Welcome back to The Roots Report Podcast, presented by Motif, and hosted by John Fuzek. Today John chats with singer-songwriter, CHRIS TRAPPER. Chris is known for his time with the band The Push Stars and for the many songs of his that have been included in movie and TV soundtracks. He is a hard working, solo, touring musician who plays 150 shows a year all around the country. Chris Trapper will be at The Parlour in Providence on May 2.

Welcome back to The Roots Report Podcast, presented by Motif, and hosted by John Fuzek. Today John chats with music legend, ROGER McGUINN. McGuinn is best known as the leader of the iconic 60’s band The BYRDS. These days Roger tours as a solo act presenting a show of Byrds music, folk songs, and stories. Roger McGuinn will be at the Park Theatre in Cranston on April 18.

Welcome back to The Roots Report Podcast, presented by Motif, and hosted by John Fuzek. Today John chats with music legend, GRAHAM NASH. He is known for his work with Crosby, Stills, and Nash; Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young as well as the Hollies and is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He is also known for his work in photography. Graham Nash will be at the Garde Theatre in New London on April 10th.

Welcome back to The Roots Report Podcast, presented by Motif, and hosted by John Fuzek. Today John chats with actor, comedian, writer and television host , Craig Ferguson. He is best known as the host of the Late, Late show but has done so much more. He has written, directed and starred in films, written books, provided voices for animated movies, written music and played in a punk band, hosted game shows and a podcast, won peabody and emmy awards and the list goes on. Ferguson also does stand up comedy and will bring his Pants On Fire show to the Park Theatre in Cranston on April 11.

Welcome back to The Roots Report Podcast, presented by Motif, and hosted by John Fuzek. Today John chats with musician and photographer, HENRY DILTZ. He is known for his iconic images of Crosby Stills and Nash, Joni Mitchell, The Eagles, The Doors and countless others. He is also a member of the The Modern Folk Quartet that was formed in 1963. Diltz will be bringing a multimedia presentation of his work along with the stories behind the images and album covers. Henry will be at the Narrows Center for the Arts in Fall River on March 5. For more about the show, focus on narrowscenter.org

Welcome back to The Roots Report Podcast, presented by Motif, and hosted by John Fuzek. Today John chats with ALLY THE PIPER. She is an internet bagpipe sensation that made the leap from online videos to successfully touring and recording. She is known for her covers of hard rock songs such as “Crazy Train” by Ozzy Osborne and “The Devil Went Down To Georgia” by Charlie Daniels, and others. She also writes and records her own music. Ally the Piper will be at The Narrows Center for the Arts in Fall River on February 21. For more about the show, “Follow Through” to narrowscenter.org

Welcome back to The Roots Report Podcast, presented by Motif, and hosted by John Fuzek. Today John chats with RANDY JACKSON. He is best known as the front man of the band Zebra who scored hits in the early 80’s with songs such as In “Tell Me What You Want” and Who’s Behind The Door”. Randy Jackson will be the guest vocalist for Windborne's The Music of Pink Floyd and will be performed by the Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra with conductor/arranger Brent Havens. The orchestra will play Dark Side Of The Moon in its entirety as well as other Floyd favorites at The Providence Performing Arts Center on November 29. For more about the show, “Eclipse” over to PPACRI.org

Welcome back to The Roots Report Podcast, presented by Motif, and hosted by John Fuzek. Today John chats with PAUL WILLIAMS. He is Grammy, Golden Globe and Oscar winning singer, songwriter and actor. He wrote songs for A Star is Born and won an Oscar for “Evergreen”. He wrote “Rainbow Connection” for Kermit the Frog. He scored multiple hits with songs covered by The Carpenters such as “We’ve Only Just Begun”, ‘Rainy Days and Mondays” and Three Dog Night’s “Old Fashioned Love Song” and “Family of Man”. He has a legacy of songs to his credit. He has also appeared in films and TV shows such as Battle for the Planet of the Apes, The Smokey and The Bandit movies, The Love Boat, The Muppet show and was omnipresent on talk shows in the 70’s and 80’s. There is far too much to list. Paul Williams will be at ComicCon in Providence this weekend all three days Fri-Sun.