster Pluckers played as it was slightly different from bluegrass,…
2 Apr 2023 41 min

Whence We Came: Kris & Dale Ballinger, And The Cluster Pluckers Pt. 2

On this week's edition of Whence We Came - Host John Owen continues to sit down with, and explore the lives of Kris and Dale Ballinger. Together they pick up from last week, discussing their trip to Japan and how soon their first show was, more about The Station Inn…
19 Mar 2023 44 min

Whence We Came: Kris & Dale Ballinger, And The Cluster Pluckers Pt 1

On this week's edition of Whence We Came - Host John Owen continues to sit down with, and explore the lives of Kris and Dale Ballinger. Together they discuss their band The Cluster Pluckers, visiting the Carter Family Fold in Hiltons, Virginia and playing there with the Carter family, Kris's…
12 Mar 2023 44 min

Whence We Came: Kris & Dale Ballinger, And The Blue Sky Band

On this week's edition of Whence We Came - Host John Owen continues to sit down with, and explore the lives of Kris and Dale Ballinger. Together they discuss their experience meeting Junior Daugherty at the World's Fair and playing a gig with him in New Your City in 1984,…
5 Mar 2023 44 min

Whence We Came: Kris Ballinger Pt 2

On this week's edition of Whence We Came - Host John Owen continues to sit down with, and explore the life of Kris Ballinger. Together they discuss her trip to California to see old friends, her life living outside of Celina and building a house mostly by hand, her sister…
26 Feb 2023 44 min

Whence We Came: Kris & Dale Ballinger, And The Frazier Moss Band

On this week's edition of Whence We Came - Host John Owen continues to sit down with, and explore the lives of Kris and Dale Ballinger. Together they discuss who Frazier Moss was, Dale's transition from playing an electric bass guitar to playing an upright bass, what "pickin' parties" are,…
19 Feb 2023 44 min

Whence We Came: Kris Ballinger Pt 1

On this week's edition of Whence We Came - Host John Owen sits down with, and explores the life of Kris Ballinger. Together they discuss her early life growing up in Durand, Michigan, her experiences taking in orphaned animals and raising them as pets, her family's musical background, as well…
12 Feb 2023 44 min

Whence We Came: Jeremy & Velma Peek

On this week's edition of Whence We Came - Host John Owen sits down with, and explores the lives of Jeremy and Velma Peek. Together they discuss their respective backgrounds including where they each grew up, their experiences attending elementary school at Shipley School, how the two met, Thelma's time…
5 Feb 2023 42 min

Whence We Came: Dale Ballinger

On this week's edition of Whence We Came - Host John Owen sits down with, and explores the life of Dale Ballinger. Together they discuss his early childhood growing up in the Hermitage/Old Hickory area outside of Nashville, the first time he ever played an instrument in front of a…
29 Jan 2023 1 hr 08 min

Whence We Came: Randy Mansell

On this week's edition of Whence We Came - Host John Owen sits down with, and explores the life of Randy Mansell. Together they discuss his time growing up in the Phifer Mountain Community, his grandfather getting married at the age of 98 years old, his experience getting into teaching…
22 Jan 2023 43 min

Whence We Came: David Dukes

On this week's edition of Whence We Came - Host John Owen sits down with, and explores the life of David Dukes. Together they discuss his mother's story about his birth, how his parents met, his first memories of first grade and being afraid of the principal, what inspired him…
15 Jan 2023 1 hr 26 min

Whence We Came: David Fisk Pt 3

On this week's edition of Whence We Came - Host John Owen continues to sit down with, and explore the life of David Fisk. Together they David's memories of hunting with his father, his family's time at an apple orchard, the various part time jobs that he held as a…
8 Jan 2023 44 min

Whence We Came: David Fisk Pt 2

On this week's edition of Whence We Came - Host John Owen continues to sit down with, and explore the life of David Fisk. Together they discuss David's parents and their jobs, the canoe races that his hometown would host every year, and how they were the longest-running white water…
1 Jan 2023 44 min

Whence We Came: Rick Garrels Pt 2

On this week's edition of Whence We Came - Host John Owen continues to sit down with, and explore the life of Rick Garrels. Together they discuss the outdoor adventures he had on his friend's family's homestead with over 300 acres, racing on a dirt track up to a half-mile…
18 Dec 2022 44 min
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