Thomm Jutz: podcast appearances and interviews

Thomm Jutz was born on December 27, 1969, in Germany and is now an American singer, songwriter, producer, and guitarist based in Nashville, Tennessee. Throughout his career, he has collaborated with numerous notable artists including Nanci Griffith, with whom he was a member of her Blue Moon Orchestra, as well as Eric Brace, Peter Cooper, Mary Gauthier, Mac Wiseman, Bobby Bare, Connie Smith, Marty Stuart, David Olney, Otis Gibbs, Kim Richey, Bill Anderson, Amy Speace, Milan Miller, and Marc Marshall. His songs have been recorded by an array of artists such as Nanci Griffith, John Prine, Kim Richey, Junior Sisk, Kenny and Amanda Smith, Balsam Range, Buddy Melton, Milan Miller, and Terry Baucom. Jutz co-wrote the top two singles of 2016 listed on the Bluegrass Today Airplay chart and signed with Mountain Home Music Company in 2019. His albums titled 'To Live in Two Worlds' – Volumes 1 and 2 – were released in 2020, alongside singles including 'Mill Town Blues,' 'I Long to Hear Them Testify,' 'Hartford's Bend,' and 'Jimmie Rodgers Rode a Train.' In 2018, he signed as a songwriter with Asheville Music Publishing. His album 'To Live In Two Worlds, Vol 1' was nominated for a Grammy Award in the Bluegrass category in 2021. In addition to his musical pursuits, Jutz is a lecturer of songwriting at Belmont University and is pursuing a master's degree in Appalachian Studies at East Tennessee State University, where he is writing a thesis on Norman Blake. His writings have appeared in American Songwriter and the IBMA Songwriter’s Newsletter, and he is featured in the Country Music Hall of Fame’s American Currents exhibit slated for 2022 to 2023.