A Few Good Minutes with Mark Templeton

April 10, 2025

Mark Templeton has spent his career bringing the heart of Appalachian music to stages across the region. Raised in a musical family, he learned the ‘Blue Ridge Mountain’ way—grounded in tradition and built to last. With more than 20+ albums to his name and a performance style that blends musicianship and showmanship, he and his band, Pocket Change, were named Bluegrass Entertainers of the Year in 2014 by the Blue Ridge Acoustic Uprising. I had the chance to catch up with Mark ahead of his performance at this year’s Bath Bluegrass Jamboree. Below is our conversation.

 

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Danny Cardwell

Danny is the Station Coordinator for WCHG, and the host of our gospel and country hours on Wednesdays 10:00 am to noon. He and his wife Renee Cardwell live with a spoiled dog (Toddie) in Hot Springs. Danny is a Deacon at Piney Grove Baptist Church in Hot Springs. He operates Thoughtwrestler.blogspot.com and is a site administrator and featured writer for the website Dagblog.com. He has been a frequent contributor to The Hal Ginsberg Morning Show, All Politics Are Local, and Politics Done Right. Danny has tutored, lectured, and mentored at risk youth in churches, group homes, and inside the Virginia Department Corrections. He serves on the board of directors for Preservation Bath and chairs the Bath Community Hospital Patient Advisory board. danny@amrmail.org
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